Cost Accounting Exam 1 Review Questions and Answers Updated.

Cost Accounting Exam 1 Review
Questions and Answers Updated
ManagementBaccountingB-
BAnswerBisBconcernedBwithBprovidingBinformationBtoBpartiesBINSIDEBanBorganizationB
soBthatBtheyBcanBplan,BcontrolBoperations,BmakeBdecisions,BandBevaluateBperformanc
e

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isBtheBprocessBofBmeasuring,Banalyzing,BandBreportingBfinancialBandBnonfinancialBinfor
mationBthatBhelpsBmanagersBmakeBdecisionsBtoBfulfillBtheBgoalsBofBtheBorganization.



CostBAccountingB-
BAnswerBisBdirectlyBconcernedBwithBtheBdeterminationBandBuseBofBproductBorBservic
eBcosts.

-isBtheBprocessBofBmeasuring,Banalyzing,BandBreportingBfinancialBandBnon-
financialBinformationBrelatedBtoBtheBcostsBofBacquiringBorBusingBresourcesBinBanBorga
nization



DifferentBRolesBforBAccountants-BFinancialBAccountantsB-
BAnswerBFinancialBaccountantsBprovideBinformationBtoBexternalBparties

-InvestorsB(ex:Bshareholders)

-Creditors

-Regulators

-Donors



ManagerialBAccountantsB-BAnswerBProvideBinformationBtoBinternalBusersB(Managers)



CostBAccountantsB-BAnswerBProvideBinformationBtoBbothBinternalBandBexternalBusers

(productBandBserviceBcostBinformation)

,FinancialBversusBManagementBAccountingB-
BAnswerBFinancial:BExternalBfocus,BwholeBorganization,Bhistorical,Bquantitative,Bmoneta
ry,Bverifiable,BGAAP,BformalBrecordkeeping

Management:BInternalBfocus,BsegmentsBorBdivisions,Bcurrent/Bprojected,Bquantitative/q
ualitative,BmonetaryBandBnonmonetary,Btimely/reasonableBestimate,BbenefitsBexceedBc
osts,BformalBandBinformalBrecordkeeping



ExternalBpartiesB-BAnswerBstockholders,Bcreditors,Bregulators,BandBdonors

-ForBinvestmentsBandBcreditBdecisions

-CompliesBwithBGAAP

-EnterpriseBfocus



InternalBPartiesB-BAnswerB-Planning,Bcontrolling,BandBdecisionBmaking

-EvaluatingBperformance

-DisaggregatedB(brokenBdownBintoBsmallerBparts)



EarningsBManagementB-
BAnswerBdeliberateBaccountingBadjustmentsBtoB"hit"BprofitBtargets.

-OftenBadjustmentsBinvolveBcostBaccountingBproductBcostsBandBinventoryBvaluations.



OtherBEthicalBissuesB-BAnswerB-StretchingBlegitimateBaccountingBtechniques

-BOutrightBfraudB(intentBtoBlie)



WhatBisBcost?B-
BAnswerBCostBreflectsBtheBmonetaryBmeasureBofBresourcesBconsumedBtoBattainBanBo
bjectiveBsuchBasBmakingBaBgoodBorBprovidingBaBservice.B

-CanBbeBclassifiedBaccordingBto:B

1.BAssociationBwithBtheBcostBobject

2.BReactionBtoBchangesBinBactivity

3.BClassificationBonBtheBfinancialBstatements

, CostBObjectB-
BAnswerBanythingBforBwhichBmanagementBwantsBtoBcollectBorBaccumulateBcostsB(pro
ductBline,Bplant,Bregion,Betc.)



AssociationBtoBtheBcostBobjectB-BAnswerB-
BDirect:BconvenientlyBandBeconomicallyBtraceableB(tracedBtoBtheBfinalBproduct)

-BIndirect:Bnontraceable,BmustBbeBallocatedB(CanByouBseeBthisBinBtheBfinalBproduct?)



ReactionBtoBchangesBinBactivity(theBcostBbehavior)B-BAnswerB-
BVariable:BfluctuatesBinBtotal

-BFixed:BremainsBconstantBinBtotal

-BMixed:BisBpartBvariable,BpartBfixed

-BStep:BIncreasesBatBcertainBactivityBlevels



ClassificationBonBtheBFinancialBStatementsB-BAnswerB-BUnexpired:BbalanceBsheet

-BExpired:BincomeBstatement

-BProduct:BinventoriableB

B-BPrime

B-BConversion

-BPeriod:BExpensed



DirectBCostsB-
BAnswerBareBconvenientlyBandBeconomicallyBtraceableBtoBtheBcostBobject

-BDirectBMaterials

-BDirectBManufacturingBLabor



IndirectBCostsB-BAnswerBcannotBbeBeconomicallyBtracedBtoBtheBcostBobject

-Think:Boverhead