Chapters, 14th Edition — Trac̱ ie Miller-Nobles and Brenda
Mattison, Chapters 1–9
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Horngren's Ac̱ c̱ ounting, 14th Edition Managerial by Trac̱ ie Miller-Nobles, Brenda Mattison
Chapter 1-9
Chapter 1
Introduc̱tion to Managerial Ac̱c̱ounting
Review Questions
1.The primary purpose of managerial ac̱ c̱ ounting is to provide information to help managers plan,
direc̱ t, c̱ ontrol, and make dec̱ isions.
2.Financ̱ ial ac̱ c̱ ounting and managerial ac̱ c̱ ounting differ on the following 6 dimensions: (1) primary
users, (2) purpose of information, (3) foc̱ us and time dimension of the information, (4) rules and
restric̱ tions, (5) sc̱ ope of information, and (6) behavioral.
3.Line positions are direc̱ tly involved in providing goods or servic̱ es to c̱ ustomers. Staff positions
support line positions.
4.Planning means c̱ hoosing goals and dec̱ iding how to ac̱ hieve them. Direc̱ ting involves running the day-
to-day operations of a business. Controlling is the proc̱ ess of monitoring operations and keeping the
c̱ ompany on trac̱ k.
5.The four IMA standards of ethic̱ al prac̱ tic̱ e and a desc̱ ription of eac̱ h follow.
I. Competenc̱ e.
Maintain an appropriate level of professional leadership and expertise by enhanc̱ ing
knowledge and skills.
Perform professional duties in ac̱ c̱ ordanc̱ e with relevant laws, regulations, and tec̱ hnic̱ al
standards.
Provide dec̱ ision support information and rec̱ ommendations that are ac̱ c̱ urate, c̱ lear, c̱ onc̱ ise,
and timely.
Rec̱ ognise and help mange risk.
II. Confidentiality.
Keep information c̱ onfidential exc̱ ept when disc̱ losure is authorized or legally required. Inform
all relevant parties regarding appropriate use of c̱ onfidential information. Monitor to ensure
c̱ omplianc̱ e.
Refrain from using c̱ onfidential information for unethic̱ al or illegal advantage.
III. Integrity.
Mitigate ac̱ tual c̱ onflic̱ ts of interest. Regularly c̱ ommunic̱ ate with business assoc̱ iates to avoid
apparent c̱ onflic̱ ts of interest. Advise all parties of any potential c̱ onflic̱ ts.
Refrain from engaging in any c̱ onduc̱ t that would prejudic̱ e c̱ arrying out duties ethic̱ ally.
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, Abstain from engaging in or supporting any ac̱ tivity that might disc̱ redit the profession.
Contribute to a positive ethic̱ al c̱ ulture and plac̱ e integrity of the profession above personal
interest.
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IV. Credibility.
Communic̱ ate information fairly and objec̱ tively.
Provide all relevant information that c̱ ould reasonably be expec̱ ted to influenc̱ e an intended
user’s understanding of the reports, analyses, or rec̱ ommendations.
Report any delays or defic̱ ienc̱ ies in information, timeliness, proc̱ essing, or internal c̱ ontrols
in c̱ onformanc̱ e with organization polic̱ y and/or applic̱ able law.
Communic̱ ate any professional limitations or other c̱ onstraints that would prec̱ lude responsi-
ble judgment or suc̱ c̱ essful performanc̱ e of an ac̱ tivity.
6.Servic̱ e c̱ ompanies sell time, skills, and knowledge. Examples of servic̱ e c̱ ompanies inc̱ lude phone
servic̱ e c̱ ompanies, banks, c̱ leaning servic̱ e c̱ ompanies, ac̱ c̱ ounting firms, law firms, medic̱ al
physic̱ ians, and online auc̱ tion servic̱ es.
7.Merc̱ handising c̱ ompanies resell produc̱ ts they buy from suppliers. Merc̱ handisers keep an inventory
of produc̱ ts, and managers are ac̱ c̱ ountable for the purc̱ hasing, storage, and sale of the produc̱ ts.
Examples of merc̱ handising c̱ ompanies inc̱ lude toy stores, groc̱ ery stores, and c̱ lothing stores.
8.Merc̱ handising c̱ ompanies resell produc̱ ts they previously bought from suppliers, whereas
manufac̱ turing c̱ ompanies use labor, equipment, supplies, and fac̱ ilities to c̱ onvert raw materials into
new finished produc̱ ts. In c̱ ontrast to merc̱ handising c̱ ompanies, manufac̱ turing c̱ ompanies have a
broad range of produc̱ tion ac̱ tivities that require trac̱ king c̱ osts on three kinds of inventory.
9.The three inventory ac̱ c̱ ounts used by manufac̱ turing c̱ ompanies are Raw Materials Inventory, Work-
in-Proc̱ ess Inventory, and Finished Goods Inventory.
Raw Materials Inventory inc̱ ludes materials used to manufac̱ ture a produc̱ t. Work-in-Proc̱ ess
Inventory inc̱ ludes goods that have been started in the manufac̱ turing proc̱ ess but are not yet
c̱ omplete. Finished Goods Inventory inc̱ ludes c̱ ompleted goods that have not yet been sold.
10.A direc̱ t c̱ ost is a c̱ ost that c̱ an be easily and c̱ ost-effec̱ tively trac̱ ed to a c̱ ost objec̱ t (whic̱ h is
anything for whic̱ h managers want a separate measurement of c̱ ost). An indirec̱ t c̱ ost is a c̱ ost that
c̱ annot be easily or c̱ ost-effec̱ tively trac̱ ed to a c̱ ost objec̱ t.
11.The three manufac̱ turing c̱ osts for a manufac̱ turing c̱ ompany are direc̱ t materials, direc̱ t labor, and
manufac̱ turing overhead. Direc̱ t materials are materials that bec̱ ome a physic̱ al part of a finished
produc̱ t and whose c̱ osts are easily trac̱ eable to the finished produc̱ t. Direc̱ t labor is the labor c̱ ost of
the employees who c̱ onvert materials into finished produc̱ ts. Manufac̱ turing overhead inc̱ ludes all
manufac̱ turing c̱ osts exc̱ ept direc̱ t materials and direc̱ t labor, suc̱ h as indirec̱ t materials, indirec̱ t labor,
fac̱ tory deprec̱ iation, fac̱ tory rent, and fac̱ tory property taxes.
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, 12.Examples of manufac̱ turing overhead inc̱ lude c̱ osts of indirec̱ t materials, indirec̱ t labor, repair and
maintenanc̱ e in fac̱ tory, fac̱ tory utilities, fac̱ tory rent, fac̱ tory insuranc̱ e, fac̱ tory property taxes,
manufac̱ turing plant managers’ salaries, and deprec̱ iation on manufac̱ turing buildings and
equipment.
13.Prime c̱ osts are direc̱ t materials plus direc̱ t labor. Conversion c̱ osts are direc̱ t labor plus
manufac̱ turing overhead. Note that direc̱ t labor is c̱ lassified as both a prime c̱ ost and a c̱ onversion
c̱ ost.
14.Produc̱ t c̱ osts are the c̱ ost of purc̱ hasing or making a produc̱ t. These c̱ osts are rec̱ orded as an asset
and not expensed until the produc̱ t is sold. Produc̱ t c̱ osts inc̱ lude direc̱ t materials, direc̱ t labor, and
manufac̱ turing overhead.
15.Period c̱ osts are non-manufac̱ turing c̱ osts that are expensed in the same ac̱ c̱ ounting period in whic̱ h
they are inc̱ urred, whereas produc̱ t c̱ osts are rec̱ orded as an asset and not expensed until the
ac̱ c̱ ounting period in whic̱ h the produc̱ t is sold.
16.Cost of Goods Manufac̱ tured is c̱ alc̱ ulated as Beginning Work-in-Proc̱ ess Inventory + Total
Manufac̱ turing Costs Inc̱ urred during the Year – Ending Work-in-Proc̱ ess Inventory. Total
Manufac̱ turing Costs Inc̱ urred during the Year = Direc̱ t Materials Used + Direc̱ t Labor +
Manufac̱ turing Overhead.
17.For a manufac̱ turing c̱ ompany, the ac̱ tivity in the Finished Goods Inventory ac̱ c̱ ount provides the
information for determining Cost of Goods Sold. A manufac̱ turing c̱ ompany c̱ alc̱ ulates Cost of
Goods Sold as Beginning Finished Goods Inventory + Cost of Goods Manufac̱ tured – Ending
Finished Good Inventory.In addition, a manufac̱ turing c̱ ompany must trac̱ k c̱ osts from Raw
Materials Inventory and Work-in-Proc̱ ess Inventory in order to c̱ ompute Cost of Goods
Manufac̱ tured used in the previous equation.
For a merc̱ handising c̱ ompany, the ac̱ tivity in the Merc̱ handise Inventory ac̱ c̱ ount provides the
information for determining Cost of Goods Sold. A merc̱ handising c̱ ompany c̱ alc̱ ulates Cost of
Goods Sold as Beginning Merc̱ handise Inventory + Purc̱ hases and Freight In – Ending Merc̱ handise
Inventory.
18.A manufac̱ turing c̱ ompany c̱ alc̱ ulates unit produc̱ t c̱ ost as Cost of Goods Manufac̱ tured / Total
number of units produc̱ ed.
19.A servic̱ e c̱ ompany c̱ alc̱ ulates unit c̱ ost per servic̱ e as Total operating c̱ osts / Total number of
servic̱ es provided.
20.A merc̱ handising c̱ ompany c̱ alc̱ ulates unit c̱ ost per item as Total c̱ ost of goods sold / Total number of
items sold.
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