Cost Accounting Midterm
1 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
marginalBcostB-BAnswerBextraBcostBincurredBwhenBoneBadditionalBunitBisBproduced
opportunityBcostB-
BAnswerBtheBcontributionBtoBoperatingBincomesBthatBisBforgoneBbyBnotBusingBaBlimit
edBresourceBinBitsBnextBbestBalternativeBuse
averageBcostB-
BAnswerBcalculatedBbyBdividingBtheBtotalBcostBbyBtheBrelatedBnumberBofBunitsBprodu
ced
outBofBpocketBcostsB-BAnswerBactualBdollarBexpenditures
relevantBcostB-
BAnswerBexpectedBfutureBcostsBthatBdifferBamongBtheBalternativeBcoursesBofBactionB
beingBconsidered
sunkBcostB-
BAnswerBpastBcost,BunavoidableBandBcannotBbeBchangedBnoBmatterBwhatBactionBisBt
aken
variableBcostB-
BAnswerBchangesBinBtotalBproportionBtoBchangesBinBtheBrelatedBlevelBofBtotalBactivit
yBorBvolumeBofBoutputBproduced,BdoesBnotBvaryBinBperBunitBcostBdependingBonBtot
alBunitBproduced
fixedBcostB-
BAnswerBremainsBunchargedBinBtotalBforBaBgivenBtimeBperiod,BdespiteBwideBchanges
, BinBrelatedBlevelBofBtotalBactivityBorBvolumeBofBoutputBproduced,BvariesBinBperBunitB
costs
directBcostsB-
BAnswerBrelatedBtoBtheBparticularBcostBobjectBandBcanBbeBtracedBtoBitBanBeconomic
allyBfeasible
indirectBcostsB-
BAnswerBrelatedBtoBtheBparticularBcostBobjetBbeBcannotBbeBtracedBtoBitBanBeconomi
callyBfeasibleBway
costBobjecyB-
BAnswerBanythingBforBwhichBaBcostBmeasurementBisBdesiredBandBaccumulatesBcosts
contributionBmarginB-BAnswerBtotalBsalesBrevenueBlessBtheBtotalBvariableBexpenses
CVPBEquationB-BAnswerBQ(Punit-Vunit)-FC=OI
UnitBContributionBMarginB-BAnswerB(Punit-
Vunit);BcanBbeBusedBtoBdetermineBlevelBofBsalesBtoBproducedBbreakeven
BreakevenBPointB-
BAnswerBvolumeBofBactivityBwhereBtheBorganization'sBrevenuesBandBexpensesBareBeq
ual
CVPBtoolB-
BAnswerBexaminesBtheBinterrelationshipBofBsalesBactivity,Bprices,Bcosts,BandBprofits;Bi
mprovesBtheBunderstandingBofBcostBstructure;BinformsBdecisionsBthatBaffectBtheBcostB
structureBinBtermsBofBplanning,Binvestment,B3rdBparites
1 Questions and Answers
Updated 2026-2027
marginalBcostB-BAnswerBextraBcostBincurredBwhenBoneBadditionalBunitBisBproduced
opportunityBcostB-
BAnswerBtheBcontributionBtoBoperatingBincomesBthatBisBforgoneBbyBnotBusingBaBlimit
edBresourceBinBitsBnextBbestBalternativeBuse
averageBcostB-
BAnswerBcalculatedBbyBdividingBtheBtotalBcostBbyBtheBrelatedBnumberBofBunitsBprodu
ced
outBofBpocketBcostsB-BAnswerBactualBdollarBexpenditures
relevantBcostB-
BAnswerBexpectedBfutureBcostsBthatBdifferBamongBtheBalternativeBcoursesBofBactionB
beingBconsidered
sunkBcostB-
BAnswerBpastBcost,BunavoidableBandBcannotBbeBchangedBnoBmatterBwhatBactionBisBt
aken
variableBcostB-
BAnswerBchangesBinBtotalBproportionBtoBchangesBinBtheBrelatedBlevelBofBtotalBactivit
yBorBvolumeBofBoutputBproduced,BdoesBnotBvaryBinBperBunitBcostBdependingBonBtot
alBunitBproduced
fixedBcostB-
BAnswerBremainsBunchargedBinBtotalBforBaBgivenBtimeBperiod,BdespiteBwideBchanges
, BinBrelatedBlevelBofBtotalBactivityBorBvolumeBofBoutputBproduced,BvariesBinBperBunitB
costs
directBcostsB-
BAnswerBrelatedBtoBtheBparticularBcostBobjectBandBcanBbeBtracedBtoBitBanBeconomic
allyBfeasible
indirectBcostsB-
BAnswerBrelatedBtoBtheBparticularBcostBobjetBbeBcannotBbeBtracedBtoBitBanBeconomi
callyBfeasibleBway
costBobjecyB-
BAnswerBanythingBforBwhichBaBcostBmeasurementBisBdesiredBandBaccumulatesBcosts
contributionBmarginB-BAnswerBtotalBsalesBrevenueBlessBtheBtotalBvariableBexpenses
CVPBEquationB-BAnswerBQ(Punit-Vunit)-FC=OI
UnitBContributionBMarginB-BAnswerB(Punit-
Vunit);BcanBbeBusedBtoBdetermineBlevelBofBsalesBtoBproducedBbreakeven
BreakevenBPointB-
BAnswerBvolumeBofBactivityBwhereBtheBorganization'sBrevenuesBandBexpensesBareBeq
ual
CVPBtoolB-
BAnswerBexaminesBtheBinterrelationshipBofBsalesBactivity,Bprices,Bcosts,BandBprofits;Bi
mprovesBtheBunderstandingBofBcostBstructure;BinformsBdecisionsBthatBaffectBtheBcostB
structureBinBtermsBofBplanning,Binvestment,B3rdBparites