MHA 706 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026

MHA 706 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
2026


IndirectTCostsT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-
AreTcostsTassociatedTwithTsharedTresourcesTusedTbyTtheTentireTorganization



CostTDriverT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-IsTtheTbasisTonTwhichTtheTcostTpoolTwillTbeTallocated



CostTPoolT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-IsTtheToverheadTamountTtoTbeTallocated



OverheadTdepartmentsT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-AreToftenTcalledTcostsTcenters



PatientTServiceTDepartmentsT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-AreToftenTcalledTrevenueTcenters



DirectTCostsT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-AreTcostsTuniqueTandTexclusiveTtoTaTdepartment



WhenTyouTdivideTtheT"DollarsTinTtheTCostTPool"TbyT"TotalTVolumeTofTCostTDriver"T-
TyouThaveTdeterminedT....T-TCORRECTTANSWERST-TheTAllocationTRate




EffectiveTcostTdriversTshouldThaveTtheTfollowingTcharacteristic(s)T-TCORRECTTANSWERST--
PerceivedTasTbeingTfair

-PromoteTOrganizationalTCostTReduction



WhichTofTtheTfollowingTisTNOTTaTtypeTofTallocationTmethod.T-TCORRECTTANSWERST-step-
upTmethod

, AsTanTAccountingTManagerT-
TyouTareTresponsibleTforTallocatingTtheTcostTofTFacilitiesTtoTotherTdepartments.TWhatTwouldTbeTanT


appropriateTcostTdriverTforTyouTtoTuseTforTthisTallocation.T-TCORRECTTANSWERST-
SquareTfootageTofTtheTdepartment



OnceTaTcompanyTusesTtheTdirectTmethodTtoTallocateTindirectTcostsTtoTrevenue-
producingTdepartmentsTwithinTtheTfacilityT-
TtheTtotalTlevelTofTexpensesTdecreasesTforTtheTorganization.T-TCORRECTTANSWERST-False




WhenTusingTtheTdirectTcostTallocationTsystemT-
ToftenTyouTareTallocatingTtheTcostTofTxxxxTtoTPatientTServiceTDepartmentsT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-


SupportT(overhead)Tdepartments



SelectTallTofTtheTfollowingToptionsTthatTareTaccountingTmethodsTtoTaccountTforT"costs"TatTanTindivi
dualTserviceTlevelT-TCORRECTTANSWERST-ActivityTBasedTCostingT(ABC)

RelativeTValueTUnitT(RVU)

Time-DrivenTActivityTBasedTCostingT(TDABC)T

Cost-to-ChargeTRatioT(CCR)



SelectTallTofTtheTtrueTassumption(s)TofTtheTCost-to-ChargeTRatioTMethod.T-TCORRECTTANSWERST-
EachTserviceTconsumesToverheadTcostsTinTtheTsameTproportionTasTtheTdepartmentTasTaTwhole

ChargesTreflectTtheTlevelTofTintensityTofTtheTserviceTprovided



ActivityTbasedTcostingT(ABC)TbeginsTwithTtheT.....TthatTcompriseTtheTserviceTprovided.T-
TCORRECTTANSWERST-IndividualTActivities




TheTkeyTtoTcostTallocationTunderTActivity-Based-
CostingTisTtoTidentifyTtheTactivitiesTthatTareTperformedTtoTprovideTaTparticularTserviceTandTthenTag
gregateTtheTcostsTofTtheTactivities.TTheTstepsTrequiredTtoTimplementTABCTareTasTfollows:T-
TCORRECTTANSWERST-Collect-TactivityTdataTforTeachTservice