Financial and Managerial
Accounting Exam verified
solutions and explanations
Period Costs - Correct Answers: nonproduction costs (selling and administrative) and are expensed when
incurred
prime/product costs - Correct Answers: direct materials costs, direct labor costs, and factory overhead
selling costs - Correct Answers: costs to market, distribute, and service a product or service
administrative costs - Correct Answers: costs associated with research, development, and general
administration of the organization that cannot be assigned to either selling or production
two major functional categories of expenses are - Correct Answers: costs of goods sold (production
costs) and operating expenses (nonproduction costs)
managerial accounting reports must be prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP) - Correct Answers: false; financial accounting does not have to follow the same rules as
managerial accounting
identify the following costs as (a) direct materials, (b) direct labor, or (c) factory overhead for a lawn
mower manufacturer.
1. Wheels
2. Depreciation on worker's tools
3. Wages of assemblers
4. Grease for wheel axles - Correct Answers: Wheels- a
Depreciation on worker's tools- c
Wages of assemblers- b