WGU D101 Cost and Managerial
Accounting Question and answers
correctly solved 2025
What is a price taker? - correct answer ✔A company that has to accept the
price that the market sets for a good. They have no influence over setting the
price.
What is a price maker? - correct answer ✔a firm possessing the power to set
the price within the market. They still need to track all costs in order to make
sure they are making an adequate return.
What is the major purpose and use of job order costing?
a. To create a system that tracks both manufacturing and period costs and
assigns both to products
b. To create a system in which manufacturing costs are tracked by period
instead of by products
c. To create a system in which manufacturing costs are accumulated by
separate product orders or batches
d. To create a system that is exclusively used by price makers and not by
price takers - correct answer ✔c.
Which statement is true?
,a. Having accurate product or service cost information is important for both
price takers and price makers.
b. Having accurate product or service cost information is important for price
takers, but not price makers.
c. Having accurate produce or service cost information is not important for
either price takers or price makers.
d. Having accurate product or service cost information is important for price
makers, but not price takers. - correct answer ✔a.
Two competitors exist in the same industry. The first company has accurate
product cost information while the second company does not.
What is the reason behind why the first company is more successful than the
second?
a. With accurate job cost information, the first company can undercut the
second company's prices, thus driving the second company out of business.
b. With accurate job cost information, the first company can set prices that
guarantee making a profit, can understand which costs need to be worked on,
and can determine which actions can be taken to make the company more
efficient and profitable.
c. With accurate job cost information, the first company can pay higher wages
to employees, thus motivating them more than the employees of the second
company.
,d. With accurate job cost information, the first company can set prices higher
than the second company, thus earning higher profits. - correct answer ✔b.
Job order costing is appropriate when which two conditions exist?
a. Products produced are all the same, and the manufacturing processes
used to produce them are the same.
b. Products produced are distinct from each other, and the manufacturing
processes used are different for different products.
c. Products produced are distinct, but the manufacturing processes used are
the same for different products.
d. Products produced are all the same, but the manufacturing processes used
to produce them are different for different products. - correct answer ✔b.
Why is having accurate product cost information important?
a. So manufacturers can charge a price based on costs and a reasonable
markup
b. So companies can minimize the profits they are earning
c. So manufacturers can charge a price based on estimated product costs, not
including a reasonable markup
d. So companies can grow faster than all competitors in their industry - correct
answer ✔a.
, Which type of company should use job order costing?
a. Air filter manufacturer
b. Soda bottler
c. Paper towel manufacturer
d. Commercial aircraft manufacturer - correct answer ✔d.
What is a condition to using job order costing?
a. Tracking total direct materials for a given period of time
b. Having no manufacturing overhead assigned to the product cost
c. Tracking total direct labor costs for a period of time
d. Identifying each specific job or product manufactured - correct answer ✔d.
Which costs should be assigned to each product under a job order costing
system?
a. Direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead
b. Direct labor, manufacturing overhead, and administrative expenses
c. Direct materials, direct labor, and administrative expenses
d. Manufacturing overhead, administrative expenses, and depreciation of
office buildings - correct answer ✔a.
Which company should use a job ordering costing system?
a. Manufacturer of custom furniture
Accounting Question and answers
correctly solved 2025
What is a price taker? - correct answer ✔A company that has to accept the
price that the market sets for a good. They have no influence over setting the
price.
What is a price maker? - correct answer ✔a firm possessing the power to set
the price within the market. They still need to track all costs in order to make
sure they are making an adequate return.
What is the major purpose and use of job order costing?
a. To create a system that tracks both manufacturing and period costs and
assigns both to products
b. To create a system in which manufacturing costs are tracked by period
instead of by products
c. To create a system in which manufacturing costs are accumulated by
separate product orders or batches
d. To create a system that is exclusively used by price makers and not by
price takers - correct answer ✔c.
Which statement is true?
,a. Having accurate product or service cost information is important for both
price takers and price makers.
b. Having accurate product or service cost information is important for price
takers, but not price makers.
c. Having accurate produce or service cost information is not important for
either price takers or price makers.
d. Having accurate product or service cost information is important for price
makers, but not price takers. - correct answer ✔a.
Two competitors exist in the same industry. The first company has accurate
product cost information while the second company does not.
What is the reason behind why the first company is more successful than the
second?
a. With accurate job cost information, the first company can undercut the
second company's prices, thus driving the second company out of business.
b. With accurate job cost information, the first company can set prices that
guarantee making a profit, can understand which costs need to be worked on,
and can determine which actions can be taken to make the company more
efficient and profitable.
c. With accurate job cost information, the first company can pay higher wages
to employees, thus motivating them more than the employees of the second
company.
,d. With accurate job cost information, the first company can set prices higher
than the second company, thus earning higher profits. - correct answer ✔b.
Job order costing is appropriate when which two conditions exist?
a. Products produced are all the same, and the manufacturing processes
used to produce them are the same.
b. Products produced are distinct from each other, and the manufacturing
processes used are different for different products.
c. Products produced are distinct, but the manufacturing processes used are
the same for different products.
d. Products produced are all the same, but the manufacturing processes used
to produce them are different for different products. - correct answer ✔b.
Why is having accurate product cost information important?
a. So manufacturers can charge a price based on costs and a reasonable
markup
b. So companies can minimize the profits they are earning
c. So manufacturers can charge a price based on estimated product costs, not
including a reasonable markup
d. So companies can grow faster than all competitors in their industry - correct
answer ✔a.
, Which type of company should use job order costing?
a. Air filter manufacturer
b. Soda bottler
c. Paper towel manufacturer
d. Commercial aircraft manufacturer - correct answer ✔d.
What is a condition to using job order costing?
a. Tracking total direct materials for a given period of time
b. Having no manufacturing overhead assigned to the product cost
c. Tracking total direct labor costs for a period of time
d. Identifying each specific job or product manufactured - correct answer ✔d.
Which costs should be assigned to each product under a job order costing
system?
a. Direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead
b. Direct labor, manufacturing overhead, and administrative expenses
c. Direct materials, direct labor, and administrative expenses
d. Manufacturing overhead, administrative expenses, and depreciation of
office buildings - correct answer ✔a.
Which company should use a job ordering costing system?
a. Manufacturer of custom furniture
