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Overhead costs are assigned to production using an overhead application rate, whereas no such application rate is used to assign the costs of direct materials and direct labor to production. the reason for this difference in procedures is that: - ANSWERSoverhead is an indirect cost which cannot be traced easily and directly to specific units of a product an advantage of using regression analysis over the high low and scattergraph methods is that - ANSWERSregression analysis is a more precide ...

cost behavior - ANSWERSthe general term for describing whether and how a cost changes when the level of output changes cost driver - ANSWERSis a casual factor that measures the output of the activity that leads (or causes) costs to change relevant range - ANSWERSis the range of output over which the assumed cost relationship is valid for the normal operations of a firm fixed costs - ANSWERSare costs that in total are constant within the relevant range as the next level of output increas...

Production costs do not include - ANSWERSAll of these are production costs (DM, Fixed manufacturing overhead, DL and variable manufacturing overhead) The costs of a job are accounted for on the - ANSWERSJob-order cost sheet ___ activities are unnecessary activities. - ANSWERSNonvalue added A(n) ___ ratio measures the proportion of an activity consumed by a product - ANSWERSconsumption Which managerial activity is concerned with the formulation of action to achieve a particular goal? ...

The work of factory employees that can be physically and conveniently associated with converting raw materials into finished goods. - ANSWERSDirect Labor Work of factory employees that has no physical association with the finished product, or it is impractical to trace the costs to the goods produced. - ANSWERSIndirect labor Manufacturing costs that are indirectly associated with the manufacture of the finished product. - ANSWERSManufacturing overhead A field of accounting that provides...

Alpha Inc. manufactures electronic gadgets. Last month, direct materials costing $500,000 were put into production. Direct labor of $600,000 was incurred, manufacturing overhead equaled $400,000, and selling and administrative costs totaled $500,000. The company manufactured 10,000 electronic gadgets during the month. Assume that there were no beginning or ending work in process balances. Calculate the per-unit prime cost. - ANSWERS500,000 + 600,000 / 10,000 = $110 Which of the following is t...

Which of the following would not require an adjustment to net income under the indirect method? - ANSWERSPurchase of land Visual Manufacturing produces two types of cameras: 35mm and digital. The cameras are produced using one continuous process. Four activities involved in the production have been identified as: machining, setups, receiving, and packing. Resource drivers have been used to assign costs to each activity. The overhead activities, their costs, and the other related data are as f...

True or False: Managerial accounting is the provision of accounting for a company's external users. - ANSWERSfalse True or False: Providing an analysis for a company regarding adding a particular product line, retracting sales markets, or dealing with risks or opportunities are some of the responsibilities of managerial accountants. - ANSWERStrue True or False: Managerial accounting follows the same rules as financial accounting. - ANSWERSfalse True or False: Managerial accountants...

The process of choosing among competing alternatives is called - ANSWERSdecision making Adriana Alvarado has decided to purchase a personal computer. She has narrowed the choices to two: Drantex and Confiar. Both brands have the same processing speed, 6.4 gigabytes of hard-disk capacity, two USB ports, and a DVDRW drive, and each comes with the same basic software support package. Both come from mail-order companies with good reputations. The selling price for each is identical. After some re...

All of the following are steps outlined by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) for resolving ethical conflicts except: Select one: a. None of these b. following the policies of the organization for resolving ethical conflicts c. consulting an objective advisor such as an attorney d. bringing the matter to the attention of local news agencies e. presenting the matter to the audit committee, if a satisfactory resolution is not reached by all higher levels of management - ANSWERSd....

Managerial accounting is the provision of accounting for a company's external users.T or F? - ANSWERSFalse Providing an analysis for a company regarding adding a particular product line, retracting sales markets, or dealing with risks or opportunities are some of the responsibilities of managerial accountants. T or F? - ANSWERSTrue . Managerial accounting follows the same rules as financial accounting. T or F - ANSWERSFalse Managerial accountants need to understand their company's str...

product costs - ANSWERSconsist of the three elements of manufacturing cost: DM, DL, MOH period costs - ANSWERScosts that are expenses in the period in which they are incurred income statement - ANSWERSwhere are the period costs found manufacturing overhead - ANSWERScosts that cannot be practically traced to the end product predetermined overhead - ANSWERSestimated cost that is used before actual overhead costs are known, is called merchandiser - ANSWERSa company that purchases a p...

Describe a financial accountant. - ANSWERSprovides historical information to external users in accordance with GAAP Describe a managerial accountant. - ANSWERS- provides detailed financial information and nonfinancial information to internal users for decision making, planning, and control purposes - planning, directing, controlling ___ establishes goal - ANSWERSPlanning ___ assesses whether goals were achieved. - ANSWERSControl Describe the hierarchy of typical organization. - ANSW...

Identify a true statement about the controller of an organization. a.The controller has only indirect responsibility for an organization's basic objectives. b.The controller participates in the decision-making activity of managerial accounting. c.The controller has full authority over the managers in the production areas of an organization. d.The controller is a member of the middle-level management. - ANSWERSb.The controller participates in the decision-making activity of managerial accoun...

period costs - ANSWERSCosts that are matched with the revenue of a specific time period and charged to expense as incurred. indirect labor - ANSWERSWork of factory employees that has no physical association with the finished product, or it is impractical to trace the costs to the goods produced. product costs - ANSWERSCosts that are a necessary and integral part of producing the finished product. manufacturing overhead - ANSWERScosts that are indirectly associated with the manufacture o...

If an agent makes a correction on the application for health insurance, who must initial the correct answer? - ANSWER The applicant What is the term used for a written request for an insurer to issue an insurance contract based on the provided information? - ANSWER Application What information are the members of the Medical Information Bureau required to report? - ANSWER Adverse medical information about the applicants or insured. When should an agent obtain a Statement of Good Health f...

In order for a contract to be valid, it must: - ANSWER Contain an offer & acceptance When does a nondisabled person first qualify for a Medicare Supplement Policy? - ANSWER Age 65 A life insurance company has transferred some of its risk to another insurer. The insurer assuming the risk is called the: - ANSWER Reinsurer A common exclusion with vision plans is: - ANSWER Lasik Surgery What are applicants statements concerning occupation, hobbies and personal health history? - ANSWER Re...

Absolute Assignment - ANSWER assignment by the policyholder of all the policy control and rights to a third party Accident and Sickness - ANSWER insurance against bodily injury, death or disability by accident or against disability or expense resulting from sickness Accident Insurance - ANSWER a form of health insurance against loss by accidental bodily injury Accidental Bodily Injury - ANSWER generally, traumatic damage to the body, of external origin, unexpected and undersigned by the...

At what point must a life insurance applicant be informed of their right that fall under the Fair Credit Reporting Act? - ANSWER upon completion of the application Who elects the governing body of a mutual insurance company? - ANSWER policyholders An insurance applicant MUST be informed of an investigation regarding his/her reputation and character according to the - ANSWER Fair Credit Reporting Act What type of reinsurance contract involves two companies automatically sharing their ris...

Creditor - ANSWER Lender of funds Debtor - ANSWER Borrower of funds Endowment Contract - ANSWER Type of whole life policy that matures early (before insured's age 100) Industrial Life Policy - ANSWER A life insurance policy written with the face amount of no more than $1,000 Integrity of Contract - ANSWER States that the policy and the application constitute the entire contract between the parties, and all statements in the applications are considered representations, and not warran...

Twisting - ANSWER Misrepresenting for the purpose of inducing or tending to induce the lapse, forfeiture, exchange, conversion, or surrender of any insurance policy. Unfair Discrimination - ANSWER Permitting individuals of the same class and equal life expectancy to be charged different rates for life insurance or annuities. Boycott, Coercion, Intimidation - ANSWER Entering into action resulting in an unreasonable restraint of, or monopoly in, the business of insurance. False Financial ...