MHA 706 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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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
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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