Midterm Exam.
,ALL AC505 Week 4 Midterm
SET 1
QUESTION 1:
Wages paid to a timekeeper in a factory are a:
Prime Cost YES.....Conversion Cost NO
Prime Cost YES.....Conversion Cost YES
Prime Cost NO....Conversion Cost NO
Prime Cost NO.....Conversion Cost YES
QUESTION 2:
A cost incurred in the past that is not relevant to any current decision is classified as a(n):
period cost.
opportunity cost.
sunk cost.
differential cost.
QUESTION 3:
Inventoriable costs are also known as:
variable costs
conversion costs
product costs
fixed costs
QUESTION 4:
When the activity level is expected to decline within the relevant range, what effects would be anticipated
with respect to each of the following?
Fixed Costs per Unit Increase and Variable Costs per Unit Increase
Fixed Costs per Unit Increase and Variable Costs per Unit do not change
Fixed Costs per Unit do not change and Variable Costs per Unit do not change
Fixed Costs per Unit do not change and Variable Costs per Unit Increase
QUESTION 5:
When manufacturing overhead is applied to production, it is added to:
the Cost of Goods Sold account
the Raw Materials account
the Work in Process account
the Finished Goods inventory account
QUESTION 6:
Which of the following statements about process costing system is incorrect?
In a process costing system, each processing department has a work in process account
In a process costing system, equivalent units are separately computed for materials and for
conversion costs
, In a process costing system, overhead can be under- or overapplied just as in job-order costing
In a process costing system, materials costs are traced to units of products
QUESTION 7:
The weighted-average method of process costing differs from the FIFO method of process costing in that
the weighted-average method:
can be used under any cost flow assumption
does not require the use of predetermined overhead rates
keeps costs in the beginning inventory separate from current period costs
does not consider the degree of completion of units in the beginning work in process inventory
when computing equivalent units of production
QUESTION 8:
The contribution margin ratio always increases when the:
break-even point increases
break-even point decreases
variable expenses as a percentage of net sales decreases
variable expenses as a percentage of net sales increases
QUESTION 9:
Which of the following would not affect the break-even point?
total variable expenses
selling price per unit
variable expenses per unit
total fixed expenses
QUESTION 10:
Under variable costing:
net operating income will tend to move up and down in response to changes in levels of
production
inventory costs will be lower than under absorption costing
net operating income will tend to vary inversely with production changes
net operating income will always be higher than under absorption costing
QUESTION 11:
The following data (in thousands of dollars) have been taken from the accounting
records of Larder Corporation for the just completed year.
Sales ........................................................................... $950
Purchases of raw materials ........................................ $170
Direct labor ................................................................ $210
Manufacturing overhead ............................................ $200
Administrative expenses ............................................ $180
Selling expenses ......................................................... $140