Introduction to Managerial Accounting 7th Edition Peter Brewer Ray Garrison Eric Noreen Test Bank

Chapter 01 Managerial Accounting and Cost Concepts True / False Questions 1. Selling costs can be either direct or indirect costs. True False 2. A direct cost is a cost that cannot be easily traced to the particular cost object under consideration. True False Introduction To Managerial Accounting 7th Edition Test Bank by Peter Brewer, Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen 1-2 3. Property taxes and insurance premiums paid on a factory building are examples of period costs. True False 4. Conversion cost equals product cost less direct labor cost. True False 5. Thread that is used in the production of mattresses is an indirect material that is therefore classified as manufacturing overhead. True False 6. Direct labor is a part of prime cost, but not conversion cost. True False 7. Conversion cost is the sum of direct labor cost and direct materials cost. True False 8. Direct material costs are generally fixed costs. True False 9. Product costs are recorded as expenses in the period in which the related products are sold. True False 10. Depreciation on manufacturing equipment is a product cost. True False 11. Manufacturing salaries and wages incurred in the factory are period costs. True False Introduction To Managerial Accounting 7th Edition Test Bank by Peter Brewer, Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen 1-3 12. Depreciation on office equipment would be included in product costs. True False 13. Rent on a factory building used in the production process would be classified as a product cost and as a fixed cost. True False 14. A fixed cost remains constant if expressed on a unit basis. True False 15. Total variable cost is expected to remain unchanged as activity changes within the relevant range. True False 16. Country Charm Restaurant is open 24 hours a day and always has a fire going in the fireplace in the middle of its dining area. The cost of the firewood for this fire is fixed with respect to the number of meals served at the restaurant. True False 17. Committed fixed costs represent organizational investments with a multi-year planning horizon that can't be significantly reduced even for short periods. True False 18. Commissions paid to salespersons are a variable selling expense. True False Introduction To Managerial Accounting 7th Edition Test Bank by Peter Brewer, Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen 1-4 19. Variable costs are costs that vary, in total, in direct proportion to changes in the volume or level of activity. True False 20. The planning horizon for a committed fixed cost usually encompasses many years. True False 21. Cost behavior is considered linear whenever a straight line is a reasonable approximation for the relation between cost and activity. True False 22. The high-low method uses cost and activity data from just two periods to establish the formula for a mixed cost. True False 23. The engineering approach to the analysis of mixed costs involves a detailed analysis of what cost behavior should be, based on an industrial engineer's evaluation of the production methods to be used, the materials specifications, labor requirements, equipment usage, production efficiency, power consumption, and so on. True False 24. The contribution margin is the amount remaining from sales revenues after variable expenses have been deducted. True False 25. A contribution format income statement for a merchandising company organizes costs into two categories—cost of goods sold and selling and administrative expenses. True False