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CHAPTER 2: ACCOUNTING FOR MATERIALS
Student:
1. An effective cost control system should include:
A. An established plan of objectives and goals to be achieved.
B. Regular reports showing the difference between goals and actual performance.
C. Specific assignment of duties and responsibilities.
D. All of these are correct.
2. To effectively control materials, a business must maintain:
A. Limited access.
B. Combination of duties.
C. Safety stock.
D. None of these are correct.
3. Janet is the purchasing agent at Frameco Manufacturing. Her duties include vendor selection and ordering
materials. Due to a recent economic downturn and resulting cut backs, Janet has been assigned the additional
duty or preparing receiving reports after comparing the goods received to the purchase order. This is an
example of:
A. unlimited access to materials.
B. independence of assigned functions.
C. misappropriation of assets.
D. a lack of segregation of duties.
4. Marley Company hired a consultant to help improve its operations. The consultant’s report stated that
Marley’s inventory levels are excessive and cited several negative consequences to Marley as a result.
Which of the following was not cited in the report?
A. Possible other uses for working capital now tied up in inventory
B. Production stoppages due to parts not being available
C. Higher property taxes and insurance costs
D. Large quantities of obsolete materials
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5. The data used to calculate the order point include all of the following except:
A. the costs of placing an order.
B. the rate at which the material will be used.
C. the estimated time interval between the placement and receipt of an order.
D. the estimated minimum level of inventory needed to protect against stockouts.
6. Murphy Company uses 2,000 yards of material each day to make hats. It usually takes five days from the
time Murphy orders the material to when it is received. If Murphy’s desired safety stock is 6,000 yards, what
is Murphy’s order point?
A. 6,000 yards
B. 8,000 yards
C. 10,000 yards
D. 16,000 yards
7. What is the objective of the economic order quantity (EOQ) model for inventory?
A. To minimize order costs or carrying costs, whichever are higher
B. To minimize order costs or carrying costs and maximize the rate of inventory turnover
C. To minimize the total order costs and carrying costs over a period of time
D. To order sufficient quantity to economically meet the next period's demand
8. Order costs would include all of the following except:
A. Receiving clerk’s wages.
B. Storeroom keeper’s wages.
C. Purchasing department’s telephone bill.
D. Transportation in.
9. Expected annual usage of a particular raw material is 1,200,000 units, and standard order size is 10,000
units. The invoice cost of each unit is $145, and the cost to place one purchase order is $105. The estimated
annual order cost is:
A. $12,000.
B. $17,400.
C. $12,600.
D. $800,000.
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10. Carrying costs would include all of the following except:
A. Warehouse rent.
B. Inspection employees’ wages.
C. Losses due to obsolescence.
D. Property taxes.
11. The following data refer to various annual costs relating to the inventory of a single-product company
that requires 10,000 units per year:
Cost per unit
Order cost $ .05
Transportation-in on purchases .18
Storage .16
Insurance .10
Total per year
Interest that could have been earned on alternate investment of funds $800
What is the annual carrying cost per unit?
A. $ .21
B. $ .29
C. $ .34
D. $ .44
12. The following data pertains to Western Company’s materials inventory:
Number of pounds required annually 16,000
Cost of placing an order $20
Annual carrying cost per pound of material $4
What is Western Company’s EOQ?
A. 4,000 pounds
B. 800 pounds
C. 400 pounds
D. 200 pounds
13. Expected annual usage of a particular raw material is 180,000 units, and standard order size is 12,000 units.
The invoice cost of each unit is $300, and the cost to place one purchase order is $80. Assuming the company
does not maintain safety stock, the average inventory is:
A. 10,000 units.
B. 7,500 units.
C. 15,000 units.
D. 6,000 units.
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14. Arwen Company has correctly computed its economic order quantity at 500 units; however, management
feels it would rather order in quantities of 600 units. How should Arwen's total annual order cost and total
annual carrying cost for an order quantity of 600 units compare to the respective amounts for an order quantity
of 500 units?
A. Higher total order cost and lower total carrying cost
B. Lower total order cost and higher total carrying cost
C. Higher total order cost and higher total carrying cost
D. Lower total order cost and lower total carrying cost
15. The personnel involved in the physical control of materials includes all of the following except the:
A. Purchasing agent.
B. Receiving clerk.
C. Cost accountant.
D. Production department supervisor.
16. The employee who is responsible for preparing purchase requisitions is most likely the:
A. Storeroom keeper.
B. Purchasing agent.
C. Production supervisor.
D. Receiving clerk.
17. Sam Jones works at Seeker, Inc. Sam’s duties include identifying where materials can be obtained
most economically, placing orders and verifying invoices and approving them for payment. Sam is a(n):
A. receiving clerk.
B. accounts payable clerk.
C. purchasing agent.
D. production supervisor.
18. The form used to notify the purchasing agent that additional materials are needed is known as a:
A. Purchase order.
B. Vendor's invoice.
C. Receiving report.
D. Purchase requisition.
CHAPTER 2: ACCOUNTING FOR MATERIALS
Student:
1. An effective cost control system should include:
A. An established plan of objectives and goals to be achieved.
B. Regular reports showing the difference between goals and actual performance.
C. Specific assignment of duties and responsibilities.
D. All of these are correct.
2. To effectively control materials, a business must maintain:
A. Limited access.
B. Combination of duties.
C. Safety stock.
D. None of these are correct.
3. Janet is the purchasing agent at Frameco Manufacturing. Her duties include vendor selection and ordering
materials. Due to a recent economic downturn and resulting cut backs, Janet has been assigned the additional
duty or preparing receiving reports after comparing the goods received to the purchase order. This is an
example of:
A. unlimited access to materials.
B. independence of assigned functions.
C. misappropriation of assets.
D. a lack of segregation of duties.
4. Marley Company hired a consultant to help improve its operations. The consultant’s report stated that
Marley’s inventory levels are excessive and cited several negative consequences to Marley as a result.
Which of the following was not cited in the report?
A. Possible other uses for working capital now tied up in inventory
B. Production stoppages due to parts not being available
C. Higher property taxes and insurance costs
D. Large quantities of obsolete materials
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5. The data used to calculate the order point include all of the following except:
A. the costs of placing an order.
B. the rate at which the material will be used.
C. the estimated time interval between the placement and receipt of an order.
D. the estimated minimum level of inventory needed to protect against stockouts.
6. Murphy Company uses 2,000 yards of material each day to make hats. It usually takes five days from the
time Murphy orders the material to when it is received. If Murphy’s desired safety stock is 6,000 yards, what
is Murphy’s order point?
A. 6,000 yards
B. 8,000 yards
C. 10,000 yards
D. 16,000 yards
7. What is the objective of the economic order quantity (EOQ) model for inventory?
A. To minimize order costs or carrying costs, whichever are higher
B. To minimize order costs or carrying costs and maximize the rate of inventory turnover
C. To minimize the total order costs and carrying costs over a period of time
D. To order sufficient quantity to economically meet the next period's demand
8. Order costs would include all of the following except:
A. Receiving clerk’s wages.
B. Storeroom keeper’s wages.
C. Purchasing department’s telephone bill.
D. Transportation in.
9. Expected annual usage of a particular raw material is 1,200,000 units, and standard order size is 10,000
units. The invoice cost of each unit is $145, and the cost to place one purchase order is $105. The estimated
annual order cost is:
A. $12,000.
B. $17,400.
C. $12,600.
D. $800,000.
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10. Carrying costs would include all of the following except:
A. Warehouse rent.
B. Inspection employees’ wages.
C. Losses due to obsolescence.
D. Property taxes.
11. The following data refer to various annual costs relating to the inventory of a single-product company
that requires 10,000 units per year:
Cost per unit
Order cost $ .05
Transportation-in on purchases .18
Storage .16
Insurance .10
Total per year
Interest that could have been earned on alternate investment of funds $800
What is the annual carrying cost per unit?
A. $ .21
B. $ .29
C. $ .34
D. $ .44
12. The following data pertains to Western Company’s materials inventory:
Number of pounds required annually 16,000
Cost of placing an order $20
Annual carrying cost per pound of material $4
What is Western Company’s EOQ?
A. 4,000 pounds
B. 800 pounds
C. 400 pounds
D. 200 pounds
13. Expected annual usage of a particular raw material is 180,000 units, and standard order size is 12,000 units.
The invoice cost of each unit is $300, and the cost to place one purchase order is $80. Assuming the company
does not maintain safety stock, the average inventory is:
A. 10,000 units.
B. 7,500 units.
C. 15,000 units.
D. 6,000 units.
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14. Arwen Company has correctly computed its economic order quantity at 500 units; however, management
feels it would rather order in quantities of 600 units. How should Arwen's total annual order cost and total
annual carrying cost for an order quantity of 600 units compare to the respective amounts for an order quantity
of 500 units?
A. Higher total order cost and lower total carrying cost
B. Lower total order cost and higher total carrying cost
C. Higher total order cost and higher total carrying cost
D. Lower total order cost and lower total carrying cost
15. The personnel involved in the physical control of materials includes all of the following except the:
A. Purchasing agent.
B. Receiving clerk.
C. Cost accountant.
D. Production department supervisor.
16. The employee who is responsible for preparing purchase requisitions is most likely the:
A. Storeroom keeper.
B. Purchasing agent.
C. Production supervisor.
D. Receiving clerk.
17. Sam Jones works at Seeker, Inc. Sam’s duties include identifying where materials can be obtained
most economically, placing orders and verifying invoices and approving them for payment. Sam is a(n):
A. receiving clerk.
B. accounts payable clerk.
C. purchasing agent.
D. production supervisor.
18. The form used to notify the purchasing agent that additional materials are needed is known as a:
A. Purchase order.
B. Vendor's invoice.
C. Receiving report.
D. Purchase requisition.
