Sample Multiple Choice Exam Accounting 326

 

 

45 questions; chapters are in parentheses;  answers are after the 45 questions.

 

(16) 1. An advantage of using a bar chart to analyze customer profitability is:

        a. differences in customer contribution margins stand out

        b. loss customers stand out

        c. the information usually applies to several accounting periods.

        d. all of the above are advantages of using a bar chart to analyze customer profitability

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Bear Company has the following information:

 

                Month                    Budgeted Purchases

                January                  $26,800

                February                29,000

                March                    30,520

                April                       29,480

                May                        27,680

 

Purchases are paid for in the following manner:

                10 percent in the month of purchase

                50 percent in the month after purchase

                40 percent two months after purchase

 

(6) 2. What is the expected Accounts Payable balance as of May 31?

        a. $11,792

        b. $24,912

        c. $36,704

        d. $2,948

 

(22) 3. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

        a. A centralized structure does not empower employees to handle customer complaints directly.

        b. A decentralized structure forces top management to lose some control over the organization.

        c. Decentralization slows responsiveness to local needs for decision making.

        d. The extent to which decisions are pushed downward and the types of decisions which are pushed down provide a measure of the level of centralization/decentralization in an organization.

 

(9) 4. Deano Martini Company, has the following information for the current year:

 

                Beginning fixed manufacturing overhead in inventory                 $95,000

                Fixed manufacturing overhead in production                                 75,000

                Ending fixed manufacturing overhead in inventory                       25,000

                Beginning variable manufacturing overhead in inventory            10,000

                Variable manufacturing overhead in production                            50,000

                Ending variable manufacturing overhead in inventory                 15,000

 

What would be the total difference between operating incomes under absorption costing and variable costing?

        a. $70,000

        b. $50,000

        c. $40,000

        d. $5,000

 

(22)5. Division A sells soybean paste internally to Division B, which, in turn, produces soybean burgers that sell for $5 per pound. Division A incurs costs of $0.75 per pound, while Division B incurs additional costs of $2.50 per pound. What is Division A's operating income per pound, assuming the transfer price of the soybean paste is set at $1.25 per pound?

        a. $0.500

        b. $0.875

        c. $1.250

        d. $1.625
 
Use the information below to answer the following questions.

American Company produces flags. The company uses the following direct cost categories:

 

                                Category                Standard Inputs                   Std. Cost for 1output per input

                Direct Materials                                    2.00                                         $12.50

                Direct Labor                                          0.70                                            9.50

                Direct Marketing                                  0.27                                            5.50

 

Actual performance and budgeted performance for the company is shown below:

 

                                                                                ACTUAL

                Actual output: (in units)                     3,000

Direct Materials:

                Materials costs                                     $89,700

                Input purchased and used                 11,500

                Actual price per input                         $13.00

Direct Manufacturing Labor:

                Labor costs                                           $28,500

                Labor-hours of input                           4,750

                Actual price per hour                          $10.00

Direct Marketing Labor:

                Labor costs                                           $12,000

                Labor-hours of input                           2,500

                Actual price per hour                          $8.00

 

(7) 6. What is the combined total of the flexible budget variances?

        a. $30,795.00 unfavorable

        b. $29,700.00 unfavorable

        c. $23,550.00 unfavorable

        d. $22,545.00 favorable

 

(23) 7. Which of the following statements is true?

        a. The economic, legal, political, social and cultural environments differ across countries.

        b. Governments in some countries may impose controls and limit selling prices of a company's products.

        c. Because of advances in telecommunications and transportation, the availability of materials and skilled labor does not differ significantly across countries.

        d. both a and b are correct
 

(16) 8. A reason for a manager to be cautious when deciding to drop customers based upon customer profitability profiles include:

        a. Short-run customer profitability (or unprofitability) may be different from long-run profitability

        b. Fixed costs may be incorrectly assigned to a customer(s)

        c. Some customers may be excellent long-run prospects for additional business

        d. both a and c are correct

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Computer Monitors, Inc., currently sells 17" monitors for $270. It has costs of $210. A competitor is bringing a new 17" monitor to market that will sell for $225. Management believes it must lower the price to $225 to compete in the market for 17" monitors. Marketing believes that the new price will cause sales to increase by 10 percent, even with a new competitor in the market. Computer Monitor, Inc.'s sales are currently 10,000 monitors per year.

 

(12) 9. What is the change in operating income if marketing is correct and only the sales price is changed?

        a. $165,000

        b. $45,000

        c. $(165,000)

        d. $(435,000)

 

(22) 10. Which of the different transfer-pricing methods preserves sub-unit autonomy?

        a. Market based pricing

        b. cost based pricing

        c. negotiated pricing

        d. both a and c.
 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Sandy Company manufactures three sizes of chairs: small, medium and large. Potential sales include 100 small chairs, 120 medium chairs, and 100 large chairs. The maximum machine-hours available is 6,000 per week. Product information is provided below.

                                                                   Small    Medium    Large

                Unit selling price                      $150        $250        $500

                Unit manufacturing costs:

                Variable                                      (60)        (120)       (200)

                Fixed                                           (40)         (50)        (120)

                Unit gross profit                        $50          $80         $180

                Machine-hours per unit             20            40           100

Variable selling and administrative expenses are $30 per unit for all products. Fixed manufacturing costs of $30,000 are assigned at the rate of $2.50 per machine-hour.

 

(11) 11. How many of each product should be produced per month using the short-run strategy?

               Small    Medium    Large

        a.        0            120           12

        b.      100            0             40

        c.      100          100            0

        d.      100           20            40

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Ceylon Tea Products has an exclusive contract with British Distributors. Two brands of teas are imported, Calamine and Ceylon, and sold to retail outlets. The monthly budget for the contract is based on a combination of last year's performance, a forecast of general industry sales, and the company's expected share of the U.S. market for imported tea. The following information is provided for the month of May:

 

                                                                Budgeted                               Actual

                                                                Calamine Ceylon                  Calamine Ceylon

                                Price per lb.           $2.00       $3.00                       $2.50       $2.50

                Variable cost per lb.               1.00         1.50                         1.00         2.00

                                Cont. margin         $1.00       $1.50                       $1.50       $0.50

 

                                Sales (in lbs.)        2,000       1,500                       1,700       1,800

                                Budgeted fixed costs are $1,750.                       Actual fixed costs are $2,000.

 

(16) 12. Ceylon Tea Products has an exclusive contract with British Distributors. Two brands of teas are imported, Calamine and Ceylon, and sold to retail outlets. The monthly budget for the contract is based on a combination of last year's performance, a forecast of general industry sales, and the company's expected share of the U.S. market for imported tea. The following information is provided for the month of May:

 

                                                                Budgeted                               Actual

                                                                Calamine Ceylon                  Calamine Ceylon

                                Price per lb.           $4.00       $6.00                       $5.00       $5.00

                Variable cost per lb.               2.00         3.00                         2.00         4.50

                                Cont. margin         $2.00       $3.00                       $3.00       $0.50

 

                                Sales (in lbs.)        4,000       3,000                       3,400       3,600

                                Budgeted fixed costs are $3,500.                       Actual fixed costs are $4,000.

 

What is the total flexible budget variance?

        a. $3,400 favorable

        b. $9,000 unfavorable

        c. $3,800 unfavorable

        d. $5,600 unfavorable
 

(3) 13. Assuming a constant mix of 3 units of Small for every 1 unit of Large, a selling price of $21.60 for Small and $28.80 for Large, variable costs per unit of $14.40 for Small and $16.80 for Large, and total fixed costs of $53,760, the break-even point in units would be

        a. 4,800 units of Small and 1,600 units of Large.

        b. 1,200 units of Small and 400 units of Large.

        c. 1,600 units of Small and 4,800 units of Large.

        d. 40,320 units of Small and 13,440 units of Large.

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Osborne Enterprises is developing its budgets for 19x5 and, for the first time, will use the Kaizen approach. The initial 19x5 income statement, based on static data from 19x4, is as follows:

 

                                                              Sales (84,000 units)         $504,000

                                                    Less: cost of goods sold           336,000

                                                                         Gross margin         $168,000

Operating expenses (includes $33,600 of depreciation)           134,400

                                                                            Net income           $33,600

 

Selling prices for 19x5 are expected to increase by 8 percent, and sales volume in units will decrease by 10 percent. The cost of goods sold as estimated by the Kaizen approach will decline by 10 percent per unit. Other than depreciation, all other operating costs are expected to decline by 5 percent.

 

(6) 14. What is the budgeted gross margin for 19x5?

        a. $217,728

        b. $168,000

        c. $33,600

        d. $88,368

 

(16) 15. A company could have a favorable sales-mix variance and a favorable sales-quantity variance (in that order) because:

        a. the actual sales mix has more of the higher margin product, and the total quantity sold exceeds the budgeted amount.

        b. the actual sales mix has more of the higher margin product, while the average price received for the total quantity sold exceeds the budgeted amount.

        c. the actual sales mix does not matter , if the total quantity sold exceeds the budgeted amount at a per unit price in excess of the budgeted price.

        d. the actual sales mix has more of the higher margin product, and the total quantity sold is less than the budgeted amount.

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

The Appliance Store sells two appliances as a single package – a freezer and a refrigerator.

 

                freezer unit price.......................................................................... $375

                refrigerator unit price.................................................................. $825

                the two sell as a package for.................................................. $1,000

                stand-alone revenues for the freezers.............................. $775,000

                stand-alone revenues for the refrigerators................... $1,225,000

                unit manufacturing costs for the freezer................................. $180

                unit manufacturing costs for the refrigerator......................... $620

 

(16) 16. Using the stand-alone revenue allocation method, and allocating the package revenue based upon stand-alone product revenues, the dollar amount that would be allocated to each freezer, and to each refrigerator is:

        a. $312.50 and $687.50

        b. $387.50 and $612.50

        c. $375 and $625

        d. $175 and $825

 

(6) 17. In going from the sales budget to the production budget, adjustments to the sales budget need to be made for

        a. finished goods inventories.

        b. overhead charges.

        c. direct materials inventories.

        d. sales returns and allowances.
 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Ecco Company produces Plastic balls. The company uses the following direct cost categories:

 

                Category                           Standard Inputs        Std. Cost for 1 output per input

                Direct Materials                                 2.00                   $6.25

                Direct Labor                                       0.70                     4.75

                Direct Marketing                               0.27                     2.75

 

Actual performance and budgeted performance for the company is shown below:

ACTUAL

                Actual output: (in units)                5,000

Direct Materials:

                Materials costs                            $74,750

                Input purchased and used          11,500

                Actual price per input                    $6.50

Direct Manufacturing Labor:

                Labor costs                                  $23,750

                Labor-hours of input                      4,750

                Actual price per hour                     $5.00

Direct Marketing Labor:

                Labor costs                                  $10,000

                Labor-hours of input                      2,500

                Actual price per hour                     $4.00

 

(7) 18. What is the price variance of the direct manufacturing labor and the direct marketing labor, respectively?

        a. $1,187.50 unfavorable; $3,125.00 unfavorable

        b. $1,465.75 unfavorable; $2,598.25 favorable

        c. $1,658.75 favorable; $2,668.75 unfavorable

        d. $2,085.75 unfavorable; $2,515.75 favorable

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Carter Company has two production departments, Mixing and Finishing, served by one maintenance department. Budgeted fixed costs for the maintenance department for 1998 were $30,000, and the variable cost per labor hour was $4.00. Fixed maintenance costs are assigned using long-run capacity available in hours. Other relevant data for 1998 are as follows:

 

                                                                            Mixing   Finishing

                Long-run capacity available*         18,000         12,000

                Budgeted*                                         12,000         10,500

                Actual*                                               15,000           9,000

                                *in labor hours

Actual maintenance department costs for 1998 were $36,000 fixed and $100,000 variable.

 

(5) 19. The amount of variable maintenance costs allocated to the Mixing Department should be

        a. $60,000.

        b. $72,000.

        c. $48,000.

        d. $62,500.

 

(16) 20. Which of the following is NOT one of the items that is important to managers when analyzing sales-volume variance information?

        a. whether budgeted and actual total units sold are equal

        b. whether the aggregated dollars give an overall picture of the product lines

        c. how many products were produced during the period

        d. the combination of the sales-volume variances for each product

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Singleton Company manufactures two models of pens, a standard and a deluxe model. Three activities have been identified as cost drivers and the related overhead costs ($96,000) pooled together to arrive at the following information:

 

                                                           Number of                 Number of         Number of

                                                      Product Setups           Components             DLH

                Standard                                  11                               400                       75

                Deluxe                                      14                               600                       45

                Costs per pool                    $24,000                       $57,600               $14,400

 

(5)21. What is the total amount of overhead costs assigned to the deluxe model assuming a traditional costing applying overhead costs based on direct labor hours is used?

        a. $42,600

        b. $53,400

        c. $60,000

        d. $36,000

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Jules, Inc. is in the process of evaluating its new products. A new transformer has two production runs each year, each with $10,000 in setup costs. The new transformer incurred $30,000 in development costs and is expected to be produced for three years. The direct costs of producing the transformers are $40,000 per run of 5,000 transformers. Indirect manufacturing costs charged to each run are $45,000. Destination charges for each transformer average $1.00. Customer service expenses average $0.20 per transformer. The transformers are going to sell for $25 the first year and increase by $3 each year thereafter. Sales units equal production units each year.

 

(12) 22. What is the amount of the nonrecurring costs?

        a. $6,000

        b. $30,000

        c. $36,000

        d. $96,000

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Winnie Company had the following activities, traceable costs, and physical flow of driver units:

 

Traceable Physical Flow of

                                Activities                               Costs                                      Driver Units

                Account inquiry (hours)                      $400,000                         10,000 hours

                Account billing (lines)                           280,000                    4,000,000 lines

                Account verification (accounts)          150,000                         40,000 accounts

                Correspondence (letters)                         50,000                           4,000 letters

 

The above activities are used by departments A and B as follows:

                                                                                             A                                 B

                Account inquiry (hours)                            2,000 hours                4,000 hours

                Account billing (lines)                           400,000 lines              200,000 lines

                Account verification (accounts)            10,000 accounts          8,000 accounts

                Correspondence (letters)                           1,000 letters               1,600 letters

 

(5) 23. How much of the traceable costs will be assigned to Department B?

        a. $158,000

        b. $80,000

        c. $224,000

        d. $880,000

 

(11) 24. Information gathered by accountants from past decisions may affect all of the following EXCEPT

        a. future predictions.

        b. the prediction method.

        c. hiring and firing policies.

        d. the decision model.

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Olsen, Inc. is in the process of evaluating its manufacturing overhead costs. The results for June are as follows, and Olsen uses a 4-variance analysis of its manufacturing overhead costs.

A. Budgeted direct labor-hours per unit is used to allocate variable manufacturing overhead. Fixed overhead is allocated on a per unit basis.

B. Budgeted amounts for June 19x1 are:

                Direct labor-hours:                                                                 0.30 /Unit

                Variable labor-hour overhead rate:                                  $10.00 /DLH

                Fixed manufacturing overhead:                              $300,000

                Budgeted output (denominator level output):         30,000 Units

C. Actual amounts for June 19x1 are:

                Variable manufacturing overhead:                         $170,000

                Fixed manufacturing overhead:                              $295,000

                Direct labor-hours:                                                        16,000

                Actual output:                                                               40,000

 

(8) 25. What is the variable production volume variance using 4-variance analysis?

        a. $6,750 unfavorable

        b. $3,000 unfavorable

        c. $0

        d. There is never a variable production volume variance.

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

The Phil Company currently produces boxes in an automated process. Expected production per month is 40,000 units. The required direct materials costs $1.20 per unit. Manufacturing fixed overhead costs are $192,000 per month. Manufacturing overhead is allocated based on units of production.

 

(8) 26. What is the flexible budget for 40,000 and 20,000 units, respectively?

        a. $48,000; $24,000

        b. $240,000; $216,000

        c. $244,000; $220,000

        d. $248,000; $224,000

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Duffy Company had the following activities during 19x1:

 

Direct materials:

                Beginning inventory                                  $50,000

                Purchases                                                     154,000

                Ending inventory                                          26,000

                Direct manufacturing labor                          40,000

                Manufacturing overhead                             30,000

                Ending work-in-process inventory            10,000

                Beginning work-in-process inventory         2,000

                Ending finished goods inventory              40,000

                Beginning finished goods inventory         60,000

 

(2) 27. What is Duffy's cost of goods sold during 19x1?

        a. $260,000

        b. $232,000

        c. $220,000

        d. $200,000

 

(8)28. There are two reasons why the production-volume variance is NOT a good measure of the lost production opportunity: (1) plant capacity output may be more than budgeted output, and (2)

        a. revenue factors are considered in the analysis.

        b. the costs of unused capacity reflects only cost factors.

        c. the material costs incurred due to unused capacity are included in the analysis.

        d. the costs of not fully using a capacity should reflect both spending and efficiency fac>

 

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Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Presented below is information from the records of Turkey Corporation for October:

 

                Sales                                                     $7,200,000

Salaries and Benefits:

                Selling and administrative                     800,000

                Direct manufacturing labor                 1,200,000

                Rent*                                                        800,000

                Utilities*                                                   240,000

                Advertising                                              140,000

Purchases:

                Direct materials                                     1,800,000

                Indirect materials                                       40,000

                Office supplies                                          84,000

 

Inventories:                                                         October 1             October 31

                Indirect materials                                   $100,000                 $120,000

                Office supplies                                          30,000                     36,000

                Direct materials                                        880,000                   320,000

                Finished goods                                    4,800,000                3,200,000

* Of these costs, 60 percent are assigned to manufacturing and 40 percent to selling and administration.

 

(2) 29. What is the cost of direct materials used?

        a. $2,360,000

        b. $1,800,000

        c. $2,920,000

        d. $880,000

 

(2) 30. Goods available for sale that are not in ending inventory

        a. are included in goods available for sale at the end of the year.

        b. are included in the work-in-process inventory at the end of the year.

        c. are not accounted for until the next year.

        d. are incorporated in the cost of goods sold amount.

 

(7) 31. All of the following statements about benchmarks are true EXCEPT

        a. they may be financial or nonfinancial.

        b. they may or may not be reported in an accounting system.

        c. they are not used to compute a variance.

        d. they are used to compute a performance gap.

 

(11) 32. Ferris Electrical Company purchased a machine for $50,000; current accumulated depreciation totals $20,000. Management is contemplating the purchase of a new machine for $60,000. Current disposal of the old machine would cost $30,000. What is the correct category for each item?

        a. Sunk: $50,000 cost of old machine, $20,000 accumulated depreciation

            relevant: $60,000 of new machine, $30,000 of disposal of old machine

        b. Sunk: $50,000 cost of old machine

            relevant: $60,000 cost of new machine

        c. Sunk: $50,000 cost of old machine

            relevant: $60,000 cost of new machine, $30,000 disposal of old machine

        d. Sunk: $50,000 cost of old machine, $30,000 book value of old machine

            relevant: $60,000 cost of new machine, $30,000 disposal of old machine

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions:

Bridal Shoppe sells wedding dresses. Each dress's cost may be separated as follows: selling price of $1,000 and variable costs of $400. Fixed costs are $90,000.

 

(3) 33. How many dresses are sold if the operating income is zero?

        a. 225 dresses

        b. 150 dresses

        c. 100 dresses

        d. 90 dresses

 

(8) 34. Assume that variable manufacturing overhead is allocated according to machine-hours. Clark Company expects to produce 400 cases of Product x using 400 machine-hours. Each machine hour is expected to take 10 KWH of electricity, which costs $6 per KWH. What is the maximum amount the company would be willing to pay for the new machine, based solely on spending and efficiency variances, if a new energy-efficient machine only used 8 KWH per machine-hour?

        a. $120

        b. $4,680

        c. $4,920

        d. $4,800
 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Waldorf Company has two sources of funds - long-term debt with a market and book value of $10 million issued at an interest rate of 12 percent, and equity capital that has a market value of $8 million (book value of $4 million). Waldorf Company has profit centers in the following locations, with the following operating incomes, total assets, and total liabilities. The cost of equity capital is 12 percent, while the tax rate is 25 percent.

 

                          Current Operating Income           Assets           Liabilities

                St.Louis                          $960,000          $4,000,000         $200,000

                Cedar Rapids              $1,200,000          $8,000,000         $600,000

                Wichita                        $2,040,000        $12,000,000      $1,200,000

 

(23) 35. What is the EVA for Cedar Rapids?

        a. $135,580

        b. $220,000

        c. $234,000

        d. $305,000

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

The Lamp Shade Company makes table lamps, for which the following standards have been developed:

 

                                                                     Standard Inputs          Standard Price

                                                                    Expected for Each         Expected per

                                                                      Unit of Output           Unit of Output

                Direct materials                                 20 pounds             $2 per pound

                Direct labor                                         6 hours                 $8 per hour

 

During January, production of 100 lamps was expected, but 110 lamps were actually completed.

Direct materials purchased and used were 2,100 pounds at an actual price of $2.20 per pound.

Direct labor cost for the month was $5,310, and the actual pay per hour was $9.00.

 

(7) 36. The direct-material price variance for January is

        a. $420 unfavorable.

        b. $420 favorable.

        c. $400 favorable.

        d. $400 unfavorable.
 

(7) 37. Standards represent the best expected level of performance. They are usually developed from a careful study and are expressed

        a. on a per unit basis.

        b. by a management team.

        c. through the organization's goals.

        d. through an organization's policies and procedures.

 

(4) 38. Manufacturing overhead costs incurred for the month were $50,000. Utilities were $15,000, and depreciation on the equipment was $25,000. Repairs were $10,000. Which is the correct journal entry assuming utilities and repairs were on account?

 

a.             Manufacturing Overhead Control                          50,000

                        Accounts Payable Control                                                    25,000

                        Accumulated Depreciation Control                                      25,000

b.             Manufacturing Overhead Control                          50,000

                        Accounts Payable Control                                                    50,000

c.             Manufacturing Overhead Control                          25,000

                        Accumulated Depreciation Control                                      25,000

d.             Accumulated Depreciation Control                       25,000

                Accounts Payable Control                                      25,000

                        Manufacturing Overhead Control                                        50,000

 

(10) 39. Which cost estimation method uses time-series or cross-sectional data?

        a. the account analysis method

        b. the conference method

        c. the industrial engineering method

        d. the quantitative analysis method

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

The Terrell Company uses the high-low method to estimate the cost function. The information for 19x1 is provided below:

 

                                                                                        Machine-         Labor

                                                                                           Hours            Costs

                Highest observation of cost driver                480            $10,000

                Lowest observation of cost driver                 220                7,400

 

(10) 40. What is the estimate of Terrell's cost function when 400 machine-hours are used?

        a. $4,600.00

        b. $4,993.75

        c. $5,700.00

        d. $9,200.00

 

(9) 41. Jennings and Kramer uses FIFO for inventory costing.

 

                                                           Beginning Inventory                  150 units

                                                                    Units Produced                  300 units

                                                                             Units Sold                  300 units

                       Prior year Budgeted Fixed Overhead Rate                $100/unit

                  Current year Budgeted Fixed Overhead Rate                  $88/unit

 

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the difference between absorption-costing and variable-costing operating income?

        a. Absorption-costing is $1,800 less than variable-costing operating income.

        b. Absorption-costing is $1,800 more than variable-costing operating income.

        c. Absorption-costing is $15,000 less than variable-costing operating income.

        d. Absorption-costing is $15,000 more than variable-costing operating income.

 

(22) 42. Employee absenteeism information would be an example of management control information at the:

        a. total organization level

        b. customer/market level

        c. individual-facility level

        d. individual-activity level
 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Olsen, Inc. is in the process of evaluating its manufacturing overhead costs. The results for June are as follows, and Olsen uses a 4-variance analysis of its manufacturing overhead costs.

A. Budgeted direct labor-hours per unit is used to allocate variable manufacturing overhead. Fixed overhead is allocated on

a per unit basis.

B. Budgeted amounts for June 19x1 are:

                Direct labor-hours:                                                             0.30 /Unit

                Variable labor-hour overhead rate:                              $10.00 /DLH

                Fixed manufacturing overhead:                          $300,000

                Budgeted output (denominator level output):     30,000 Units

C. Actual amounts for June 19x1 are:

                Variable manufacturing overhead:                     $170,000

                Fixed manufacturing overhead:                          $295,000

                Direct labor-hours:                                                    16,000

                Actual output:                                                           40,000

 

(8) 43. What are the fixed efficiency and the fixed production volume variances, respectively, using 4-variance analysis?

        a. no efficiency variance, $100,000 favorable

        b. $0, $100,000 unfavorable

        c. $25,250 favorable, $99,999 unfavorable

        d. $25,250 unfavorable, $99,999 favorable

 

Use the information below to answer the following questions.

Alexander's incurred the following expenses during 19x1:

                Fixed manufacturing overhead                             $45,000

                Fixed nonmanufacturing costs                             $35,000

                Unit selling price                                                          $100

                Total unit cost                                                                $40

                Fixed manufacturing overhead rate                             $20

                Units produced                                                           1,340 units

 

(9) 44. What will be the break-even point in units if absorption costing is used?

        a. 1,330 units

        b. 1,000 units

        c. 887 units

        d. 563 units
 

(22) 45. Section 482 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code governing the taxation of multinational transfer pricing recognizes that transfer prices can be:

        a. market based

        b. negotiated

        c. cost-plus based

        d. both a and c.

 

Answers

1. b

2. c

($27,680 x 0.9) + ($29,480 x 0.4) = $36,704

3. c

4. a

$95,000 - $25,000 = $70,000

5. a

$1.25 - 0.75 = $0.50

6. a

                                                Actual Results      Flex. Bud.               Variances

Direct Materials                    $89,700                   $75,000.00              $14,700.00 U

Direct Mfg. Labor                28,500                     19,950.00                8,550.00 U

Direct Marketing Labor       12,000                     4,455.00                  7,545.00 U

                                                                                                                $30,795.00 U

7. d

8. d

9. d

[10,000 x ($270 - $210)] – [11,000 x ($225 - $210)] = $435,000

10. d

11. b

(100 x 20) + (40 x 100) = 6,000

Small Large Total machine hrs.

12. d

                Calamine = 3(3,400) - 2(3,400) = $10,200 - $6,800 = $3,400 F

                Ceylon = (0.5)$3,600 - $3,600(3)                         = $9,000 U

                                                                                                $5,600 Unfavorable

13. a

                                                                Small       Large

                                                Sales       $21.60     $28.80

                                Variable costs       14.40       16.80

                Contribution margin            $7.20       $12.00

                                Sales mix                x 3           x 1

Contribution margin per mix               $21.60     $12.00

 

Total contribution margin per mix = $21.60 + $12.00 = $33.60

Break-even point in composite units = $53,760/$33.60 = 1,600

Small: 1,600 x 3 = 4,800 units

Large: 1,600 x 1 = 1,600 units

14. a

(84,000 x.9) x ($6.00 x 1.08) - (84,000 x.9) x ($4.00 x.9) = $217,728

15. a

16. b

Freezer $775,000/$1,200,000 x $1,000 = $387.50

Refrigerator $1,225,000/$2,000,000 x $1,000 = $612.50

17. a

18. a

Mfg. Labor ($5.00 - $4.75) x 4,750 = $1,187.50 unfavorable

Mkt. Labor ($4.00 - $2.75) x 2,500 = $3,125.00 unfavorable

19. a

$4 x 15,000 = $60,000

20. c

21. d

[96,000 / (75 + 45)] x 45 = $36,000

22. b

The only nonrecurring cost is the development costs of $30,000.

23. c

                ($400,000/10,000) x 4,000     = $160,000

($280,000/4,000,000) x 200,000            = 14,000

                ($150,000/40,000) x 8,000     = 30,000

                ($50,000/4,000) x 1,600         = 20,000

                                                                $224,000

24. c

25. d

26. b

($1.20 x 40,000) + $192,000 = $240,000

($1.20 x 20,000) + $192,000 = $216,000

27. a

$60,000 + $240,000 - $40,000 = $260,000

28. b

29. a

$880,000 + $1,800,000 - $320,000 = $2,360,000

30. d

31. c

32. c

33. b

$1,000N - $400N - $90,000 = 0; $600N = $90,000; N = 150 dresses

34. d

BVOHR = 10 KWH/MH x $6 /KWH = $60 per MH

AVOHR = 8 KWH/MH x $6 /KWH = $48 per MH

VOH Flexible Variance = ($60 - $48) x 400 MH = $4,800 favorable

35. a

36. a

($2.20 - $2.00) x 2,100 = $420 unfavorable

37. a

38. a

$25,000 and $15,000 + $10,000 as given

39. d

40. d

y = $5,200 + ($10 x 400) = $9,200

41. a

[(150 + 300 - 300) x $88] - (150 x $100) = $(1,800)

42. c

43. a

(30,000 - 40,000) x $10 = $100,000 favorable

44. c

Break-even units N = [($45,000 + $35,000) + [$20 x (N - 1,340)]

 

($100 - $20)

N = ($80,000 + $20N - $26,800)/$80

$80N = $53,200 + $20N       

N = 887 units

45. d

 

 

 

WORK CITED

 

Peter Chalos. “Sample Multiple Choice Exam Accounting 326”. www.uic.edu/~pchalos . Retrieved 21 February 2001.