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Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. When a company can identify more than one cost driver for a particular cost, it should use the cost driver with the strongest cause-and-effect relationship to the cost. Availability and cost of information are likely to influence a company's choice of cost drivers. A company should never use a cost driver unless there is a strong causal relationship between the cost and the cost driver. Different cost drivers almost always give about the same results when a cost is allocated to cost objects. In allocating costs among departments, a company must consider how department managers are likely to respond.

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Sheddon Industries produces two products.The products' identified costs are as follows:  Product A  Product B  Direct materials$20,000$15,000 Direct labor12,00024,000\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Product A }&\text { Product B }\\ \text { Direct materials} &\$20,000&\$15,000\\ \text { Direct labor} &12,000&24,000\\\end{array} The company's overhead costs of $108,000 are allocated based on labor cost.Assume 4,000 units of product A and 5,000 units of Product B are produced.What amount of production costs would be assigned to Product A? (Do not round intermediate calculations.)


A) $36,000
B) $111,000
C) $68,000
D) None of the answers are correct.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Danforth Manufacturing Company uses a cost-plus pricing strategy.At the beginning of the year,Danforth estimated that total annual fixed overhead costs would amount to $60,000.Further,Danforth estimated that the annual volume of production would be 1,000 units of product.Based on these estimates,Danforth computed a predetermined overhead rate that was used to allocate overhead cost to the products made throughout the year.As predicted,the actual volume of production amounted to 1,000 units of product.However,actual fixed overhead costs amounted to $56,000.Based on this information alone:


A) a lower than appropriate selling price was assigned to products during the year.
B) a higher than appropriate selling price was assigned to products during the year.
C) the correct selling price was assigned to products during the year.
D) the answer cannot be determined from the information provided.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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At the beginning of the year,Rangle Company expected to incur $54,000 of overhead costs in producing 6,000 units of product.The direct material cost is $20 per unit of product.Direct labor cost is $30 per unit.During January,600 units were produced.The total cost of the units made in January was:


A) $30,000
B) $5,400
C) $35,400
D) None of the answers are correct.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The direct method of allocating service department costs does not take into account the fact that service departments often provide assistance to other service departments.

A) True
B) False

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All of the following are examples of indirect costs that can be classified as being variable costs except:


A) Utilities.
B) Material handling costs.
C) Production supervisor salaries.
D) Transportation costs.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The following information was gathered for Company J,a manufacturing company with three departments,A,B,and C: Manufacturing supplies cost is expected to be $300,000.Possible cost drivers are direct labor hours,direct materials cost,and number of units completed and sold.The three departments have varying amounts for these items.  Departrnent A  Department B  Departrnent C  Direct labor hours 15,00040,00045,000 Direct materials cost $500,000$2,500,000$2,000,000 # of units expected to be  completed and sold 80,00030,00040,000\begin{array}{lrrr}& \text { Departrnent A } & \text { Department B } & \text { Departrnent C } \\ \text { Direct labor hours } & 15,000& 40,000 & 45,000 \\\text { Direct materials cost } & \$ 500,000 & \$ 2,500,000 & \$ 2,000,000 \\\text { \# of units expected to be } \\\text { completed and sold } & 80,000 &30,000 &40,000\end{array} Based on this information,indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.  The following information was gathered for Company J,a manufacturing company with three departments,A,B,and C: Manufacturing supplies cost is expected to be $300,000.Possible cost drivers are direct labor hours,direct materials cost,and number of units completed and sold.The three departments have varying amounts for these items.   \begin{array}{lrrr} & \text { Departrnent A } & \text { Department B } & \text { Departrnent C } \\  \text { Direct labor hours } & 15,000& 40,000 & 45,000 \\ \text { Direct materials cost } & \$ 500,000 & \$ 2,500,000 & \$ 2,000,000 \\ \text { \# of units expected to be }  \\ \text { completed and sold } & 80,000 &30,000 &40,000 \end{array}  Based on this information,indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

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Indirect costs should not be pooled unless they share a common cost driver.

A) True
B) False

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Southeast Manufacturing Company has identified the following cost objects: Cost Object 1: The cost of operating the finishing department Cost Object 2: The cost of a particular product made in June Cost Object 3: The cost of operating the factory With respect to these cost objects,the cost of the salary of the supervisor of the finishing department is directly traceable to cost objects:


A) 1 and 2.
B) 2 and 3.
C) 1 and 3.
D) 1, 2, and 3.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What should a company consider when pooling indirect costs?

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Companies should only pool cos...

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Which of the following best describes the term used to assign indirect costs to a cost object?


A) Cost tracing
B) Cost allocation
C) Cost assignment
D) Cost accumulation

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Cost accumulation is used to:


A) Determine the cost of a particular cost object.
B) Identify and estimate opportunity costs.
C) Identify fixed and variable costs.
D) Set the selling price for a service.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Each indirect cost should be allocated to products individually to provide the most useful cost information.

A) True
B) False

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Humphries Construction Company builds warehouses that range in size from 12,000 to 100,000 square feet.Which of the following would not be a rational base for allocating overhead costs to the warehouses?


A) Labor hours
B) Direct material costs
C) Number of warehouses completed
D) Square footage of the warehouses

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Which of the followings statements is correct regarding direct and indirect costs?


A) Direct costs cannot easily be traced to a cost object, whereas indirect costs can be easily traced to a cost object.
B) Direct costs can be easily traced to a cost object, whereas indirect costs cannot be easily traced to a cost object.
C) Direct costs are always relevant to a particular cost decision, whereas indirect costs are never relevant to a cost decision.
D) Direct costs are never relevant to a particular cost decision, whereas indirect costs are always relevant to a cost decision.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Preston Company has three divisions.The company should consider a cost to be a direct cost of a division if:


A) It meets guidelines imposed by generally accepted accounting principles.
B) It can be traced to a division in a cost-effective manner.
C) It is a variable cost.
D) It can be allocated to a division.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Services performed by service departments for the benefit of an operating department are called interdepartmental services.

A) True
B) False

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A predetermined overhead rate is calculated using estimated or predicted cost and volume data.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following statements is false?


A) Both direct and indirect costs can be assigned to a cost object.
B) Cost drivers are often selected based on the availability of information.
C) Volume measures are good drivers for fixed overhead costs.
D) Fixed costs that do not have a definitive cost driver are allocated using an allocation base that distributes a rational share of the cost to each product.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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