Exam 4: Activity-Based Costing, lean Production, and the Costs of Quality

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When calculating the total amount of manufacturing overhead to allocate to a particular job,the company would multiply each departmental overhead rate by ___________ and then _________ together the allocated amounts from each department.

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Refined costing systems can be used to allocate ANY indirect costs to ANY cost objects.

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Appraisal costs are incurred to detect poor-quality goods or services.

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If a company uses departmental overhead allocation rates,then the amount of manufacturing overhead allocated to the job is equal to the plantwide overhead rate multiplied by the actual use of the cost allocation base.

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Which of the following pertains to a lean production system?

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Production loss caused by downtime is an example of what type of cost?

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What is the first step in developing an ABC system?

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Bond Industries uses departmental overhead rates to allocate its manufacturing overhead to jobs.The company has two departments: Assembly and Sanding.The Assembly Department uses a departmental overhead rate of $20 per machine hour,while the Sanding Department uses a departmental overhead rate of $15 per direct labor hour.Job 542 used the following direct labor hours and machine hours in the two departments: Actual results Assembly Department Sanding Department Direct labor hours used 4 3 Machine hours used 9 5 The cost for direct labor is $25 per direct labor hour and the cost of the direct materials used by Job 542 is $1,200. - What was the total cost of Job 542 if Bond Industries used the departmental overhead rates to allocate manufacturing overhead?

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Machine set-up would be considered a batch-level cost.

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Which of the following is MOST likely to be the cost driver for the packaging and shipping activity?

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PD Company has reengineered its production process and should now review and potentially revise its activity-based costing system.

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Which term below best describes the quality cost category for "cost to re-inspect reworked food processors"?

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Costs incurred to detect poor quality goods and services refer to:

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Unit-level activities and costs are incurred once for every batch.

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The benefits of adopting ABC/ABM are higher for companies in more competitive markets.

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The benefits of using the ABC costing system are higher if the company:

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Costs incurred to avoid poor quality goods or services are considered:

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Which term below best describes the quality cost category for "lost profits from lost sales"?

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Product testing is a prevention cost.

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The cost of evaluating potential raw material suppliers is an example of a(n):

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