Exam 2: An Introduction to Cost Terms and Purposes

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Whippany manufacturing wants to estimate costs for each product they produce at its Troy plant.The Troy plant produces three products at this plant,and runs two flexible assembly lines.Each assembly line can produce all three products. Required: a.Classify each of the following costs as either direct or indirect for each product. b.Classify each of the following costs as either fixed or variable with respect to the number of units produced of each product. Direct Indirect Fixed Variable Assembly line labor wages \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ Plant manager's wages \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ Depreciation on the assembly line equipment \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ Component parts for the product \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ Wages of security personnel for the factory \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_

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An actual cost is ________.

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A company is considering buying a product at $15 per unit,the in-house manufacturing of the same product is $17.The fixed cost per unit is $3 is included in the $17 in-house product manufacturing cost.What should the company do in this scenario?

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Which of the following is a period cost?

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Cost of goods sold refers to the products brought to completion,whether they were started before or during the current accounting period.

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Pederson Company reported the following: Manufacturing costs \ 2,000,000 Units manufactured 50,000 Units sold 47,000 units sold for \ 75 per unit Beginning inventory 0 units What is the amount of gross profit margin?

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Cost allocation is ________.

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Answer the following questions using the information below: Zephyr Apparels is a clothing retailer. Unit costs associated with one of its products, Product DCT121, are as follows: Direct materials \ 70 Direct manufacturing labor 20 Variable manufacturing overhead 15 Fixed manufacturing overhead 32 Sales commissions ( 2\% of sales) 5 Administrative salaries 16 Total \ 158 -What are the indirect nonmanufacturing variable costs per unit associated with Product DCT121?

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A unit cost is also called an average cost.

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The broader the cost object definition,higher the proportion of direct costs are of total costs.

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The list of representative cost drivers in the right column below are randomized with respect to the list of functions in the left column.That is,they do not match. Function Representative Cost Driver 1. Purchasing A. Number of employees 2. Billing B. Number of shipments 3. Shipping C. Number of customers 4. Computer Support D. Number of invoices 5. Personnel E. Number of desktop computers 6. Customer Service F. Number of purchase orders Required: Match each business function with its representative cost driver. Function Insert letter of appropriate driver (A through F) 1. Purchasing 2. Billing 3. Shipping 4. Computer Support 5. Personnel 6. Customer Service

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Answer the following questions using the information below: Zephyr Apparels is a clothing retailer. Unit costs associated with one of its products, Product DCT121, are as follows: Direct materials \ 70 Direct manufacturing labor 20 Variable manufacturing overhead 15 Fixed manufacturing overhead 32 Sales commissions (2\% of sales) 5 Administrative salaries 16 Total \ 158 -What are the inventoriable costs per unit associated with Product DCT121?

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Lucas Manufacturing has three cost objects that it uses to accumulate costs for its manufacturing plants.They are: Cost object \#1: The physical buildings and equipment Cost object \#2: The use of buildings and equipment Cost object \#3: The availability and use of manufacturing labor The following manufacturing overhead cost categories are found in the accounting records: a. Depreciation on buildings and equipment b. Lubricants for machines c. Property insurance d. Supervisors salaries e. Fringe benefits f. Property taxes g. Utilities Required: Assign each of the above costs to the most appropriate cost object.

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Leslie Manufacturing reported the following: Revenue \ 450,000 Beginning inventory of direct materials, January 1, 2015 20,000 Purchases of direct materials 156,000 Ending inventory of direct materials, December 31, 2015 18,000 Direct manufacturing labor 21,000 Indirect manufacturing costs 42,000 Beginning inventory of finished goods, January 1, 2015 40,000 Cost of goods manufactured 114,000 Ending inventory of finished goods, December 31, 2015 45,000 Operating costs 150,000 What is Leslie's operating income?

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Helmer Sporting Goods Company manufactured 100,000 units in 2015 and reported the following costs: Sandpaper \ 32,000 Leasing costs-plant \ 384,000 Materials handling 320,000 Depreciation-quipment 224,000 Coolants \& lubricants 22,400 Property taxes-equipment 32,000 Indirect manufacturing labor 275,200 Fire insurance-equipment 16,000 Direct manufacturing labor 2,176,000 Direct material purchases 3,136,000 Direct materials, 1/1/15 384,000 Direct materials, 12/31/15 275,200 Finished goods, 1/1/15 672,000 Sales revenue 12,800,000 Finished goods, 12/31/15 1,280,000 Sales commissions 640,000 Work-in-process, 1/1/15 96,000 Sales salaries 576,000 Work-in-process, 12/31/15 64,000 Advertising costs 480,000 Administration costs 800,000 Required: a.What is the amount of direct materials used during 2015? b.What manufacturing costs were added to WIP during 2015? c.What is cost of goods manufactured for 2015? d.What is cost of goods sold for 2015?

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The income statement of a service-sector firm reports ________.

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The cost of electricity used in the production of multiple products would be classified as a indirect cost.

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Dave Rigby is paid $30 an hour for straight-time and $40 an hour for overtime.One week he worked 45 hours,which included 5 hours of overtime,and 3 hours of idle time caused by material shortages.What is the direct labor cost incurred to the company?

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For merchandising companies,inventoriable costs include ________.

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An appropriate cost driver for shipping costs might be the number of units shipped.

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