Question 1

When analyzing period end variance reports, if a variance amount is small the manager should

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A) consider the variance within normal terms and ignore it for that period. 
B) combine all such small variances and if they show a larger variance, investigate them then. 
C) consider investigating the variance as there may be undetected swings in the intervening period that require investigation. 
D) focus his or her attention on more material variances.

Question 2

If the labour quantity variance is unfavourable and the cause is inefficient use of direct labour, the responsibility rests with the

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A) sales department. 
B) production department. 
C) budget office. 
D) controller's department.

Question 3

A favourable variance

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A) is an indication that the company is not operating in an optimal manner. 
B) implies a positive result if quality control standards are met. 
C) implies a positive result if standards are flexible. 
D) means that standards are too loosely specified.

Question 4

EKPN Co.produces wooden boxes.The company's standards per box require 6 boards, each costing $10 per board, and half of an hour of direct labour.The standard labour rate is $15 per hour.In August, EKPN Co.Purchased 12,000 boards for a total cost of $123,000.It used 11,500 boards to manufacture 1,900 boxes.Total labour hours were 1,000 hours, and total labour costs were $16,250.What was the materials price variance for August?

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A) $3,000 F 
B) $3,000 U 
C) $ 8,000 F 
D) $8,000 U

Question 5

The spending variance relates to

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A) fixed overhead costs. 
B) variable overhead costs. 
C) both fixed and variable overhead costs. 
D) all manufacturing costs.

Question 6

Which of the following is true?

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A) In developing a standard cost for direct materials, a price factor and a quantity factor must be considered. 
B) A direct labour price standard is frequently called the direct labour efficiency standard. 
C) The standard predetermined overhead rate must be based on direct labour hours as the standard activity index. 
D) The direct materials price standard should be based on the production department's best estimate of the cost of raw material.

Question 7

Use the following information for questions
A company developed the following per-unit standards for its product: 5 kilograms of direct materials at $3 per kilogram.Last month, 1,000 kilograms of direct materials were purchased for $2,900.Also last month, 700 kilograms of direct materials were used to produce 135 units.
-What was the direct materials quantity variance for last month?

Accepted Answer

A) $75 unfavourable 
B) $75 favourable 
C) $900 unfavourable 
D) $900 favourable

Question 8

Standard cost + price variance + quantity variance = budgeted cost.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Under a standard costing system, the materials price variance is recorded

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A) at the end of the accounting period. 
B) when materials are purchased. 
C) when materials are issued to production. 
D) at the beginning of the accounting period.

Question 10

The budgeted overhead costs for standard hours allowed and the overhead costs applied to the product are the same amount

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A) for both variable and fixed overhead costs. 
B) only when standard hours allowed is less than normal capacity. 
C) for variable overhead costs. 
D) for fixed overhead costs.

Question 11

The standard rate of pay is $15 per direct labour hour.If the actual direct labour payroll was $58,800 for 4,000 direct labour hours worked, the direct labour price (rate)variance is

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A) $1,200 unfavourable. 
B) $1,200 favourable. 
C) $1,500 unfavourable. 
D) $1,500 favourable.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) A standard cost is more accurate than a budgeted cost. 
B) A standard is a unit amount. 
C) In concept, standards and budgets are essentially the same. 
D) The standard cost of a product is equivalent to the budgeted cost per unit of product.

Question 13

Which of the following would generally not be a cause to adjust standard cost rates in a service industry?

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A) wage rate increase for the cleaners 
B) electricity charges from the municipality 
C) salary increases for management 
D) cleaning supplies increases from suppliers

Question 14

Income statements prepared internally for management often show cost of goods sold at standard cost and variances are

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A) separately disclosed. 
B) deducted as other expenses and revenues. 
C) added to cost of goods sold. 
D) closed directly to retained earnings.

Question 15

Variance reports are

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A) external financial reports. 
B) Revenue Canada tax reports. 
C) internal reports for management. 
D) all of these.

Question 16

The perspectives included in the balanced scorecard approach include all of the following except the

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A) internal process perspective. 
B) capacity utilization perspective. 
C) learning and growth perspective. 
D) customer perspective.

Question 17

If standard cost reports emphasize meeting predetermined standards

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A) there should be non-financial performance measures available to management to supplement the cost reports. 
B) management can control the department properly with standard cost reports. 
C) the budget process should be sufficient to support management's performance. 
D) all members of the team will be able to properly identify critical variance issues.

Question 18

The direct labour quantity standard is sometimes called the direct labour

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A) volume standard. 
B) effectiveness standard. 
C) efficiency standard. 
D) quality standard.

Question 19

Use the following information for questions 
Bridgeware Company has a materials price standard of $2.50 per kilogram.Four thousand kilograms of materials were purchased at $2.40 a kilogram.The actual quantity of materials used was 3,500 kilograms, although the standard quantity allowed for the output was 3,400 kilograms.
-Bridgeware Company's materials quantity variance is

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A) $250 U. 
B) $250 F. 
C) $340 F. 
D) $340 U.

Question 20

One problem with standard cost reports is

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A) they can only be read effectively by trained accountants. 
B) they are often prepared well after the events that give rise to them. 
C) not everyone in the organization can agree on their use. 
D) they allow for shareholders to ask difficult questions from management.

Exam 12: Standard Costs and Balanced Scorecard