AFM481 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Activity-Based Costing
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1.If there is a change in the level of the number of unitsproduced:
a.fixed costs per unit will be the same and variable costs per unitwill change.
b.fixed and variable costs per unit will change.
c.fixed and variable costs per unit will remain the same.
d.fixed costs per unit will change and variable costs per unit willbe the same.
2.Which of the following will decrease a companyâs breakevenpoint?
A) Decreasing the contribution margin per unit.
B) Increasing the variable cost per unit.
C) Increasing the total fixed costs.
D) Increasing the selling price per unit.
3.In generating cost information fordetermining whether or not to delete a product line, the mostimportant distinction to identify is: | ||
A) | direct versus indirect costs | |
B) | fixed versus variable costs | |
C) | manufacturing versus non-manufacturing costs | |
D) | avoidable versus unavoidable costs |
4.Which of the following is the proper sequence in anactivity-based costing system?
A) Identification of cost drivers, identification ofcost pools, calculation of cost application rates, assignment ofcost to products.
B) Identification of cost pools, identification of costdrivers, calculation of cost application rates, assignment of costto products.
C) Assignment of cost to products, identification ofcost pools, identification of cost drivers, calculation of costapplication rates,.
D) Calculation of cost application rates,identification of cost drivers, identification of cost pools,assignment of cost to products.
5.Which of the following statements is true?
A) A traditional volume-based system based on directlabor generally undercosts high volume product lines.
B) In a traditional volume-based costing system basedon direct labor, low volume products generally subsidize highvolume products.
C) An activity-based costing system generallyundercosts low-volume, complex product lines.
D) A traditional volume-based costing system based ondirect labor generally undercosts low-volume, complex productlines.
6.Hamilton Company applies overhead based on direct labor hours.At the beginning of 2005, the company estimated that manufacturingoverhead would be $700,000, and direct labor hours would be 10,000.Actual overhead by the conclusion of 2005 amounted to $800,000 andactual direct labor hours were 14,000. On the basis of thisinformation, Horton's 2005 predetermined overhead rate is:
A) $50.00
B) $70.00
C) $80.00
D) $57.14
Lettuce Serve manufactures a variety of specialty salad dressings. Production runs are both high-volume and low-volume activities, depending on customer orders. Presented is Lettuce Serve's 2017 general manufacturing costs (manufacturing overhead) and each cost's related activity cost driver.
Level | Total Cost | Units of Cost Driver | |
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Unit | $ 500,000 | 10,000 machine hours | |
Batch | 50,000 | 500 customer orders | |
Product | 100,000 | 25 products |
Their cranberry vinaigrette dressing required 3,000 machine hours to fill 10 customer orders for a total of 8,000 units.
(a) Assuming all manufacturing overhead is estimated and predicted on the basis of machine hours, determine the predicted total overhead costs to produce the 8,000 units of cranberry vinaigrette.
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(b) Assuming manufacturing overhead is estimated and predicted using separate rates for machine hours, customer orders, and products (a multiple-level cost hierarchy), determine the predicted total overhead costs to produce the 8,000 units of cranberry vinaigrette.
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(c) Calculate the error in predicting manufacturing overhead using machine hours versus using multiple cost drivers. Indicate whether the use of only machine hours results in overpredicting or underpredicting the costs to produce 8,000 units of cranberry vinaigrette.
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(d) Determine the error in the prediction of cranberry vinaigrette batch-level costs resulting from the use of only machine hours. Indicate whether the use of only machine hours results in overpredicting or underpredicting the batch-level costs of cranberry vinaigrette.
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(e) Determine the error in the prediction of cranberry vinaigrette product-level costs resulting from the use of only machine hours. Indicate whether the use of only machine hours results in overpredicting or underpredicting the product-level costs of cranberry vinaigrette.
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