COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION A (Chapters 1 - 4) Problem A - I — Multiple Choice (20 points) Circle the one best answer. 1. Cost of goods manufactured during a period is obtained by taking the total manufacturing costs incurred during the period and adding and subtracting the following inventories: Adding Subtracting a. Beginning finished goods inventory Ending finished goods inventory b. Beginning work in process inventory Ending finished goods inventory c. Beginning raw materials
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CHAPTER 5 Activity-Based Management and Activity-Based Costing Questions 1. Activity-based management is a management approach that associates the activities executed by an organization with the value customers derive from products. Efficiency and effectiveness are achieved by reducing the level of activities that do not create value for the customer and by improving execution of activities that do create customer value. Specific tools beneath the ABM umbrella include activity
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suffering from declining sales. Category retailers have become powerful and are able to dictate practically all terms to suppliers. Large chain retail manufacturers are constantly squeezing costs forcing manufacturers to keep selling prices low in order to remain competitive. 2. Clearwater maintains a Cost of Quality report, but results of the report are not tracked or analyzed. 3. Clearwater does not currently have the required internal business
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paper in the spaces provided. 3) Read the questions carefully. If you need to make any assumptions you must state them in order to receive credit. 4) This exam consists of the following: a) 20 true and false questions worth 1 point each for a total of 20 points. b) 8 critical thinking problems worth 10 points each for a total of 80 points. **5). In order to receive partial credit on the problems you will need to show your calculations, True and False (1 point each) | Problems
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Harvard Business School Publishing Case Map for Horngren, Foster & Datar: Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis, 10th Edition (Prentice Hall) This map was prepared by an experienced editor at HBS Publishing, not by a teaching professor. Faculty at Harvard Business School were not involved in analyzing the textbook or selecting the cases and articles. Every case map provides only a partial list of relevant items from HBS Publishing. To explore alternatives, or for more information on the cases
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In the example appearing on the next few pages, we will trace how costs flow through Reeder Company’s job-order costing system. 1. Summary journal entries for the year for Reeder Company appear below: a. Raw materials were purchased on account for $150,000. Raw Materials 150,000 Accounts Payable 150,000 b. Raw materials that cost $160,000 were issued from the storeroom for use in production. Of this total, $136,000 was for direct materials and $24,000 for indirect materials. Work
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Oracle® Inventory Consigned Inventory from Supplier Process Guide Release 12 Part No. B31583-01 December 2006 Oracle Inventory Consigned Inventory from Supplier Process Guide, Release 12 Part No. B31583-01 Copyright © 2003, 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved. Primary Author: Susan Saperstein Contributing Author: Greg Comlish, Janardhan Gidijala, John Salvini, Lina Valesquez The Programs (which include both the software and documentation) contain proprietary information; they are provided
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Chapter 8—Absorption and Variable Costing, and Inventory Management TRUE/FALSE 1. Variable costing and absorption costing income statements may differ because of their treatment of fixed factory overhead. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Difficulty: Easy OBJ: LO: 8-1 NAT: BUSPROG: Analytic STA: AICPA: FN-Measurement | IMA: Performance Measurement | ACBSP: APC-27-Managerial Accounting Features/Costs KEY: Bloom's: Knowledge NOT: 1 min. 2. Inventory costs under variable costing include only direct materials, direct
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like competitors and management accounting contributes not only strategy developing also critically evaluates the current strategy of any organisation. In addition, management accountant can assist to control costs by implementing activity based costing methods, offer competitive pricing, budgeting process etc. Also, by applying benchmarking process, management accountant can discover strengths and weakness of Jessop ltd and way to overcome these weaknesses and keep their steady growth by exploiting
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* Not emphasizing the importance of realistic project cost estimates from the outset. IT project cost estimates are low to start with or based on unclear project requirements. * Many IT professionals think that preparing cost estimates is a job for accountants when in fact, it is a very demanding and important skill that project managers need to acquire. * Many IT projects involve new technology or business processes that involve untested products and inherent risks. Project cost management
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