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If production volume increases from 8,000 to 10,000 units,


A) total costs will increase by 20 per cent.
B) total costs will increase by 25 per cent.
C) total variable costs will increase by 25 per cent.
D) mixed and variable costs will increase by 25 per cent.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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C

Which of the following is a product cost?


A) advertising expenditures
B) insurance on the office buildings
C) depreciation of the salesmen's cars
D) depreciation of the production facilities

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Unit costs are critical for


A) valuing inventory.
B) determining net income.
C) decisions to enter a new product line.
D) all of the above.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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All of the following are product costs EXCEPT


A) direct materials.
B) direct labour.
C) manufacturing overhead.
D) selling and administrative costs.
E) none of the above.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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____ are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.


A) Direct materials
B) Product costs
C) Noninventoriable costs
D) Inventoriable costs

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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C

As the volume of activity increases within the relevant range, the variable cost per unit


A) decreases.
B) decreases at first, then increases.
C) remains the same.
D) increases.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Classify each of the following costs as variable, fixed, mixed, or step by writing an X under one of the following headings (Sales volume is the cost driver).  Variable  Fixed  Mixed  Step 1. Total selling and administrative costs 2. Salaries of supervisors of five employees 3. Raw materials used in production 4. Power consumption in a restaurant 5. Cost of goods sold in a bookstore 6. Salaries of employees who handle 20 claims  per month 7. Pulpwood in a paper mill 8. Salaries of two secretaries in the corporate  office 9. Total current manufacturing costs 10. The cost of an automobile rented on the basis  of a daily charge plus E. 30 per mile \begin{array}{|l|l|c|c|c|c|}\hline & & \text { Variable } & \text { Fixed } & \text { Mixed } & \text { Step } \\\hline 1.& \text { Total selling and administrative costs } & & & & \\\hline 2 . & \text { Salaries of supervisors of five employees } & & & & \\\hline 3 . & \text { Raw materials used in production } & & & & \\\hline 4 . & \text { Power consumption in a restaurant } & & & & \\\hline 5 . & \text { Cost of goods sold in a bookstore } & & & & \\\hline 6.& \text { Salaries of employees who handle } 20 \text { claims } \\&\text { per month } & & & & \\\hline 7 . & \text { Pulpwood in a paper mill } & & & & \\\hline 8.&\text { Salaries of two secretaries in the corporate } \\&\text { office } & & & & \\\hline 9 . & \text { Total current manufacturing costs } & & & & \\\hline 10.&\text { The cost of an automobile rented on the basis } \\&\text { of a daily charge plus E. } 30 \text { per mile } & & & & \\\hline\end{array}

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Which of the following costs would be included as part of factory overhead?


A) depreciation of plant equipment
B) paint used for product finish
C) depreciation on the corporation's office building
D) paper used in the production of books

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Sunk costs are


A) future costs that have no benefit.
B) relevant costs that have only short-run benefits.
C) target costs.
D) cannot be avoided.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is an example of a possible cost object?


A) a product
B) a customer
C) a department
D) All of these could be possible cost objects.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following costs incurred by a furniture manufacturer would be a product cost?


A) lumber
B) office salaries
C) commissions paid to sales staff
D) controller's salary

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Mulholland Company manufactures various wooden furniture products. If the cost object is a product, a chair, what costs would be considered direct?


A) manufacturing supervisor's salary
B) depreciation on the factory building
C) salary of the worker that glues the legs to the seat of the chair
D) insurance on the factory

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In a traditional manufacturing company, product costs include


A) direct materials only.
B) direct materials, direct labour, and factory overhead.
C) direct materials and direct labour only.
D) direct labour only.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which one of the following sentences about step costs is true?


A) Step costs increase with each additional unit produced.
B) Step costs have no relation to number of units produced.
C) Step costs are constant within certain ranges of activity but differ outside those ranges of activity.
D) Step costs are variable within narrowly defined ranges of activity, but constant over wider ranges of activity.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Salaries paid to shift supervisors is an example of a


A) step-variable cost.
B) step-fixed cost.
C) variable cost.
D) mixed cost.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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B

An equipment lease that specifies a payment of £5,000 per month plus £8 per machine hour used is an example of a


A) fixed cost.
B) variable cost.
C) step cost.
D) mixed cost.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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All of Jill Enterprise's operations are housed in one building with the costs of occupying the building accumulated in a separate account. The total costs incurred in May amounted to £24,000. The company allocates these costs on the basis of square feet of floor space occupied. Administrative offices, sales offices, and factory operations occupy 9,000, 6,000, and 30,000 square feet, respectively. How much will be classified as a product cost for May?


A) £4,800
B) £3,200
C) £16,000
D) £24,000

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The wages of a production equipment operator would be classified as


A) direct materials.
B) direct labour.
C) manufacturing overhead.
D) selling and administrative costs.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which item is not an example of a sunk cost?


A) materials needed for production
B) purchase cost of machinery
C) depreciation
D) All are sunk costs.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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____ are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.


A) Direct materials
B) Product costs
C) Factory overhead
D) Nonproduction costs

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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