ACC 560 Week 5 Quiz – Strayer NEW
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Week 5 Quiz 4:
Chapters 5 and 6
Chapter 5
TRUE-FALSE STATEMENTS
1. An activity index identifies the activity that has a causal
relationship with a particular cost.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
2. A variable cost remains constant per unit at various levels of
activity.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: K, Difficulty:
Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN:
Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
3. A fixed cost remains constant in total and on a per unit basis
at various levels of activity.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
4. If volume increases, all costs will increase.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: C,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
5. If the activity index decreases, total variable costs will
decrease proportionately.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: C,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
6. Changes in the level of activity will cause unit variable and
unit fixed costs to change in opposite directions.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: C, Difficulty:
Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN:
Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
7. For CVP analysis, both variable and fixed costs are assumed to
have a linear relationship within the relevant range of activity.
Ans:, LO: 2, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
8. The relevant range of activity is the activity level where the
firm will earn income.
Ans:, LO: 2, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
9. Costs will not change in total within the relevant range of
activity.
Ans:, LO: 2, Bloom: C,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
10. The high-low method is used in classifying a mixed cost into its
variable and fixed elements.
Ans:, LO: 3, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
11. A mixed cost has both selling and administrative cost elements.
Ans:, LO: 3, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
12. The fixed cost element of a mixed cost is the cost of having a
service available.
Ans:, LO: 3, Bloom: C,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
13. For planning purposes, mixed costs are generally grouped with
fixed costs.
Ans:, LO: 3, Bloom: K, Difficulty:
Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective, AICPA FN:
Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
14. The difference between the costs at the high and low levels of
activity represents the fixed cost element of a mixed cost.
Ans:, LO: 3, Bloom: C,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
15. When applying the high-low method, the variable cost element of
a mixed cost is calculated before the fixed cost element.
Ans:, LO: 3, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
16. An assumption of CVP analysis is that all costs can be
classified as either variable or fixed.
Ans:, LO: 4, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
17. In CVP analysis, the term “cost” includes manufacturing costs,
and selling and administrative expenses.
Ans:, LO: 4, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
18. Contribution margin is the amount of revenues remaining after
deducting cost of goods sold.
Ans:, LO: 5, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
19. Unit contribution margin is the amount that each unit sold
contributes towards the recovery of fixed costs and to income.
Ans:, LO: 5, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
20. The contribution margin ratio is calculated by multiplying the
unit contribution margin by the unit sales price.
Ans:, LO: 5, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
21. Both variable and fixed costs are included in calculating the
contribution margin.
Ans:, LO: 5, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
22. A CVP income statement shows contribution margin instead of
gross profit.
Ans:, LO: 5, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
23. The break-even point is where total sales equal total variable
costs.
Ans:, LO: 6, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
24. The break-even point is where total sales equal total variable
costs.
Ans:, LO: 6, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
25. The break-even point is equal to the fixed costs plus net
income.
Ans:, LO: 6, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
26. If the unit contribution margin is $1 and unit sales are 10,000
units above the break-even volume, then net income will be $10,000.
Ans:, LO: 6, Bloom: AP,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
27. A target net income is calculated by taking actual sales minus
the margin of safety.
Ans:, LO: 7, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
28. Target net income is the income objective for an individual
product line.
Ans:, LO: 7, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
29. The margin of safety is the difference between sales at
breakeven and sales at a determined activity level.
Ans:, LO: 8, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
30. The margin of safety is the difference between contribution
margin and fixed costs.
Ans:, LO: 8, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
31. The
activity level is represented by an activity index such as direct labor hours,
units of output, or sales dollars.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
32. The
trend in most companies is to have more variable costs and fewer fixed costs.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
33. For
purposes of CVP analysis, mixed costs must be classified into their fixed and
variable elements.
Ans:, LO: 3, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
34. The
contribution margin ratio of 40% means that 60 cents of each sales dollar is
available to cover fixed costs and to produce a profit.
Ans:, LO: 5, Bloom: C,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
35. A
cost-volume-profit graph shows the amount of net income or loss at each level
of sales.
Ans:, LO: 6, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory Perspective,
AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
36. If
variable costs per unit are 70% of sales, fixed costs are $290,000 and target
net income is $70,000, required sales are $1,200,000.
Ans:, LO: 7, Bloom: AP,
Difficulty: Medium, Min: 2, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Legal/Regulatory
Perspective, AICPA FN: Reporting, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Reporting
37. The
margin of safety ratio is equal to the margin of safety in dollars divided by
the actual or (expected) sales.
Ans:, LO: 8, Bloom: K,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
MULTIPLE
CHOICE QUESTIONS
38. For an activity base to be useful in cost behavior analysis,
a. the activity should always be stated in
dollars.
b. there should be a correlation between changes
in the level of activity and changes in costs.
c. the activity should always be stated in terms
of units.
d. the activity level should be constant over a
period of time.
Ans:, LO: 1, Bloom: C,
Difficulty: Easy, Min: 1, AACSB: None, AICPA BB: Industry/Sector Perspective,
AICPA FN: Measurement, AICPA PC: None, IMA: Business Economics
39. A variable cost is a cost that
a. varies per unit at every level of activity.
b. occurs at various times during the year.
c. varies in total in proportion to changes in
the level of activity.
d. may or may not be incurred, depending on
management's discretion.
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