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Homework #12: Part I: Sec D: Cost Management - 1

1. Which one of the following items would not be considered a manufacturing cost?

1. a. Cream for an ice cream maker.

2. b. Sales commissions for a car manufacturer.
3. c. Plant property taxes for an ice cream maker.
4. d. Tires for an automobile manufacturer.

You have answered B which is Correct!

Correct answer b. Sales commissions on cars would be part of the cost of the car dealership, not the
manufacturer. Options a and d are direct material costs while option c would be charged to manufacturing
overhead.

2. Taylor Corporation is determining the cost behavior of several items in order to budget for the
upcoming year. Past trends have indicated the following dollars were spent at three different
levels of output.

Unit Levels
10,000 12,000 15,000
Cost A $25,000 $29,000 $35,000
Cost B 10,000 15,000 15,000
Cost C 15,000 18,000 22,500

In establishing a budget for 14,000 units, Taylor should treat Costs A, B, and C, respectively, as

a. semivariable, fixed, and variable.

b. variable, fixed, and variable.
c. semivariable, semivariable, and semivariable.
d. variable, semivariable, and semivariable.
You have answered A which is Correct!

Correct answer a. Cost A appears to be semi-variable or mixed as it varies between quantities but does not
vary consistently so a portion must be fixed and a portion variable. Cost B is fixed in the relevant range
(14,000 units) and Cost C varies consistently for all quantities and therefore must be variable.

3.Which one of the following refers to a cost that remains the same as the volume of activity
decreases within the relevant range?

a. Average cost per unit.

b. Variable cost per unit.
c. Unit fixed cost.
d. Total variable cost.

You have answered B which is Correct!

Correct answer b. The variable cost per unit would remain the same as the volume decreases. All other
costs listed would change with a change in volume.

4. Fowler Co. provides the following summary of its total budgeted production costs at
three production levels.

Volume in Units
1,000 1,500 2,000
Cost A $1,420 $2,130 $2,840
Cost B $1,550 $2,200 $2,900
Cost C $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Cost D $1,630 $2,445 $3,260

The cost behavior of each of the Costs A through D, respectively, is

a. semi-variable, variable, fixed, and variable.

b. variable, semi-variable, fixed, and semi-variable.
c. variable, fixed, fixed, and variable.
d. variable, semi-variable, fixed, and variable.
You have answered D which is Correct!

Correct answer d. Cost A is variable as it is consistently $1.42 per unit for each quantity. Cost B
is semi-variable as it varies between quantities but not consistently so a portion must be fixed.
Cost C is fixed as it is the same for all quantities. Cost D, like Cost A, is variable at $1.63 per
unit.

5. Roberta Johnson is the manager of SleepWell Inn, one of a chain of motels located
throughout the United States. An example of an operating cost at SleepWell that is semivariable
is

a. the security guard’s salary.

b. electricity.
c. postage for reservation confirmations.
d. local yellow pages advertising.

You have answered B which is Correct!

Correct answer b. The cost of electricity could be semi-variable with a fixed monthly charge plus a per
unit charge for usage. All other costs listed are either fixed (a and d) or variable (c).

6. Indirect and common costs often make up a significant portion of the cost of a product. All of
the following are reasons for indirect cost allocation to cost objects except to

a. reduce total costs identified with products.

b. measure income and assets for external reporting purposes.
c. justify costs for reimbursement purposes.
d. provide information for economic decision making.

You have answered D which is Wrong

Correct answer a. The allocation of indirect costs to cost objects would increase total costs identified with products
rather than reduce total costs identified.

7. The relevant range refers to the activity levels over which

a. cost relationships hold constant.
b. costs fluctuate.
c. production varies.
d. relevant costs are incurred.

You have answered A which is Correct!

Correct answer a. The relevant range is the band of activity or volume over which certain cost relationships such as
fixed costs remain valid.

8. Cell Company has discovered that the cost of processing customer invoices is strictly variable
within the relevant range. Which one of the following statements concerning the cost of
processing customer invoices is incorrect?
a. The total cost of processing customer invoices will increase as the volume of customer
invoices increases.
b. The cost per unit for processing customer invoices will decline as the volume of customer
invoices increases.
c. The cost of processing the 100th customer invoice will be the same as the cost of processing
the first customer invoice.
d. The average cost per unit for processing a customer invoice will equal the incremental cost of
processing one more customer invoice.

You have answered B which is Correct!

Correct answer b. If a cost is strictly variable within the relevant range, the unit cost will be consistently the same
and will not increase or decrease with a change in volume.

9. When identifying fixed and variable costs, which one of the following is a typical assumption
concerning cost behavior?

a. General and administrative costs are assumed to be variable costs.

b. Cost behavior is assumed to be realistic for all levels of activity from zero to maximum
capacity.
c. Total costs are assumed to be linear when plotted on a graph.
d. The relevant time period is assumed to be five years.

You have answered B which is Wrong

Correct answer c. One of the basic assumptions of cost behavior is that a cost can be approximated by a linear cost
function within the relevant range. A linear cost function is one in which the graph of total costs versus the level of
activity is a straight line.

10. Lar Company has found that its total electricity cost has both a fixed component and a
variable component within the relevant range. The variable component seems to vary directly
with the number of units produced. Which one of the following statements concerning Lar’s
electricity cost is incorrect?

a. The total electricity cost will increase as production volume increases.

b. The total electricity cost per unit of production will increase as production volume increases.
c. The variable electricity cost per unit of production will remain constant as production volume
increases.
d. The fixed electricity cost per unit of production will decline as production volume increases.

You have answered B which is Correct!

Correct answer b. The variable per unit component of Lar’s electricity cost will remain
constant over the relevant range and not change with an increase or decrease in volume.

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