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3. A cost driver
a. causes fixed costs to rise because of
production changes
b. has a direct cause-effect relationship to a cost
c. can predict the cost behavior of a variable, but
not a fixed, cost
d. is an overhead cost that causes distribution
costs to change in distinct increments with changes in
production volume
23. Soft Inc. has a target total labor cost of P 3,600 for the first four
batches of a product. Labor is paid P10 an hour. If Soft expects
an 80% learning curve, how many hours should the first batch
take?
a. 360 hours b. 140.63 hours c. 57.6
hours d. 230.4 hours
42. Refer to # 16; what would be the total annual carrying costs
assuming the carrying cost per unit is P8.40?
a. P 42,000 b. P 25,200 c. P 4,200 d. P 46,200
43. Simile Inc. has a total annual cash requirement of P 9,075,000
which is to be paid uniformly. Simile has the opportunity to
invest the money at 24% per annum. The company spends, on
the average, P40 for every cash conversion to marketable
securities. What is the optimal cash conversion size?
a. P55,000 b. P60,000 c. P45,000 d. P75,500
45. If a firm is given a trade credit terms of 2/10, net 30, then the
cost to the firm failing to take the discounts and pay instead its
obligation at the end of the maturity date is:
a. 2% b. 30% c. 36.7%
d. 10%
A. Is a cash inflow.
B. Is a cost of operations that cannot be avoided.
C. Reduces the cash outlay for income taxes.
D. Represents the initial cash outflow spread over the life of the
investment.
47.) Assume that the old equipment must be sold in order to purchase
the new equipment. Given a constant effective corporate income tax
rate and straight-line depreciation on both disposed and newly
purchased pieces of equipment, the depreciation tax shield during the
later years of a capital project, assuming the old equipment was not
yet fully depreciated when it was disposed of, is generally
a. P27,000 inflow
b. P18,000 outflow
c. P45,000 outflow
d. P12,000 inflow
a. The lives of the multiple projects are equal and the size of the
required investments is equal.
b. The required rate of return equals the IRR of each project.
c. The required rate of return is higher than the IRR of each
project.
d. Multiple projects have unequal lives and the size of the
investment for each project is different.
52. All of the following items are included in discounted cash flow analysis
except
a. P534,000
b. P518,000
c. P544,000
d. P498,000
A. Excluded...Included...Excluded
C. Included...Excluded...Included
B. Excluded...Excluded...Included
D. Included...Included...Included
56. What is the study of the need for activities and whether they are
operating efficiently called?
a. Direct and indirect cost management
b.Activity-based management
c. Variable and fixed cost management
d. Total quality management
60. Sales for the coming year are expected to exceed last years by
1,000 units. if this occurs, Elvin’s sales volume in the coming year
will be:
c. 22,600 units b. 21,960 units c. 23,400 units d.
21,000 units
61. If Elvin wishes to earn P22,500 in net operating income for the
coming year, the company’s sales volume in pesos must be:
d. 217,750 b. P257,625 c. P207,000
d. P229,500
62. The selling price needed next year to maintain the same
contribution margin ratio as last year is:
e. P9.00 b. P8.25 c. P10.00 d.
P9.75
63. W Company had a net operating income of P75,000 using
variable costing and a net operating income of P57,000 using
absorption costing. Variable production costs were P15 per unit.
Total fixed manufacturing overhead was P120,000 and 10,000
units were produced. During the year, the inventory level:
f. Increased by 1,200 units. c. Decreased by
1,500 units.
g. Increased by 1,500 units. d. Decreased by
1,200 units.
66. Shown below is the sales forecast for C Inc., for the first four
months of the coming year:
Jan Feb Mar Apr
Cash Sales P15,000 P 24,000 P 18,000 P 14,000
Credit Sales 100,000 120,000 90,000
70,000
On average, 50% of credit sales are paid for in the month of the
sale, 30% in the month following sale, and the remainder is paid
two months after the month of the sale. Assuming there are no
bad debts, the expected cash inflow in March is:
l. P138,000 b. P122,000 c. P119,000
d. P108,000
68. P Company budgets on an annual basis for its fiscal year. The
following beginning and ending inventory levels (in units) are
planned for the next year:
Beginning Ending
Raw Materials 40,000 50,000
Finished goods 80,000 50,000
69. B Company is preparing its budget for 2006. For 2005, the
following were reported:
78. The fixed overhead applied in F’s production for the year is
a. P484,200 b. P575,000 c. P594,000
d. P800,000
86. F Caterers quotes price of P60 per person for a dinner party. This
price includes the 6% sales tax and the 15% service charge. Sales
tax is computed on the food plus service charge. The service
charge is computed on the food only. At what amount does F
Caterers price the food?
a. P55.40 b. P50.00 c.P47.40
d. P49.22
91. The cost to repair a unit of product that fails after it is sold is
a(n)
a. appraisal cost.
b. external failure cost.
c. internal failure cost.
d. prevention cost.
95. If the present value of the future cash flows for an investment
equals the required investment, the IRR is
a. equal to the cutoff rate.
b. equal to the cost of borrowed capital.
c. equal to zero.
d. lower than the company's cutoff rate of return.
Planned Actual
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Sales $80,000 $78,900
Variable costs 50,000 48,500
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Contribution margin $30,000 $30,400
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Planned sales were 10,000 units; actual sales were 9,700 units.
The sales price variance is
a. $1,100 U.
b. $1,000 F.
c. $900 U.
d. $400 F.
100. Alcatraz Division of XYZ Corp. sells 80,000 units of part X to the
outside market. Part X sells for $40, has a variable cost of $22,
and a fixed cost per unit of $10. Alcatraz has a capacity to
produce 100,000 units per period. Capone Division currently
purchases 10,000 units of part X from Alcatraz for $40. Capone
has been approached by an outside supplier willing to supply
the parts for $36. What is the effect on XYZ's overall profit if
Alcatraz REFUSES the outside price and Capone decides to
buy outside?
a. no change
b. $140,000 decrease in XYZ profits
c. $80,000 decrease in XYZ profits
d. $40,000 increase in XYZ profits
104. Variable costing and absorption costing will show the same
incomes when there are no
a. beginning inventories.
b. ending inventories.
c. variable costs.
d. beginning and ending inventories.
105. Madison Industries manufactures a single product using
standard costing. Variable production costs are $26 and fixed
production costs are $250,000. Madison uses a normal activity
of 12,500 units to set its standard costs. Madison began the
year with 1,000 units in inventory, produced 11,000 units, and
sold 11,500 units. The standard cost of goods sold under
variable costing would be
a. $230,000.
b. $299,000.
c. $506,000.
d. $529,000.