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The preparation of a comprehensive master budget culminates with the preparation of the
An organization is said to have a "competitive advantage" over its industry rivals when:
Super Drive, a computer disk storage and back-up company, uses accrual accounting. The company's Statement of
Financial Position for the year ended November 30, is as follows:
Super Drive
Statement of Financial Position
November 30
Assets
Cash $ 52,000
Accounts receivable, net. 150,000
Inventory 315,000
Property, plant and equipment 1,000,000
Total assetsand Equity
Liabilities $1,517,000
Accounts payable $ 175,000
Common stock 900,000
Retained earnings 442,000
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
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A. $536,000
B. $134,000
C. $104,000
D. $416,000
A firm desires a finished goods ending inventory equal to 25% of the following month's budgeted sales. January sales
are budgeted at 10,000 units and February at 12,000 units. Each unit requires 2 pounds of Material X, which costs $4
per pound. The company has a just-in-time system and materials are delivered daily just prior to use, so no raw
materials inventories are maintained. Materials are paid for in the month following purchase. The January 1 finished
goods inventory is 2,500 units. In February, what amount should the company expect to pay as a cash outflow for raw
materials?
A. $42,000
B. $84,000
C. $21,000
D. $40,000
Question 6 - CMA 689 5.30 - Risk, Uncertainty and Expected Value
2 (80) 40 40 40
4 (160) (40) 80 80
6 (240) (120) 0 120
A. $40.
B. $48.
C. $104.
D. $68.
Health Foods Inc. has decided to start a cash budgeting program to improve overall cash management. Information
gathered from the past year reveals the following cash collection trends.
40% of sales are on credit
50% of credit sales are collected in month of sale
30% of credit sales are collected first month after sale
15% of credit sales are collected second month after sale
5% of credit sales result in bad debts
Sales for June are projected to be $255,000. Based on this information, the expected cash receipts for March would be
A. $242,000.
B. $237,400.
C. $243,200.
D. $230,000.
Tyler Company produces one product and budgeted 220,000 units for the month of August with the following
budgeted manufacturing costs.
Total Costs Cost Per Unit
Variable costs $1,408,000 $ 6.40
Batch set-up cost 880,000 4.00
Fixed costs 1,210,000 5.50
Total $3,498,000 $15.90
The variable cost per unit and the total fixed costs are unchanged within a production range of 200,000 to 300,000
units per month. The total for the batch set-up cost in any month depends on the number of production batches that
Tyler runs. A normal batch consists of 50,000 units unless production requires less volume. In the prior year, Tyler
experienced a mixture of monthly batch sizes of 42,000 units, 45,000 units, and 50,000 units. Tyler consistently plans
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production each month in order to minimize the number of batches. For the month of September, Tyler plans to
manufacture 260,000 units. What will be Tyler's total budgeted production costs for September?
A. $4,134,000
B. $3,930,000
C. $3,974,000
D. $3,754,000.
Rokat Corporation is a manufacturer of tables sold to schools, restaurants, hotels, and other institutions. The table
tops are manufactured by Rokat, but the table legs are purchased from an outside supplier. The Assembly
Department takes a manufactured table top and attaches the four purchased table legs. It takes 20 minutes of labor to
assemble a table. The company follows a policy of producing enough tables to ensure that 40% of next month's sales
are in the finished goods inventory. Rokat also purchases sufficient raw materials to ensure that raw materials
inventory is 60% of the following month's scheduled production. Rokat's sales budget in units for the next quarter is as
follows:
July 2,300
August 2,500
September 2,100
Assume the required production for August and September is 1,600 and 1,800 units, respectively, and the July 31 raw
materials inventory is 4,200 units. The number of table legs to be purchased in August is
A. 6,400 legs.
B. 2,200 legs.
C. 9,400 legs.
D. 6,520 legs.
A. 10 percent.
B. Some probability other than those given.
C. 20 percent.
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Question 11 - CMA 697 4.22 - Risk, Uncertainty and Expected Value
Philip Enterprises, distributor of compact disks (CDs), is developing its budgeted cost of goods sold for 2013. Philip
has developed the following range of sales estimates and associated probabilities for the year:
Sales Estimated Probability
$60,000 25%
85,000 40%
100,000 35%
Philip's cost of goods sold averages 80% of sales. What is the expected value of Philip's 2013 budgeted cost of goods
sold?
A. $67,200
B. $68,000
C. $85,000
D. $84,000
Which one of the following firms is likely to experience dysfunctional motivation on the part of its managers due to its
allocation methods?
A. Rainier Industrial does not allow its service departments to pass on their cost overruns to the production
departments.
B. To allocate depreciation of forklifts used by workers at its central warehouse, Shahlimar Electronics uses
predetermined
C. amounts calculated
Manhattan Electronics on therevenue
uses the sales basis ofofthe
itslong-term averagetouse
various divisions of thecosts
allocate services provided.
connected with the upkeep
of its headquarters building. It also uses ROI to evaluate the divisional performances.
D. Tashkent Auto's MIS is operated out of headquarters and serves its various divisions. Tashkent's allocation of the
MIS-related costs to its divisions is limited to costs the divisions will incur if they were to outsource their MIS needs.
Question 13 - CMA 1292 3.22 - Responsibility Centers and Reporting Segments
When using a contribution margin format for internal reporting purposes, the major distinction between segment
manager performance and segment performance is
Question 14 - ICMA 10.P1.101 - Manufacturing Input Variances -- Materials and Labor
A company has a direct labor price variance that is favorable. Of the following the most serious concern the company
may have about this variance is that
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A. the cause of the favorable variance may result in other larger unfavorable variances in the value chain.
B. actual production is less than budgeted production.
C. the circumstances giving rise to the favorable variance will not continue in the future.
D. the production manager may not be using human resources as efficiently as possible.
Kern Manufacturing has several divisions and evaluates performance using segment income. Since sales include
transfers to other divisions, Kern has established a price for internal sales as cost plus 10%. Red Division has
requested
over cost. 10,000 units of policy
The corporate Greenwill
Division’s product.
encourage GreenDivision
the Green Divisiontois selling its product externally at a 60% markup
A. transfer the product to the Red Division because all costs are being covered and the division will earn a 10% profit.
B. accept the sale to the Red Division if it is operating at full capacity and the sale will contribute to fixed costs.
C. reject the sale to the Red Division because it does not provide the same markup as external sales.
D. transfer the product to the Red Division if it does not require the Green Division to give up any external sales.
Manhattan Corporation has several divisions that operate as decentralized profit centers. At the present time, the
Fabrication Division has excess capacity of 5,000 units with respect to the UT-371 circuit board, a popular item in
many digital applications. Information about the circuit board follows.
Market price $48
Variable selling/distribution costs on external sales 5
Variable manufacturing cost 21
Fixed manufacturing cost 10
Manhattan’s Electronic Assembly Division wants to purchase 4,500 circuit boards either internally, or else use a
similar board in the marketplace that sells for $46. The Electronic Assembly Division’s management feels that if the
first alternative is pursued, a price concession is justified, given that both divisions are part of the same firm. The best
process to determine the price ultimately charged by the Fabrication Division to the Assembly Division for the circuit
board is to
Question 17 - CIA 1189 IV.17 - Manufacturing Input Variances -- Materials and Labor
One of the items produced by a manufacturer of lawn and garden tools is a chain saw. The direct labor standard for
assembling and testing a chain saw is 2.5 hours at $8 per hour. Budgeted production for October was 1,200 units.
Actual production during the month was 1,000 units, and direct labor cost was $27,840 for 3,200 hours. What was the
direct labor price (rate) variance for October?
D. $3,840 favorable.
Render Inc. has four support departments (maintenance, power, human resources, and legal) and three operating
departments. The support departments provide services to the operating departments as well as to the other support
departments. The method of allocating the costs of the support departments that best recognizes the mutual services
rendered by support departments to other support departments is the
A company manufactures products X and Y using a joint process. The joint processing costs are $10,000. Products X
and Y can be sold at split-off for $12,000 and $8,000, respectively. After split-off, product X is processed further at a
cost of $5,000 and sold for $21,000, whereas product Y is sold without further processing. The joint cost allocated to X
is:
A. $6,667.
B. $5,000.
C. $10,000.
D. $6,000.
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Madtack Company's beginning and ending inventories for the month of November are:
November 1 November 30
Direct materials $67,000 $62,000
Work-in-process 145,000 171,000
Finished goods 85,000 78,000
Production data for the month of November:
Direct labor $200,000
Actual factory overhead 132,000
Direct materials purchased 163,000
Transportation in and allowances
Purchase returns 4,000
2,000
Madtack uses one factory overhead control account and charges factory overhead to production at 70% of direct labor
cost. The company does not formally recognize over/underapplied overhead until year-end.
Madtack Company's net charge to factory overhead control for the month of November is
The management of ROX Company wishes to encourage all other departments to use the legal department, as
circumstances warrant. To accomplish this, legal department costs should be
A. allocated to users on the basis of the budgeted cost of actual hours used.
B. allocated to users on the basis of the actual cost of hours used.
C. absorbed as a corporate expense.
D. allocated to users on the basis of standard cost for the type of service provided.
From the following budgeted data, calculate the budgeted indirect cost rate that would be used in a normal costing
system.
Total direct labor hours 250,000
Direct costs $10,000,000
Total indirect labor hours 50,000
Total indirect labor-related costs $ 5,000,000
Total indirect non-labor-related costs$ 7,000,000
A. $28.
B. $40.
C. $20.
D. $48.
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Hitchcock Industries has developed two new products but has only enough plant capacity to introduce one of these
products this year. The company controller has gathered the following data to assist management in deciding which
product should be selected for production.
Hitchcock's fixed overhead includes proportional rent and utilities, machinery depreciation, and supervisory salaries.
Selling and administrative expenses are not allocated to products.
Cost per unit: Power DrillPower Saw
Raw materials $22.00 $18.00
Machining at $12/hr. 9.00 7.50
Assembly at $10/hr. 15.00 5.00
Variable O/H at $8/hr. 18.00 9.00
Fixed O/H at $4/hr. 9.00 4.50
Total unit cost: $73.00 $44.00
Suggested selling price $88.98 $49.95
Actual research and development costs $180,000 $95,000
Proposed advertising and promotion costs $300,000 $250,000
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 variable electricity cost per unit of production will remain constant as production volume increases.
B. The total electricity cost will increase as production volume increases.
C. The fixed electricity cost per unit of production will decline as production volume increases.
D. The total electricity cost per unit of production will increase as production volume increases.
A cost that bears an observable and known relationship to a quantifiable activity base is a(n)
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The primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control rests with
Which one of the following would be considered an accounting control rather than an administrative control?
According to the relevant Standards, reported audit findings emerge by a process of of comparing "what should be"
with "what is." In determining "what should be" during an audit of a company's treasury function, which of the following
would be the least desirable criteria against which to judge current operations?
A. Company policies and procedures delegating authority and assigning responsibilities.
B. Finance textbook illustrations of generally accepted good treasury function practices.
C. Codification of best practices of the treasury function in relevant industries.
D. The operations of the treasury function as documented during the last engagement.
One objective of an audit of the purchasing function is to determine the cost of late payment of invoices containing
sales discounts. The appropriate population from which a sample would be drawn is the file of
A. Receiving reports.
B. Canceled checks.
C. Paid vendor invoices.
D. Purchase orders.
Question 31 - CIA 1194 3.22 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
Many organizations are critically dependent on information systems to support daily business operations.
Consequently, an organization may incur significant loss of revenues or incur significant expenses if a disaster such
as a hurricane or power outage causes information systems processing to be delayed or interrupted. A bank, for
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Which of the following management activities is essential to ensure continuity of operations in the event a disaster or
catastrophe impairs information systems processing?
Question 32 - CMA 680 5.15 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
Omen Company is a manufacturer of men's shirts. It distributes weekly sales reports to each sales manager. The
quantity 2R5 appeared in the quantity sold column for one of the items on the weekly sales report for one of the sales
managers. The most likely explanation for what has occurred is that
Question 33 - CIA 1196 1.36 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
The automated system contains a table of pay rates which is matched to the employee job classifications. The best
control to ensure that the table is updated correctly for only valid pay changes would be to:
A. Limit access to the data table to management and line supervisors who have the authority to determine pay rates.
B. Require that all pay changes be signed by the employee to verify that the change goes to a bona fide employee.
C. Require a supervisor in the department, who does not have the ability to change the table, to compare the changes
to a signed management authorization.
D. Ensure that adequate edit and reasonableness checks are built into the automated system.
Which of the following controls could be used to detect bank deposits that are recorded but never made?
A. Establishing accountability for receipts at the earliest possible time.
B. Linking receipts to other internal accountabilities (i.e., collections to either accounts receivable or sales).
C. Having bank reconciliations performed by a third party.
D. Consolidating cash receiving points.
Question 35 - CIA 1196 III.40 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
A certified internal auditor (CIA) is the chief audit executive (CAE) for a large city and is planning the engagement
work schedule for the next year. The city has a number of different funds, some that are restricted in use by
government grants and some that require compliance reports to the government. One of the programs for which the
city has received a grant is job retraining and placement. The grant specifies certain conditions a participant in the
program must meet to be eligible for the funding.
The CAE plans an engagement to verify that the job retraining program complies with applicable grant provisions. One
of the provisions is that the city adopt a budget for the program and subsequently follow procedures to ensure that the
budget is adhered to and that only allowable costs are charged to the program. In performing an engagement
concerning compliance with this provision, the internal auditors should perform all of the following procedures except
A. Determine that the budget was reviewed and approved by supervisory personnel within the granting agency.
B. Compare actual results with budgeted results and determine the reason for deviations. Determine if such deviations
have been approved by appropriate officials.
C. Select a sample of expenditures to determine that the expenditures are (1) properly classified as to type, (2)
appropriate
D. Determinetothat
the program,
the budgetand
was(3)reviewed
designedand
to meet the program's
approved objectives.
by supervisory personnel within the city.
Internal auditors regularly evaluate controls and control procedures. Which of the following best describes the concept
of control as recognized by internal auditors?
A. Control represents specific procedures that accountants and auditors design to ensure the correctness of
processing.
B. Control procedures should be designed from the "bottom up" to ensure attention to detail.
C. Management takes action to enhance the likelihood that established goals and objectives will be achieved.
D. Management regularly discharges personnel who do not perform up to expectations.
The procedure that would best discourage the resubmission of vendor invoices after they have been paid is
Madison Corporation uses the allowance method to value its accounts receivable and is making the annual
adjustments at fiscal year end, November 30. The proportion of uncollectible accounts is estimated based on past
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experience, which indicates 1.5% of net credit sales will be uncollectible. Total sales for the year were $2,000,000 of
which $200,000 were cash transactions. Madison has determined that the Norris Corporation accounts receivable
balance of $10,000 is uncollectible and will write off this account before year-end adjustments are made. Listed below
are Madison's account balances$2,000,000
Sales at November 30 prior to any adjustments and the $10,000 write-off.
Accounts receivable 750,000
Sales discounts (125,000)
Allowance for doubtful accounts (16,500)
Sales returns and allowances (175,000)
Bad debt expense 0
After a suggestion from the company's external auditors, Madison wishes to value its accounts receivable using the
balance sheet approach instead. The chart below presents the aging of the accounts receivable subsidiary ledger
accounts at November 30, not including the account to be written off.
Balance <60 61-90 91-120 >120
Account Due days days days days
Arcadia $ 50,000 $ 50,000
Dawson 128,000 90,000 $ 38,000
Gracelon 327,000 250,000 77,000
Prentiss 25,000 $25,000
Strauss 210,000 210,000
A. Credit accounts receivable for $34,650 and debit bad debt expense for $34,650.
B. Debit allowance for doubtful accounts for $44,650 and credit bad debt expense for $44,650.
C. Debit allowance for doubtful accounts for $34,650 and credit sales for $34,650.
D. Credit allowance for doubtful accounts for $44,650 and debit bad debt expense for $44,650.
Question 40 - CMA 695 P2 Q10 - Investments, PP&E (Fixed Assets), and Intangible and Other Assets
A steel press machine is purchased for $50,000 cash and a $100,000 interest bearing note payable. The cost to be
recorded as an asset (in addition to the $150,000 purchase price) should include all of the following except
Genova Corporation sold equipment for $200,000 on November 11. The book value of the equipment on the date of
sale was $80,000. The buyer paid $20,000 to Genova on the date of sale and the balance was due in three equal
annual installments beginning on December 1. The buyer made the scheduled payment to Genova on December 1.
Genova uses the calendar year for reporting purposes.
If Genova uses the installment sales method for internal reporting purposes, the gross profit that Genova would realize
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A. $120,000.
B.
C. $80,000.
$48,000.
D. $0.
On December 1, 20X3, a company using the installment sales method sold goods that cost $1,000 for $1,500. The
buyer paid $100 down. Monthly payments start January 1, 20X4. Interest accrues at 1% per month on the unpaid
balance. To the nearest dollar, the effect on profit for 20X3 is
A company sells goods on an installment basis. The table below includes information about the level of installment
sales, the cost of the goods sold on installment, and the cash receipts on installment sales for year 1 through year 3.
All cash receipt amounts shown are net of any interest charges.
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Installment sales $10,000$5,000$20,000
Cost of installment sales 6,000 4,000 10,000
Cash receipts on year 1 sales $2,000$4,000 $4,000
Cash receipts on year 2 sales 1,000 2,000
Cash receipts on year 3 sales 4,000
The company's gross profit amount from year 3 sales to be deferred to future years would be:
A. $8,000
B. $3,000
C. $10,000
D. $2,000
Sawyer Corporation is a wholesaler of industrial air compressor parts. The activity for Part Number C-588 during May
is as follows.
Unit Total
MayTransactionUnits Cost Cost
1 Inventory 1,400$2.45$3,430
7 Purchase 1,800 2.75 4,950
16 Sales 2,000
20 Purchase 1,500 2.90 4,350
28 Sales 1,400
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If Sawyer uses a first-in, first-out perpetual inventory system, the total cost of the inventory for Part Number C-588 at
May 31 is
A. $3,230
B. $3,575
C. $3,510
D. $3,770
All sales and purchases for the year at Ross Corporation are credit transactions. Ross uses a perpetual inventory
system and shipped goods that were correctly excluded from ending inventory. However, in error, the sale was not
recorded. Which one of the following statements is correct?
A. Accounts receivable was understated, inventory was not affected, sales were understated, and cost of goods sold
was understated.
B. Accounts receivable was not affected, inventory was not affected, sales were understated, and cost of goods sold
was understated.
C. Accounts receivable was understated, inventory was overstated, sales were understated, and cost of goods sold
was overstated.
D. Accounts receivable was understated, inventory was not affected, sales were understated, and cost of goods sold
was not affected.
Sawyer Corporation is a wholesaler of industrial air compressor parts. The activity for Part Number C-588 during May
is as follows.
Unit Total
May Transaction Units Cost Cost
1 Inventory 1,400 $2.45 $3,430
7 Purchase 1,800 2.75 4,950
16 Sales 2,000
20 Purchase 1,500 2.90 4,350
28 Sales 1,400
If Sawyer uses a last-in, first-out perpetual inventory system, the total cost of the inventory for Part Number C-588 at
May 31 is
A. $3,575
B. $3,185
C. $3,230
D. $3,521
Question 47 - CMA 0687 3.12 - Investments, PP&E (Fixed Assets), and Intangible and Other Assets
On January 1, Boggs, Inc. paid $700,000 for 100,000 shares of Mattly Corporation representing 30% of Mattly's
outstanding common stock. The following computation was made by Boggs.
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The excess cost over book value was attributed to goodwill. Mattly reported net income for the year ended December
31 of $300,000. Mattly Corporation had paid cash dividends of $100,000 on July 1.
If Boggs, Inc. did not exercise significant influence over Mattly Corporation and properly accounted for the long-term
investment under the fair value method, the amount of net investment revenue Boggs should report from its
investment in Mattly would be
A. $90,000
B.
C. $60,000
$20,000
D. $30,000
Question 48 - CMA 688 4.22 - Investments, PP&E (Fixed Assets), and Intangible and Other Assets
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A. The cashupon
dependent management
all of the and working
other capital
budgets sincebudgets are the budget,
the production last budgets prepared.
advertising This overhead
budget, is because they are
budget,
and so on all have a cash component that is reflected in the cash budget and the working capital budget. The
cash budget and working capital budgets are therefore prepared last, because all of the other budgets
contribute to them.
B. The capital investment budget is a long-term budget that is outside of the normal, annual budgeting process. The
effect of budgeted current period expenditures for capital assets will need to be taken into account in the development
of the master budget, since they will affect the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flows. However, the capital
invesstment budget is not the final budget prepared in preparation of the comprehensive master budget.
C. The master budget is an annual budget. The quantitative effect of strategic plans, which are long-term plans for
periods of more than five years, must be integrated into the annual budgeting process, as well as into the capital
budgeting process. As such, strategic planning precedes the development of the annual budget.
D. The production budget is a part of the operating budget. The operating budget is part of the master budget. The
master budget is a comprehensive expression of management's operating and financial plans for a future time period
(usually a year) that is summarized in a set of budgeted financial statements. It embraces the impact of both operating
and financing decisions.
A. The amount of money spent on advertising is not directly related to competitive advantage.
C. A company is said to have competitive advantage when it is more profitable than the average company in
its industry. Profitability does not create competitive advantage, though. It is the other way around.
Competitive advantage is required in order to have high profitability. Thus, in order to increase profitability
and sustain profit growth, managers need to formulate strategies that will give their company a competitive
advantage.
D. While it may be important for the company to quickly distribute its product, this is not directly related to competitive
advantage.
A. The amount of money spent on advertising is not directly related to competitive advantage.
C. A company is said to have competitive advantage when it is more profitable than the average company in
its industry. Profitability does not create competitive advantage, though. It is the other way around.
Competitive advantage is required in order to have high profitability. Thus, in order to increase profitability
and sustain profit growth, managers need to formulate strategies that will give their company a competitive
advantage.
D. While it may be important for the company to quickly distribute its product, this is not directly related to competitive
advantage.
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A. Gross profit (gross margin) is equal to sales minus cost of goods sold. Thus, gross profit cannot be greater than the
amount of sales, and sales are budgeted at $520,000 for December. See the correct answer for a complete
explanation.
B.
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C. Gross profit (gross margin) is equal to sales minus cost of goods sold. December sales are projected to be
$520,000. Cost of goods sold is 80% of sales. Thus, the projected gross profit is 20% of sales, or $104,000.
D. This is the cost of goods sold for December. Gross profit (gross margin) is equal to sales minus cost of goods sold.
A. This answer does not consider the fact that 2 pounds of raw materials are needed to produce one unit of finished
product. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
B.
Since no materials inventory is kept on hand, the amount of materials purchased each month is equal to the
production requirements. Thus, the first thing we need to determine is the finished goods production in
January by using the formula of the physical flow of goods: Beginning Inventory + Units Produced Units −
Finished
budgetedgoods inventory
at 10,000 is equal
units. Thus, thetoending
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inventory sales. January
for December, which issales are as the
the same
beginning inventory for January, will be 25% of 10,000, or 2,500 units. February sales are budgeted at 12,000
units, so the ending inventory for January will be 25% of 12,000, or 3,000 units.
Plugging the numbers for finished goods into the formula we get: 2,500 + Units Produced 10,000 = 3,000.
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Since the company makes payment the month after the purchase, January raw material purchases will be
paid in February. Now we can determine the cash outlay for raw materials in February: 10,500 units × 2 lb. ×
$4.00 = $84,000.
C. This is the number of raw material purchases in January in pounds. See the correct answer for a complete
explanation.
D. This is the 10,000 units to be sold during January multiplied by $4 per pound of raw materials. This is incorrect for
two reasons: (1) It does not consider beginning and ending inventories of finished goods, which will affect the number
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of units to be produced during the month; and (2) It does not consider that 2 pounds of raw materials are required to
produce each unit of finished goods.
D. In developing a budget, internal and external factors are considered and assumptions about those factors
are made. Internal factors are the factors that take place inside the organization, external factors are those
outside of company's direct control. Some of the external factors are: state of economy, government
regulations, labor market, competitor's activities including mergers and acquisitions. Thus, the merger of two
competitors is an external factor that should be considered in the development of a budget.
Question 6 - CMA 689 5.30 - Risk, Uncertainty and Expected Value
A.
To determine the price that a company would pay for perfect information, we compare the maximum expected
profit that the company could achieve with perfect information with the best expected profit that could be
achieved if they had to choose one level when demand is not known.
With perfect information the company would be able to choose the correct level of supply for each of the
levels of demand. Therefore, given that for each level of demand the company will choose the best supply
alternative, the expected value is $68 [($0 × 0.1) + ($40 × 0.3) + ($80 × 0.4) + ($120 × 0.2)].
Without having perfect information, if the company provided a supply of 0 units, its expected profit would be
0. If it supplied 2 units, the expected profit would be $28 [( $80 × 0.1) + ($40 × 0.9)]. If it supplied 4 units, the
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expected profit would be $20 [( $160 × 0.1) + ( $40 × 0.3) + ($80 × 0.6)]. If it supplied 6 units, the expected
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profit would actually be a loss of $36 [( $240 × 0.1) + ( $120 × 0.3) + ($120 × 0.2)]. So, without perfect
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information the best that the company can do is an expected profit of $28.
Since
perfectperfect information
information is $28,would providewould
the company an expected profit
pay $40 (the of $68 and the
difference) for best the company
the perfect can do without
information.
B. This is the expected profit with perfect information minus the expected profit from supplying 4 units, the demand
level with the highest probability of occurring. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
C. This is the difference between the expected profit with perfect information and the expected loss at the supply level
of 6 units, the lowest expected payoff without perfect information. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
D. This is the amount of expected profit with perfect information. This is not the price one is willing to pay for the
perfect information. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
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A.
B.
This answer results from reducing the credit sale collections by 5% of credit sales before calculating the percentage of
credit sales collected. (For example, 50% of March credit sales collected in March is calculated incorrectly as
$250,000 × 0.40 × 0.95 × 0.050.)
This is incorrect because the problem gives the total percentage of credit sales that will ultimately be collected, and
that percentage is 95% (50% + 30% + 15%). The 5% that will be uncollectible has already been removed from the
amounts that will be collectible. Therefore, reducing each individual collected amount by 5% is a duplication. For
example, 50% of March credit sales collected in March should be calculated as $250,000 × 0.40 × 0.50.
C.
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D.
This is total March sales multiplied by the percentage of March credit sales collected during March plus total February
sales multiplied by the percentage of February credit sales collected during March plus total January sales multiplied
by the percentage of January credit sales collected during March.
This answer neglects two things: (1) Sales made on credit each month are only 40% of the total sales. Therefore,
each month's sales should be multiplied by 0.40 before multiplying it by the percentage of the month's receivables to
be collected during March. (2) 60% (100% − 40% credit sales) of each month's sales are cash sales, so 60% of the
total sales for March will be received during March.
A. This answer results from multiplying the total budgeted cost per unit for August ($15.90) by the 260,000 units to be
produced in September. Because the fixed costs will be constant for both months (fixed for the range of 200,000 to
300,000 units), the total fixed cost in September should be the same as the total fixed cost in August. Also, the cost of
the batch setups will differ on a per unit basis, because it is not possible to set up a fraction of a batch at a fraction of
the batch setup cost. The batch setup cost is the same per batch regardless of how many units are in the batch, which
will cause a slight variation in the per unit cost from one month month to the next. See the correct answer for a full
explanation.
B.
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The normal batch size is 50,000 units, and the company plans production to minimize the total number of
batches. Therefore, in budgeting we will use 50,000 units per batch, not the lower amounts the company has
historically produced in some months.
For September, 260,000 units are scheduled to be produced, which will require six batches (260,000 ÷ 50,000
= 5.2). It is not possible to set up a fraction of a batch, so we round up to 6. To find the budgeted setup cost
per batch for September, we use the August amounts given in the problem. 220,000 units were budgeted for
August at a total batch setup cost of $880,000. 220,000 ÷ 50,000 units per batch = 4.4 batches. So five batches
would have been set up, and the setup cost per batch budgeted in August was $880,000 ÷ 5, or $176,000 per
batch. Thus, the total batch setup cost for September will be budgeted at $176,000 × 6 batches, or $1,056,000.
The total budgeted production cost for September is $1,664,000 + $1,210,000 + $1,056,000 = $3,930,000.
C. This answer results from two errors: (1) adjusting the fixed costs for the increased level of production and (2)
keeping the setup costs constant at $880,000. The problem tells us that fixed costs are unchanged within a production
range of 200,000 to 300,000 units per month, so fixed costs for September should remain at $1,210,000 for a volume
of 260,000 units. The batch setup cost will increase for September, as the additional units to be produced in
September will require an additional setup. Using 50,000 as the number of units per batch, we will need 4.4 batches in
August (rounded up to 5 batches) and 5.2 batches in September (rounded up to 6 batches). The September batch
setup cost should be calculated by dividing the August setup cost by 5 and multiplying that by the 6 batches required
in September.
D. The calculation of the variable and fixed costs is correct, but the cost used for setup cost in September is the same
as August's setup cost. Because the number of units produced increases from August to September, the number of
batches will also increase and therefore the cost of batch setups will increase in total. During August, 220,000 ÷
50,000, or 4.4 batches were planned. In September, 260,000 ÷ 50,000, or 5.2 batches were planned. Obviously, it is
not possible to set up a partial batch for a fraction of the cost of setting up a full batch. Therefore, the budgeted batch
setup cost for August would include 5 batch setups while the budgeted batch setup cost for September would include
6 batch setups. The September batch setup cost should be calculated by dividing the August setup cost by 5 and
multiplying that by the 6 batches required in September.
A. This is the amount needed for production in August. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
B. This answer does not include the units needed for ending inventory. See the correct answer for a complete
explanation.
C.
This answer results from including 100% of the September production requirement of raw materials in the August
ending inventory instead of only 60% of September's production requirement.
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The basic equation for materials inventory is: Beginning Inventory + Units Purchased Units Used = Ending
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Inventory. Inventory at the end of each month (and thus the beginning of the next month) needs to be at least
60% of the next month's planned usage. We already know the beginning inventory on August 1, because the
July
60% 31 ending inventory
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August needs
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be used
during the month of August will be the planned production of 1,600 × 4, or 6,400.
C. In the question 10 random numbers, 0 to 9, are used. 0 and 1 (2 numbers in total) represent customers who
choose a P104. There are 10 numbers in total. Therefore, the probability that a customer will select a P104 is 2
Question 11 - CMA 697 4.22 - Risk, Uncertainty and Expected Value
A. Cost of goods sold averages 80% of sales. In order to determine the expected value of cost of goods sold,
we first need to calculate the expected value for sales. Cost of goods sold will be equal to 80% of the sales
value. The expected sales can be calculated by multiplying each of the possible outcomes by the probability
that it will occur and adding the products together. When we do this, we get $84,000 as the expected sales
[($60,000 × 0.25) + ($85,000 × 0.4) + ($100,000 × 0.35)]. The expected value of cost of goods sold is 80% of this,
or $67,200.
B. $68,000 is the cost of goods sold calculated using the sales estimate with the highest probability level.
C. $85,000 is the sales estimate with the highest probability level. The problem asks for the expected value of Philip's
budgeted cost of goods sold.
D. $84,000 is the expected value for sales in 2013. The problem asks for the expected value of Philip's budgeted cost
of goods sold.
A. This question asks which of these allocation methods would lead to negative (dysfunctional) behavior on the part of
managers. By not allowing cost overruns in the service departments to be passed to other departments, this will
motivate the service departments to control their costs.
B. This question asks which of these allocation methods would lead to negative (dysfunctional) behavior on the part of
managers. The allocation of costs based on usage is a reasonable method for the allocation of these costs.
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C. This question asks which of these allocation methods would lead to negative (dysfunctional) behavior on
the part of managers. If a division receives more allocated costs for increased levels of sales, this will serve
as a minor demotivator for the manager of the divisions. Also, using ROI to measure divisional performance is
D. This question asks which of these allocation methods would lead to negative (dysfunctional) behavior on the part of
managers. By allocating costs equal to a market value of the services provided, the management of the divisions will
use the services in the necessary manner.
Question 13 - CMA 1292 3.22 - Responsibility Centers and Reporting Segments
A. The difference between segment manager performance and segment performance is noncontrollable fixed costs
that are traceable. Direct variable costs of production are included in both measures.
B. The difference between segment manager performance and segment performance is noncontrollable fixed costs
that are traceable. Unallocated fixed costs are not used in either measure.
C. The difference between segment manager performance and segment performance is noncontrollable fixed
costs that are traceable. These are fixed costs that are controlled by others.
D. The difference between segment manager performance and segment performance is noncontrollable fixed costs
that are traceable. Direct fixed costs controlled by the segment manager are included in both measures.
Question 14 - ICMA 10.P1.101 - Manufacturing Input Variances -- Materials and Labor
A.
A company’s "value chain" is its chain of activities for transforming inputs into the outputs that customers
value. This process of transformation includes all of the primary activities (business functions) that add value
to the product or service, as well as support activities. It involves functions from R&D through production to
marketing and sales, and on to customer service, including the activities that play supporting roles such as
information systems, materials management, and human resources.
When a company has a favorable labor price (rate) variance, it is because the company has paid hourly wage
rates that are lower than the standard wage rates. Usually, that occurs when the company has employed
workers who are less qualified than the workers they expected to have. Use of less qualified workers can lead
to a higher probability that the products produced and sold will be of lower quality and have more defects.
Lower quality products and higher defective rates will lead to increased costs for customer service, as the
customers who buy the products will have more difficulty with them. It can also lead to higher warranty costs,
because more products will need to be repaired or replaced for customers during the warranty period.
The amount gained from the favorable labor price variance, and possibly even more, may be lost through
greater unfavorable variances further down the value chain.
B. A direct labor price variance is not caused by actual production volume being less than budgeted production
volume.
C. There is no reason to believe that circumstances giving rise to the favorable variance will not continue in th future.
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D. The labor efficiency variance measures whether human resources are being used efficiently. The labor price (rate)
variance does not.
A.
The problem does not say whether the Green Division is operating at capacity or whether it has excess capacity
adequate to produce the internal order. This answer choice would be correct only if Green Division has excess
capacity. If Green Division does not have excess capacity, we need to include the opportunity cost of lost sales as
another cost that needs to be covered by the internal order. Since we don't know the status of Green Division's
capacity, we cannot state that the corporate policy would encourage this action from Green.
B. If Green Division is operating at full capacity, it will have an opportunity cost for lost sales as another cost that
would need to be covered by the internal order. The opportunity cost would be the contribution margin that the lost
sales would have provided. Green Division would not accept the sale to Red Division because doing so would cause
Green Division's profits to decrease.
C. The problem does not say whether the Green Division is operating at capacity or whether it has excess capacity
adequateand
capacity to produce the have
thus would internal
an order. This answer
opportunity choice would
cost to accept be correct
the internal order.only if Green
Since Division
we don't know is operating
the status ofat
Green Division's capacity, we cannot state that the corporate policy would encourage this action from Green.
D. If the Green Division does not have to give up any external sales in order to produce the order for Red
Division, it will sell the product to the Red Division at the company's internal sales price of cost plus 10%,
even though the markup on the sale will not be as great as that of a sale to an external customer would be.
Since the Green Division does not have an external customer to use the excess capacity, the internal sale will
add to Green Division's operating income. Green Division's operating income will be higher under the
circumstances if it accepts the internal sale at the lower profit margin than if it turns it down.
A. Any transfer price that is imposed on the managers of the two divisions may not be acceptable to one or both
managers.
B. Any transfer price that is imposed on the managers of the two divisions may not be acceptable to one or both
managers.
C. The best process for establishing a transfer price between different divisions is for the managers of the
respective divisions to negotiate the price. The best price is usually the market price when a market price
exists, but that still needs to be acceptable to both division managers. And if the market price is not
acceptable to one or both managers for some reason, a different price should be negotiated (without violating
any tax laws of the countries and/or other taxing jurisdictions involved.
D. Any transfer price that is imposed on the managers of the two divisions may not be acceptable to one or both
managers.
Question 17 - CIA 1189 IV.17 - Manufacturing Input Variances -- Materials and Labor
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A. The labor rate variance is calculated as follows: (Actual Rate Standard Rate) × Actual Hours. The actual
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labor rate was $8.70 ($27,840 ÷ 3,200). The standard labor rate was $8. The actual hours is 3,200. The labor
rate variance is ($8.70 $8.00) × 3,200 unfavorable. The actual labor rate was greater than the standard labor
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C. The actual labor rate was greater than the standard labor rate, so the variance is unfavorable.
D. This is the difference of actual labor cost of $27,840 and the standard labor cost for the scheduled level of
production of $24,000 ($8 × 2.5 hours × 1,200 units). Furthermore, the actual labor rate was greater than the standard
labor rate, so the variance is unfavorable.
A.
The dual-rate allocation method can be used with either the direct method, the step-down method, or the reciprocal
method of cost allocations. It simply means that fixed costs and variable costs are allocated separately. There is
nothing
renderedabout the dual-rate
by support method
departments tothat necessarily
other either recognizes or does not recognize the mutual services
support departments.
B. The direct allocation method does not recognize the mutual services rendered by support departments to other
support departments at all. The reciprocal method is the only service cost allocation method that recognizes all of the
services that are provided by the service departments to the other service departments.
C.
The step-down allocation method recognizes some but not all of the mutual services rendered by support departments
to other support departments. The reciprocal method is the only service cost allocation method that recognizes all of
the services that are provided by the service departments to the other service departments.
D. The reciprocal method is the only service cost allocation method that recognizes all of the services that are
provided by the service departments to the other service departments. Therefore, it is the method that best
recognizes the mutual services rendered by support departments to other support department.
A. In analyzing why some companies outperform others, we see that it comes in great part from their pursuit
of responsiveness to customers' needs and customer satisfaction.
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A. This answer results from using the sales value after further processing, net of further processing costs, for Product
X to allocate the joint cost. However, since Product X can be sold at the splitoff point, its sales value at the splitoff
point should be used to allocate the joint cost. Net realizable value of one product and the sales value at splitoff for the
other product can be used if the first product has no sales value at splitoff because it cannot be sold at splitoff. But
whenever a product can be sold at the splitoff point, that sales value at the splitoff point should be used for allocating
the joint cost, even if the product will be processed further.
B. This is how much would be allocated if the joint costs were allocated equally.
D.
The net realizable value method is generally used instead of the sales value at splitoff method only when
selling prices for one or more products at splitoff do not exist. Since both products do have sales prices at
the splitoff point, we use their relative sales values at the splitoff point in order to allocate the joint costs,
even though one product will be processed further.
Using the relative sales value method, we will allocate the $10,000 of joint costs to the different products.
Since product X has a sales value at splitoff of $12,000 and Y has a sales value at splitoff of $8,000, the total
sales value is $20,000. 60% of this is from product X, so product X will receive 60%, or $6,000, of the joint
costs.
A. Overhead was overapplied, but this would be a credit balance in the account.
B. There would be a credit balance in the account, but this would represent an overapplied amount, not an
underapplied amount.
C. This is incorrect because the account balance would be a credit and this would represent an overapplied amount.
D. When the actual costs were incurred, the factory overhead account was debited for $132,000. When the
overhead was applied, the account was credited for $140,000 (70% of the $200,000 labor cost). This leaves a
credit balance of $8,000 in the account and this represents an overapplied amount since the applied overhead
was greater than the actual overhead incurred.
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Allocation
A. The management of ROX Company wishes to encourage all other departments to use the legal department when it
is needed and not refrain from calling them because they know they will be charged. Allocating the legal costs on any
basis would encourage the user departments to limit their use of the legal department, possibly to the corporation's
detriment.
B. The management of ROX Company wishes to encourage all other departments to use the legal department when it
is needed and not refrain from calling them because they know they will be charged. Allocating the legal costs on any
basis would encourage the user departments to limit their use of the legal department, possibly to the corporation's
detriment.
C. The management of ROX Company wishes to encourage all other departments to use the legal department
when it is needed and not refrain from calling them because they know they will be charged. Therefore,
management should not charge the user departments anything for their usage of the legal department and
should absorb its costs as a corporate expense. Allocating the legal costs on any basis would encourage the
user departments to limit their use of the legal department, possibly to the corporation's detriment.
D. The management of ROX Company wishes to encourage all other departments to use the legal department when it
is needed and not refrain from calling them because they know they will be charged. Allocating the legal costs on any
basis would encourage the user departments to limit their use of the legal department, possibly to the corporation's
detriment.
A. This is the indirect non-labor related costs divided by the direct labor hours. This is partially correct, as the direct
labor hours are the activity base to use for allocation of indirect costs in a normal costing system. However, all of the
indirect costs, labor and non-labor, need to be included in the calculation.
B. This answer results from either dividing direct costs by direct labor hours or by dividing total indirect costs by total
direct and indirect labor hours. The question is asking for an allocation of indirect costs. The number of indirect hours
are irrelevant here, as indirect costs are allocated based on an activity base that is directly related to production, such
as direct labor hours. In a normal costing system, the activity base used is the actual amount of the allocation base
that was used in producing the product.
C. This is the indirect labor costs divided by the direct labor hours. This is partially correct, as the direct labor hours
are the activity base to use for allocation of indirect costs in a normal costing system. However, all of the indirect
costs, labor and non-labor, need to be included in the calculation.
D.
In a normal costing system, the budgeted indirect cost allocation rate is calculated by dividing the total
indirect costs by the budgeted amount of the allocation base to be used in producing the product. As given in
this question, that is 250,000 direct labor hours. The indirect costs are $5,000,000 for labor-related costs and
$7,000,000 for non-labor-related costs, for total indirect costs of $12,000,000. Dividing $12,000,000 by 250,000
direct labor hours results in an indirect application rate of $48 per direct labor hour.
Note that in a normal costing system, costs are applied to production on the basis of the actual usage of the
allocation base multiplied by the application rate. This is different from standard costing, where costs are
applied to production on the basis of the allowed usage of the allocation base for the actual output multiplied
by the application rate.
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A. Prime costs are the costs of direct material and direct labor.
B. Sunk costs are costs that have already been spent and cannot be changed by current or future decisions. Not all of
the fixed overhead costs are sunk costs, though it is possible that some of them are.
C. Because the costs for fixed overhead relate to items like rent, these are committed costs. A committed cost
is a cost for the company's infrastructure. Committed costs are costs that are required in order to establish
and maintain the readiness to do business. Examples are fixed assets such as property, plant and equipment
and intangible assets such as the purchase of a franchise. They are usually on the balance sheet as assets
and become expenses in the form of amortization and depreciation.
D. Discretionary costs are costs that do not need to be incurred in the short-term. Since these are production costs,
they do need to be incurred and are not discretionary costs.
A. This is a true statement. Variable costs per unit produced do not change as production volume changes.
B. This is a true statement. As production volume increases, total electricity cost will increase due to the variable
component of total cost.
C. This is a true statement. As production increases, fixed costs remain the same within the relevant range. As a
result, as production increases, the same amount of the fixed cost component of the electricity will be spread over a
greater number of units. That means the fixed component of the electricity cost per unit produced will decline.
D.
The total electricity cost per unit of production will decrease as production volume increases. The reason for
this is in the fixed component of the electricity cost. As production increases, fixed costs remain the same
within the relevant range. As a result, the same amount of fixed cost is being spread over a greater number of
units as production increases. That means the fixed cost per unit produced will decline.
The variable cost per unit will stay the same while the fixed cost per unit declines. Therefore, the total cost
per unit will decline.
A. An indirect cost is a cost that does not have a clear and observable relationship to an activity base.
B. A sunk cost is a cost that has already been spent and cannot be changed by any current or future activity. A sunk
cost does not have an observable or direct relationship to an activity base.
C. A target cost is the goal that the company will try to produce the product for. This does not have any relationship to
an activity base as it is simply management's goal for the cost of production.
D.
Engineered costs are costs that have a definite physical relationship to the activity base or measure. They
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A. The controller does not have the primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control.
B. The treasurer does not have the primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal control.
C. Internal control is a method, or process, that is carried out by an entity's board of directors, management,
and other personnel, and designed to provide reasonable assurance that the company's objectives will be
achieved.
D. Though the internal auditor does a lot of work in respect to the internal control system, the internal auditor is not
responsible for establishing and maintaining internal control.
A. Although maintenance of statistical production analyses is a control objective, it is not an accounting control.
B. Policies and procedures for maintenance of control over unused checks are accounting controls because
they relate to the control objective of safeguarding cash.
C. Although the marketing analysis of sales generated by advertising projects is a control objective, it is not an
accounting control.
D. Although quality control results and their timely reporting and review are a control objective, they are not accounting
control.
A. Organizational policies and procedures delegating authority and assigning responsibilities are a good criterion
against which to judge current operations.
B. Textbook illustrations of generally accepted good treasury function practices are good criteria against which to
udge current operations.
C. Codification of best practices of the treasury function in relevant industries is a good criterion against which to judge
current operations.
D. Since the operations of the treasury function as documented during the last engagement may not have
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A. Receiving reports would give the date an item was received and the quantity that was received. They would not
show whether the vendor offered a discount or whether payment was made within the discount period.
B. Canceled checks would give the date and the amount of payment. They would not indicate whether the vendor
offered a discount or whether payment was made within the discount period.
C. Paid vendor invoices would show the invoice date, the amount invoiced, any discount offered for prompt
payment, amount paid and date paid.
D. Purchase orders would give the date an item was ordered, the quantity ordered, and the anticipated price. They
would not show whether the vendor offered a discount or whether payment was made within the discount period.
Question 31 - CIA 1194 3.22 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
A. Review of insurance coverage is an aspect of risk analysis, and a much narrower concept than contingency
planning.
B. Electronic vaulting is a technology that may be used to address contingency planning issues.
C. Contingency planning is a management activity which is essential to ensure continuity of operations in the
event a disaster impairs information systems processing.
Question 32 - CMA 680 5.15 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
A. It is unlikely the computer malfunctioned during the printing of the quantity.
B. R is not a hexadecimal character. Hexadecimal is usually written using the symbols 0-9, and A-F.
C. It is not possible that the quantity of shirts sold is 2.5. The quantity has to be a whole number.
D. The most likely explanation for the error is that the program did not contain a data checking routine for
input data, e.g., field check. A field check would make sure that the input field contains only the correct type
of characters, for example only numeric characters for a quantity field, etc.
Question 33 - CIA 1196 1.36 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
A. Access to the database (tables) of employee rates should be severely restricted to authorized personnel within the
human resources department or payroll personnel. Proper supervisor personnel should approve the rates, but not
have access to the tables.
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properly authorized and input into the system. Further, one pay rate will apply to more than one employee.
C. This would be the most appropriate control because it (a) requires supervisory signed approval, (b) limits
access to the tables to selected personnel within the payroll department, and (c) provides independent
reconciliation of all changes.
A. Establishing accountability for receipts at the earliest possible time should be done before the deposit is prepared
or the entry to reflect the receipt is posted. However, it would not detect bank deposits that are recorded but never
made.
B. Linking receipts to other internal accountabilities is done before the deposit is prepared or the entry to reflect the
receipt is posted. It would not detect bank deposits recorded but never made.
C. Since a bank reconciliation compares the bank statement with the company records, a bank reconciliation
prepared by a person not involved in preparing the deposit or posting the entry to reflect the receipt would
detect whether bank deposits that have been recorded have not been made.
D. Consolidation of cash receiving points is done before the deposit is prepared or the entry to reflect the deposit is
posted. It would not detect bank deposits recorded but never made.
Question 35 - CIA 1196 III.40 - Systems Controls and Security Measures
C. Inadequate backup, recovery, and contingency plans are weaknesses of operational planning.
A. The city's internal auditors are responsible for determining whether the city is in compliance with the grant
requirements. Whether the budget was reviewed and approved by supervisory personnel within the granting
agency is outside the scope of the audit and therefore should not be performed.
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procedures to ensure that only allowable costs are charged to the program, as required by the grant.
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A. Control encompasses much more than controls designed to ensure the correctness of processing. Furthermore,
control is designed and instituted by management, not by accountants or auditors.
B. While control procedures may be designed from the bottom up, the concept of control flows from the top down.
C. A control is any action taken by management to enhance the likelihood that established goals and
objectives will be achieved.
A. Requiring two signatures on a check would not prevent resubmission and double paying of vendor invoices after
they have been paid.
B.
A voucher is an internal accounting document that is usually created after the company has received an
invoice from a vendor or service provider and has successfully matched the invoice to a purchase order. In
other words, it is created after the company has determined that this invoice is genuine and should be paid.
The voucher communicates the company's intent to make the payment to the vendor or service provider.
Among other things, the voucher contains detailed information about the transaction, including the payee, the
amount of the payment to be made, and a description of the transaction.
Based on the authorization in the voucher, the check is then created to pay the invoice. The accounting
system will show that a voucher has been created for the purchase order issued for that transaction and that
it has been cancelled; and a second voucher cannot be created. So if a voucher is cancelled after the check
has been written and signed, payment cannot be made a second time even if the vendor does submit a
duplicate invoice, because there is no active voucher to authorize a second payment.
Therefore, the voucher and all supporting documents should be cancelled by personnel in the treasurer's
office at the time the check is signed.
C. The account payable personnel should not have access to checks after they have been signed.
D. Cancellation of vouchers should not take place until the check in payment of the invoice has been signed.
A. The credit is not recorded to accounts receivable, and this amount fails to include the write-off of the one $10,000
account in the calculation.
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C. The journal entry to record the bad debt expense requires a debit to bad debt expense and a credit to the
allowance for doubtful debts account.
D.
The journal entry to record the bad debt expense requires a debit to bad debt expense and a credit to the
allowance for doubtful debts account. Since the percentage of receivables method is to be used, the amount
is calculated by determining what the ending balance in the allowance account should be and then
determining what entry is required to bring the balance to that level.
Using the information in the aging schedule: [($390,000 × 0.01) + ($115,000 × 0.05) + ($210,000 × 0.15) +
($25,000 × 0.40)] = $51,150, which is the amount that should be in the allowance account at the end of the
period. There was already a credit balance of $16,500 in the account. However, this $16,500 was prior to the
write off of $10,000 of receivables that will reduce the credit balance in the allowance account to $6,500. To
increase a credit balance of $6,500 to a credit balance of $51,150, a credit of $44,650 is needed. The
corresponding debit is to bad debt expense.
Question 40 - CMA 695 P2 Q10 - Investments, PP&E (Fixed Assets), and Intangible and Other Assets
A. Any cost that is incurred in order to get the asset ready and available for use should be included in the cost of that
asset. Freight and handling are costs necessary to get the asset ready and available for use.
B. Any cost that is incurred in order to get the asset ready and available for use should be included in the cost of that
asset. Insurance while in transit is a cost necessary to get the asset ready and available for use.
C. Any cost that is incurred in order to get the asset ready and available for use should be included in the cost of that
asset. Assembly and installation are costs necessary to get the asset ready and available for use.
D. Any cost that is incurred in order to get the asset ready and available for use should be included in the
cost of that asset. Interest that will be incurred on the note payable is a financing decision and is not
necessary in order for the asset to be used. This interest will be recognized as interest expense when it is
incurred.
A. This is the total profit on the sale. Under the installment method, this profit will be recognized only as cash is
collected. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
B. This is the amount of cash collected during the period. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
C. This question asks how much profit should be recognized this period, and this is done by multiplying the
cash received this period by the profit % on the sale. The cash received this period was $80,000 ($20,000
downpayment and $60,000 from the first of the three equal installments), and the profit % is calculated as the
profit from the sale divided by the sales price. This gives a profit percentage of 60% ($120,000 profit ÷
$200,000 sales price). Multiplying this by the cash received during the period gives $48,000 of profit to
recognize in the current period.
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A. This question asks how much profit should be recognized this period under the installment method. There
will be two sources of profit for the seller. The first is the profit that is recognized on the cash collected. This
is done by multiplying the cash received this period by the profit % on the sale. The cash received this period
was $100, and the profit % is calculated as the profit from the sale divided by the sales price. This gives a
profit percentage of 33% ($500 profit ÷ $1,500 sales price). Multiplying this by the cash received during the
period gives $33 of gross profit to recognize in the current period from the collection of cash. The second
source of profit is from interest. The interest rate is 1% per month on the unpaid amount. The unpaid balance
outstanding for December was $1,400 and 1% of this is $14. In total, the seller recognizes $47 of profit.
B. The answer results from using the gross profit percentage as the cost of sales percentage and from omitting the
interest income.
C. This answer includes only the profit from the interest and does not include the profit that is recognized on the cash
collected from the sale.
D. This answer includes only the profit from the cash collected on the sale and does not include the profit that is
recognized from interest.
A. Under the installment method, profit is recognized only as the company receives money from the
customer. For each dollar that is received the company will recognize profit that is equal to the gross profit
percentage. For this company,
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on year 3 installment sales. The total gross profit was $10,000, so the amount deferred to future periods is
$8,000.
B. This is the amount of gross profit to be recognized from year 1 sales ($800), plus year 2 sales ($200), plus year 3
sales ($2,000). So, $800 + $200 + $2,000 = $3,000. The question asks for the gross profit amount from year 3 sales
to be deferred to future years.
D. This is the amount of gross profit that is recognized in year 3 from year 3 sales.
A. This is the answer for the perpetual LIFO method. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
B.
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D. Under the FIFO method (perpetual or periodic) the ending inventory will consist of the most recently
purchased units. In this question, the company had a total of 4,700 units on hand during the period. They sold
3,400, leaving 1,300 units in ending inventory. Under the FIFO method, these 1,300 units will be the most
recently purchased units. Therefore, ending inventory will consist of 1,300 of the units that were purchased
on May 20, for $2.90 each. This gives an ending inventory of $3,770 (1,300 × $2.90).
A. Cost of goods sold was not understated because the items sold were excluded from ending inventory.
B. Accounts receivable was affected because the sale was not recorded. Cost of goods sold was not understated
D. Because the goods were not included in ending inventory, inventory is not affected. Also, because the
inventory was correctly recorded, cost of goods sold was not affected by the error. However, by failing to
record the sale, both accounts receivables and sales were understated.
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16th, the units that were sold were all of the units purchased on the 7th as well as 200 of the units that were in
beginning inventory. The units that were sold on the 28th were 1,400 of the units that had been purchased on
the 20th. This means that in ending inventory were 1,200 units that had been in beginning inventory and 100
of the units purchased on the 20th. Given their respective costs of $2.45 and $2.90, this gives an ending
inventory of $3,230 [(1,200 × 2.45) + (100 × $2.90).
D. This answer results from assuming the periodic weighted average cost method is being used. The question says to
use the perpetual LIFO method.
Question 47 - CMA 0687 3.12 - Investments, PP&E (Fixed Assets), and Intangible and Other Assets
A. This would be the correct way to account for the investment income under the equity method,not under the fair
value method. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
B. This is 30% of the net income of Mattiy minus 30% of the dividends paid by Mattiy. This is not the correct way to
account for investment income under either the fair value method or under the equity method.
C. Under the fair value method, investment income is recognized as dividends are received. This is not the amount of
dividends received from Mattiy by Boggs. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
D. Under the fair value method, investment income is recognized as dividends are received. Since Boggs
owned 30% of Mattly, they would recognize as income 30% of the dividend that Mattly distributed, or $30,000.
Question 48 - CMA 688 4.22 - Investments, PP&E (Fixed Assets), and Intangible and Other Assets
A. This answer is incorrect. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
B. This answer is incorrect. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
C. Consolidated financial statements are prepared as though the parent (the investor corporation) and the
subsidiary or subsidiaries (the investee[s]) are a single economic entity, not the legal entities that exist.
D. This answer is incorrect. See the correct answer for a complete explanation.
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