Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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ISBN: 9781337115773
Author: Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 13MCQ
The total cost for monthly supervisory cost in a factory is $4,500 regardless of how many hours the supervisor works or the quantity of output achieved. This cost
- a. is strictly variable.
- b. is strictly fixed.
- c. is a mixed cost.
- d. is a step cost.
- e. cannot be determined from this information.
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1.) Cost behavior is considered linear whenever a straight line is a reasonable approximation for the relation between cost and activity.
A. True
B. False
2.) Which of the following is an example of a cost that is variable with respect to the number of units produced?
A. rent on administrative office building
B. rent on factory building
C. Salaries of top marketing executives
D. direct labor cost, where the direct labor force is adjusted to actual production of
the period
3.) Fixed costs are constant in total amount over the relevant range of operations.
A. True
B. False
4.) The cost function derived by the simple least squares method:
A. must be tested for minimum and maximum points.
B. is parabolic.
C. is linear.
D. is curvilinear.
The component of per-unit costs that remains constant as the production level varies is:
a. product cost
b. fixed factory overhead
c. variable factory overhead
d. general and administrative expenses
The total cost C for a manufacturer during a given time period is a function of the number N of items produced during that period. To determine a formula for the total cost, we need to know two things. The first is the manufacturer's fixed costs. This amount covers expenses such as plant maintenance and insurance, and it is the same no matter how many items are produced. The second thing we need to know is the cost for each unit produced, which is called the variable cost.The total revenue R for a manufacturer during a given time period is a function of the number N of items produced during that period. The profit P for a manufacturer is the total revenue minus the total cost. If the profit is zero, then the manufacturer is at a break-even point.In general, the highest price p per unit of an item at which a manufacturer can sell N items is not constant but is, rather, a function of N. Suppose the manufacturer of widgets has developed the following table showing the highest price p, in…
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Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making
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