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5. (STANDARD COSTING)
Variance analysis would be appropriate to measure performance in
A. profit centers
B. investment centers
C. cost centers
D. all of the above
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6. (STANDARD COSTING)
In connection with a standard cost system being developed by Jupiter Co., the following
information is being considered with regard to standard hours allowed for output of one
unit of product:
Hours
Average historical performance for the past three years 1.85
Production level to satisfy average consumer
demand over a seasonal time span 1.60
Engineering estimates based on attainable performance 1.50
Engineering estimates based on ideal performance 1.25
To measure controllable production inefficiencies, what is the best basis for Jupiter to use
in establishing standard hours allowed?
A. 1.25
B. 1.50
C. 1.60
D. 1.85
7. (STANDARD COSTING)
Octavio Co. had an unfavorable materials usage variance of P900. What amounts of this
variance should be charged to each department?
Purchasing Warehousing Manufacturing
A. P0 P0 P900
B. P0 900 P0
C. P300 P300 P300
D. P900 P0 P0
8. (PRODUCT COSTING)
A basic tenet of variable costing is that period costs should be currently expensed. What is
the rationale behind this procedure?
A. Period costs are uncontrollable and should not be charged to a specific product.
B. Period costs are generally immaterial in amount and the cost of assigning the amounts
to specific products would outweigh the benefits.
C. Allocation of period costs is arbitrary at best and could lead to erroneous decision by
management.
D. Because period costs will occur whether production occurs, it is improper to
allocate these costs to production and defer a current cost of doing business.
9. (PRODUCT COSTING)
The following information regarding fixed production costs from a manufacturing firm is
available for the current year:
Fixed costs in the beginning inventory P16,000
Fixed costs incurred this period 100,000
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. The maximum amount of fixed production costs that this firm could deduct using
absorption costs in the current year is P116,000.
b. The maximum difference between this firm's the current year income based on
absorption costing and its income based on variable costing is P16,000.
c. Using variable costing, this firm will deduct no more than P16,000 for fixed
production costs.
d. If this firm produced substantially more units than it sold in the current year, variable
costing will probably yield a lower income than absorption costing.
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Numbers 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27 (WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT & FS ANALYSIS)
Jason Company is a manufacturer of industrial products and employs a calendar year for financial
reporting purposes. These questions present several of Jason’s transactions during the year.
Assume that total quick assets exceeded total current liabilities both before and after each
transaction described. Further assume that Jason has positive profits during the year and a credit
balance throughout the year in its retained earnings account.
24. The purchase of raw materials for P85,000 on open account would
A. Increase the current ratio
B. Decrease the current ratio
C. Increase net working capital
D. Decrease net working capital
26. Obsolete inventory of P125,000 was written off during the year. This transaction
A. Decreased the quick ratio
B. Increased the quick ratio
C. Increased net working capital
D. Decreased the current ratio
The Handles Division currently has excess capacity of 1,500 units. It produces handles at
variable cost of P70. The handles can be sold in the outside market for P100.
The Assembly Division requires 1,400 handles for the SPQRs that it produces. It can buy
such handles from outside suppliers at P100 or it can just buy them from the Handles
Division.
What is the natural bargaining range for the two divisions regarding the transfer price of
handles?
A. Between P70 and P100
B. Between P100 and P170
C. Any amount less than P100
D. P70 is the only acceptable price.
48. (ECONOMICS)
Gross domestic product (GDP) is the
A. total amount of expenditures for consumer goods and investment for a period of time.
B. total purchases by consumers, businesses, government, and foreign entities
C. value of all final goods and services produced by the country by both domestic
and foreign-owned sources.
D. value of all goods and services produced by the country by domestic firms, excluding
those produced by foreign-owned companies.
49. (ECONOMICS)
As the economy becomes more and more depressed, a company's management decides to
slash spending on research and development. What is the likely effect of this action on net
income? Net income will be
A. higher this period and lower in future periods.
B. higher this period and higher in future periods.
C. lower this period and higher in future periods.
D. lower this period and lower in future periods.
50. (ECONOMICS)
Inflation can have positive and negative effects on an economy. Positive effects of inflation
include
A. loss in stability in the real value of money and other monetary items over time.
B. uncertainty about future inflation may discourage investment and saving.
C. shortages of goods if consumers begin hoarding in anticipation of price increases in the
future.
D. mitigation of economic recessions and debt relief by reducing the real level
of debt.
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51. (ECONOMICS)
The local video store’s business increased by 12% after the movie theater raised its prices
from P300 to P400. Thus, relative to movie theater admissions, videos are
A. substitute goods
B. superior goods
C. complementary goods
D. public goods
52. (ECONOMICS)
In national income terms, aggregate demand is the
A. demand for money by a community in a period of full employm32` nt.
B. total expenditure on capital goods by entrepreneurs during a period of full employment.
C. demand that is needed if the country’s economy is to operate at optimum level and the
level of investment is to be raised.
D. total expenditures on consumer goods and investment, including government
and foreign expenditures, during a given period.
53. (ECONOMICS)
A city ordinance that freezes rent prices may cause
A. The demand curve for rental space to fall.
B. The supply curve for rental space to rise.
C. The quantity demanded of rental space exceed the quantity supplied.
D. The quantity supplied of rental space exceed the quantity demanded.
54. (ECONOMICS)
If a group of consumers decide to boycott a particular product, the expected result would
be
A. An increase in the product price to make up lost revenue.
B. A decrease in the demand for the product.
C. An increase in product supply because of increased availability.
D. That demand for the product would become completely inelastic.
Demand for the company’s product is about 6,000 bottles per week.
If the company wants to improve its contribution margin and applies the Theory of
Constraints, improvement efforts should be focused on
A. juice extraction department.
B. mixing department.
C. bottling department.
D. sales department.
Reason 1 Reason 2
A. Speculative balances Speculative balances
B. Speculative balances Precautionary balances
C. Precautionary balances Speculative balances
D. Precautionary balances Precautionary balances
95. (DECENTRALIZATION)
All of the following are benefits of decentralization EXCEPT that it:
A. creates greater responsiveness to local needs
B. decreases management and worker morale
C. leads to quicker decision making
D. sharpens the focus of managers
97. (BUDGETING)
Budgeting provides all of the following EXCEPT:
A. a means to communicate the organization's short-term goals to its members
B. support for the management functions of planning and coordination
C. a means to anticipate problems
D. an ethical framework for decision making
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