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Manufacturing overhead is a


A) direct, variable, product cost.
B) direct, variable period costs.
C) indirect, variable, product cost.
D) indirect, fixed or variable, product cost.

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Use the following information for questions Caltreck Manufacturing Inc.'s accounting records reflect the following inventories:  Dec. 31,2019  Dec. 31, 2020 Raw materials inventory $100,000$80,000 Wark in process irventory 130,000145,000 Finished goods irventory 125,000115,000\begin{array} { l c c c } & \underline{ \text { Dec. 31,2019 } }& \underline{\text { Dec. 31, 2020} } \\\text { Raw materials inventory } & \$ 100,000 & \$ 80,000 \\\text { Wark in process irventory } & 130,000 & 145,000 \\\text { Finished goods irventory } & 125,000 & 115,000\end{array} During 2020, Caltreck purchased $950,000 of raw materials, incurred direct labour costs of $125,000, and incurred manufacturing overhead totalling $160,000. -How much raw materials is transferred to production during 2020 for Caltreck Manufacturing?


A) $1,240,000
B) $970,000
C) $950,000
D) $930,000

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The high-low method


A) is a useful means of predicting the highest cost a company will incur in the operating period.
B) is a useful means of separating fixed and variable elements from a mixed cost.
C) is more time-consuming than the scatter diagram method.
D) is more complex than the use of linear regression analysis.

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Which of the following would most likely be considered direct labour?


A) a worker installing components in a computer
B) a maintenance worker
C) a security guard
D) a sales person

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Where there is a linear relationship between two variables,


A) the change in the dependent variable yields a predictable, constant change in the independent variable.
B) the change in the independent variable yields a predictable, constant change in the dependent variable.
C) there is seldom a linear relationship between two variables.
D) a change in the "Y" variable yields a predictable, constant change in the "X" variable.

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Which one of the following is not another name for the term manufacturing overhead?


A) period costs
B) factory overhead
C) indirect manufacturing costs
D) burden

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Hardigan Manufacturing Company reported the following year-end information: beginning work in process inventory, $80,000; cost of goods manufactured, $980,000; beginning finished goods inventory, $50,000; ending work in process inventory, $70,000; and ending finished goods inventory, $40,000.How much is Haridgan's cost of goods sold for the year?


A) $980,000
B) $990,000
C) $970,000
D) $1,000,000

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Which of the following are period costs?


A) income taxes and indirect materials
B) selling and administrative expenses
C) indirect labour
D) advertising and factory depreciation

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As plant controller, you are trying to determine the costs over which you have the most control on a day-to-day basis.Your goal is to achieve better profitability.The plant operations manager suggests that overhead is the easiest area to directly reduce costs.Which of the following items would be classified as manufacturing overhead?


A) factory janitor
B) general corporate liability insurance
C) cost of landscaping the corporate office
D) the western division's vice president's salary

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What amount is given by the sum of direct materials, direct labour, and manufacturing overhead incurred?


A) total cost of work in process
B) cost of goods available for sale
C) total manufacturing costs
D) cost of goods manufactured

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Which one of the following does not appear on the balance sheet of a manufacturing company?


A) finished goods inventory
B) raw materials inventory
C) cost of goods manufactured
D) work in process inventory

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Into which one of the following accounts would the work of factory employees, that can be physically and directly associated with converting raw materials into finished goods, be categorized?


A) direct labour
B) indirect labour
C) manufacturing overhead
D) indirect materials

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Which of the following statements is true?


A) Advertising is a product cost and a plant manager's salary is a period cost.
B) Advertising is a period cost and a plant manager's salary is a manufacturing overhead cost.
C) Advertising is a period cost and a plant manager's salary is a period cost.
D) Advertising is a product cost and a plant manager's salary is a manufacturing overhead cost.

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What amount would you find on financial statements of merchandising companies that is referred to as finished goods inventory for a manufacturing company?


A) purchases
B) cost of goods purchased
C) merchandise inventory
D) raw materials inventory

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Which of the following is a manufacturing activity?


A) finished goods being sold directly to the public
B) developing new products through research and development
C) converting raw materials into finished goods
D) all of the above

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Mixed costs


A) change in proportion to changes in activity level.
B) change in total in response to changes in activity level.
C) change proportionately and in total as a result of changes in activity level.
D) none of these.

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Which of the following is not true?


A) Mixed costs are comprised of both fixed costs and variable costs, and as a result, mixed costs increase proportionately with an increase in activity level.
B) Mixed costs change in total, but not proportionately with the change in activity level.
C) An electricity bill is an example of mixed costs.The fixed portion represents the cost of having the service available and the variable cost is reflective of actual customer usage.
D) Mixed costs are also known as semi-variable costs.

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At May 31, 2020, Smythe Inc.has $4,500 in beginning raw materials, $6,000 of direct labour.If manufacturing overhead was $10,500, total manufacturing costs was $50,500, and total raw material purchases were $36,000, how much is ending amount of raw materials?


A) $36,000
B) $21,000
C) $40,500
D) $6,500

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Which of the following would most likely be viewed as indirect materials?


A) ball bearings associated with an industrial tractor wheel
B) axle grease associated with the suspension of a new car
C) new tires for a commercial truck
D) cost of boring a cylinder in assembly

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Zirk, Inc.incurred cost of goods manufactured totalling $700,000, manufacturing overhead of $320,000, and direct materials totalling $40,000.How much is the amount of direct labour?


A) Cannot be determined from the information provided.
B) $340,000
C) $660,000
D) $700,000

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