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Appendix A


1. Assume that the price elasticity of demand is less than -1 (for example, -1.5). As the absolute value of the price elasticity of demand increases, the profit-maximizing price decreases.
True    False




2. Salt is an example of a product whose demand is price inelastic. True    False




3. Demand for a product is said to be inelastic if a change in price has little effect on the number of units sold. True    False




4. Demand for a product is said to be inelastic if a change in price has a substantial effect on the number of units sold.
True    False




5. Gasoline is a product whose demand is elastic. True    False




6. The price elasticity of demand can be estimated using the formula ln(1 + % change in selling price)/ln(1 + %
change in quantity sold). True   False




7. The absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing provides assurance that the company's required rate of return will be realized even if unit sales are less than forecasted.
True    False




8. The markup over cost under the absorption costing approach would increase if the unit product cost increases, holding everything else constant.
True    False
9. Target costing is primarily used when developing a new product. True    False




10. Cost-plus pricing is so named because all costs--production, selling, and administrative--are included in the cost base from which a target selling price is derived.
True    False




11. If a company sells a product for less than its budgeted unit product cost under absorption costing, then the company will lose money.
True    False




12. Holding all other things constant, an increase in variable production costs will affect: A. the selling price under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing.
B. the profit-maximizing price.
C. both the selling price under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing and the profit-maximizing price.
D. neither the selling price under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing nor the profit-maximizing price.




13. Holding all other things constant, an increase in fixed selling costs will affect: A. the selling price under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing.
B. the profit-maximizing price.
C. both the selling price under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing and the profit-maximizing
price.
D. neither the selling price under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing nor the profit-maximizing price.




14. Holding all other things constant, an increase in variable selling costs will affect: A. the markup under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing.
B. the markup used to compute the profit-maximizing price.
C. both the markup under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing and the markup used to compute
profit-maximizing price.
D. neither the markup under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing nor the markup used to
compute profit-maximizing price.
15. Holding all other things constant, an increase in the company's required ROI will affect: A. the markup under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing.
B. the markup used to compute the profit-maximizing price.
C. both the markup under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing and the markup used to compute
profit-maximizing price.
D. neither the markup under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing nor the markup used to
compute profit-maximizing price.




16. Holding all other things constant, if the price elasticity of demand increases (i.e., beco mes more negative), then the markup under absorption costing will:
A. increase.
B. decrease.
C. remain the same.
D. The effect cannot be determined.




17. In the absorption approach to cost-plus pricing, which costs below are included in the cost base?

 
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D




18. Which of the following methods would probably be the most beneficial to a company that has little or no control over the price that it can charge for its product or service?
A. Cost-plus pricing, absorption approach
B. Cost-plus pricing, contribution approach
C. Time and material pricing
D. Target costing
19. Hanvold Company recently changed the selling price of one of its products. Data concerning sales for comparable periods before and after the price change are presented below.

 


The product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text is closest to: A. -3.14
B. -3.55
C. -4.72
D. -2.90




20. Gorry Company's management has found that every 7% increase in the selling price of one of the company's products leads to a 11% decrease in the product's total unit sales. The product's absorption costing unit product cost is $13.00. The variable production cost of the product is $4.00 per unit and the variable selling and administrative cost is $5.40 per unit.
According to the formula in the text, the product's profit-maximizing price is closest to: A. $22.41
B. $31.00
C. $23.60
D. $20.06




21. Finnie Company's management believes that every 5% increase in the selling price of one of the company's products results in a 13% decrease in the product's total unit sales. The variable production cost of this product is $23.10 per unit and the variable selling and administrative cost is $5.40 per unit.
The product's profit-maximizing price according to the formula in the text is closest to:
A. $32.03
B. $47.48
C. $43.87
D. $33.63
22. Inkeo Company recently changed the selling price of one of its products. Data concerning sales for comparable periods before and after the price change are presented below.

 


The product's variable cost is $12.70 per unit.
According to the formula in the text, the product's profit-maximizing price is closest to: A. $28.87
B. $28.53
C. $15.91
D. $29.91




23. Epperson Company's management believes that every 3% decrease in the selling price of one of the company's products leads to an 8% increase in the product's total unit sales. The product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text is closest to:
A. -2.82
B. -2.98
C. -2.53
D. -2.03




24. The following information is available on Bruder Inc.'s Product A:

 


The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text. Based on these data, the total selling and administrative expenses each year are:
A. $240,000
B. $300,000
C. $140,000
D. $200,000
25. Marvel Company estimates that the following costs and activity would be associated with the manufacture and sale of one unit of product Y:

 


If the company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text and desires a 15%
rate of return on investment (ROI), the required markup on absorption cost for product Y would be: A. 12%
B. 15% C. 26%
D. 38%




26. Lafave Corporation uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text to set prices for its products. Based on budgeted sales of 79,000 units next year, the unit product cost of a particular product is $50.80. The company's selling and administrative expenses for this product are budgeted to be
$1,896,000 in total for the year. The company has invested $260,000 in this product and expects a return on
investment of 15%.
The markup on absorption cost for this product would be closest to:
A. 62.2% B. 15.0% C. 47.2% D. 48.2%




27. Jaber Corporation makes a product with the following costs:

 


The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text. The pricing calculations are based on budgeted production and sales of 52,000 units per year.
The company has invested $200,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of 9%.
The markup on absorption cost would be closest to: A. 37.7%
B. 9.0%
C. 110.8%
D. 37.1%
28. Delsey Company manufactures product A which has a selling price of $48 per unit. Unit costs associated with the manufacture and sale of product A follow (based on 30,000 units manufactured and sold each year):

 


The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text. The percentage markup being used to determine the selling price for product A is closest to:
A. 100.0% B. 37.5% C. 60.0% D. 40.0%




29. Mahboud, Inc., uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text to set prices for its products. Based on budgeted sales of 64,000 units next year, the unit product cost of a particular product is $84.20. The company's selling and administrative expenses for this product are budgeted to be $1,292,800 in total for the year. The company has invested $560,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of
13%.
The selling price for this product based on the absorption costing approach would be closest to: A. $95.15
B. $130.86
C. $104.40
D. $105.54
30. Kirsch, Inc., manufactures a product with the following costs:

 


The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text. The pricing calculations are based on budgeted production and sales of 41,000 units per year.
The company has invested $540,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of 13%.
The selling price based on the absorption costing approach would be closest to: A. $95.43
B. $72.31
C. $41.50
D. $70.60




31. A new product, an automated crepe maker, is being introduced at Laguna Corporation. At a selling price of
$52 per unit, management projects sales of 90,000 units. Launching the crepe maker as a new product would require an investment of $200,000. The desired return on investment is 15%. The target cost per crepe maker is closest to:
A. $59.80
B. $52.00
C. $59.42
D. $51.67




32. Penrod Company wants to manufacture and sell a new electric shaver. To compete effectively, the shaver would have to be priced at no more than $40 per unit. The following additional information is available:

 


The target cost per shaver would be: A. $25
B. $45
C. $35
D. $40
33. The management of Kozloff Corporation is considering introducing a new product--a compact barbecue. At a selling price of $74 per unit, management projects sales of 80,000 units. Launching the barbecue as a new product would require an investment of $800,000. The desired return on investment is 14%. The target cost per barbecue is closest to:
A. $72.60
B. $82.76
C. $84.36
D. $74.00




34. Perin Corporation would like to use target costing for a new product it is considering introduce. At a selling price of $25 per unit, management projects sales of 30,000 units. The new product would require an investment of $500,000. The desired return on investment is 11%. The target cost per unit is closest to:
A. $23.17
B. $25.00
C. $25.72
D. $27.75




Dieckman Company makes a product with the following costs:

 


The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing described in the text. The pricing calculations are based on budgeted production and sales of 71,000 units per year.
The company has invested $360,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of 13%.
Direct labor is a variable cost in this company.




35. The markup on absorption cost is closest to: A. 25.7%
B. 13.0%
C. 24.2% D. 72.4%
36. The selling price based on the absorption costing approach is closest to: A. $70.88
B. $41.60
C. $56.40
D. $57.06




37. If every 10% increase in price leads to a 12% decrease in quantity sold, the profit -maximizing price is closest to:
A. $56.40
B. $130.10
C. $144.16
D. $134.03




Coan Company recently changed the selling price of one of its products. Data concerning sales for comparable periods before and after the price change are presented below.

 


The product's variable cost is $21.40 per unit.




38. The product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text is closest to: A. -3.46
B. -3.67
C. -2.92
D. -1.44




39. The product's profit-maximizing price according to the formula in the text is closest to: A. $30.08
B. $70.54
C. $29.43
D. $32.55




Allen Corporation's vice president in charge of marketing believes that every 8% increase in the selling price of one of the company's products would lead to an 11% decrease in the product's total unit sales. The product's absorption costing unit product cost is $10.70. The variable production cost is $1.50 per unit and the variable selling and administrative cost is $4.40 per unit.
40. The product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text is closest to: A. -1.06
B. -1.96
C. -1.51
D. -1.81




41. The product's profit-maximizing price according to the formula in the text is closest to: A. $12.96
B. $4.42
C. $17.37
D. $31.51




Boden Company's management believes that every 2% increase in the selling price of one of the company's products would lead to a 5% decrease in the product's total unit sales. The product's variable cost is $19.30 per unit.




42. The product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text is closest to: A. -3.01
B. -2.07
C. -1.89
D. -2.59




43. The product's profit-maximizing price according to the formula in the text is closest to: A. $37.39
B. $31.44
C. $40.88
D. $28.91




Werry Company is about to introduce a new product. It is expected that the following costs would be incurred when 25,000 units are produced and sold in a year:

 


Werry Company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing as described in the text.
44. Assume that Werry Company has not yet determined a markup to use on the new product. The new product would require an investment of $800,000. The company requires a 20% rate of return on investment on all new products. The markup under the absorption costing approach would be closest to:
A. 62.0%
B. 80.0% C. 35.0% D. 24.6%




45. Assume that the company uses a markup of 90% in order to determine selling prices. The selling price under the absorption costing approach would be:
A. $45.60
B. $38.00
C. $41.80
D. $49.40




46. After introducing the product at a markup of 90%, the company finds that it has excess capacity. A foreign dealer has offered to purchase 4,000 units of the product at a special price of $32 per unit. This sale would not disturb regular business. If the special price is accepted on the 4,000 units, the effect on total profits for the year will be a:
A. 56,000 increase B. 76,800 increase C. 16,000 increase D. 48,000 increase




Edelheit Company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing as described in the text to set prices for its products. Based on budgeted sales of 26,000 units next year, the unit product cost of a particular product is $24.20. The company's selling and administrative expenses for this product are budgeted to be
$629,000 in total for the year. The company has invested $340,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of 14%.




47. The markup on absorption cost for this product would be closest to: A. 100.0%
B. 14.0% C. 114.0% D. 107.5%
48. The selling price based on the absorption costing approach for this product would be closest to: A. $27.59
B. $50.22
C. $48.40
D. $100.46




The management of Store Corporation would like to set the selling price on a new product using the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing. The company's accounting department has supplied the following estimates for the new product:

 


Management plans to produce and sell 6,000 units of the new product annually. The new product would require an investment of $1,140,000 and has a required return on investment of 10%.




49. The absorption costing unit product cost is: A. $57
B. $64
C. $77
D. $53




50. To the nearest whole percent, the markup percentage on absorption cost is: A. 10%
B. 30% C. 50%
D. 20%




51. The unit target selling price using the absorption costing approach is closest to: A. $77
B. $116
C. $70
D. $96
The management of Nerby Corporation is considering introducing a new product --a compact lawn blower. At a selling price of $28 per unit, management projects sales of 40,000 units. The lawn blower would require an investment of $900,000. The desired return on investment is 20%.




52. The desired profit according to the target costing calculations is: A. $1,120,000
B. $224,000
C. $940,000
D. $180,000




53. The target cost per lawn blower is closest to: A. $28.20
B. $23.50
C. $33.60
D. $28.00




Blumstein Corporation would like to use target costing for a new product it is considering introducing. At a selling price of $22 per unit, management projects sales of 60,000 units. The new product would require an investment of $300,000. The desired return on investment is 11%.




54. The desired profit according to the target costing calculations is: A. $33,000
B. $145,200
C. $1,287,000
D. $1,320,000




55. The target cost per unit is closest to: A. $22.00
B. $23.81
C. $21.45
D. $24.42
56. Qudsi Company makes a product that has the following costs:

 


The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing as described in the text. The pricing calculations are based on budgeted production and sales of 36,000 units per year.
The company has invested $580,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of 12%. Required:
a. Compute the markup on absorption cost.
b. Compute the selling price of the product using the absorption costing approach.
c. Assume that every 10% increase in price leads to a 13% decrease in quantity sold. Assuming no change in cost structure and that direct labor is a variable cost, compute the profit -maximizing price.












57. Nicklos Corporation's marketing manager believes that every 7% decrease in the selling price of one of the company's products would lead to a 10% increase in the product's total unit sales. The product's absorption costing unit product cost is $18.60. The variable production cost is $7.60 per unit and the variable selling and administrative cost is $4.90.

Required:

a. Compute the product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text.
b. Compute the product's profit-maximizing price according to the formula in the text.
58. Okano Company's management believes that every 5% increase in the selling price of one of the company's products would lead to a 7% decrease in the product's total unit sales. The variable cost per unit of this product is $47.00.

Required:

a. Compute the product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text.
b. Compute the product's profit-maximizing price according to the formula in the text.












59. Pasta Corporation recently changed the selling price of one of its products. Data concerning sales for comparable periods before and after the price change are presented below.

 


The product's variable cost is $15.90 per unit. Required:
a Compute the product's price elasticity of demand as defined in the text.
b. Compute the product's profit-maximizing price according to the formula in the text.
60. The management of Heimrich Corporation would like to set the selling price on a new product using the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing. The company's accounting department has supplied the following estimates for the new product:

 


Management plans to produce and sell 5,000 units of the new product annually. The new product would require an investment of $420,000 and has a required return on investment of 20%.

Required:

a. Determine the unit product cost for the new product.
b. Determine the markup percentage on absorption cost for the new product.
c. Determine the target selling price for the new product using the absorption costing approach.
61. Mercer Company estimates that an investment of $800,000 would be necessary in order to produce and sell
40,000 units of Product A each year. Costs associated with the new product would be:

 


The company requires a 20% rate of return on the investment on all products. Required:
a. Compute the markup that would be used under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing as described in the text.
b. Compute the selling price under the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing as described in the text.












62. Madonia Corporation is introducing a new product whose direct materials cost is $37 per unit, direct labor cost is $19 per unit, variable manufacturing overhead is $6 per unit, and variable selling and administrative expense is $4 per unit. The annual fixed manufacturing overhead associated with the product is $91,000 and its annual fixed selling and administrative expense is $42,000. Management plans to produce and sell 7,000 units of the new product annually. The new product would require an investment of $595,000 and has a required return on investment of 20%. Management would like to set the selling price on a new product using the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing.

Required:

a. Determine the unit product cost for the new product.
b. Determine the markup percentage on absorption cost for the new product.
c. Determine the target selling price for the new product using the absorption costing approach.
63. Rizer Corporation manufactures a product that has the following costs:

 


The company uses the absorption costing approach to cost-plus pricing as described in the text. The pricing calculations are based on budgeted production and sales of 40,000 units per year.
The company has invested $200,000 in this product and expects a return on investment of 15%. Required:
a. Compute the markup on absorption cost.
b. Compute the selling price of the product using the absorption costing approach.












64. Management of Fabiano Corporation is considering a new product, an outdoor speaker that would have a selling price of $43 per unit and projected sales of 20,000 units. Launching the new product would require an investment of $600,000. The desired return on investment is 14%.

Required:

Determine the target cost per unit for the outdoor speaker.
65. Guzzetta Corporation would like to use target costing for a new product that is under consideration. At a selling price of $70 per unit, management projects sales of 40,000 units. The new product would require an investment of $700,000. The desired return on investment is 17%.

Required:

Determine the target cost per unit for the new product.












66. Kupperson, Inc. is considering adding an inline roller skate to its product line. Management believes that in order to be competitive, the skate cannot be priced above $65 per pair. The company requires a minimum return of 25% on its investments. Launching the new product would require an investment of $4,000,000. Sales are expected to be 50,000 pairs of skates per year.

Required:

Compute the target cost of a pair of skates.












67. The management of Mendoza, Inc., is considering a new product that would have a selling price of $98 per unit and projected sales of 40,000 units. The new product would require an investment of $600,000. The desired return on investment is 10%.

Required:

Determine the target cost per unit for the new product.

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Appendix B

1. Relative profitability should be measured by dividing the segment's market share by the amount of the constrained resource it requires.
True    False




2. When long-term investment funds are the constraint and the company is choosing from among potential long-term projects, the profitability index should be computed by dividing the expected market share of the project by the amount of long-term investment funds required by the project.
True    False




3. A catering service has contracts with a number of customers to supply lunches on a daily basis. The chef has complained of the long hours she must work to prepare all of these lunches and has threatened to quit. It would be very difficult, if not impossible, to replace the chef. To reduce the pressure on the chef, some contracts may have to be cancelled. (The catering service can cancel any contract with seven days notice.) To help make this decision, the profitability of each customer should be measured by dividing the daily incremental profit from serving each customer by the amount of the time it takes the chef each day to prepare the customer's meals. True    False




4. The profitability index for a volume trade-off decision involving products should be computed by dividing the fully allocated cost of a product by the amount of the constrained resource required by one unit of the product.
True    False




5. A company that makes horsehair cowboy belts cannot meet the demand for belts due to a limited supply of artisans who know how to make the belts. To determine which models of the cowboy belts should be emphasized, the company should rank the models by the amount of time an artisan requires to make the model. True    False




6. To encourage salespersons to sell the most profitable products, they should be paid sales commissions as straight percentage of the selling price of each product.
True    False
7. When a company has a production constraint, the opportunity cost of using the constrained resource can be determined by multiplying the amount of the constrained resource used by the opportunity cost per unit of the constrained resource.
True    False




8. Absolute profitability is concerned with the impact on an organization's overall profits of adding or dropping a particular segment—without making any other changes.
True    False




9. Relative profitability measures should be used only when the company is not faced with a constraint. True   False




10. If sales revenues are used in the denominator in the profitability index for a product then: A. the company has no constraint.
B. total sales should be the company's constraint.
C. the selling price of the product in question is the company's constraint.
D. selling effort should be the company's constraint.




11. The opportunity cost of using one unit of the constrained resource in a volume trade-off decision is equal to:
A. the profitability index for the company's most profitable existing product.
B. the profitability index for the company's least profitable product—even if none of the product is currently being made.
C. the profitability index for the product whose production would be cut back if necessary. D. the profitability index of the product with the greatest sales.




12. Sullen Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of a number of jobs. For example, the revenue from Job M02P is $86,800 and its avoidable costs amount to $60,760, resulting in an incremental profit of $26,040. Furthermore, the job requires 280 hours of the constrained resource. What is the profitability index for job M02P?
A. 0.30
B. $310 per hour C. $93 per hour D. $217 per hour
13. Heilmann Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of a number of jobs. For example, job S96T has revenues of $68,000 and avoidable costs of $54,400, resulting in an incremental profit of $13,600. The job requires 170 hours of the constrained resource. The job is responsible for 10% of the company's total profit for the period. What is the profitability index for job S96T?
A. 0.20
B. $400 per hour
C. $80 per hour
D. 0.10




14. Omoyosi Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of a number of jobs. For illustration purposes, the company has provided the following data for job V66L:

 


What is the profitability index for job V66L? A. 0.30
B. $111 per hour
C. $370 per hour
D. $259 per hour




15. Bruck Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of a number of jobs. For illustration purposes, the company has provided the following data for job D25Y:

 


What is the profitability index for job D25Y? A. $108 per hour
B. 0.20
C. $540 per hour
D. 0.28
16. Beatie Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of the company's products for purposes of making volume trade-off decisions. For illustration, the company has provided the following data for product K56L:

 


What is the profitability index for product K56L? A. 0.40
B. $28.00 per gram C. $11.20 per gram D. $1,256,640




17. Lachapelle Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of the company's products for purposes of making volume trade-off decisions. The company has provided the following data for product A97B:

 


What is the profitability index for product A97B? A. $8.10 per minute
B. $1,270,080
C. 0.30
D. $27.00 per minute
18. Armster Corporation has provided the following data concerning its two products:

 


The profitability index for product B10E is closest to: A. 0.61
B. $12.40 per ounce
C. 0.40
D. $31.00 per ounce




19. Esquerra Corporation has provided the following data concerning its two products—T85 and G34:

 


The total amount of the constrained resource available each month is 146,300 grams. Each unit of product T85 requires 19 grams of the constrained resource and each unit of product G34 requires 11 grams. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month?
A. $1,337,600
B. $1,145,320
C. $1,178,760
D. $1,170,400




20. Ockerman Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of the company's products for purposes of making volume trade-off decisions. For example, the selling price of product A31N is $144.00 and its unit variable cost is $115.20. One unit of the product requires 6 ounces of the constrained resource. Monthly sales are 5,700 units. What is the profitability index for product A31N?
A. $24.00 per ounce
B. $164,160
C. 0.20
D. $4.80 per ounce
21. Heiskell Corporation has provided the following data concerning its two products:

 


The profitability index for product F78P is closest to: A. 0.74
B. 0.30
C. $6.00 per gram
D. 0.59




22. Efford Corporation would like to determine the relative profitability of the company's products for purposes of making volume trade-off decisions. For example, the selling price of product I14H is $36.00, its unit variable cost is $28.80, and its unit contribution margin is $7.20. One unit of the product requires 6 minutes of the constrained resource. Monthly sales are 1,700 units. What is the profitability index for product I14H?
A. $1.20 per minute B. $6.00 per minute C. 0.20
D. $12,240




23. The same constrained resource is used by four different products at Swaim Corporation. Data concerning those products appear below:

 


The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four products. From the standpoint of the entire company, if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one product versus another, which product should the salespersons emphasize?
A. P400
B. P300
C. P100
D. P200
24. Saska Corporation has four different products that use the same constrained resource. Data concerning those products appear below:

 


The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four products. From the standpoint of the entire company, if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one product versus another, which product should the salespersons emphasize?
A. B100
B. B300
C. B200
D. B400




25. Tork Corporation is about to announce a new product, J82, whose variable cost is $113.70 per unit and that would require 6.40 grams of a raw material that is the constrained resource in the company. The opportunity cost to use this constrained resource is $43.00 per gram. What is the minimum acceptable selling price for the new product?
A. $156.70
B. $275.20
C. $388.90
D. $113.70




26. Vanscoter Corporation has designed a new product, R83, whose variable cost is $86.60 per unit and that requires 3.10 minutes of the constrained resource. The opportunity cost is $38.00 per minute used of the constrained resource. What is the minimum acceptable selling price for the new product?
A. $117.80
B. $124.60
C. $86.60
D. $204.40




Whitacre Products Inc. makes two products—P32W and I90J. Product P32W's selling price is $44.00 and its unit variable cost is $26.40. Product I90J's selling price is $220.00 and its unit variable cost is $198.00. The monthly demand is 3,500 units for product P32W and 760 units for I90J. The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 9,800 minutes each month. Each unit of product P32W requires 2 minutes on this machine and each unit of product I90J requires 10 minutes on this machine.
27. How many units of product I90J should be produced each month? A. 1,460
B. 0
C. 760
D. 280




28. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to obtain enough of the constrained resource to satisfy demand for the two existing products?
A. $22.00 per minute
B. $2.20 per minute C. $17.60 per minute D. $8.80 per minute




The management of Mccreadie Corporation has provided the following data concerning its two products:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,400 minutes each month.




29. How many units of product L33Y should be produced each month? A. 0
B. 2,868
C. 712
D. 1,500




30. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to obtain enough of the constrained resource to satisfy demand for the two existing products?
A. $19.20 per minute
B. $6.40 per minute C. $25.50 per minute D. $5.10 per minute
Garwood Corporation's two products have the following characteristics:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,100 minutes each month. Each unit of product K56J requires 10 minutes on this machine and each unit of product L72D requires 6 minutes on this machine.




31. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $64,536
B. $41,464
C. $37,560
D. $45,428




32. The company is considering launching a new product that would have a variable cost of $51.00 per unit. It would require 14 minutes of the constrained resource. The absolute minimum acceptable selling price for the new product should be:
A. $51.00
B. $54.40
C. $118.20
D. $98.60




Burrington Products Inc. makes two products—Z74I and R53Y. Product Z74I's selling price is $102.00 and its unit variable cost is $71.40. Product R53Y's selling price is $432.00 and its unit variable cost is $302.40. The monthly demand is 2,500 units for product Z74I and 470 units for R53Y. The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 9,900 minutes each month. Each unit of product Z74I requires 3 minutes on this machine and each unit of product R53Y requires 16 minutes on this machine.




33. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $85,188
B. $95,940
C. $90,571
D. $137,412
34. The company is considering launching a new product that would have a variable cost of $160.00 per unit and no avoidable fixed costs. It would require 18 minutes of the constrained resource. The absolute minimum acceptable selling price for the new product should be:
A. $160.00
B. $168.10
C. $343.60
D. $305.80




The management of Rodwell Corporation has provided the following data concerning its two products—E99 and V09:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,400 minutes each month. Each unit of product E99 requires 8 minutes on this machine. Each unit of product V09 requires 10 minutes on this machine.




35. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $17,280
B. $15,600
C. $20,520
D. $16,632




36. The company is considering launching a new product that would have a variable cost of $181.00 per unit. It would require 14 minutes of the constrained resource. The absolute minimum acceptable selling price for the new product should be:
A. $206.20
B. $181.00
C. $182.50
D. $202.00




The management of Bachor Corporation has provided the following data concerning its two products:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 9,800 minutes each month.
37. How many units of product A19D should be produced each month? A. 760
B. 0
C. 1,449
D. 400




38. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $110,736
B. $75,744
C. $83,222
D. $90,000




39. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to obtain enough of the constrained resource to satisfy demand for the two existing products?
A. $54.00 per minute
B. $6.40 per minute C. $10.80 per minute D. $57.60 per minute




40. The company is considering launching a new product that would have a variable cost of $53.00 per unit. It would require 4 minutes of the constrained resource. The absolute minimum acceptable selling price for the new product should be:
A. $59.40
B. $53.00
C. $96.20
D. $78.60




Shorr Corporation's two products have the following characteristics:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 9,900 minutes each month. Each unit of product U29D requires 16 minutes on this machine and each unit of product X43P requires 2 minutes on this machine.
41. How many units of product U29D should be produced each month? A. 889
B. 0
C. 150
D. 420




42. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $60,720
B. $72,816
C. $41,712
D. $50,695




43. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to obtain enough of the constrained resource to satisfy demand for the two existing products?
A. $44.80 per minute
B. $14.40 per minute C. $7.20 per minute D. $2.80 per minute




44. The company is considering launching a new product that would have a variable cost of $169.00 per unit and no avoidable fixed costs. It would require 15 minutes of the constrained resource. The absolute minimum acceptable selling price for the new product should be:
A. $169.00
B. $211.00
C. $171.80
D. $277.00




Gorey Products Inc. makes two products—K36L and W81H. Product K36L's selling price is $345.00 and its unit variable cost is $310.50. Product W81H's selling price is $256.00 and its unit variable co st is $230.40. The monthly demand is 430 units for product K36L and 890 units for W81H. The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,000 minutes each month. Each unit of product K36L requires 15 minutes on this machine and each unit of product W81H requires 8 minutes on this machine.




45. How many units of product K36L should be produced each month? A. 192
B. 430
C. 905
D. 0
46. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $27,722
B. $26,195
C. $37,619
D. $29,408




47. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to obtain enough of the constrained resource to satisfy demand for the two existing products?
A. $3.20 per minute
B. $25.60 per minute C. $2.30 per minute D. $34.50 per minute




48. The company is considering launching a new product that would have a variable cost of $158.00 per unit and no avoidable fixed costs. It would require 9 minutes of the constrained resource. The absolute minimum acceptable selling price for the new product should be:
A. $178.70
B. $158.00
C. $160.30
D. $186.80




Galapon Corporation's two products have the following characteristics:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,100 minutes each month. Each unit of product P66G requires 4 minutes on this machine and each unit of product H98V requires 18 minutes on this machine.




49. How many units of product H98V should be produced each month? A. 0
B. 831
C. 170
D. 440
50. Up to how much should the company be willing to pay to obtain enough of the constrained resource to satisfy demand for the two existing products?
A. $1.30 per minute
B. $10.00 per minute
C. $2.50 per minute
D. $23.40 per minute




Wakeland Corporation's two products have the following characteristics:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,300 minutes each month. Each unit of product F61C requires 5 minutes on this machine and each unit of product E01W requires 7 minutes on this machine.




51. How many units of product E01W should be produced each month? A. 450
B. 2,151
C. 0
D. 1,130




52. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $97,257
B. $142,203
C. $97,935
D. $96,507




The management of Coppler Corporation has provided the following data concerning its two products:

 


The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 9,700 minutes each month.
53. How many units of product O85D should be produced each month? A. 0
B. 820
C. 1,768
D. 265




54. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $22,568
B. $25,676
C. $24,010
D. $35,000




Martorell Products Inc. makes two products—C39X and H08L. Product C39X's selling price is $54.00 and its unit variable cost is $43.20. Product H08L's selling price is $496.00 and its unit variable cost is $446.40. The monthly demand is 2,500 units for product C39X and 510 units for H08L. The constrained resource is a particular machine that is available for 10,300 minutes each month. Each unit of product C39X requires 3 minutes on this machine and each unit of product H08L requires 16 minutes on this machine.




55. How many units of product H08L should be produced each month? A. 510
B. 979
C. 0
D. 175




56. What is the maximum contribution margin the company can earn per month? A. $35,680
B. $34,396
C. $33,000
D. $52,296




Lesser Corporation has four products that use the same constrained resource. Data concerning those products appear below:

 


The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four products.
57. If salespersons are paid commissions that are a set percentage of sales, which product would they prefer to sell? In other words, if it is a choice between selling one unit of one product and one unit of another, which product would they prefer to sell?
A. X300
B. X400
C. X100
D. X200




58. From the standpoint of the entire company, if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one product versus another, which product should the salespersons emphasize?
A. X400
B. X100
C. X300
D. X200




The same constrained resource is used by four different products at Kurdyla Corporation. Data concerning those products appear below:

 


The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four pro ducts.




59. If salespersons are paid commissions that are a set percentage of sales, which product would they prefer to sell? In other words, if it is a choice between selling one unit of one product and one unit of another, which product would they prefer to sell?
A. P300
B. P200
C. P100
D. P400




60. From the standpoint of the entire company, if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one product versus another, which product should the salespersons emphasize?
A. P200
B. P300
C. P100
D. P400
61. Huddleston Corporation is considering the following six long-term projects:

 


Only $63,800 is available for investment in these projects. Required:
a. Determine which projects should be accepted.
b. Determine the total net present value of all of the accepted projects if your plan from part (a) above is adopted.












62. Tuell LLC is a consulting firm that is considering six projects for the upcoming period. The six projects under consideration are listed below, along with relevant data.

 


The managing partner's time is the constraint in the firm. Only 113 hours of this constrained resource are available during the upcoming period.

Required:

a. Determine which projects should be accepted for the upcoming period.
b. Determine the total incremental profit for the upcoming period if your plan from part (a) above is adopted.
63. Halama Corporation is considering six jobs for the upcoming period. Those jobs are listed below, along with relevant data.

 


The total amount of the constrained resource that is available during the upcoming period is 75 hours. Required:
a. Determine which jobs should be accepted for the upcoming period.
b. Determine the total incremental profit for the upcoming period if your plan from part (a) above is adopted.












64. Kleppe Corporation has two products that use the same constrained resource—a critical raw material.

 


The total amount of the constrained resource available is 10,000 grams. Required:
a. Which product is most profitable, given the company's constraint?
b. How much of each product should be produced?
c. What is the total contribution margin if your plan in part (b) above is followed?
d. The company is considering launching a new product whose variable cost is $106 and that requires 7 grams
of the constrained resource. What is the minimum selling price for the new product?
65. The constraint at Frayer Inc. is a key raw material. A total of 9,700 ounces of this constrained resource are available. Data concerning the company's two products, Z78 and D87, appear below:

 


Each unit of product Z78 requires 5 ounces of the constrained raw material; each unit of product D87 requires 2 ounces.

Required:

a. In the present circumstances, which product is most profitable?
b. How much of each product should be produced?
c. The company is considering launching a new product whose variable cost is $157 and that requires 26 ounces
of the constrained resource. What is the minimum acceptable selling price for the new product?












66. The constrained resource at Calabria Corporation is a key raw material. A total of 9,900 ounces of the constrained resource are available. Data concerning the company's two products follow:

 


Product S28 requires 2 ounces of the constrained resource; product M16 requires 13 ounces. Required:
a. Which product is most profitable, given the company's constraint?
b. How much of each product should be produced?
c. What is the total contribution margin if your plan in part (b) above is followed?
67. Fanion Corporation has two products, A33 and U39, that use the same constrained resource—a critical raw material. Data concerning those products follow:

 


The total amount of the constrained resource available is 10,100 grams. Required:
a. Which product is most profitable, given the company's constraint?
b. How much of each product should be produced?
c. What is the total contribution margin if your plan in part (b) above is followed?












68. Wholey Corporation has designed a new product, I00, whose variable cost is $139.70 per unit and that requires 7.90 minutes of the constrained resource. The opportunity cost is $51.00 per minute used of the constrained resource.

Required:

What advice would you give to the company concerning the price that should be charged for the new product
I00?
69. The management of Kezar Corporation is reviewing its policies concerning compensation of salespersons. The company has four products that use the same constrained resource. Data concerning those products appear below:

 


The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four products. Required:
a. If salespersons are paid commissions that are a set percentage of sales, which product would they prefer to sell? In other words, if it is a choice between selling one unit of one product and one unit of another, which product would they prefer to sell?

b. From the standpoint of the entire company, if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one pr oduct versus another, which product should the salespersons emphasize?












70. Reddinger Corporation is about to launch a new product, Z49, whose variable cost is $143.70 per unit and that would require 5.80 centiliters of a key raw material that is the company's constrained resource. The opportunity cost of this raw material is $69.00 per centiliter used.

Required:

What advice would you give to the company concerning the price that should be charged for the new product
Z49?

71. Coltey Corporation has four products that use the same constrained resource. Data concerning those products appear below:

 


The company does not have enough of the constrained resource to satisfy for demand of all four products. Required:
a. If salespersons are paid commissions that are a set percentage of sales, which product would they prefer to sell? In other words, if it is a choice between selling one unit of one product and one unit of another, which product would they prefer to sell?

b. From the standpoint of the entire company, if it is a choice between sales of one unit of one product versus another, which product should the salespersons emphasize?

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Applications of Cost Theory

Chapter 9—Applications of Cost Theory

MULTIPLE CHOICE

    1.    Evidence from empirical studies of short-run cost-output relationships lends support to the:
 
a.    existence of a non-linear cubic total cost function      
b.    hypothesis that marginal costs first decrease, then gradually increase over the normal operating range of the firm      
c.    hypothesis that total costs increase quadratically over the ranges of output examined      
d.    hypothesis that total costs increase linearly over the range of output examined      
e.    none of the above     



    2.    The short-run cost function is:
 
a.    where all inputs to the production process are variable      
b.    relevant to decisions in which one or more inputs to the production process are fixed      
c.    not relevant to optimal pricing and production output decisions      
d.    crucial in making optimal investment decisions in new production facilities      
e.    none of the above     



    3.    Theoretically, in a long-run cost function:
 
a.    all inputs are fixed      
b.    all inputs are considered variable      
c.    some inputs are always fixed      
d.    capital and labor are always combined in fixed proportions      
e.    b and d     



4.    Break-even analysis usually assumes all of the following except:
a.    in the short run, there is no distinction between variable and fixed costs.
b.    revenue and cost curves are straight-lines throughout the analysis.
c.    there appears to be perfect competition since the price is considered to remain the same regardless of quantity.
d.    the straight-line cost curve implies that marginal cost is constant.
e.    both c and d


5.     What is another term meaning the degree of operating leverage?
a.    The measure of the importance of fixed cost.
b.    The operating profit elasticity.
c.    The measure of business risk.
d.    D.O.L.
e.    All of the above.


6.    In a study of banking by asset size over time, we can find which asset sizes are tending to become more prominent.  The size that is becoming more predominant is presumed to be least cost. This is called:
a.    regression to the mean analysis.
b.    breakeven analysis.
c.    survivorship analysis.
d.    engineering cost analysis.
e.    a Willie Sutton analysis.


7.    George Webb Restaurant collects on the average $5 per customer at its breakfast & lunch diner. Its variable cost per customer averages $3, and its annual fixed cost is $40,000.  If George Webb wants to make a profit of $20,000 per year at the diner, it will have to serve__________ customers per year.
a.    10,000 customers
b.    20,000 customers
c.    30,000 customers
d.    40,000 customers
e.    50,000 customers


    8.    In determining the shape of the cost-output relationship only ____ depreciation is relevant.
 
a.    direct      
b.    indirect      
c.    usage      
d.    time      
e.    scheduled     



    9.    Which of the following is not a limitation of the survivor technique for measuring the optimum size of firms within an industry?
 
a.    since the technique does not employ actual cost data in the analysis, there is no way to assess the magnitude of the cost differentials between firms of varying size and efficiency.      
b.    the managerial and entrepreneurial aspects of the production process are not included in the analysis      
c.    because of legal factors, the long-run cost curve derived by this technique may be distorted and may not measure the cost curve postulated in economic theory      
d.    a and b      
e.    b and c     



    10.    The primary disadvantage of engineering methods for measuring cost functions is that they deal with the managerial and entrepreneurial aspects of the production process or plant.
 
a.    true      
b.    false     



    11.    A linear total cost function implies that:
 
a.    marginal costs are constant as output increases      
b.    average total costs are continually decreasing as output increases      
c.    a and b      
d.    none of the above     



    12.    A ____ total cost function implies that marginal costs ____ as output is increased.
 
a.    linear; increase linearly      
b.    quadratic; increase linearly      
c.    cubic; increase linearly      
d.    a and b      
e.    none of the above     



    13.    A ____ total cost function implies that marginal costs ____ as output is increased.
 
a.    linear; increase linearly      
b.    quadratic; are constant      
c.    cubic; increase linearly      
d.    linear; are constant      
e.    none of the above     



 14.    A ____ total cost function yields a U-shaped average total cost function.
 
a.    cubic      
b.    quadratic      
c.    linear      
d.    a and b only      
e.    a, b, and c     



    15.    In the linear breakeven model, the difference between selling price per unit and variable cost per unit is referred to as:
 
a.    variable margin per unit      
b.    variable cost ratio      
c.    contribution margin per unit      
d.    target margin per unit      
e.    none of the above     



    16.    Which of the following is not an assumption of the linear breakeven model:
 
a.    constant selling price per unit      
b.    decreasing variable cost per unit      
c.    fixed costs are independent of the output level      
d.    a single product (or a constant mix of products) is being produced and sold      
e.    all costs can be classified as fixed or variable     



    17.    In the linear breakeven model, the breakeven sales volume (in dollars) is equal to fixed costs divided by:
 
a.    unit selling price less unit variable cost      
b.    contribution margin per unit      
c.    one minus the variable cost ratio      
d.    a and b only      
e.    a, b, and c     



    18.    The degree of operating leverage is equal to the ____ change in ____ divided by the ____ change in ____.
 
a.    percentage; sales; percentage; EBIT      
b.    unit; sales; unit; EBIT      
c.    percentage; EBIT; percentage; sales      
d.    unit; EBIT; unit; sales      
e.    none of the above     



    19.    The linear breakeven model excludes ____ from the analysis.
 
a.    financing costs      
b.    taxes      
c.    contribution margin      
d.    a and b only      
e.    a, b, and c     



    20.    In the linear breakeven model, the relevant range of output is that range where the linearity assumptions of the model are assumed to hold.
 
a.    true      
b.    false     



  21.    In the linear breakeven model, the breakeven sales volume (in dollars) can be found by multiplying the breakeven sales volume (in units) by:
 
a.    one minus the variable cost ratio      
b.    contribution margin per unit      
c.    selling price per unit      
d.    standard deviation of unit sales      
e.    none of the above     



  22.    In the linear breakeven model, a firm incurs operating losses whenever output is less than the breakeven level.
 
a.    true      
b.    false     



PROBLEMS

    1.    For each of the following cost-output relationships, describe the shape (U-shape, decreasing, increasing, constant) of the average total cost and marginal cost functions (C = total cost, Q = output):

 
(a)    C = 42,500,000 + 2550Q      
(b)    C = 8.48 + 0.65Q + .00220Q2     




    2.    Offshore Petroleum's fixed costs are $2,500,000 and its debt repayment requirements are $1,000,000. Selling price per barrel of oil is $18 and variable costs per barrel are $10.

 
(a)    Determine the breakeven output (in dollars).      
(b)    Determine the number of barrels of oil that offshore must produce and sell in order to earn a target (operating) profit of $1,500,000.      
(c)    Determine the degree of operating leverage at an output of 400,000 barrels.      
(d)    Assuming that sales of oil are normally distributed with a mean of 362,500 barrels and a standard deviation of 100,000 barrels, determine the probability that Offshore will incur an operating loss.     



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Auction Design and Information Economics

Appendix 15A—Auction Design and Information Economics

MULTIPLE CHOICE

    1.    Common value auctions with open bidding necessarily entail
 
a.    asymmetric information      
b.    ascending prices      
c.    more than two bidders      
d.    amendment of bids      
e.    sealed final offers.     



    2.    An incentive-compatible mechanism for revealing true willingness to pay in a private value auction is
 
a.    impossible      
b.    a Dutch auction      
c.    a second-highest sealed bid auction      
d.    a sequential auction with open bidding      
e.    a discriminatory price all-or-nothing auction.     



    3.    In comparing rules for serving a queue, last-come first-served has all of the following effects except
 
a.    reduces the waiting time      
b.    causes few customers to arrive and depart more than once      
c.    increases the side payments among those yet to be served      
d.    hastens the adoption of a lottery system for deciding who should get the tickets     



    4.    The principal advantage of an open bidding system for allocating telecommunications spectrum licenses was
 
a.    the pooling of asymmetric information by the bidders      
b.    the reconfiguring of cell phone license areas      
c.    the substitute value of adjacent service areas      
d.    reduced cost     



    5.    A Dutch auction implies all of the following except
 
a.    more than one unit sale available      
b.    higher prices later in the auction      
c.    identical expected seller revenue for common value items      
d.    greater expected seller revenue in estate sales with risk-averse bidders     



    6.    Each partner in a simple profit-sharing contract that splits the independently verifiable sales revenue minus unobservable cost has an incentive
 
a.    to reject an automatic renewal of the contract      
b.    to understate fixed cost      
c.    to overstate avoidable cost      
d.    to understate customer loyalty for repeat purchases      
e.    to renew the partnership contract     



    7.    An optimal incentives contract can induce the revelation of true costs in a partnership by
 
a.    imposing penalties when costs are overstated      
b.    offering bonus payments when costs are verified      
c.    renewing the reliance relationship      
d.    linking revealed cost to the partner's foregone expected profits      
e.    enlisting third-party enforcement     



    8.    An incentive-compatible revelation mechanism is
 
a.    self-enforcing      
b.    always multi-period      
c.    too complicated to influence decisions      
d.    prevalent in vertically integrated businesses      
e.    not adopted by franchise businesses     



    9.    Incentive-compatible revelation mechanisms attempt to
 
a.    induce an employee to reject the next best alternative employment opportunity      
b.    elicit privately-held information      
c.    secure enforcement primarily by third parties      
d.    reject voluntary contracting with third parties      
e.    impose similar risk premiums on all employees     



    10.    Revenue equivalence theorem refers to equal seller revenue in which of the following pairs:
 
a.    sealed bid auctions and English auctions      
b.    second highest wins and pays auctions and Dutch auctions      
c.    English highest wins and pays auctions and sealed bid Dutch auctions      
d.    highest wins and pays auctions and second highest wins and pay auctions     



11.    In Dutch auctions, the bidding
a.    starts low and rises until the highest bidder wins.
b.    is done in secret “sealed bids” which are opened at a specified time.
c.    begins with a very high price, and is reduced until the first person takes it.
d.    is accomplished by giving the price of the second highest bid to the highest bidder.


12.    Winning an auction can be exhilarating, but it can also lead to doubt as to whether you did the right thing or not.  This is called:
a.    The regret effect.
b.    Moral hazard.
c.    Second wind.
d.    The winner’s curse.

13.     Suppose that a private firm wants to go public to give the owners a chance to retire.  It follows the lead of the Google IPO by using a modified Vickrey (or uniform price) auction.   The owners of the firm plans to sell 1 million shares and hope to raise at least $10 million from the auction.  The following bids were submitted.
Bob    250,000 shares at $12
Sam    350,000 shares at $13
Mary    300,000 shares at $9
Sue    100,000 shares at $10
Ravi    450,000 shares at $11
a.    The market clearing price is $13, and the sellers of the firm get $13 million.   
b.    The market clearing price is $12, and the sellers of the firm get $13 million.
c.    The market clearing price is $11, and the sellers of the firm get $11 million.
d.    The market clearing price is $10, and the sellers of the firm get $10 million.
e.    The market clearing price is $9, and the sellers of the firm get$9 million


14.    Auctions are used in place of markets when the items traded are unique (e.g., a Ming vase or a right to drill for oil). Which of the following examples are typically sold using Vickrey auction methods?
a.    For-sale-by-owner houses
b.    Household furnishings
c.    Items sold in Filene’s Basement, with the price discounted after a certain date
d.    Vintage postage stamps


15.    Sealed bids can be used in multiple rounds.  How is this done?
a.    The winner of the first round automatically wins all future rounds.
b.    The winner’s price in the first round is the reservation price in the next round. If higher prices come in the next round, the highest price is the new reservation price for round three, and so forth.
c.    The second best price in the first round is the winner.
d.    Bidding continues in more and more rounds until someone yells “uncle.”


16. Research suggests that an auction for a private value item will yield the HIGHEST payout if:
a.    we use a Dutch auction
b.    we use an English auction
c.    we use only cash, and not allow credit cards
d.    use a fixed price


PROBLEMS

    1.    If two art dealers bidding for a Picasso receive the following forecast information about the chance of a forgery which with previously unknown Picasso paintings is present 8 times in 10 historically, what is the amount by which strategic underbidding could be reduced if ten bidders were attracted to the auction?

 
Forecast Received:    Not a forgery, Actual Picasso is Forecast      
          
Forecast Accuracy:    Prob(This Forecast/Actual Forgery) = 0.4      
    Prob(Forgery Forecast/Actual Forgery) = 0.6      
    Prob(This Forecast/Actual Picasso) = 0.9      
    Prob(Forgery Forecast/Actual Picasso) = 0.1     



Exhibit 15A-1
Suppose GM and Nucor Steel seek to develop jointly a new sheet metal and auto body stamping machine, and each party knows the payoffs in the following table of equi-probable outcomes but cannot independently verify one another's costs. Both GM and Nucor can cancel the project and both will then earn $0 if the cost revelations give early warning of losses.

 
JOINT PROFITS                  
        Nucor Steel      
        Low Costs    High Costs      
        ($40)    ($60)      
    Low Costs              
    ($100)    $40    $20      
GM                  
                  
    High Costs              
    ($130)    $10    -$10     

Note: The figures in parentheses represent costs associated with the Low and High cost realizations, and all figures are in millions. The joint profit payoffs are the difference between $180 and the sum of the cost realizations.

    2.    Refer to Exhibit 15A-1.

Part A: What is the incentive-compatible revelation mechanism that will induce true revelation of the asymmetric cost information and maximize the value of the partnership?


    3.    Refer to Exhibit 15A-1.

Part B: What are the expected net profits to each partner under the incentives contract?


    4.    Refer to Exhibit 15A-1.

Part C: What is the expected net profit under the simple profit sharing contract, and why would the partners adopt an incentive-compatible revelation mechanism (i.e., an optimal incentives contract)?


    5.    What are the expected net profits to Johnson & Johnson in a pharmaceutical R&D joint venture with Amgen given the following joint profit payoffs. The joint profit payoffs are the difference between $180 and the sum of the cost realizations. Assume that the three columns are equally likely to occur, each row is equally likely to occur. Both Johnson and Johnson and Amgen can cancel the project and both will then earn $0 if the cost revelations give early warning of losses.

 
        JOINT PROFITS      
                      
        Johnson and Johnson      
        Low Costs    Moderate Costs    High Costs      
        ($30)    ($50)    ($60)      
    Low Costs                  
    ($100)    $50    $30    $20      
Amgen                      
                      
    High Costs                  
    ($140)    $10    -$10    -$20     

The figures in parentheses represent costs associated with the Low, Moderate and High cost realizations, and all figures are in millions.

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Chapter 5—Business and Economic Forecasting

MULTIPLE CHOICE

    1.    Time-series forecasting models:
 
a.    are useful whenever changes occur rapidly and wildly      
b.    are more effective in making long-run forecasts than short-run forecasts      
c.    are based solely on historical observations of the values of the variable being forecasted      
d.    attempt to explain the underlying causal relationships which produce the observed outcome      
e.    none of the above     




    2.    The forecasting technique which attempts to forecast short-run changes and makes use of economic indicators known as leading, coincident or lagging indicators is known as:
 
a.    econometric technique      
b.    time-series forecasting      
c.    opinion polling      
d.    barometric technique      
e.    judgment forecasting     




    3.    The use of quarterly data to develop the forecasting model Yt = a +bYt-1 is an example of which forecasting technique?
 
a.    Barometric forecasting      
b.    Time-series forecasting      
c.    Survey and opinion      
d.    Econometric methods based on an understanding of the underlying economic variables involved      
e.    Input-output analysis     




    4.    Variations in a time-series forecast can be caused by:
 
a.    cyclical variations      
b.    secular trends      
c.    seasonal effects      
d.    a and b only      
e.    a, b, and c     



5.    The variation in an economic time-series which is caused by major expansions or contractions usually
of greater than a year in duration is known as:
 
a.    secular trend      
b.    cyclical variation      
c.    seasonal effect      
d.    unpredictable random factor      
e.    none of the above     




    6.    The type of economic indicator that can best be used for business forecasting is the:
 
a.    leading indicator      
b.    coincident indicator      
c.    lagging indicator      
d.    current business inventory indicator      
e.    optimism/pessimism indicator     




    7.    Consumer expenditure plans is an example of a forecasting method. Which of the general categories best described this example?
 
a.    time-series forecasting techniques      
b.    barometric techniques      
c.    survey techniques and opinion polling      
d.    econometric techniques      
e.    input-output analysis     




    8.    In the first-order exponential smoothing model, the new forecast is equal to a weighted average of the old forecast and the actual value in the most recent period.
 
a.    true      
b.    false     




    9.    Simplified trend models are generally appropriate for predicting the turning points in an economic time series.
 
a.    true      
b.    false     




    10.    Smoothing techniques are a form of ____ techniques which assume that there is an underlying pattern to be found in the historical values of a variable that is being forecast.
 
a.    opinion polling      
b.    barometric forecasting      
c.    econometric forecasting      
d.    time-series forecasting      
e.    none of the above     




    11.    Seasonal variations can be incorporated into a time-series model in a number of different ways, including:
 
a.    ratio-to-trend method      
b.    use of dummy variables      
c.    root mean squared error method      
d.    a and b only      
e.    a, b, and c     



12.    For studying demand relationships for a proposed new product that no one has ever used before, what would be the best method to use?
ordinary least squares regression on historical data
market experiments, where the price is set differently in two markets
consumer surveys, where potential customers hear about the product and are asked their opinions
double log functional form regression model
all of the above are equally useful in this case



13.    Which of the following barometric indicators would be the most helpful for forecasting future sales for an industry?
    a.    lagging economic indicators.
    b.    leading economic indicators.
    c.    coincident economic indicators.
    d.    wishful thinking
    e.    none of the above



14.    An example of a time series data set is one for which the:
    a.    data would be collected for a given firm for several consecutive periods (e.g., months).
    b.    data would be collected for several different firms at a single point in time.
    c.    regression analysis comes from data randomly taken from different points in time.
    d.    data is created from a random number generation program.
    d.    use of regression analysis would impossible in time series.

   

15.    Examine the plot of data. 
    Sales

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                                 Time   
It is likely that the best forecasting method for this plot would be:
a.    a two-period moving average
b.    a secular trend upward
c.    a seasonal pattern that can be modeled using dummy variables or seasonal adjustments
d.    a semi-log regression model
e.    a cubic functional form


16. Emma uses a linear model to forecast quarterly same-store sales at the local Garden Center.  The results of her multiple regression is:

Sales = 2,800 + 200•T - 350•D

    where T goes from 1 to 16 for each quarter of the year from the first quarter of 2006 (‘06I) through the fourth quarter of 2009 (‘09 IV).  D is a dummy variable which is 1 if sales are in the cold and dreary first quarter, and zero otherwise, because the months of January, February, and March generate few sales at the Garden Center.  Use this model to estimate sales in a store for the first quarter of 2010 in the 17th month; that is: {2010 I}. Emma’s forecast should be: 
a.    5,950
b.    6,200
c.    6,350
d.    6,000
e.    5,850



17.     Select the correct statement.
    a.    Qualitative forecasts give the direction of change.
    b.    Quantitative forecasts give the exact amount or exact percentage change.
    c.    Diffusion forecasts use the proportion of the forecasts that are positive to forecast up or down.
    d.    Surveys are a form of qualitative forecasting.
    e.    all of the above are correct.


18.     If two alternative economic models are offered, other things equal, we would
    a.    tend to pick the one with the lowest R2.
    b.    select the model that is the most expensive to estimate.
    c.     pick the model that was the most complex.
    d.    select the model that gave the most accurate forecasts
    e.    all of the above



19.    Mr. Geppetto uses exponential smoothing to predict revenue in his wood carving business. He uses a weight of w = .4 for the naïve forecast and (1-w) = .6 for the past forecast.  What revenue did he predict for March using the data below?  Select closet answer.
        MONTH   REVENUE        FORECAST
    Nov    100            100
    Dec     90            100
    Jan        115            ----
Feb        110            ----
    MARCH     ?            ?
a.    106.2
b.    104.7
c.    103.2
d.    102.1
e.    101.7


20.    Suppose a plot of sales data over time appears to follow an S-shape as illustrated below.

    Sales                                                ¨
                                              ¨
                        
                            ¨
                           ¨                
                       ¨    ¨                 
 
                                Time

Which of the following is likely that the best forecasting functional form to use for sales data above?
a.    A linear trend, Sales = a + b T
b.    A quadratic shape in T, using T-squared as another variable, Sales = a + b T + cT2.
c.    A semi-log form as sales appear to be growing at a constant percentage rate, Ln Sales = a + bT
d.    A cubic shape in T, using T-squared and T-cubed as variables, Sales = a + b T + cT2 + d T3.
e.    A quadratic shape in T and T-squared as variables, Sales = a + b T + cT2



PROBLEM

    1.    The Accuweather Corporation manufactures barometers and thermometers for weather forecasters. In an attempt to forecast its future needs for mercury, Accuweather's chief economist estimated average monthly mercury needs as:

          N = 500 + 10X

where N = monthly mercury needs (units) and X = time period in months (January 2008= 0). The following monthly seasonal adjustment factors have been estimated using data from the past five years:

 
Month    Adjustment Factor      
January      15%      
April      10%      
July    -20%      
September        5%      
December    -10%     
 
(a)    Forecast Accuweather's mercury needs for January, April, July, September, and December of 2010.      
(b)    The following actual and forecast values of mercury needs in the month of November have been recorded:      
          
    Year    Actual    Forecast          
    2008    456    480          
    2009    324    360          
    2007    240    240         

What seasonal adjustment factor should the firm use for November?


    2.    Milner Brewing Company experienced the following monthly sales (in thousands of barrels) during 2010:

 
Jan.    Feb.    Mar.    Apr.    May    June      
100    92    112    108    116    116     
 
(a)    Develop 2-month moving average forecasts for March through July.      
(b)    Develop 4-month moving average forecasts for May through July.      
(c)    Develop forecasts for February through July using the exponential smoothing method (with w = .5). Begin by assuming  .     



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Chapter 02 Appendix A

Chapter 02 Appendix A



Student:     

1. In least-squares regression, independent variables are not included in the computations of the slope and intercept.
True    False

2. Least-squares regression selects the values for the intercept and slope of a straight line that minimize the sum of the squared errors.
True    False

3. When analyzing a mixed cost, you should always plot the data in a scattergraph, but it is particularly important to check the data visually on a scattergraph when the R2 is very high.
True    False

4. Which of the following methods of analyzing mixed costs can be used to estimate an equation for the mixed cost?
 
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D

5. The least-squares regression method:
A. fits a line to data by minimizing the sum of the squared errors from the line. B. is generally less accurate than the high-low method.
C. can be used only if the fixed cost element is larger than the variable cost element.
D. can be used only if the fixed cost element is smaller than the variable cost element.

6. The management of Ferry Corporation would like for you to analyze their repair costs, which are listed below:

Management believes that repair cost is a mixed cost that depends on the number of machine-hours. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimates of the variable and fixed components of repair cost would be closest to:
A. $1.64 per machine-hour plus $29,566 per month
B. $0.92 per machine-hour plus $31,132 per month C. $1.37 per machine-hour plus $30,157 per month D. $15.39 per machine-hour plus $33,096 per month

7. Moeller Inc.'s inspection costs are listed below:

Management believes that inspection cost is a mixed cost that depends on the number of units produced. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimates of the variable and fixed components of inspection cost would be closest to:
A. $51.76 per unit plus $2,621 per month
B. $51.99 per unit plus $2,584 per month C. $67.86 per unit plus $11,053 per month D. $52.23 per unit plus $2,550 per month

8. Your boss would like you to estimate the fixed and variable components of a particular cost. Actual data for this cost over four recent periods appear below.

Using the least-squares regression method, what is the cost formula for this cost? A. Y = $156.64 + $9.20X
B. Y = $0.00 + $16.01X C. Y = $164.54 + $8.86X
D. Y = $169.97 + $6.10X

Descoteaux Inc.'s inspection costs are listed below:
Management believes that inspection cost is a mixed cost that depends on units produced.

9. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the variable component of inspection cost per unit produced is closest to:
A. $9.87
B. $14.84
C. $9.26
D. $9.97

10. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the fixed component of inspection cost per month is closest to:
A. $1,979
B. $6,033
C. $5,624
D. $2,021
Carr Company reports the following data for the first six months of the year:

11. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimated variable electrical cost per machine hour is closest to:
A. $0.91
B. $0.10
C. $0.20
D. $0.25

12. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimated monthly fixed component of the electrical cost is closest to:
A. $5
B. $20
C. $6
D. $10

Gelrud Corporation's recent utility costs are listed below:
Management believes that utility cost is a mixed cost that depends on machine-hours.

13. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the variable component of utility cost per machine-hour is closest to:
A. $8.15
B. $5.78
C. $5.57
D. $5.85

14. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the fixed component of utility cost per month is closest to:
A. $19,733
B. $5,809
C. $19,962
D. $5,628

Recent maintenance costs of Prideaux Corporation are listed below:
Management believes that maintenance cost is a mixed cost that depends on machine-hours.

15. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the variable component of maintenance cost per machine-hour is closest to:
A. $9.36
B. $9.49
C. $14.06
D. $9.23

16. Using the least-squares regression method, the estimate of the fixed component of maintenance cost per month is closest to:
A. $2,859
B. $8,241
C. $8,550
D. $2,782

17. The Stephens Leadership Center provides training seminars in personal development and time management. The company is relatively new and management is seeking information regarding the Center's cost structure. The following information has been gathered since the inception of the business in January of the current year:
Required:

a. Using the high-low method, estimate the variable cost per seminar and the total fixed cost per month.
b. Using the least-squares method, estimate the variable cost per seminar and the total fixed cost per month.


18. Dillenbeck Printing Corp., a book printer, has provided the following data:
Management believes that the press setup cost is a mixed cost that depends on the number of titles printed. (A specific book that is to be printed is called a "title". Typically, thousands of copies will be printed of each title. Specific steps must be taken to setup the presses for printing each title-for example, changing the printing plates. The costs of these steps are the press setup costs.)

Required:

Estimate the variable cost per title printed and the fixed cost per month using the least-squares regression method.

19. Below are cost and activity data for a particular cost over the last four periods. Your boss has asked you to analyze this cost so that management will have a better understanding of how this cost changes in response to changes in activity.
Required:

Using the least-squares regression method, estimate the cost formula for this cost.


20. Executive Training, Inc., provides a personal development seminar that is popular with many companies. The number of seminars offered over the last five months, along with the total costs of offering these seminars, follows:
Required:

a. Using the high-low method, estimate the variable cost per seminar and the total fixed cost per month.
b. Using the least-squares regression method, compute the variable cost per seminar and the total fixed cost per month. (Round off to the nearest whole dollar.)

21. Galarneau Inc. maintains a call center to take orders, answer questions, and handle complaints. The costs of the call center for a number of recent months are listed below:

Management believes that the cost of the call center is a mixed cost that depends on the number of calls taken. Required:
Estimate the variable cost per call and fixed cost per month using the least-squares regression method.

22. The management of Ferriman Corporation would like to better understand the behavior of the company's warranty costs. Those costs are listed below for a number of recent months:

Management believes that warranty cost is a mixed cost that depends on the number of product returns. Required:
Estimate the variable cost per product return and the fixed cost per month using the least -squares regression method

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Chapter 03

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 ,Student:     
,1. The use of predetermined overhead rates in a job-order cost system makes it possible to estimate the total cost of a given job as soon as production is completed.
True    False
  2. A job cost sheet is used to accumulate costs charged to a job. True    False
  3. The following journal entry would be made to apply overhead cost to jobs in a job-order costing system: True    False
,4. Under a job-order cost system the Work in Process account is debited with the cost of materials purchased. True    False
  5. The process of assigning overhead cost to jobs is known as overhead application. True    False
  6. The cost of a completed job in a job-order costing system typically consists of the actual direct materials cost of the job, the actual direct labor cost of the job, and the actual manufacturing overhead cost of the job.
True    False
  7. A debit balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account at the end of the year means that manufacturing overhead is overapplied.
True    False
8. Period costs are expensed as incurred, rather than going into the Work in Process account. True    False
  9. Advertising costs should be charged to the Manufacturing Overhead account. True    False
  10. When a job has been completed, the goods are transferred from the production department to the finished goods warehouse and the journal entry would include a credit to Work in Process.
True    False
  11. Underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead represents the difference between actual overhead costs and applied overhead costs.
True    False
  12. Top management salaries should not go into the Manufacturing Overhead account. True    False
  13. If manufacturing overhead applied exceeds the actual manufacturing overhead costs of the period, then manufacturing overhead is overapplied.
True    False
  14. In computing its predetermined overhead rate, Marple Company inadvertently left its indirect labor costs out of the computation. This oversight will cause:
A. Manufacturing Overhead to be overapplied.
B. The Cost of Goods Manufactured to be understated.
C. The debits to the Manufacturing Overhead account to be understated. D. The ending balance in Work in Process to be overstated.
  15. Which of the following is the correct formula to compute the predetermined overhead rate?
A. Estimated total units in the allocation base divided by estimated total manufacturing overhead costs. B. Estimated total manufacturing overhead costs divided by estimated total units in the allocation base. C. Actual total manufacturing overhead costs divided by estimated total units in the allocation base.
D. Estimated total manufacturing overhead costs divided by actual total units in the allocation base.
16. Which of the following would probably be the least appropriate allocation base for allocating overhead in a highly automated manufacturer of specialty valves?
A. Machine-hours
B. Power consumption
C. Direct labor-hours
D. Machine setups
  17. What document is used to determine the actual amount of direct labor to record on a job cost sheet? A. Time ticket
B. Payroll register
C. Production order
D. Wages payable account
  18. A proper journal entry to close overapplied manufacturing overhead to Cost of Goods Sold would be: A.
B.
C. D.
  19. In a job-order costing system, direct labor cost is ordinarily debited to: A. Manufacturing Overhead.
B. Cost of Goods Sold. C. Finished Goods.
D. Work in Process.
  20. In a job-order costing system, the use of direct materials that have been previously purchased is recorded as a debit to:
A. Raw Materials inventory. B. Work in Process inventory.
C. Finished Goods inventory. D. Manufacturing Overhead.
21. The journal entry to record the incurrence of indirect labor costs is: A.
B. C.
D.
  22. Which of the following accounts is debited when direct labor is recorded? A. Work in process
B. Salaries and wages expense C. Salaries and wages payable D. Manufacturing overhead
  23. The balance in the Work in Process account equals: A. the balance in the Finished Goods inventory account. B. the balance in the Cost of Goods Sold account.
C. the balances on the job cost sheets of uncompleted jobs.
D. the balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account.
  24. In a job-order costing system, indirect materials that have been previously purchased and that are used in production are recorded as a debit to:
A. Work in Process inventory.
B. Manufacturing Overhead. C. Finished Goods inventory. D. Raw Materials inventory.
  25. Martinez Aerospace Company uses a job-order costing system. The direct materials for Job #045391 were purchased in July and put into production in August. The job was not completed by the end of August. At the end of August, in what account would the direct material cost assigned to Job #045391 be located?
A. Raw materials inventory
B. Work in process inventory
C. Finished goods inventory
D. Cost of goods manufactured
26. Which terms will make the following statement true? When manufacturing overhead is overapplied, the Manufacturing Overhead account has a                      balance and applied manufacturing overhead is greater than                      manufacturing overhead.
A. debit, actual
B. credit, actual
C. debit, estimated
D. credit, estimated
  27. Which of the following is correct with respect to closing out overapplied manufacturing overhead to Cost of Goods Sold versus closing it out to Cost of Goods Sold and Finished Goods and Work in Process inventories? A. The balance in the Work in Process account after allocation will be higher if the overapplied manufacturing overhead is closed out by allocating it to all appropriate accounts.
B. The balance in the Work in Process account after allocation will be the same under either method.
C. Net operating income will be higher if all of the overapplied manufacturing overhead is closed out to Cost of
Goods Sold.
D. Cost of Goods Sold will be lower if the overapplied manufacturing overhead is closed out by allocating it to
the inventory accounts as well as to Cost of Goods Sold.
  28. Overapplied manufacturing overhead occurs when: A. applied overhead exceeds actual overhead.
B. applied overhead exceeds estimated overhead.
C. actual overhead exceeds estimated overhead. D. budgeted overhead exceeds actual overhead.
  29. Daguio Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the beginning of the year, the total estimated manufacturing overhead was $224,580. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 18,200 hours, manufacturing overhead for the year was underapplied by $12,100, and the actual manufacturing overhead was $219,580. The predetermined overhead rate for the year must have been closest
to:
A. $11.40 per machine-hour B. $12.34 per machine-hour C. $12.06 per machine-hour D. $10.53 per machine-hour
30. Wert Corporation uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. Last year, the company's estimated manufacturing overhead was $1,200,000 and its estimated level of activity was 50,000 direct labor-hours. The company's direct labor wage rate is $12 per hour. Actual manufacturing overhead amounted to $1,240,000, with actual direct labor cost of $650,000. For the year, manufacturing overhead was:
A. overapplied by $60,000
B. underapplied by $60,000
C. overapplied by $40,000
D. underapplied by $44,000
  31. Crinks Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the beginning of the year, the estimated direct labor-hours were 11,200 hours and the total estimated manufacturing overhead was
$259,840. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 10,800 hours and the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $254,840. Overhead at the end of the year was:
A. $4,280 overapplied
B. $9,280 overapplied
C. $9,280 underapplied
D. $4,280 underapplied
  32. At the beginning of the year, manufacturing overhead for the year was estimated to be $267,500. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 22,100 hours, the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $262,500, and manufacturing overhead for the year was overapplied by $13,750. If the predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor-hours, then the estimated direct labor-hours at the beginning of the year used in the predetermined overhead rate must have been:
A. 22,100 direct labor-hours B. 19,900 direct labor-hours C. 21,000 direct labor-hours D. 21,400 direct labor-hours
  33. Brace Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the beginning of the year, the estimated direct labor-hours were 21,600 hours. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 20,400 hours, the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $506,920, and manufacturing overhead for the year was underapplied by $23,440. The estimated manufacturing overhead at the beginning of the year used in the predetermined overhead rate must have been:
A. $501,920
B. $531,445
C. $483,480
D. $511,920
34. Yista Corporation uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. The company estimated manufacturing overhead at $510,000 for the year and direct
labor-hours at 100,000 hours. Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred during the year totaled $540,000. Actual direct labor-hours were 105,000. What was the overapplied or underapplied overhead for the year?
A. $30,000 overapplied
B. $30,000 underapplied
C. $4,500 overapplied
D. $4,500 underapplied
  35. Malcolm Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs.
,
 The cost records for September will show:
A. Overapplied manufacturing overhead of $1,500
B. Underapplied overhead of $1,500
C. Overapplied manufacturing overhead of $3,500
D. Underapplied overhead of $3,500
  36. The Work in Process inventory account of a manufacturing firm shows a balance of $3,000 at the end of an accounting period. The job cost sheets of two uncompleted jobs show charges of $500 and $300 for direct materials, and charges of $400 and $600 for direct labor. From this information, it appears that the company is using a predetermined overhead rate, as a percentage of direct labor costs, of:
A. 83% B. 120% C. 40% D. 300%
37. Washtenaw Corporation uses a job-order costing system. The following data are for last year:
,
 Washtenaw applies overhead using a predetermined rate based on direct labor-hours. What predetermined overhead rate was used last year?
A. $3.55 per direct labor-hour
B. $3.25 per direct labor-hour
C. $3.08 per direct labor-hour
D. $3.36 per direct labor-hour
  38. Capalbo Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated labor-hours for the upcoming year. At the beginning of the most recently completed year, the company estimated the labor-hours for the upcoming year at 52,000 labor-hours. The estimated variable manufacturing overhead was $2.78 per labor-hour and the estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead was $1,192,360. The actual labor-hours for the year
turned out to be 52,600 labor-hours. The predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year was
closest to: A. $2.78
B. $25.45
C. $25.71
D. $22.93
  39. Compton Company uses a predetermined overhead rate in applying overhead to production orders on a labor cost basis in Department A and on a machine-hours basis in Department B. At the beginning of the most recently completed year, the company made the following estimates:
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 What predetermined overhead rate would be used in Department A and Department B, respectively? A. 83% and $5
B. 83% and $3
C. 120% and $3
D. 83% and $120
40. Hayne Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated machine-hours for the upcoming year. Data for the most recently completed year appear below:
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 The predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year was closest to: A. $7.89
B. $30.95
C. $24.52
D. $32.41
  41. The Collins Company uses predetermined overhead rates to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate is based on labor cost in Dept. A and machine-hours in Dept. B. At the beginning of the year, the company made the following estimates:
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 What predetermined overhead rates would be used in Dept A and Dept B, respectively? A. 71% and $4.00
B. 140% and $4.00
C. 140% and $4.80
D. 71% and $4.80
  42. Simoneaux Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated machine-hours for the upcoming year. At the beginning of the most recently completed year, the company estimated the
machine-hours for the upcoming year at 22,000 machine-hours. The estimated variable manufacturing overhead
was $8.65 per machine-hour and the estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead was $609,400. The predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year was closest to:
A. $36.35 per machine-hour
B. $27.70 per machine-hour C. $33.32 per machine-hour D. $8.65 per machine-hour
43. Kelsh Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. The company has provided the following estimated costs for next year:
,
 Kelsh estimates that 5,000 direct labor-hours and 10,000 machine-hours will be worked during the year. The predetermined overhead rate per hour will be:
A. $6.80
B. $6.40
C. $3.40
D. $8.20
  44. Kaiser Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated machine-hours for the upcoming year. Data for the upcoming year appear below:
,
 The predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year was closest to: A. $6.68
B. $25.02
C. $25.59
D. $18.34
  45. The following data have been recorded for recently completed Job 674 on its job cost sheet. Direct materials cost was $2,039. A total of 32 direct labor-hours and 175 machine-hours were worked on the job. The direct labor wage rate is $14 per labor-hour. The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of
machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is $15 per machine-hour. The total cost for the job on its job cost sheet would be:
A. $2,967
B. $2,487
C. $2,068
D. $5,112
46. Job 731 was recently completed. The following data have been recorded on its job cost sheet:
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 The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is $14 per machine-hour. The total cost that would be recorded on the job cost sheet for Job 731 would be:
A. $3,288
B. $5,094
C. $4,254
D. $2,418
  47. The operations of the Kerry Company resulted in underapplied overhead of $5,000. The entry to close out this balance to Cost of Goods Sold and the effect of the underapplied overhead on Cost of Goods Sold would be:
,
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
  48. Reichelderfer Corporation has provided data concerning the company's Manufacturing Overhead account for the month of August. Prior to the closing of the overapplied or underapplied balance to Cost of Goods Sold, the total of the debits to the Manufacturing Overhead account was $50,000 and the total of the credits to the account was $72,000. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Manufacturing overhead transferred from Finished Goods to Cost of Goods Sold during the month was
$72,000.
B. Manufacturing overhead applied to Work in Process for the month was $50,000. C. Actual manufacturing overhead for the month was $50,000.
D. Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $22,000.
49. Hults Corporation has provided data concerning the company's Manufacturing Overhead account for the month of November. Prior to the closing of the overapplied or underapplied balance to Cost of Goods Sold, the total of the debits to the Manufacturing Overhead account was $75,000 and the total of the credits to the account was $57,000. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Manufacturing overhead transferred from Finished Goods to Cost of Goods Sold during the month was
$75,000.
B. Actual manufacturing overhead incurred during the month was $57,000.
C. Manufacturing overhead applied to Work in Process for the month was $75,000.
D. Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $18,000.
  50. Vandagriff Corporation has provided data concerning the company's Manufacturing Overhead account for the month of June. Prior to the closing of the overapplied or underapplied balance to Cost of Goods Sold, the total of the debits to the Manufacturing Overhead account was $77,000 and the total of the credits to the account was $64,000. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Manufacturing overhead transferred from Finished Goods to Cost of Goods Sold during the month was
$77,000.
B. Manufacturing overhead applied to Work in Process for the month was $64,000. C. Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $13,000.
D. Actual manufacturing overhead incurred during the month was $64,000.
  51. During October, Crusan Corporation incurred $62,000 of direct labor costs and $4,000 of indirect labor costs. The journal entry to record the accrual of these wages would include a:
A. debit to Work in Process of $66,000
B. credit to Work in Process of $66,000
C. debit to Work in Process of $62,000
D. credit to Work in Process of $62,000
  52. During December at Ingrim Corporation, $74,000 of raw materials were requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. These raw materials included both direct and indirect materials. The indirect materials totaled $6,000. The journal entry to record the requisition from the storeroom would include a:
A. debit to Raw Materials of $74,000
B. debit to Work in Process of $68,000
C. credit to Manufacturing Overhead of $6,000
D. debit to Work in Process of $74,000
  53. Stickles Corporation incurred $79,000 of actual Manufacturing Overhead costs during August. During the same period, the Manufacturing Overhead applied to Work in Process was $75,000. The journal entry to record the incurrence of the actual Manufacturing Overhead costs would include a:
A. debit to Manufacturing Overhead of $79,000
B. credit to Manufacturing Overhead of $79,000
C. credit to Work in Process of $75,000
D. debit to Work in Process of $75,000
54. Valles Corporation had $22,000 of raw materials on hand on February 1. During the month, the company purchased an additional $75,000 of raw materials. The journal entry to record the purchase of raw materials would include a:
A. credit to Raw Materials of $97,000
B. debit to Raw Materials of $97,000
C. credit to Raw Materials of $75,000
D. debit to Raw Materials of $75,000
  55. Wedd Corporation had $35,000 of raw materials on hand on May 1. During the month, the co mpany purchased an additional $68,000 of raw materials. During May, $92,000 of raw materials were requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. These raw materials included both direct and indirect materials. The indirect materials totaled $5,000. The debits to the Work in Process account as a consequence of the raw materials transactions in May total:
A. $92,000
B. $0
C. $68,000
D. $87,000
  56. During February, Degan Inc. transferred $60,000 from Work in Process to Finished Goods and recorded a
Cost of Goods Sold of $65,000. The journal entries to record these transactions would include a: A. debit to Finished Goods of $65,000
B. credit to Cost of Goods Sold of $65,000
C. credit to Work in Process of $60,000
D. credit to Finished Goods of $60,000
  57. Kirson Corporation incurred $89,000 of actual Manufacturing Overhead costs during December. During the same period, the Manufacturing Overhead applied to Work in Process was $92,000. The journal entry to record the application of Manufacturing Overhead to Work in Process would include a:
A. debit to Manufacturing Overhead of $92,000
B. debit to Work in Process of $89,000
C. credit to Manufacturing Overhead of $92,000
D. credit to Work in Process of $89,000
  58. At the beginning of August, Hogancamp Corporation had $26,000 of raw materials on hand. During the month, the company purchased an additional $73,000 of raw materials. During August, $77,000 of raw
materials were requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. The credits to the Raw Materials account for the month of August total:
A. $73,000
B. $77,000
C. $99,000
D. $26,000
59. During July at Tiner Corporation, $74,000 of raw materials were requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. These raw materials included both direct and indirect materials. The indirect materials totaled
$7,000. The journal entry to record this requisition would include a debit to Manufacturing Overhead of: A. $0
B. $74,000
C. $7,000
D. $67,000
  60. On February 1, Caddell Corporation had $28,000 of raw materials on hand. During the month, the company purchased an additional $70,000 of raw materials. During February, $81,000 of raw materials were
requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. The debits to the Raw Materials account for the month
of February total: A. $98,000
B. $70,000
C. $28,000
D. $81,000
  61. In May, Hervey Inc. incurred $60,000 of direct labor costs and $3,000 of indirect labor costs. The journal entry to record the accrual of these wages would include a:
A. credit to Manufacturing Overhead of $3,000
B. debit to Work in Process of $63,000
C. credit to Work in Process of $63,000
D. debit to Manufacturing Overhead of $3,000
  62. The Donaldson Company uses a job-order costing system. The following data were recorded for July:
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 Overhead is applied to jobs at the rate of 80% of direct materials cost. Jobs 475, 477, and 478 were completed during July and transferred to finished goods. Jobs 475 and 478 have been delivered to the customer. Donaldson's Work in Process inventory balance on July 31 was:
A. $7,280
B. $2,600
C. $3,160
D. $3,320
63. Pinnini Co. uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. Last year, Pinnini Company incurred $225,000 in actual manufacturing overhead cost. The Manufacturing Overhead account showed that overhead was overapplied $14,500 for the year. If the predetermined overhead rate was $5.00 per direct labor-hour, how many hours did the company work during the year?
A. 45,000 hours
B. 47,900 hours C. 42,100 hours D. 44,000 hours
  64. Dowan Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. Last year Dowan Company incurred $156,600 in actual manufacturing overhead cost. The Manufacturing Overhead account showed that manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $12,600 for the year. If the predetermined overhead rate is $6.00 per direct labor-hour, how many hours did the company work during the year?
A. 26,000 hours
B. 24,000 hours C. 28,200 hours D. 25,000 hours
  65. Kelson Company applies overhead to jobs on the basis of 60% of direct labor cost. If Job 201 shows
$27,000 of manufacturing overhead applied, the direct labor cost on the job was: A. $16,200
B. $27,000
C. $37,800
D. $45,000
66. The following accounts are from last year's books at Sharp Manufacturing:
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 Sharp uses job-order costing and applies manufacturing overhead to jobs based on direct labor costs. What is the amount of cost of goods manufactured for the year?
A. $252,000
B. $227,000
C. $230,000
D. $255,000
  67. Jurper Corporation used $150,000 of direct materials during April. At the end of April, Jurper's direct materials inventory was $25,000 more than it was at the beginning of the month. Direct materials purchases during the April amounted to:
A. $0
B. $125,000
C. $150,000
D. $175,000
68. Botton Inc. has provided the following data for the month of March. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $7,000.
,The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in pro cess, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
The cost of goods sold for March after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $163,490
B. $177,490
C. $165,030
D. $175,950
  69. Desrevisseau Inc., a manufacturing company, has provided the following data for the month of August. The balance in the Work in Process inventory account was $10,000 at the beginning of the month and $22,000 at the end of the month. During the month, the company incurred direct materials cost of $63,000 and direct labor cost of $39,000. The actual manufacturing overhead cost incurred was $40,000. The manufacturing overhead cost applied to Work in Process was $43,000. The cost of goods manufactured for August was:
A. $133,000
B. $142,000
C. $145,000
D. $130,000
  70. Under Lamprey Company's job-order costing system, manufacturing overhead is applied to Work in Process inventory using a predetermined overhead rate. During January, Lamprey's transactions included the following:
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 Lamprey Company had no beginning or ending inventories. What was the cost of goods manufactured for
January?
A. $302,000
B. $310,000
C. $322,000
D. $330,000
71. Delhoyo Corporation, a manufacturing company, has provided data concerning its operations for September. The beginning balance in the raw materials account was $37,000 and the ending balance was $29,000. Raw materials purchased during the month totaled $57,000. Manufacturing overhead cost incurred during the month was $102,000, of which $2,000 consisted of raw materials classified as indirect materials. The direct materials cost for September was:
A. $63,000
B. $57,000
C. $65,000
D. $49,000
  72. Gest Inc. has provided the following data for the month of November. The balance in the Finished Goods inventory account at the beginning of the month was $49,000 and at the end of the month was $45,000. The cost of goods manufactured for the month was $226,000. The actual manufacturing overhead cost incurred was
$74,000 and the manufacturing overhead cost applied to Work in Process was $70,000. The adjusted cost of
goods sold that would appear on the income statement for November is: A. $226,000
B. $230,000
C. $222,000
D. $234,000
  73. Dydell Inc. has provided the following data for the month of December. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
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 Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $7,000.
,The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
The finished goods inventory at the end of December after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $27,498
B. $30,220
C. $30,282
D. $27,560
74. Lyster Inc. has provided the following data for the month of August. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $1,000.
,The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
The work in process inventory at the end of August after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $5,650
B. $5,645
C. $5,570
D. $5,575
  75. Minturn Inc. has provided the following data for the month of September. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $2,000.
,The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
September would include the following: A. debit to Work in Process of $120
B. credit to Work in Process of $15,800
C. debit to Work in Process of $15,800
D. credit to Work in Process of $120
76. Graeser Inc. has provided the following data for the month of May. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $4,000.
,The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for May
would include the following:
A. credit to Cost of Goods Sold of $100,110
B. credit to Cost of Goods Sold of $2,520
C. debit to Cost of Goods Sold of $2,520
D. debit to Cost of Goods Sold of $100,110
  77. The actual manufacturing overhead incurred at Hogans Corporation during April was $59,000, while the manufacturing overhead applied to Work in Process was $74,000. The company's Cost of Goods Sold was
$289,000 prior to closing out its Manufacturing Overhead account. The company closes out its Manufacturing
Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $15,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $274,000
B. Manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $15,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $274,000
C. Manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $15,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $304,000
D. Manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $15,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $304,000
  78. Sharp Company's records show that overhead was overapplied by $10,000 last year. This overapplied manufacturing overhead was closed out to the Cost of Goods Sold account at the end of the year. In trying to determine why overhead was overapplied by such a large amount, the company has discovered that $6,000 of depreciation on factory equipment was charged to administrative expense in error. Given the above information, which of the following statements is true?
A. Manufacturing overhead was actually overapplied by $16,000 for the year. B. The company's net income is understated by $6,000 for the year.
C. Under the circumstances posed above, the error in recording depreciation would have no effect on net operating income for the year.
D. The $6,000 in depreciation should have been charged to Work in Process rather than to administrative expense.
79. Caryl Inc. has provided the following data for the month of March. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $10,000.
,The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
March would include the following:
A. credit to Finished Goods of $900
B. debit to Finished Goods of $29,200
C. credit to Finished Goods of $29,200
D. debit to Finished Goods of $900
  80. Lietz Corporation has provided the following data concerning manufacturing overhead for January:
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 The company's Cost of Goods Sold was $369,000 prior to closing out its Manufacturing Overhead account. The company closes out its Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $23,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $392,000
B. Manufacturing overhead was underapplied by $23,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $346,000
C. Manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $23,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $346,000
D. Manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $23,000; Cost of Goods Sold after closing out the
Manufacturing Overhead account is $392,000
  Bakker Corporation applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the most recent year, the company based its predetermined overhead rate on total estimated overhead of $77,250 and 2,500 estimated direct labor-hours. Actual manufacturing overhead for the year amounted to $79,000 and actual direct labor-hours were 2,400.
81. The predetermined overhead rate for the year was closest to: A. $29.66
B. $32.92
C. $31.60
D. $30.90
  82. The applied manufacturing overhead for the year was closest to: A. $74,160
B. $71,184
C. $75,840
D. $79,008
  83. The overhead for the year was: A. $3,090 overapplied
B. $4,840 underapplied
C. $4,840 overapplied
D. $3,090 underapplied
  Acitelli Corporation, which applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours, has provided the following data for its most recent year of operations.
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 The estimates of the manufacturing overhead and of machine-hours were made at the beginning of the year for the purpose of computing the company's predetermined overhead rate for the year.
  84. The predetermined overhead rate is closest to: A. $42.30
B. $41.82
C. $42.12
D. $42.00
  85. The applied manufacturing overhead for the year is closest to: A. $357,979
B. $360,547
C. $359,520
D. $362,088
86. The overhead for the year was: A. $1,520 underapplied
B. $2,520 overapplied
C. $1,520 overapplied
D. $2,520 underapplied
  Carter Corporation applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours. At the beginning of the most recent year, the company based its predetermined overhead rate on total estimated overhead of $135,850. Actual manufacturing overhead for the year amounted to $145,000 and actual machine-hours were 5,660. The company's predetermined overhead rate for the year was $24.70 per machine-hour.
  87. The predetermined overhead rate was based on how many estimated machine-hours? A. 5,870
B. 5,500
C. 6,081
D. 5,660
  88. The applied manufacturing overhead for the year was closest to: A. $135,850
B. $149,218
C. $143,869
D. $139,802
  89. The overhead for the year was: A. $5,198 overapplied
B. $3,952 underapplied
C. $3,952 overapplied
D. $5,198 underapplied
  Snappy Company has a job-order costing system and uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct
labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. Manufacturing overhead cost and direct labor hours were estimated at $100,000 and 40,000 hours, respectively, for the year. In July, Job #334 was completed at a cost of
$5,000 in direct materials and $2,400 in direct labor. The labor rate is $6 per hour. By the end of the year Snappy had worked a total of 45,000 direct labor-hours and had incurred $110,250 actual manufacturing overhead cost.
90. If Job #334 contained 200 units, the unit product cost on the completed job cost sheet would be: A. $37.00
B. $42.00
C. $41.90
D. $39.50
  91. Snappy's manufacturing overhead for the year was: A. $10,250 underapplied
B. $12,500 overapplied
C. $12,500 underapplied
D. $2,250 overapplied
  Lund Company applies manufacturing overhead to jobs using a predetermined overhead rate of 75% of direct labor cost. Any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost is closed out to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of the month. During March, the following transactions were recorded by the company:
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  ,92. The amount of direct materials cost in the March 31 Work in Process invento ry account was: A. $5,250
B. $3,500
C. $9,000
D. $8,750
  93. The Cost of Goods Manufactured for March was: A. $66,500
B. $61,500
C. $59,500
D. $63,000
94. The entry to dispose of the underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost for the month would include:
A. a credit of $2,000 to Cost of Goods Sold.
B. a debit of $5,000 to the Cost of Goods Sold.
C. a debit of $5,000 to the Manufacturing Overhead account. D. a credit of $2,000 to the Manufacturing Overhead account.
  95. The balance on March 1 in the Raw Materials inventory account was: A. $8,500
B. $6,500
C. $7,500
D. $9,500
  On April 1, Bogdon Corporation had $30,000 of raw materials on hand. During t he month, the company purchased an additional $63,000 of raw materials. During April, $76,000 of raw materials were requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. These raw materials included both direct and indirect materials. The indirect materials totaled $2,000.
  96. The journal entry to record the purchase of raw materials would include a: A. debit to Raw Materials of $63,000
B. credit to Raw Materials of $63,000
C. credit to Raw Materials of $93,000
D. debit to Raw Materials of $93,000
  97. The journal entry to record the requisition from the storeroom would include a: A. debit to Raw Materials of $76,000
B. debit to Work in Process of $76,000
C. credit to Manufacturing Overhead of $2,000
D. debit to Work in Process of $74,000
  On April 1, Stelter Corporation had $34,000 of raw materials on hand. During the month, the company purchased an additional $60,000 of raw materials. During April, $70,000 of raw materials were requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. These raw materials included both direct and indirect materials. The indirect materials totaled $7,000. Prepare journal entries to record these events. Use these journal entries to answer the following questions:
98. The debits to the Raw Materials account for the month of April total: A. $94,000
B. $70,000
C. $60,000
D. $34,000
  99. The credits to the Raw Materials account for the month of April total: A. $94,000
B. $34,000
C. $70,000
D. $60,000
  100. The debits to the Work in Process account as a consequence of the raw materials transactions in April total:
A. $60,000
B. $0
C. $70,000
D. $63,000
  101. The credits to the Work in Process account as a consequence of the raw materials transactions in Apr il total:
A. $70,000
B. $63,000
C. $0
D. $60,000
  102. The debits to the Manufacturing Overhead account as a consequence of the raw materials transactions in
April total: A. $7,000
B. $63,000
C. $0
D. $70,000
  103. The credits to the Manufacturing Overhead account as a consequence of the raw materials transactions in
April total: A. $0
B. $70,000
C. $63,000
D. $7,000
During September, Stutzman Corporation incurred $86,000 of actual Manufacturing Overhead costs. During the same period, the Manufacturing Overhead applied to Work in Process was $81,000.
  104. The journal entry to record the incurrence of the actual Manufacturing Overhead costs would include a: A. credit to Manufacturing Overhead of $86,000
B. debit to Manufacturing Overhead of $86,000
C. credit to Work in Process of $81,000
D. debit to Work in Process of $81,000
  105. The journal entry to record the application of Manufacturing Overhead to Work in Process would include a:
A. credit to Manufacturing Overhead of $81,000
B. credit to Work in Process of $86,000
C. debit to Manufacturing Overhead of $81,000
D. debit to Work in Process of $86,000
  Daane Company had only one job in process on May 1. The job had been charged with $1,000 of direct materials, $3,302 of direct labor, and $5,382 of manufacturing overhead cost. The company assigns overhead cost to jobs using the predetermined overhead rate of $20.70 per direct labor-hour.
During May, the following activity was recorded:
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 Work in process inventory on May 30 contains $2,921 of direct labor cost. Raw materials consist solely of items that are classified as direct materials.
  106. The amount of direct materials cost in the May 30 work in process inventory account was: A. $5,680
B. $19,900
C. $8,400
D. $11,500
107. The cost of goods manufactured for May was: A. $78,500
B. $78,100
C. $77,150
D. $74,822
  108. The entry to dispose of the underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost for the month would include a:
A. debit of $1,350 to Manufacturing Overhead.
B. credit of $4,761 to Manufacturing Overhead. C. credit of $1,350 to Manufacturing Overhead. D. debit of $4,761 to Manufacturing Overhead.
The following partially completed T-accounts summarize the transactions of Belson Company for last year:
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 At the end of the year, the company closes out the balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of
Goods Sold.
  109. The indirect labor cost is: A. $6,000
B. $13,000
C. $16,000
D. $31,000
110. The cost of goods sold (after adjustment for underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead) is: A. $61,000
B. $62,000
C. $63,000
D. $64,000
  111. The manufacturing overhead applied is: A. $28,000
B. $29,000
C. $30,000
D. $38,000
  112. The cost of direct materials used in production is: A. $12,000
B. $13,000
C. $16,000
D. $20,000
  Entin Corporation reported the following data for the month of January:
,
  113. The direct materials cost for January is: A. $59,000
B. $56,000
C. $71,000
D. $65,000
114. The cost of goods manufactured for January is: A. $202,000
B. $214,000
C. $217,000
D. $199,000
  115. The adjusted cost of goods sold that appears on the income statement for January is: A. $197,000
B. $200,000
C. $201,000
D. $199,000
  Vanwagenen Inc. has provided the following data for the month of April:
,
  ,116. The cost of goods manufactured for April is: A. $198,000
B. $201,000
C. $197,000
D. $202,000
  117. The adjusted cost of goods sold that appears on the income statement for April is: A. $197,000
B. $195,000
C. $200,000
D. $199,000
Leija Manufacturing Company uses a job-order costing system and started the month of March with one job in process (Job #359). This job had $500 of cost assigned to it at this time. During March, Leija assigned production costs as follows to the jobs worked on during the month:
,
 During March, Leija completed and sold Job #359. Job #360 was also completed but was not sold by month end. Job #361 was not completed by the end of March.
  118. What is Leija's cost of goods manufactured for March? A. $6,500
B. $14,100
C. $14,600
D. $16,500
  119. What is Leija's work in process inventory balance at the end of March? A. $1,900
B. $2,400
C. $2,900
D. $10,000
  Echenko Corporation uses a job-order costing system and applies overhead to jobs using a predetermined overhead rate. During the year the company's Finished Goods inventory account was debited for $380,000 and credited for $335,500. The ending balance in the Finished Goods inventory account was $62,300. At the end of the year, manufacturing overhead was overapplied by $2,900.
  120. The balance in the Finished Goods inventory account at the beginning of the year was: A. $2,900
B. $62,300
C. $44,500
D. $17,800
  121. If the applied manufacturing overhead was $70,400, the actual manufacturing overhead cost for the year was:
A. $73,300
B. $67,500
C. $129,800
D. $85,300
The following partially completed T-accounts summarize transactions for Fabatz Company during the year:
,
  122. The Cost of Goods Manufactured was: A. $23,800
B. $5,400
C. $22,600
D. $46,400
  123. The direct labor cost was: A. $8,700
B. $12,000
C. $11,700
D. $14,200
  124. The direct materials cost was: A. $3,300
B. $8,700
C. $6,300
D. $7,300
125. The manufacturing overhead applied was: A. $2,200
B. $3,000
C. $5,800
D. $13,900
  126. The manufacturing overhead was: A. $2,200 underapplied
B. $2,200 overapplied
C. $400 overapplied
D. $400 underapplied
  Staniszewski Inc. has provided the following data for the month of March. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $1,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
  127. The cost of goods sold for March after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $229,940
B. $231,560
C. $231,750
D. $229,750
  128. The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
March would include the following:
A. credit to Finished Goods of $38,780
B. debit to Finished Goods of $38,780
C. credit to Finished Goods of $140
D. debit to Finished Goods of $140
Lenci Inc. has provided the following data for the month of May. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $3,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the
month in those accounts.
  129. The work in process inventory at the end of May after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $12,710
B. $12,732
C. $12,928
D. $12,950
  130. The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
May would include the following:
A. debit to Cost of Goods Sold of $340,580
B. credit to Cost of Goods Sold of $2,580
C. credit to Cost of Goods Sold of $340,580
D. debit to Cost of Goods Sold of $2,580
  Joens Inc. has provided the following data for the month of July. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $2,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
131. The cost of goods sold for July after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $51,320
B. $47,320
C. $50,280
D. $48,360
  132. The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
July would include the following:
A. debit to Work in Process of $360
B. credit to Work in Process of $360
C. credit to Work in Process of $12,250
D. debit to Work in Process of $12,250
  McWhite Inc. has provided the following data for the month of October. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $6,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
  133. The finished goods inventory at the end of October after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $60,820
B. $58,660
C. $58,648
D. $60,832
  134. The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
October would include the following:
A. debit to Cost of Goods Sold of $262,920
B. credit to Cost of Goods Sold of $262,920
C. debit to Cost of Goods Sold of $4,800
D. credit to Cost of Goods Sold of $4,800
Denherder Inc. has provided the following data for the month of November. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $5,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the
month in those accounts.
  135. The finished goods inventory at the end of November after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $50,840
B. $50,848
C. $52,632
D. $52,640
  136. The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
November would include the following: A. credit to Work in Process of $250
B. debit to Work in Process of $11,200
C. credit to Work in Process of $11,200
D. debit to Work in Process of $250
  Gressett Inc. has provided the following data for the month of April. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $6,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
137. The work in process inventory at the end of April after allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the month is closest to:
A. $4,050
B. $4,081
C. $4,259
D. $4,290
  138. The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for
April would include the following:
A. debit to Finished Goods of $44,280
B. credit to Finished Goods of $960
C. debit to Finished Goods of $960
D. credit to Finished Goods of $44,280
139. Alam Company is a manufacturing firm that uses job-order costing. At the beginning of the year, the company's inventory balances were as follows:
,
 The company applies overhead to jobs using a predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company estimated that it would work 45,000 machine-hours and incur $180,000 in manufacturing overhead cost. The following transactions were recorded for the year:
,a. Raw materials were purchased, $416,000.
b. Raw materials were requisitioned for use in production, $420,000 ($380,000 direct and $40,000 indirect). c. The following employee costs were incurred: direct labor, $414,000; indirect labor, $60,000; and
administrative salaries, $212,000. d. Selling costs, $141,000.
e. Factory utility costs, $20,000.
f. Depreciation for the year was $81,000 of which $73,000 is related to factory operations and $8,000 is related
to selling, general, and administrative activities.
g. Manufacturing overhead was applied to jobs. The actual level of activity for the year was 48,000
machine-hours.
h. The cost of goods manufactured for the year was $1,004,000.
i. Sales for the year totaled $1,416,000 and the costs on the job cost sheets of the goods that were sold totaled
$989,000.
j. The balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account was closed out to Cost of Goods Sold.
,Required:
,Prepare the appropriate journal entry for each of the items above (a. through j.). You can assume that all transactions with employees, customers, and suppliers were conducted in cash.
140. Babb Company is a manufacturing firm that uses job-order costing. The company's inventory balances were as follows at the beginning and end of the year:
,
 The company applies overhead to jobs using a predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company estimated that it would work 17,000 machine-hours and incur $272,000 in manufacturing overhead cost. The following transactions were recorded for the year:
,•Raw materials were purchased, $416,000.
•Raw materials were requisitioned for use in production, $412,000 $(376,000 direct and $36,000 indirect).
•The following employee costs were incurred: direct labor, $330,000; indirect labor, $69,000; and administrative salaries, $157,000.
•Selling costs, $113,000.
•Factory utility costs, $29,000.
•Depreciation for the year was $121,000 of which $114,000 is related to factory operations and $7,000 is related to selling, general, and administrative activities.
•Manufacturing overhead was applied to jobs. The actual level of activity for the year was 15,000 machine-hours.
• Sales for the year totaled $1,282,000. Required:
a. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured in good form. b. Was the overhead underapplied or overapplied? By how much?
c. Prepare an income statement for the year in good form. The company closes any underapplied or overapplied
manufacturing overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.
141. Sandler Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated machine-hours for the upcoming year. Data for the upcoming year appear below:
,
 Required:
,Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate.
      142. Wahr Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated labor-hours for the upcoming year. At the beginning of the most recently completed year, the company estimated the labor-hours for the upcoming year at 32,000 labor-hours. The estimated variable manufacturing overhead was $7.17 per labor-hour and the estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead was $584,320. The actual labor-hours for the year turned out to be 33,300 labor-hours.
,Required:
,Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year.
143. Escatel Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated labor-hours for the upcoming year. Data for the most recently completed year appear below:
,
 Required:
,Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year.
      144. Dobrinski Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated labor-hours for the upcoming year. At the beginning of the most recently completed year, the company estimated the labor-hours for the upcoming year at 13,000 labor-hours. The estimated variable manufacturing overhead was $2.35 per labor-hour and the estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead was $156,130.
,Required:
,Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate.
145. The following accounts will be used in this problem:
,A. Raw materials inventory
B. Accounts payable
C. Cost of goods sold
D. Work in process inventory
E. Manufacturing overhead
F. Wages and salaries expense
G. Accumulated depreciation
H. Depreciation expense
I. Finished goods inventory
J. Wages and salaries payable
K. Prepaid insurance
L. Insurance expense
,Required:
,Enter identifying letters in the blanks below to indicate the accounts debited and credited under a job-order costing system for each of the following summary transactions:
,
      146. During June, Catlin Corporation purchased $76,000 of raw materials on credit to add to its raw materials inventory. A total of $81,000 of raw materials was requisitioned from the storeroom for use in production. These requisitioned raw materials included $5,000 of indirect materials.
,Required:
,Prepare journal entries to record the purchase of materials and their use in production.
147. Glen Lake Corporation recorded the following transactions for the just completed month:
a. $60,000 in raw materials were purchased on account.
b. $51,000 in raw materials were requisitioned for use in production. Of this amount, $42,000 was for direct materials and the remainder was for indirect materials.
c. Total labor wages of $92,000 were incurred and paid. Of this amount, $81,000 was for direct labor and the remainder was for indirect labor.
d. Additional manufacturing overhead cost of $155,000 were incurred. All were on account. Required:
Record the above transactions in journal entries.
      148. During August, Allee Corporation incurred $64,000 of actual Manufacturing Overhead costs. During the same period, the Manufacturing Overhead applied to Work in Process was $66,000.
,Required:
,Prepare journal entries to record the incurrence of manufacturing overhead and the application of manufacturing overhead to Work in Process.
149. The following cost data relate to the manufacturing activities of Newberry Company during the just completed year:
,
 The company uses a predetermined overhead rate to apply manufacturing overhead cost to production. The predetermined overhead rate for the year was $15 per machine-hour. A total of 23,000 machine-hours were recorded for the year.
,Required:
,a. Compute the amount of underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost for the year. b. Prepare a Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured for the year.
      150. Job 434 was recently completed. The following data have been recorded on its job cost sheet:
,
 The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is $12 per machine-hour.
,Required:
,Compute the unit product cost that would appear on the job cost sheet for this job.
151. Job 599 was recently completed. The following data have been recorded on its job cost sheet:
,
 The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is $20 per direct labor-hour.
,Required:
,Compute the unit product cost that would appear on the job cost sheet for this job.
      152. Shapiro Corporation has provided the following data for the most recent month:
,
 Required:
,Prepare T-accounts for Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, Manufacturing Overhead, and Cost of Goods Sold. Record the beginning balances and each of the transactions listed above. Finally, determine the ending balances.
153. Goodenough Inc. has provided the following data for August:
,
 
 Required:
,Prepare T-accounts for Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Manufacturing Overhead, and Cost of Goods Sold. Record the beginning balances and each of the transactions listed above. Finally, determine the ending balances.
154. During September, Paliotta Corporation recorded the following:
,
 
 Required:
,Prepare T-accounts for Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Manufacturing Overhead, and Cost of Goods Sold. Record the beginning balances and each of the transactions listed above. Finally, determine the ending balances.
      155. Hirschman Corporation has provided the following data for the month of April:
,
 
 Required:
,Prepare a Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured and a Schedule of Cost of Goods Sold in good form.
156. Straley Inc. has provided the following data for the month of February. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was overapplied by $3,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the
month in those accounts. Required:
Provide the journal entry that would record the allocation of underapplied or overapplied among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold.
157. Alvardo Inc. has provided the following data for the month of November. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
,
 Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $6,000.
,The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
,Required:
,Determine the cost of work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold AFTER allocation of the underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for the period.
      158. A number of companies in different industries are listed below:
,1. Elevator production and installation company
2. Cattle feedlot that fattens cattle prior to slaughter
3. Brick manufacturer
4. Architectural firm that designs custom homes
5. Winery that produces a number of varietal wines
6. Synthetic rubber manufacturer
,Required:
,For each company, indicate whether the company is most likely to use job-order costing or process costing.
159. Some companies use process costing and some use job-order costing. Which method a company uses depends on its industry? A number of companies in different industries are listed below:
,1. Contract water drilling company
2. Commercial photographer
3. Tortilla manufacturer
4. Electric utility
5. Mushroom farm that produces the standard button mushroom in caves
,Required:
,For each company, indicate whether the company is most likely to use job-order costing or process costing.
      160. Whether a company uses process costing or job-order costing depends on its industry. A number of companies in different industries are listed below:
,1. Dairy farm
2. Custom boat builder
3. Food caterer that supplies food for wedding and other special events
4. Advertising agency
5. Coal mining company
6. Cattle feedlot that fattens cattle prior to slaughter
,Required:
,For each company, indicate whether the company is most likely to use job-order costing or process costing.

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Chapter 03 Appendix B

Chapter 03 Appendix B
,Student:     
,1. The overtime premium paid to factory workers is usually considered to be part of direct labor cost. True    False
2. Some companies classify labor fringe benefits for direct labor workers as part of the direct labor cost and some classify these costs as manufacturing overhead.
True    False
3. If scheduling delays occur, and a particular job must be worked on during an overtime period, the overtime premium cost would most likely be charged to:
A. the job worked on during the overtime period.
B. manufacturing overhead. C. finished goods inventory. D. work in process.
4. The overtime premium paid to workers is usually included as a part of: A. selling cost.
B. direct labor cost.
C. administrative cost.
D. manufacturing overhead cost.
5. Sally Smith is employed in the production of various electronic products, and earns $8 per hour. She is paid time-and-a-half for work in excess of 40 hours per week. During a given week she worked 45 hours and had no idle time. How much of her week's wages would be charged to manufacturing overhead?
A. $60
B. $20
C. $40
D. $0
6. James Andersen, an operator of a machine on the assembly line, receives time-and-a-half for any time worked in excess of 40 hours per week. His rate of pay is $12 per hour. How much should be charged to manufacturing overhead if he worked 46 hours last week and had no idle time?
A. $0
B. $72
C. $36
D. $108
7. An assembly line worker is paid $20 per hour and an extra $10 per hour for every hour over 40 that is worked in a given week. If this worker works 44 hours in a given week, how much of her wage should be included in manufacturing overhead cost?
A. $0
B. $40
C. $80
D. $120
Wendy works on the assembly line of a manufacturing company where she installs a component part for one of the company's products. She is paid $20 per hour for regular time and time and a half for all work in excess of
40 hours per week.
8. Wendy works 45 hours during a week in which there was no idle time. The allocation of Wendy's wages for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead cost would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
9. Wendy works 46 hours in a given week but is idle for 4 hours during the week due to equipment breakdowns. The allocation of Wendy's wages for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead cost
would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
10. Wendy's employer offers fringe benefits that cost the company $3 for each hour of employee time (both regular and overtime). During a given week, Wendy works 42 hours but is idle for 3 hours due to material shortages. The company treats all fringe benefits as part of manufacturing overhead. The allocation of Wendy's wages and fringe benefits for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
11. Wendy's employer offers fringe benefits that cost the company $3 for each hour of employee time (both regular and overtime). During a given week, Wendy works 42 hours but is idle for 3 hours due to material shortages. The company treats all fringe benefits relating to direct labor as added direct labor cost and the remainder as part of manufacturing overhead. The allocation of Wendy's wages and fringe benefits for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
Chuck is a quality inspector on the assembly line of a manufacturing company. He is paid $16 per hour for regular time and time and a half for all work in excess of 40 hours per week. He is classified as a direct labor worker.
12. Chuck works 42 hours during a week in which there was no idle time. The allocation of Chuck's wages for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead cost would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
13. Chuck works 47 hours in a given week but is idle for 3 hours during the week due to equipment breakdowns. The allocation of Chuck's wages for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead cost would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
14. Chuck's employer offers fringe benefits that cost the company $5 for each hour of employee time (both regular and overtime). During a given week, Chuck works 45 hours but is idle for 2 hours due to material shortages. The company treats all fringe benefits as part of manufacturing overhead. The allocation of Chuck's wages and fringe benefits for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
15. Chuck's employer offers fringe benefits that cost the company $5 for each hour of employee time (both regular and overtime). During a given week, Chuck works 45 hours but is idle for 2 hours due to material shortages. The company treats all fringe benefits relating to direct labor as added direct labor cost and the remainder as part of manufacturing overhead. The allocation of Chuck's wages and fringe benefits for the week between direct labor cost and manufacturing overhead would be:
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
16. Brooke Foster is employed by Wong Laboratories, Inc., and is directly involved in preparing and packaging the company's leading sleep aid, RestWell. Brooke's basic wage rate is $15 per hour, and she is paid time and a half for any work in excess of 40 hours per week. Additionally, Wong Laboratories provides a fringe benefit package that costs the company $5 for each hour of employee time (regular or overtime). During a recent week, Brooke worked 49 hours but was idle for 3 hours due to materials shortages.
,Required:
,a. Assume that Wong Laboratories treats all fringe benefits as part of manufacturing overhead. Compute Brooke's total wages and fringe benefits for the week and indicate how much of her wages and fringe benefits for the week would be allocated to direct labor and how much would be allocated to manufacturing overhead.
,b. Assume that Wong Laboratories treats the part of fringe benefits related to direct labor as a component of direct labor cost. Compute Brooke's total wages and fringe benefits for the week and indicate how much of her wages and fringe benefits would be allocated to direct labor and how much would be allocated to manufacturing overhead.
17. A direct labor worker at Gerding Corporation is paid $16 per hour for regular time and time and a half for all work in excess of 40 hours per week. This employee works 45 hours during a week in which there was no idle time.
,Required:
,Determine how much of the worker's wages for the week would be classified as direct labor cost and how much would be classified as manufacturing overhead cost. Show your work.
18. A direct labor worker at Damann Corporation is paid $24 per hour for regular time and time and a half for all work in excess of 40 hours per week. This employee works 48 hours in a given week but is idle for 3 hours during the week due to equipment breakdowns.
,Required:
,Determine how much of the worker's wages for the week would be classified as direct labor cost and how much would be classified as manufacturing overhead cost. Show your work.
19. A direct labor worker at Cogswell Corporation is paid $22 per hour for regular time and time and a half for all work in excess of 40 hours per week. The company's fringe benefits cost $7 for each hour of employee time (both regular and overtime). Last week this employee worked 43 hours but was idle for 3 hours due to material shortages. The company treats all fringe benefits relating to direct labor as added direct labor cost and the remainder as part of manufacturing overhead.
,Required:
,Determine how much of the worker's wages for the week would be classified as direct labor cost and how much would be classified as manufacturing overhead cost. Show your work.
20. A direct labor worker at Blagg Corporation is paid $14 per hour for regular time and time and a half for all work in excess of 40 hours per week. The company's fringe benefits cost $4 for each hour of employee time (both regular and overtime). Last week this employee worked 45 hours but was idle for 2 hours due to material shortages. The company treats all fringe benefits as part of manufacturing overhead.
,Required:
,Determine how much of the worker's wages for the week would be classified as direct labor cost and how much would be classified as manufacturing overhead cost. Show your work

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Chapter 04 Appendix A

Chapter 04 Appendix A
,Student:     
,1. The equivalent units in the ending work in process inventory will be the same under both the FIFO and the weighted-average methods of process costing.
True    False
2. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs will always be the same under both the FIFO and the weighted-average methods if there is no ending work in process inventory.
True    False
3. Under the FIFO method, the percentage of completion of the ending inventory must be greater than the percentage of completion of the beginning inventory.
True    False
4. Under the FIFO method, the equivalent units of production relate only to work done during the current period.
True    False
5. Under the FIFO method, costs per equivalent unit will contain only costs from the current period. True    False
6. From the standpoint of cost control, the weighted-average method of process costing is superior to the FIFO
method.
True    False
7. The weighted-average method and the FIFO method of process costing use the same manufacturing accounts.
True    False
8. In the cost reconciliation report, the costs to be accounted for equals the cost of beginning work in process inventory plus the costs added during the period.
True    False
9. In the cost reconciliation report, the costs accounted for equals the cost of beginning work in process inventory plus the cost of ending work in process inventory.
True    False
10. The FIFO method provides a major advantage over the weighted-average method in that: A. the calculation of equivalent units is less complex under the FIFO method.
B. the FIFO method treats units in the beginning inventory as if they were started and completed during the current period.
C. the FIFO method provides measurements of work done during the current period.
D. the weighted-average method ignores units in the beginning and ending work in process inventories.
11. The weighted-average method of process costing differs from the FIFO method of process costing in that the weighted-average method:
A. can be used under any cost flow assumption.
B. does not require the use of predetermined overhead rates.
C. keeps costs in the beginning inventory separate from current period costs.
D. does not consider the degree of completion of units in the beginning work in process inventory when computing equivalent units of production.
12. Equivalent units for a process costing system using the FIFO method would be equal to:
A. units completed during the period plus equivalent units in the ending work in process inventory.
B. units started and completed during the period plus equivalent units in the ending work in process inventory.
C. units completed during the period and transferred out.
D. units started and completed during the period plus equivalent units in the ending work in process inventory
plus work needed to complete units in the beginning work in process inventory.
13. The computation of equivalent units under the FIFO method:
A. treats units in the beginning work in process inventory as if they were started and co mpleted during the current period.
B. treats units in the beginning work in process inventory as if they represent a separate batch of goods separate and distinct from goods started and completed during the current period.
C. treats units in the ending work in process inventory as if they were started and completed during the current period.
D. ignores units in the beginning and ending work in process inventories.
14. Elard Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The first processing department, the
Welding Department, started the month with 17,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory that were
70% complete with respect to conversion costs. The conversion cost in this beginning work in process inventory was $101,150. An additional 68,000 units were started into production during the month. There were 23,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the Welding Department that were 80% complete with respect
to conversion costs. A total of $565,125 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during the month.
The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs is closest to: A. $8.50
B. $8.31
C. $8.25
D. $7.84
15. Mannarelli Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Operating data for the Casting
Department for the month of September appear below:
,
According to the company's records, the conversion cost in beginning work in process inventory was $15,660 at the beginning of September. Additional conversio n costs of $526,524 were incurred in the department during
the month.
The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for September is closest to: (Round off to three decimal places.)
A. $5.916
B. $5.340
C. $5.220
D. $5.213
16. Castle Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. In the Cutting Department in June, units were four-fifths complete with respect to conversion in the beginning work in process inventory and one-third complete with respect to conversion in the ending work in process inventory. Other data for the department for June follow:
,
The cost per equivalent unit for conversion cost is closest to: A. $1.40
B. $1.35
C. $1.21
D. $1.64
17. Imbram Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The first processing department, the Forming Department, started the month with 23,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory that were 40% complete with respect to conversion costs. The conversion cost in this beginning work in process inventory was $27,692. An additional 86,000 units were started into production during the month and 86,000 units were completed and transferred to the next processing department. There were 23,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the Forming Department that were 10% complete with respect to conversion costs. A total of $221,480 in conversion costs were incurred in the department during the month.
The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the month is closest to:
A. $2.80
B. $2.29
C. $3.01
D. $2.58
18. Qik Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Operating data for the Cutting
Department for the month of March appear below:
,
According to the company's records, the conversion cost in beginning work in process inventory was $45,662 at the beginning of March. Additional conversion costs of $305,576 were incurred in the department during the month.
The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for March is closest to:
A. $5.77
B. $5.72
C. $5.91
D. $6.04
19. Herston Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The beginning work in process inventory in a particular department consisted of 6,000 units, two-thirds complete with respect to conversion costs. During the month, 42,000 units were started and 40,000 units were completed and transferred out of the department. The company had 40,000 equivalent units for conversion costs. The ending work in process inventory in the department consisted of:
A. 8,000 units, 25% complete with respect to conversion costs
B. 0 units
C. 8,000 units, 50% complete with respect to conversion costs
D. 4,000 units, 100% complete with respect to conversion costs
20. Bennett Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. During April the equivalent units of production with respect to conversion costs totaled 24,600 units. Work in process inventory on April 1 consisted of 8,000 units, 40% complete with respect to conversion costs. A total of 25,000 units were started into production during the month and 20,000 units were transferred to finished goods. Based on this information, Bennett Company's work in process inventory on April 30 consisted of:
A. 13,000 units, 40% complete with respect to conversion costs
B. 5,000 units, 40% complete with respect to conversion costs C. 13,000 units, 60% complete with respect to conversion costs D. 4,600 units, 40% complete with respect to conversion costs
21. Cargin Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The Assembly Department started the month with 15,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory that were 50% complete with respect to conversion costs. An additional 71,000 units were transferred in from the prior department during the month to begin processing in the Assembly Department. There were 9,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the Assembly Department that were 30% complete with respect to conversion costs.
What were the equivalent units for conversion costs in the Assembly Department for the month?
A. 77,000
B. 79,700
C. 65,000
D. 72,200
22. Kharbanda Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Operating data for the
Enameling Department for the month of May appear below:
,
What were the equivalent units for conversion costs in the Enameling Department for May? A. 57,960
B. 55,800
C. 51,000
D. 55,920
23. Jolly Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Beginning inventory in the mixing processing center consisted of 4,000 units, 75% complete with respect to conversion costs. Ending work in process inventory consisted of 3,000 units, 60% complete with respect to conversion costs. If 12,000 units were transferred to the next processing center during the period, the equivalent units for conversion costs would be: A. 13,200 units
B. 10,800 units
C. 12,000 units
D. 13,000 units
24. Intask Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Beginning inventory in the mixing department consisted of 6,000 units that were 75% complete with respect to conversion costs. Ending work in process inventory consisted of 5,000 units that were 60% complete with respect to conversion costs. If 12,000 units were transferred to the next processing department during the period, the equivalent units for conversion cost would be:
A. 12,500 units B. 10,500 units C. 13,500 units D. 13,000 units
25. The following data were taken from the accounting records of Abacus Company which uses the FIFO
method in its process costing system:
,
The equivalent units are:
A. Material, 90,000 units; labor and overhead, 89,000 units
B. Material, 100,000 units; labor and overhead, 91,000 units C. Material, 60,000 units; labor and overhead, 53,000 units D. Material, 80,000 units; labor and overhead, 79,000 units
26. Branden Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. All materials are introduced at the beginning of the process in Department One. The following data relate to the month of May for Department One:
,
What are the equivalent units for the month of May?
,
A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D
27. Galos Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The Grinding Department started the month with 3,000 units in its beginning work in process inventory that were 70% complete with respect to conversion costs. An additional 82,000 units were transferred in from the prior department during the month to begin processing in the Grinding Department. During the month 74,000 units were completed in the Grinding Department and transferred to the next processing department. There were 11,000 units in the ending work in process inventory of the Grinding Department that were 10% complete with respect to conversion costs.
What were the equivalent units for conversion costs in the Grinding Department for the month? A. 74,000
B. 75,100
C. 90,000
D. 73,000
28. Ozogus Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Operating data for the Brazing
Department for the month of November appear below:
,
What were the equivalent units for conversion costs in the Brazing Department for November? A. 36,600
B. 35,800
C. 39,300
D. 34,800
29. Severn Company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The following data were taken from the accounting records of the company for last month:
,
The cost of the units in the ending Work in Process inventory is: A. $17,000
B. $20,000
C. $10,000
D. $22,500
30. Tepla Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Operating data for the Curing
Department for the month of March appear below:
,
According to the company's records, the conversion cost in beginning work in process inventory was $40,608 at the beginning of March. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for March was $9.30.
How much conversion cost would be assigned to the units completed and transferred out of the department during March?
A. $562,152
B. $561,720
C. $520,800
D. $521,544
31. In October, one of the processing departments at Schones Corporation had beginning work in process inventory of $26,000 and ending work in process inventory of $17,000. During the month, $279,000 of costs were added to production and the cost of units transferred out from the department was $288,000. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. In the department's cost reconciliation report for October, the total cost to be accounted for would be:
A. $584,000
B. $43,000
C. $610,000
D. $305,000
32. In November, one of the processing departments at Ijames Corporation had ending work in process inventory of $26,000. During the month, $426,000 of costs were added to production and the co st of units transferred out from the department was $436,000. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. In the department's cost reconciliation report for November, the total cost to be accounted for would be:
A. $924,000
B. $888,000
C. $62,000
D. $462,000
Zippy Company has a process costing system. Information about units processed and processing costs incurred during a recent month in the Refining Department follow:
,
The beginning work in process inventory had $10,946 of processing cost attached to it at the beginning of the month. During the month, the Department incurred an additional $289,954 in processing cost.
33. Assuming that the company uses the weighted-average method, what are the equivalent units for processing costs for the Department for the month?
A. 94,000
B. 100,300
C. 100,000
D. 112,000
34. Assuming that the company uses the weighted-average method, what is the cost per equivalent unit for processing for the month?
A. $2.89
B. $2.98
C. $3.00
D. $3.08
35. Assuming that the company uses the FIFO method, what are the equivalent units for processing costs for the
Department for the month? A. 97,300
B. 91,300
C. 94,000
D. 100,300
36. Assuming that the company uses the FIFO method, what is the cost per equivalent unit of production for processing for the month?
A. $2.89
B. $2.98
C. $3.00
D. $3.09
Nyman Company successfully switched to a lean production system at the beginning of March. Therefore, as shown by the summary below, there were no work in process inventories on hand at the end of the month.
,
37. If Nyman Company uses the FIFO cost method, the March equivalent units for conversion would be: A. 150,000 units
B. 190,000 units
C. 172,000 units
D. 168,000 units
38. If Nyman Company uses the weighted-average cost method, the March equivalent units for materials would be:
A. 190,000 units
B. 174,000 units
C. 150,000 units
D. 166,000 units
39. If Nyman continues to successfully employ lean production and starts 140,000 units into production during April (the next month), the April equivalent units for conversion costs using the weighted-average method would be:
A. 150,000 units
B. 140,000 units C. 190,000 units D. 160,000 units
The activity in Nolan Company's Blending Department for the month of April is given below:
,
All materials are added at the beginning of processing in the Blending Department.
40. The equivalent units for material for the month, using the FIFO method, are: A. 50,000 units
B. 58,000 units
C. 54,000 units
D. 60,000 units
41. The equivalent units for labor and overhead for the month, using the FIFO method, are: A. 47,000 units
B. 51,000 units
C. 5,000 units
D. 54,000 units
42. The equivalent units for material for the month, using the weighted-average method, are: A. 48,000 units
B. 50,000 units
C. 58,000 units
D. 52,000 units
43. The equivalent units for labor and overhead for the month, using the weighted-average method, are: A. 50,000 units
B. 51,000 units C. 47,000 units D. 55,000 units
Wilson Company has a process costing system. The Assembly Department had the following costs for May:
,
44. Assume that Wilson uses the FIFO method, and that for May the company computed 16,000 equivalent units for materials. The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month would have been:
A. $12.50
B. $3.00
C. $5.00
D. $9.50
45. Assume that Wilson uses the weighted-average method and that for May the company computed 20,000 equivalent units for labor and overhead. The cost per equivalent unit for labor and overhead for the month would have been:
A. $1.60
B. $10.00
C. $8.40
D. $16.00
Morvan Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below:
,
Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed.
46. What are the equivalent units for materials for the month in the first processing department? A. 9,000
B. 375
C. 8,300
D. 8,715
47. What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department? A. 9,000
B. 8,500
C. 8,300
D. 150
48. The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to: A. $27.70
B. $26.82
C. $28.13
D. $28.40
49. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the first department for the month is closest to: A. $48.50
B. $44.72
C. $42.59
D. $43.33
50. The cost of a completed unit transferred out of the department is closest to: A. $74.51
B. $68.27
C. $74.02
D. $70.29
51. The total cost transferred from the first processing department to the next processing department during the month is closest to:
A. $603,400
B. $597,619
C. $632,583
D. $614,400
52. The cost of ending work in process inventory in the first processing department according to the company's cost system is closest to:
A. $35,144
B. $16,775
C. $10,543
D. $26,358
Prasad Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below:
,
Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places.
53. What are the equivalent units for materials for the month in the first processing department? A. 10,500
B. 960
C. 8,300
D. 9,530
54. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the first department for the month is closest to: A. $38.96
B. $43.33
C. $40.98
D. $40.91
55. The total cost transferred from the first processing department to the next processing department during the month is closest to:
A. $449,250
B. $528,560
C. $485,100
D. $473,100
Qdynamic Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below:
,
Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places.
56. How many units were started AND completed during the month in the first processing department? A. 6,100
B. 5,500
C. 7,600
D. 7,000
57. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the first department for the month is closest to: A. $42.49
B. $43.96
C. $45.00
D. $41.87
Nilgiri Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below:
,
Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places.
58. What are the equivalent units for materials for the month in the first processing department? A. 1,680
B. 7,150
C. 8,200
D. 5,200
59. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion costs for the first department for the month is closest to: A. $40.57
B. $45.33
C. $39.31
D. $37.44
Osborne Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. Data concerning the first processing department for the most recent month are listed below:
,
Note: Your answers may differ from those offered below due to rounding error. In all cases, select the answer that is the closest to the answer you computed. To reduce rounding error, carry out all computations to at least three decimal places.
60. What are the equivalent units for conversion costs for the month in the first processing department? A. 6,600
B. 440
C. 7,150
D. 7,600
61. The cost per equivalent unit for materials for the month in the first processing department is closest to: A. $16.87
B. $15.65
C. $15.09
D. $18.00
The information below was obtained from the records of one of the departments of Cushing Company for the month of August. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system.
,
All materials are added at the beginning of the process.
62. The equivalent units for materials for the month of August are: A. 75,000 units
B. 85,000 units
C. 87,500 units
D. 95,000 units
63. The equivalent units for labor and overhead for the month of August are: A. 85,000 units
B. 95,000 units
C. 87,500 units
D. 82,500 units
In February, one of the processing departments at Grosz Corporation had beginning work in process inventory of $18,000 and ending work in process inventory of $11,000. During the month, the cost of units transferred out from the department was $204,000. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system.
64. In the department's cost reconciliation report for February, the costs added to production in the department would be:
A. $211,000
B. $197,000
C. $186,000
D. $193,000
65. In the department's cost reconciliation report for February, the total cost accounted for would be: A. $29,000
B. $412,000
C. $215,000
D. $430,000
In May, one of the processing departments at Lukman Corporation had beginning work in process inventory of
$11,000. During the month, $120,000 of costs were added to production and the cost of units transferred out from the department was $94,000. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing system.
66. In the department's cost reconciliation report for May, the cost of ending work in process inventory would be:
A. $15,000
B. $63,000
C. $37,000
D. $26,000
67. In the department's cost reconciliation report for May, the total cost to be accounted for would be: A. $48,000
B. $251,000
C. $262,000
D. $131,000
68. Dita Company uses a process costing system. The following information relates to one month's activity in the company's Curing Department.
,
The conversion cost of the beginning inventory was $6,500. During the month, $112,000 in additional conversion cost was incurred.
,Required:
,a. Assume that the company uses the FIFO method. Compute:
1. The equivalent units of production for conversion for the month.
2. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion for the month.
3. The total cost transferred out during the month.
4. The cost assigned to the ending work in process inventory.
,b. Assume that the company uses the weighted-average cost method. Compute:
1. The equivalent units of production for conversion for the month.
2. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion for the month.
3. The total cost transferred out during the month.
4. The cost assigned to the ending work in process inventory.
69. Dana Inc. uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The following data concern the operations of the company's first processing department for a recent month.
,
Required:
,Using the FIFO method:
,a. Determine the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs. b. Determine the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion costs.
c. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory.
d. Determine the cost of units transferred out of the department during the month.
70. Ermoin Inc. uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The following data concern the operations of the company's first processing department for a recent month.
,
Required:
,Using the FIFO method:
,a. Determine the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs. b. Determine the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion costs.
c. Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory.
d. Determine the cost of units transferred out of the department during the month.
71. Deluz Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing. The following data pertain to its Assembly
Department for August.
,
Required:
,Compute the equivalent units of production for both materials and conversion costs for the Assembly
Department for August using the FIFO method.
72. The following data pertain to the Milling Department of Gehle Corporation for July. The company uses the
FIFO method in its process costing.
,
Required:
,Compute the equivalent units of production for both materials and conversion costs for the Milling Department for July using the FIFO method.
73. Froment Inc. uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The following data concern the operations of the company's first processing department for a recent month.
,
Required:
,Using the FIFO method, determine the equivalent units of production for materials and conversion costs.
74. Glazener Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing. The following data pertain to its
Assembly Department for June.
,
Required:
,Determine the equivalent units of production for the Assembly Department for June using the FIFO method.
75. The following data have been provided by Bicknese Corporation for the Circuit Prep Department. The company uses the FIFO method in its process costing.
,
Required:
,Determine the equivalent units of production for the Circuit Prep Department for August using the FIFO
method.
76. Clasby Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing. The following data concern the company's
Assembly Department for the month of January.
,
Required:
,Compute the costs per equivalent unit for the Assembly Department for January using the FIFO method.
77. Kortge Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing. The following data concern the company's
Mixing Department for the month of August.
,
Required:
,Compute the cost per equivalent unit for materials and conversion for the Mixing Department for August using the FIFO method.
78. Dung Corporation uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The following data concern the company's Assembly Department for the month of August.
,
 
Required:
,Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and the cost of units transferred out of the department during August using the FIFO method.
79. The following data has been provided by Palafox Inc., a company that uses the FIFO method in its process costing system. The data concern the company's Shaping Department for the month of March.
,
 
Required:
,Determine the cost of ending work in process inventory and the cost of the units transferred out of the department during March using the FIFO method.

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Contracting, Governance, and Organizational Form

Chapter 15—Contracting, Governance, and Organizational Form

MULTIPLE CHOICE

    1.    Non-redeployable durable assets that are dependent upon unique complementary and perfectly redeployable assets to achieve substantial value-added will typically be organized as
 
a.    an export trading company      
b.    a spot market contract      
c.    a vertically integrated firm      
d.    an on-going relational contract      
e.    a joint stock company.     



    2.    Vertical integration may be motivated by all of the following except:
 
a.    Upstream market power      
b.    Economies of ever wider spans of managerial control      
c.    Technological interdependencies      
d.    Reduced search and bargaining cost      
e.    The hold-up problem.     



    3.    Contracts are distinguished from tactical alliances by which of the following characteristics:
 
a.    involve sequential responses      
b.    require third-party enforcement      
c.    raise shareholder value      
d.    elicit diminished reactions from competitors     



    4.    When manufacturers and distributors establish credible commitments to one another, they often employ
 
a.    vertical requirements contracts      
b.    third-party monitoring      
c.    credible threat mechanisms      
d.    non-price tactics     



    5.    Which of the following is not among the functions of contract?
 
a.    to provide incentives for efficient reliance      
b.    to reduce transaction costs      
c.    to discourage the development of asymmetric information      
d.    to provide risk allocation mechanisms     


    6.    Buying electricity off the freewheeling grid at one quarter 'til the hour for delivery on the hour illustrates:
 
a.    relational contracts with distributors      
b.    vertical requirements contracts      
c.    spot market transactions      
d.    variable price agreements     



    7.    When someone contracts to do a task but fails to put full effort into the performance of an agreement, yet the lack of effort is not independently verifiable, this lack of effort constitutes a
 
a.    breach of contractual obligations      
b.    denial of good guarantee      
c.    loss of reputation      
d.    moral hazard     



    8.    When retail bicycle dealers advertise and perform warranty repairs but do not deliver the personal selling message that Schwinn has designed as part of the marketing plan but cannot observe at less than prohibitive cost, the manufacturer has encountered a problem of ____.
 
a.    reliance relationships      
b.    uncertainty      
c.    moral hazard      
d.    creative ingenuity      
e.    insurance reliance     



    9.    Which of the following are not approaches to resolving the principal-agent problem?
 
a.    ex ante incentive alignment      
b.    deferred stock options      
c.    ex post governance mechanism      
d.    straight salary contracts      
e.    monitoring by independent outside directors     



    10.    To accomplish its purpose a linear profit-sharing contract must
 
a.    induce the employee to moonlight      
b.    communicate a code of conduct that will be monitored and enforced      
c.    meet either the participation or the incentive compatibility constraint      
d.    establish a separating equilibrium      
e.    not realign incentives     



    11.    Mac trucks and their dealers would likely have an organizational form of
 
a.    fixed profit sharing franchise contracts      
b.    spot market recontracting      
c.    alliances      
d.    vertical integration     


    12.    Reliant assets are always all of the following except:
 
a.    durable      
b.    have substantially less value in second best use      
c.    dependent on unique complementary inputs      
d.    pivotal in designing strategy     



    13.    Governance mechanisms are designed
 
a.    to increase contracting costs      
b.    to resolve post-contractual opportunism      
c.    to enhance the flexibility of restrictive covenants      
d.    to replace insurance      
e.    none of the above     



    14.    When borrowers who do not intend to repay are able to hide their bad credit histories, a lender's well-intentioned borrowers should
 
a.    complain to regulatory authorities      
b.    withdraw their loan applications      
c.    offer more collateral in exchange for lower interest charges      
d.    divulge still more information on their loan applications      
e.    hope for a pooling equilibrium     



15. Each of the following is an example of moral hazard in which people modify their behavior in an opportunistic way, often frustrating the intent of governmental or management policies.  Which is NOT an example of moral hazard?
a.    After a firm gets a loan from a bank to purchase inventory, the borrower instead decides to use it to invest in call options on stocks.
b.    Based on motorcycle accident data, a state passes a law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmet, but then the motorcyclist wearing helmets start to drive faster and more recklessly.
c.    Bank and nonbank mortgage lenders make money granting loans. But the Government through Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae decides to purchase these loans.  The mortgage lenders find that they earn a fee for each mortgage that they grant and then sell to Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. Since they never intended on holding on to the mortgage, the mortgage granters are not too particular on whether the customer can really pay it back. The lowest quality loans are sold to the Government.
d.    A fellow buys a $1 million life insurance policy and then travels to Nepal to climb Mount Everest.
e.    A student learns that if he or she reads the chapter and studies lecture notes, the student does better on the next test.


16.    Agency problems appear in many settings within a firm. All of the following are examples, except which is NOT a good example of this problem?
a.    Diversified stockholders are more enthusiastic on accepting business risks than are firm managers.
b.    Firm managers receive cash bonuses based on the performance of the firm.
Employees sometime take items from the store in which they work.
Lenders to firms want the managers to invest in safe projects to protect their collateral in the project but managers want to invest in projects that will make a name for them and warrant promotion.
Firm managers sometime want to relax on the job.

PROBLEMS

    1.    Cooperative agreements between manufacturers and retailers concerning retail promotion and manufacturer advertising are often the key to the success of new products. Analyze the following sequential product promotion game, and then predict 1) whether the product will be updated by the manufacturer (Man), 2) whether the retail distributor (RET) will promote the product, and 3) whether the manufacturer will advertise the product. No explanation necessary.

 



    2.    In the following sequential marketing game, is a threat by the manufacturer (Man) not to advertise a newly updated product unless the retailer (RET) promotes it a credible threat?

 


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Cost Analysis

Chapter 8—Cost Analysis

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.    Economies of Scope refers to situations where per unit costs are:
a.    Unaffected when two or more products are produced
b.    Reduced when two or more products are produced
c.    Increased when two or more products are produced
d.    Demonstrating constant returns to scale
e.    Demonstrating decreasing returns to scale


2.    Economies of scale exist whenever long-run average costs:
a.    Increase as output is increased
b.    Remain constant as output is increased
c.    Decrease as output is increased
d.    Decline and then rise as output is increased
e.    None of the above


3.    Which of the following is true with regards to a long-run cost function?
a.    The shape of the firm’s long-run cost function is important in decisions to expand the scale of operations
b.    The long-run average cost curve is U-shaped
c.    The long-run average cost curve is flatter than the short-run average cost curve.
d.    The curve consists of the lower boundary of all the short-run cost curves
e.    All of the above


4.    If TC = 321 + 55Q - 5Q2, then average total cost at Q = 10 is:
a.    10.2
b.    102
c.    37.1
d.    371
e.    321


5.    Suppose that total cost is cubic:  TC = 200 + 5Q – 0.4Q2 + 0.001Q3
a.    Fixed cost (FC) is $200
b.    Variable cost (VC) is 5Q – 0.4Q2 + 0.001Q3
c.    Average variable cost (AVC) is 5 – 0.4Q + 0.001Q2
d.    Marginal cost (MC) is 5 – 0.8Q +.003Q2
e.    All of the above are correct


 6.        What method of inventory valuation should be used for economic decision-making problems?
 
a.    book value      
b.    original cost      
c.    current replacement cost      
d.    cost or market, whichever is lower      
e.    historical cost     



    7.    According to the theory of cost, specialization in the use of variable resources in the short-run results initially in:
 
a.    decreasing returns and declining average and marginal costs      
b.    increasing returns and declining average and marginal costs      
c.    increasing returns and increasing average and marginal costs      
d.    decreasing returns and increasing average and marginal costs      
e.    none of the above     



    8.    For a short-run cost function which of the following statements is (are) not true?
 
a.    The average fixed cost function is monotonically decreasing.      
b.    The marginal cost function intersects the average fixed cost function where the average variable cost function is a minimum.      
c.    The marginal cost function intersects the average variable cost function where the average variable cost function is a minimum.      
d.    The marginal cost function intersects the average total cost function where the average total cost function is a minimum.      
e.    b and c     



    9.    The cost function is:
 
a.    a means for expressing output as a function of cost      
b.    a schedule or mathematical relationship showing the total cost of producing various quantities of output      
c.    similar to a profit and loss statement      
d.    incapable in being developed from statistical regression analysis      
e.    none of the above     



    10.    Which of the following statements about cost functions is true?
 
a.    Variable costs will always increase in direct proportion to the quantity of output produced.      
b.    The less capital equipment employed in the production process relative to labor and other inputs, the longer will be the period of time required to increase significantly the scale of operation.      
c.    The shape of the firm's long-run cost function is important in decisions to expand the scale of operations.      
d.    none of the above     



    11.    Which of the following statements concerning the long-run average cost curve of economic theory is true?
 
a.    It is L-shaped      
b.    It is Ç-shaped          
c.    It is È-shaped          
d.    It is Ù-shaped      
e.    It is M-shaped     



    12.    Possible sources of economies of scale (size) within a production plant include:
 
a.    specialization in the use of capital and labor      
b.    imperfections in the labor market      
c.    transportation costs      
d.    a and b      
e.    a and c     



    13.    The existence of diseconomies of scale (size) for the firm is hypothesized to result from:
 
a.    transportation costs      
b.    imperfections in the labor market      
c.    imperfections in the capital markets      
d.    problems of coordination and control encountered by management      
e.    All of the above     



    14.    The relevant cost in economic decision-making is the opportunity cost of the resources rather than the outlay of funds required to obtain the resources.
 
a.    true      
b.    false     



   
    15.    ____ are defined as costs which are incurred regardless of the alternative action chosen in a decision-making problem.
 
a.    Opportunity costs      
b.    Marginal costs      
c.    Relevant costs      
d.    Sunk costs      
e.    None of the above     



    16.    ____ include the opportunity costs of time and capital that the entrepreneur has invested in the firm.
 
a.    Implicit costs      
b.    Explicit costs      
c.    a and b      
d.    None of the above     



 17.    A cottage industry exists in the home-manufacture of ‘country crafts’.  Especially treasured are handmade quilts.  If the fourth completed quilt took 30 hours to make, and the eighth quilt took 28 hours.   What is the percentage learning?   Hint:  Percentage learning = 100% - (c2/c1)•100%.
a.    5%
b.    6.7%
c.    10%
d.    100%
e.    122%


PROBLEMS

    1.    During the last few days the Superior Company has been running into problems with its computer system. The last run of the production cost schedule resulted in the incomplete listing shown below. From your knowledge of cost theory, fill in the blanks.

 
Q    TC    TFC    TVC    ATC    AFC    AVC    MC      
  0    40    _____    _____    x         x    x    x      
  1    _____    _____    _____    52         _____    _____    _____      
  2    _____    _____    20    _____    _____    _____    _____      
  3    _____    _____    _____    21.33    _____    _____    _____      
  4    _____    _____    _____    _____    _____    _____    4      
  5    _____    _____    40    _____    _____    _____    _____      
  6    _____    _____    _____    15.67    _____    _____    _____      
  7    _____    _____    _____    _____    _____    10    _____      
  8    _____    _____    96    _____    _____    _____    _____      
  9    _____    _____    _____    _____    _____    15    _____      
10    _____    _____    _____    _____    _____    _____    45     




    2.    The Jones Company has the following cost schedule:

 
Output    Total Cost      
(Units)    ($)      
    0    3000      
  50    3750      
100    4275      
150    4675      
200    5000      
250    5300      
300    5700      
350    6250      
400    7050      
450    8225     

Prepare (a) average total cost and (b) marginal cost schedules for the firm.



    3.    A firm has determined that its variable costs are given by the following relationship:

          VC = .05Q3 - 5Q2 + 500Q

where Q is the quantity of output produced.

 
(a)    Determine the output level where average variable costs are minimized.      
(b)    Determine the output level where marginal costs are minimized.     


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Decisions under Risk and Uncertainty

Web Appendix F—Decisions under Risk and Uncertainty

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.    Simulation techniques used in risk analysis are:
 
a.    cheap to apply      
b.    widely used      
c.    mostly beneficial for large projects      
d.    limited by their inability to consider the probability distribution of the components of a project's cash flows      
e.    all of the above     


2.    Which of the following statements concerning marginal utility is (are) true?
 
a.    marginal utility measures the satisfaction the individual receives from a given incremental change in wealth      
b.    marginal utility is given by the reciprocal of the slope      
c.    a and b      
d.    none of the above     


3.    Diminishing marginal utility:
 
a.    indicates that the slope of the utility function is increasing as wealth increases      
b.    means that, as one's wealth increases, the individual receives more additional satisfaction from each equal increment of wealth      
c.    a and b      
d.    none of the above     

4.    For an individual having a utility function characterized by a(n) ____, the maximization of expected monetary value criterion will, in general, yield the same decisions as the maximization of expected utility criterion.
 
a.    diminishing marginal utility for money      
b.    linear utility for money      
c.    increasing marginal utility for money      
d.    inverse marginal utility for money      
e.    converse marginal utility for money     


5.    In the risk-adjusted discount rate approach, the cash flows for each project are discounted at the:
 
a.    risk-free rate      
b.    cost of capital      
c.    risk-adjusted discount rate      
d.    certainty-equivalent rate      
e.    none of the above     

6.    The ____ of a portfolio of two or more securities is equal to the weighted average of the ____ of each of the individual securities in the portfolio.
 
a.    standard deviation; standard deviation      
b.    variance; variance      
c.    risk; risk      
d.    expected return; expected return      
e.    none of the above     

7.    A(n) ____ creates the legal obligation for the buyer (seller) to purchase (sell) a commodity specified in the contract at the agreed upon price at some future point in time.
 
a.    futures contract      
b.    forward contract      
c.    option      
d.    a and b only      
e.    a, b, and c     


8.    A ____ is a transaction that limits the risk associated with market price fluctuations for a particular investment position.
 
a.    minimax position      
b.    maximin position      
c.    hedge      
d.    fence      
e.    none of the above     


9.    The Economist Frank Knight and others sometimes make a distinction between risk and uncertainty:
    a.    Risk involves the huge volatility, whereas uncertainty is more like a feeling of queasiness.
b.    Risk involves probabilities that are unknown and outcomes that are unknown, whereas uncertainty involves probabilities that are known and outcomes that are known.
c.    Uncertainty uses standard deviations and expected values, whereas we can compute these in situations involving risk.
d.    Uncertainty involves probabilities that are unknown and outcomes that are unknown, whereas risk involves probabilities that are known and outcomes that are known.

PROBLEM

    1.    Consider the two following common stocks:

 
        Standard      
    Expected    Deviation      
    Return    of Return      
              
MGA    15%    16%      
MGB    10%    10%     

The correlation coefficient between the returns for the two common stocks is .50. An investor plans to put 60% of his wealth in MGA common stock and 40% in MGB common stock.

 
(a)    Determine the expected return for this portfolio.      
(b)    Determine the standard deviation of the portfolio's returns.     

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Demand Analysis

Chapter 3—Demand Analysis

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.    Suppose we estimate that the demand elasticity for fine leather jackets is ‑.7 at their current prices.  Then we know that:
    a.    a 1% increase in price reduces quantity sold by .7%.
    b.    no one wants to buy leather jackets.
    c.    demand for leather jackets is elastic.
    d.    a cut in the prices will increase total revenue.
    e.    leather jackets are luxury items.

   
2.    If demand were inelastic, then we should immediately:
a.    cut the price.
b.    keep the price where it is.
c.     go to the Nobel Prize Committee to show we were the first to find an upward sloping demand curve.
d.    stop selling it since it is inelastic.
e.    raise the price.


3.    In this problem, demonstrate your knowledge of percentage rates of change of an entire demand function (Hint: %DQ = EP•%DP + EY•%DY).  You have found that the price elasticity of motor control devices at Allen-Bradley Corporation is -2, and that the income elasticity is a +1.5.  You have been asked to predict sales of these devices for one year into the future.  Economists from the Conference Board predict that income will be rising 3% over the next year, and AB’s management is planning to raise prices 2%.  You expect that the number of AB motor control devices sold in one year will:
fall .5%.
not change.
rise 1%r.
rise 2%.
rise .5%.

       
4    A linear demand for lake front cabins on a nearby lake is estimated to be:  QD = 900,000 - 2P.  What is the point price elasticity for lake front cabins at a price of P = $300,000?   [Hint: Ep = (¶Q/¶P)(P/Q)]
EP = -3.0
EP = -2.0
EP = -1.0
EP = -0.5
EP = 0


5.    Property taxes are the product of the tax rate (T) and the assessed value (V).  The total property tax collected in your city (P) is:  P = T•V.   If the value of properties rise 4% and if Mayor and City Council reduces the property the tax rate by 2%, what happens to the total amount of property tax collected?  [hint:  the percentage rate of change of a product is approximately the sum of the percentage rates of change.}
a.    It rises 6 %.
b.    It rises 4 %.
c.    It rises 3 %.
d.    It rises 2 %
e.    If falls 2%.

   

6.    Demand is given by QD = 620 ‑ 10·P and supply is given by QS = 100 + 3·P.  What is the price and quantity when the market is in equilibrium?
    a.     The price will be $30 and the quantity will be 132 units.
    b.      The price will be $11 and the quantity will be 122 units.
    c.      The price will be $40 and the quantity will be 220 units.
    d.    The price will be $35 and the quantity will be 137 units
    e.    The price will be $10 and the quantity will be 420 units.

   

7.    Which of the following would tend to make demand INELASTIC?
a.    the amount of time analyzed is quite long
b.    there are lots of substitutes available
c.    the product is highly durable
d.    the proportion of the budget spent on the item is very small
e.    no one really wants the product at all


8.        Which of the following best represents management's objective(s) in utilizing demand analysis?
 
a.    it provides insights necessary for the effective manipulation of demand      
b.    it helps to measure the efficiency of the use of company resources      
c.    it aids in the forecasting of sales and revenues      
d.    a and b      
e.    a and c     




    9.    Identify the reasons why the quantity demanded of a product increases as the price of that product decreases.
 
a.    as the price declines, the real income of the consumer increases      
b.    as the price of product A declines, it makes it more attractive than product B      
c.    as the price declines, the consumer will always demand more on each successive price reduction      
d.    a and b      
e.    a and c     



    10.    An increase in the quantity demanded could be caused by:
 
a.    an increase in the price of substitute goods      
b.    a decrease in the price of complementary goods      
c.    an increase in consumer income levels      
d.    all of the above      
e.    none of the above     



11.    Iron ore is an example of a:
 
a.    durable good      
b.    producers' good      
c.    nondurable good      
d.    consumer good      
e.    none of the above     



    12.    If the cross price elasticity measured between items A and B is positive, the two products are referred to as:
 
a.    complements      
b.    substitutes      
c.    inelastic as compared to each other      
d.    both b and c      
e.    a, b, and c     



13.        When demand is ____ a percentage change in ____ is exactly offset by the same percentage change in ____ demanded, the net result being a constant total consumer expenditure.
 
a.    elastic; price; quantity      
b.    unit elastic; price; quantity      
c.    inelastic; quantity; price      
d.    inelastic; price; quantity      
e.    none of the above     



    14.    Marginal revenue (MR) is ____ when total revenue is maximized.
 
a.    greater than one      
b.    equal to one      
c.    less than zero      
d.    equal to zero      
e.    equal to minus one     



    15.    The factor(s) which cause(s) a movement along the demand curve include(s):
 
a.    increase in level of advertising      
b.    decrease in price of complementary goods      
c.    increase in consumer disposable income      
d.    decrease in price of the good demanded      
e.    all of the above     



    16.    An increase in each of the following factors would normally provide a subsequent increase in quantity demanded, except:
 
a.    price of substitute goods      
b.    level of competitor advertising      
c.    consumer income level      
d.    consumer desires for goods and services      
e.    a and b     



    17.    Producers' goods are:
 
a.    consumers' goods      
b.    raw materials combined to produce consumer goods      
c.    durable goods used by consumers      
d.    always more expensive when used by corporations      
e.    none of the above     



    18.    The demand for durable goods tends to be more price elastic than the demand for non-durables.
 
a.    true      
b.    false     



    19.    A price elasticity (ED) of -1.50 indicates that for a ____ increase in price, quantity demanded will ____ by ____.
 
a.    one percent; increase; 1.50 units      
b.    one unit; increase; 1.50 units      
c.    one percent; decrease; 1.50 percent      
d.    one unit; decrease; 1.50 percent      
e.    ten percent; increase; fifteen percent     




    20.    Those goods having a calculated income elasticity that is negative are called:
 
a.    producers' goods      
b.    durable goods      
c.    inferior goods      
d.    nondurable goods      
e.    none of the above     



    21.    An income elasticity (Ey) of 2.0 indicates that for a ____ increase in income, ____ will increase by ____.
 
a.    one percent; quantity supplied; two units      
b.    one unit; quantity supplied; two units      
c.    one percent; quantity demanded; two percent      
d.    one unit; quantity demanded; two units      
e.    ten percent; quantity supplied; two percent     



    22.    When demand elasticity is ____ in absolute value (or ____), an increase in price will result in a(n) ____ in total revenues.
 
a.    less than 1; elastic; increase      
b.    more than 1; inelastic; decrease      
c.    less than 1; elastic; decrease      
d.    less than 1; inelastic; increase      
e.    none of the above     



    23.    Empirical estimates of the price elasticity of demand [in Table 3.4] suggest that the demand for household consumption of alcoholic beverages is:
 
a.    highly price elastic      
b.    price inelastic      
c.    unitarily elastic      
d.    an inferior good      
e.    none of the above     



   
PROBLEM

    1.    The manager of the Sell-Rite drug store accidentally mismarked a shipment of 20-pound bags of charcoal at $4.38 instead of the regular price of $5.18. At the end of a week, the store's inventory of 200 bags of charcoal was completely sold out. The store normally sells an average of 150 bags per week.

 
(a)    What is the store's arc elasticity of demand for charcoal?      
(b)    Give an economic interpretation of the numerical value obtained in part (a)     





    2.    The Future Flight Corporation manufactures a variety of Frisbees selling for $2.98 each. Sales have averaged 10,000 units per month during the last year. Recently Future Flight's closest competitor, Soaring Free Company, cut its prices on similar Frisbees from $3.49 to $2.59. Future Flight noticed that its sales declined to 8,000 units per month after the price cut.

 
(a)    What is the arc cross elasticity of demand between Future Flight's and Soaring Free's Frisbees?      
(b)    If Future Flight knows the arc price elasticity of demand for its Frisbees is -2.2, what price would they have to charge in order to obtain the same level of sales as before Soaring Free's price cut?     



    3.    The British Automobile Company is introducing a brand new model called the "London Special." Using the latest forecasting techniques, BAC economists have developed the following demand function for the "London Special":

          QD = 1,200,000 - 40P

What is the point price elasticity of demand at prices of (a) $8,000 and (b) $10,000?


    4.    Hanna Corporation markets a compact microwave oven. In 2010 they sold 23,000 units at $375 each. Per capita disposable income in 2010 was $6,750. Hanna economists have determined that the arc price elasticity for this microwave oven is -1.2.

 
(a)    In 2011 Hanna is planning to lower the price of the microwave oven to $325. Forecast sales volume for 2011 assuming that all other things remain equal.      
(b)    However, in checking with government economists, Hanna finds that per capita disposable income is expected to rise to $7,000 in 2011. In the past the company has observed an arc income elasticity of +2.5 for microwave ovens. Forecast 2011 sales given that the price is reduces to $325 and that per capita disposable income increases to $7,000. Assume that the price and income effects are independent and additive.     


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Differential Calculus Techniques in Management

TEXT APPENDIX C – Differential Calculus Techniques in Management

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.    Differentiate the following TC function: TC = 150 + 200 Q - 4 Q2 + .6 Q3
dTC/dQ = 200 - 8Q + 1.8 Q2
dTC/dQ =-8 + 1.8 Q2
dTC/dQ = 200
dTC/dQ = 200 - 4Q + .6Q2
dTC/dQ = 1.8 Q2


2.    The total revenue function (where Q = output), is: TR = 400 Q - 4 Q2
TR is maximized at Q = 20
TR is maximized at Q = 30
c.    TR is maximized at Q = 40
d.    TR is maximized at Q = 50
e.    TR is maximized at Q = 60


3.        The following is a cubic demand function in P.  Find the derivative dQ/dP of: Q= 4+3P-.5P2 + .02P3.
a.        dQ/dP = 4 + 3P – P + .06P2           
b.        dQ/dP = 3
c.        dQ/dP = 3 – P + .06P2                     
d.         dQ/dP = .06P2
e.    dQ/dP = .06


4.    If the first derivative of Y with respect to X is: dY/dX = -4·X2, then the second derivative is:
a.    -4                       
b.      -8•X
c.    -4•X                   
d.      -8·X2
e.    -8

5.    The second derivative of the function (d2Y/dX2 ) is negative at the optimal solution of X=22.  Therefore, we know that the solution X=22, where the first derivative equals zero…
a.    must be a minimum.
b.    must be a maximum.
c.    may be either a maximum or a minimum.
d.    would be nothing, because the second derivative is negative.


6.    Differentiate the following function with respect to Q:  TC = 50 + 100Q -6Q2 +.5Q3
a.    dTC/dQ = 50 + 100 -6Q + .5Q2
b.    dTC/dQ = 100 -12Q + 1.5Q2
c.    dTC/dQ = 50 + 100 -2Q + 3Q2
d.    dTC/dQ = 100



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eco quiz

Question 1        1 / 1 point
The total cost of production is determined by adding which of the following costs?
Question options:

A)    Labor, capital, intermediate inputs, and accumulating business know how

B)    Labor, capital, revenue, and marginal product

C)    Labor, land, capital, and revenue

D)    Labor, business know-how, capital, and land
Question 2        1 / 1 point
An example of variable costs is:
Question options:

A)    rent on the building a business occupies.

B)    loans on equipment purchased.

C)    hourly labor.

D)    insurance premiums to protect assets.
Question 3        1 / 1 point
The additional money a business gets from producing and selling one more unit of output is:
Question options:

A)    marginal product.

B)    long-term revenue.

C)    marginal revenue.

D)    average profit.
Question 4        1 / 1 point
In short-run profit maximization, we focus on the ______, holding fixed costs constant.
Question options:

A)    long-term cost function

B)    average input cost

C)    short-term cost function

D)    short-term production function
Question 5        1 / 1 point
Natural monopolies have been slowly eaten away by:
Question options:

A)    perfect competition.

B)    technological change.

C)    market imbalances.

D)    rising costs.
Question 6        1 / 1 point
Among industrialized countries, the United States has one of the __________ public sectors, as a percentage of government spending and the economy.
Question options:

A)    smallest

B)    largest

C)    fastest-growing

D)    slowest-growing
Question 7        1 / 1 point
The Federal Trade Commission is responsible for enforcing:
Question options:

A)    health care.

B)    anti-trust law.

C)    interstate commerce.

D)    communications law.
Question 8        1 / 1 point
One essential force in the growth of human capital over the past several decades has been:
Question options:

A)    the growth of Social Security.

B)    the community college system.

C)    the growth of Medicare.

D)    the growth of Medicaid.
Question 9        1 / 1 point
Human capital is also known as:
Question options:

A)    education and skill levels.

B)    wages employees receive.

C)    the cost of labor.

D)    the cost of collective bargaining.
Question 10        1 / 1 point
The term "marginal social benefit" means
Question options:

A)    Benefits are just above the margin of being zero

B)    The entire benefits from the activity

C)    That part of the benefits covered by the costs of the activity

D)    The change in total social benefits per unit change in the amount of activity
Question 11        1 / 1 point
When the cost of an action fall on other than the person (or persons) responsible for the action, which of the followin exists?
Question options:

A)    Positive externality

B)    Negative externality

C)    Externality in consumption

D)    Externality in production
Question 12        1 / 1 point
Costs incurred by the producer to buy or hire resources is called
Question options:

A)    implicit costs

B)    explicit costs

C)    opportunity costs

D)    total costs
Question 13        1 / 1 point
An immoral act is
Question options:

A)    Easy to define

B)    Always illegal

C)    Different in different societies

D)    Defined consistently across the United States
Question 14        1 / 1 point
The free-rider problem refers to
Question options:

A)    Those who receive the benefits of a public good without paying for part of its costs

B)    Those who ride public transportation without paying their fares

C)    Negitive externality in production

D)    Jockeys who are not paid
Question 15        1 / 1 point
The marginal cost of a good is
Question options:

A)    The change in total product associated witha change in resource inputs

B)    The average cost of a product

C)    The total cost of the good divided by input

D)    The change in total cost per unit change in output
Question 16        1 / 1 point
The official U.S. poverty definition is an income sufficient to provide
Question options:

A)    Minimum biological needs

B)    Three times the cost of an economy food budget

C)    The income of the poorest 8% of the families

D)    The average U.S. welfare allowance
Question 17        1 / 1 point
Government programs that guarantee citizens financial benefits for events beyond their personal control and that are financed through tax revenues are called
Question options:

A)    Social insurance programs

B)    Entitlement programs

C)    Private insurance programs

D)    Welfare programs
Question 18        1 / 1 point
If a program's benefits are funded out of current payments, it is which type of system?
Question options:

A)    An investment system

B)    A fully funded system

C)    A pyramid system

D)    A pay-as-you-go system
Question 19        1 / 1 point
A major objective in all firms in all types of market structures is
Question options:

A)    Output restriction

B)    Output maximization

C)    To raise prices

D)    Profit maximization
Question 20        1 / 1 point
Which of the following provides the strongest economic justification for regulation?
Question options:

A)    Natural monopoly

B)    Excess consumer information

C)    Shortages and high prices

D)    All of the above

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economics_ch18_01

. Policy tools include

A. Population growth, spending behavior, and invention.

B. Wars, natural disasters, and trade disruptions.

C. Tax policy, government spending, and the availability of money.

D. External shocks and internal market forces.

2. A tax cut can best be characterized as

A. Both fiscal and supply-side policy.

B. Both monetary and supply-side policy.

C. Fiscal policy only.

D . Monetary policy only.

3. Which of the following is a responsibility of Congress?

A. Monetary policy.

B. Fiscal policy and supply-side policy.

C. Monetary and fiscal policy.

D. Monetary, fiscal, and supply-side policy.

4. Fiscal policy includes

A. Open market operations.

B. Deregulation.

C. Infrastructure development.

D. Discretionary government spending.

5. Fiscal policy includes all of the following except

A. Tax cuts.

B. Tax increases.

C. Interest rate increases.

D. Discretionary spending by the government.

6. Which of the following does not determine fiscal policy?

A. The president.

B. Congress through government expenditures.

C. Congress through tax laws.

D . The Federal Reserve.

7. Which of the following is an example of an automatic stabilizer?

A. Fed discount rate.

B. Discretionary fiscal policy that must be determined by Congress and the president.

C. Changes that are triggered by the economy and not by government decision makers.

D. Supply-side policies that Congress designs to stimulate the economy.

8. Automatic stabilizers include

A. Open market operations.

B. Unemployment benefits.

C. Deregulation.

D. Discretionary tax cuts.

9. Income taxes are an automatic stabilizer because when income rises, ceteris paribus, tax

receipts

A. Fall because automatic stabilizers work against the cyclical movements of the GDP.

B. Rise because taxes are computed on the basis of income.

C. Fall because income taxes are regressive.

D. Fall as taxpayers experience bracket creep.

10. Income taxes are an automatic stabilizer because when income falls, ceteris paribus , tax receipts

A. Fall as taxpayers experience bracket creep.

B. Fall because income taxes are regressive.

C. Rise because automatic stabilizers work against the cyclical movements of the GDP.

D. Fall because taxes are computed on the basis of income.

11. Assume the economy is in a recession and has a budget deficit. Ceteris paribus, if the economy

starts expanding, automatic stabilizers will cause

A. A decrease in tax revenues.

B. An increase in government spending.

C. A decrease in the budget deficit.

D. A decrease in inflation.

12. Which of the following is not true about a structural deficit?

A. It exists even if the economy is at full employment.

B. It is influenced by discretionary fiscal spending.

C. It definitely gets larger as unemployment increases.

D. It is determined in part by the actions of Congress.

13. The structural deficit is

A. The deficit that would exist if the economy were at full employment.

B. Computed on the basis of the current value of automatic stabilizers.

C. Determined by the president of the United States.

D. Equivalent to the GDP gap.

14. Which of the following policy options would tend to offset each other?

A. A decrease in the discount rate and a decrease in the reserve requirement.

B. An increase in the discount rate and a decrease in the tax rate.

C. An increase in the reserve requirement and an open market sale by the Fed.

D. An increase in the tax rate and a decrease in government spending.

15. Which of the following is a monetary policy action?

A. Open market operations.

B. Changes in transfer payments.

C. Changes in government spending.

D. Deregulation.

16. When the chairman of the Federal Reserve announced a goal of "zero inflation," which of the

following economic policies was most likely being changed?

A. Fiscal policy.

B. Monetary policy.

C. Supply-side policy.

D. Congressional policy.

17. Monetarists believe that an increase in the money supply shifts the aggregate

A. Supply curve to the left.

B. Supply curve to the right.

C. Demand curve to the left.

D. Demand curve to the right.

18. The belief that monetary policy can be effective in changing aggregate demand and that interest

rates are the critical monetary variable is associated with

A. Modern Keynesians.

B. New classical economists.

C. Monetarists.

D. Supply-siders.

19. Monetary policy tools include:

A. Income taxes and the discount rate.

B. Open market operations and government spending.

C. The reserve ratio and the discount rate.

D. Open market operations and deregulation.

20. Monetarists believe that

A. Monetary policy is effective only in a recession.

B. Interest rates are the critical policy lever.

C. The money supply should be expanded at a steady, predictable rate.

D. Government spending and taxes are the critical policy levers.

21. Which of the following believes that the money supply is the critical policy lever?

A. Marxists.

B. Monetarists.

C. Supply-siders.

D. New classical economists.

22. Which of the following believes that the money supply should be expanded at a steady,

predictable rate to ensure a natural rate of unemployment?

A. New classical economists.

B. Keynesians.

C. Supply-siders.

D. Monetarists.

23. The natural rate of unemployment is the

A. Rate that would occur if the structural deficit were zero.

B. Rate that corresponds to 3 percent inflation on the Phillips curve.

C. Long-term rate determined by structural forces in labor and product markets.

D. Amount of cyclical unemployment minus the anticipated rate of unemployment.

24. Which of the following is an example of supply-side policy?

A. Selling bonds in the open market.

B. The purchase of military goods by the government.

C. Tax incentives for business investment.

D. Changes in the reserve requirement.

25. Supply-side policy is designed to

A. Move the economy from a point inside the production possibilities curve to a point on the curve and shift the aggregate supply curve to the left.

B. Move the economy from a point inside the production possibilities curve to a point on the curve and shift the aggregate supply curve to the right.

C. Shift the production possibilities curve outward and shift the aggregate supply curve to the left.

D. Shift the production possibilities curve outward and shift the long-run aggregate supply curve to the right.

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26. Which of the following is most consistent with supply-side policy?

A. The Workforce Investment Act, which increased funds for skill training.

B. The increase in the interest rate six times during 1999-2000 by the Fed.

C. The decrease in the growth of the money supply in 1994.

D. The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.

27. Which of the following supply-side efforts did the Clinton administration embrace?

A. Expansion of the money supply.

B. Additional investment in education and skills training.

C. Reduction in immigration of highly skilled workers.

D. Increase in taxes on capital gains.

28. Which of the following supply-side efforts was embraced by the second Bush administration?

A. Reduction of the deficit.

B. Increase in government environmental regulations.

C. Reduction in marginal tax rates.

D. Reduction in spending on infrastructure.

29. Which of the following believe that lower tax rates will increase the incentives to work, invest, and

produce?

A. Keynesians.

B. New classical economists.

C. Monetarists.

D. Supply-siders.

30. Which of the following is an accurate statement about supply-side policy?

A. The aggregate supply curve should be shifted to the right during periods of inflation and to the

left during a recession.

B. The aggregate supply curve should be shifted to the left during periods of inflation and to the

right during a recession.

C. The aggregate supply curve should be shifted to the right during periods of both inflation and

recession.

D. The aggregate supply curve should be left alone.

31. The recessionary GDP gap is

A. Equal to the spending multiplier.

B. The amount by which equilibrium GDP falls short of full-employment GDP.

C. Small unless the unemployment rate is very low.

D. Reduced by shifting aggregate demand to the left.

32. If the economy is experiencing a recessionary GDP gap from a demand shock, then aggregate

A. Supply must be increased so that producers can sell more goods.

B. Supply must be decreased so that producers will have fewer goods to sell.

C. Demand must be increased so that producers can sell more goods.

D . Demand must be decreased so that producers will have fewer goods to sell.

33. Which of the following is a Keynesian approach for dealing with a recession?

A. Raise interest rates.

B. Increase government expenditure.

C. Raise taxes.

D. Increase supply incentives for producers.

34. The multiple by which an initial change in aggregate spending will alter total expenditure after an

infinite number of spending cycles is the

A. Business cycle.

B. GDP gap.

C. Velocity of money.

D. Multiplier.

35. In a recession Keynesians emphasize the need to ________ government spending or ________

taxes, which will cause a multiplier reaction.

A. increase; decrease

B. decrease; decrease

C. increase; increase

D . decrease; increase

36. Which of the following would a Keynesian macro model include to describe the effect of a tax

cut?

A. Labor supply and production responses.

B. Interest rate rises.

C. Multiplier spending responses.

D. A positive relationship between interest rates and investment.

37. During a severe recession, appropriate economic policy might include

A. An open market purchase by the Fed, a decrease in the discount rate, or a decrease in

government regulation.

B. An open market sale by the Fed, a decrease in the discount rate, or an increase in the budget

deficit.

C. A decrease in government spending, a decrease in the discount rate, or a decrease in

government regulation.

D. An open market purchase by the Fed, a decrease in the tax rates, or a decrease in the budget

deficit.

38. The modern Keynesian approach to cure a recession might include

A. Expanding the money supply or increasing government spending.

B. Expanding the money supply or reducing government spending.

C. Contracting the money supply or increasing government spending.

D. Contracting the money supply or reducing government spending.

39. Which of the following is a monetary policy action to eliminate a recession?

A. Increased investment in job training programs.

B. The sale of securities in the open market by the Fed.

C. A decrease in the marginal tax rate.

D. A decrease in the discount rate.

40. In a recession, monetarists believe

A. Velocity varies in response to fiscal policy.

B. Interest rates rise to eliminate the recession.

C. Fiscal policy is ineffective.

D. Marginal tax rates will automatically decrease.

41. The number of times per year, on average, that a dollar is used to purchase final goods and

services is the

A. Business cycle.

B. Multiplier.

C. Velocity of money.

D. Money magnifier.

42. Which of the following groups believes that the velocity of money is constant in the long run?

A. Keynesians.

B. Monetarists.

C. Supply-side economists.

D. New classical economists.

43. A supply-side policy to cure a recession might include

A. A decrease in government spending.

B. Elimination of the minimum wage.

C. A tax increase.

D. A decrease in the reserve requirement.

44. Which of the following is a supply-side policy action to eliminate a recession?

A. Increased investment in infrastructure.

B. The purchase of securities in the open market by the Fed.

C. An increase in the marginal tax rate.

D. A decrease in the reserve requirement.

45. Which of the following is both a supply-side and a fiscal policy tool during a recession?

A. Deregulation.

B. Tax cuts.

C. Welfare programs.

D . Liberalized immigration laws.

46. An inflationary GDP gap is the amount by which ________ exceeds _______.

A. potential GDP; actual GDP

B. equilibrium output; actual output

C. full-employment GDP; potential GDP

D. equilibrium GDP; full-employment GDP

47. An inflationary GDP gap is equal to the

A. Recessionary GDP gap.

B. Difference between equilibrium GDP and full-employment GDP.

C. Difference between potential GDP and full-employment GDP.

D. Increase in the price level caused by the inflation.

48. A fiscal policy cure for inflation might include

A. A reduction in government spending.

B. An increase in the reserve requirement.

C. Reductions in marginal tax rates for corporations and households.

D. Infrastructure development.

49. Monetary policy to cure inflation might include

A. A decrease in discretionary spending.

B. The purchase of securities in the open market by the Fed.

C. An increase in automatic stabilizers.

D. An increase in the discount rate.

50. Who believes the government should react to inflation by tightening the money supply?

A. Modern Keynesians and supply-siders.

B. Monetarists and modern Keynesians.

C. New classical economists and monetarists.

D. Supply-siders and monetarists.

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51. Fiscal and monetary policies are most effective in reducing inflation when the aggregate

A. Supply curve is horizontal.

B. Supply curve is vertical.

C. Supply curve is upward-sloping but not vertical.

D. Demand curve is vertical.

52. Fiscal and monetary policy can be used to change the price level but not output when the

aggregate

A. Supply curve is horizontal.

B. Supply curve is vertical.

C. Supply curve is upward-sloping but not vertical.

D. Demand curve is vertical.

53. Which of the following is not a supply-side policy to cure inflation?

A. Reduced marginal tax rates.

B. Incentives to encourage saving.

C. Lower interest rates.

D. Reduced import barriers.

54. A supply-side policy to cure inflation would include

A. A minimum wage increase.

B. Tax increases.

C. Deregulation.

D. A reserve requirement decrease.

55. Supply-side policy to reduce inflation would focus on

A. Decreasing the money supply.

B. Decreasing the interest rates to encourage investment.

C. Increasing the incentives to produce goods and services.

D. Raising marginal tax rates to reduce aggregate demand.

56. The simultaneous occurrence of high inflation and high unemployment is called

A. Reflation.

B. Stagflation.

C. Deflation.

D. Depression.

57. Which of the following is true about stagflation?

A. It can be corrected by policies that increase aggregate supply.

B. It results in a lower value of the misery index.

C. It can be corrected by demand-side policies.

D. The best policy to treat it is to do nothing.

58. A supply-side policy to cure stagflation would include

A. Reduced government spending.

B. Reduced government regulation.

C. The purchase of securities in the open market by the Fed.

D. A higher reserve requirement.

59. Which of the following groups designs policies that are best at eliminating stagflation?

A. Keynesians.

B. Monetarists.

C. Supply-side economists.

D. New classical economists.

60. Which of the following is not a policy to reduce stagflation?

A. Restricting immigration.

B. Developing infrastructure.

C. Investing in human capital.

D. Deregulation.

61. The correction of any and all macroeconomic problems that arise

A. Is compatible with our design capabilities.

B. Has been easy to accomplish over the last decade.

C. Is the concept of fine-tuning.

D. Is the policy approach favored by most economists.

62. Efforts to fine-tune the economy have been used for several decades, and as a result

A. We have successfully achieved our major economic goals at all times.

B. We still experience periods of recession, high unemployment, and inflation.

C. Employment goals have been met, but price stability has not been attained.

D. Price stability goals have been met, but full employment has not been attained.

63. Fine-tuning is most consistent with

A. Keynesian or Modern Keynesian economics.

B. Monetarism or new classical economics.

C. Supply-side economics or new classical economics.

D. Marxism.

64. Which of the following statements is consistent with economists who favor fine-tuning?

A. Political disagreements make economic policies difficult to implement.

B. Measuring economic performance is complicated because of the size of the economy.

C. Designing economic policies that please everyone is complex.

D. Changing economic policies in response to market changes is reasonable.

65. Which of the following concepts does not represent basic trade-offs faced by a government?

A. The production possibilities curve.

B. Fine-tuning.

C. Opportunity costs.

D. The Phillips curve.

66. Alternating periods of economic growth and contraction are referred to as

A. Fiscal policy.

B. A policy lever.

C. The business cycle.

D. The fiscal cycle.

67. Business cycles in the United States

A. Are remarkably similar in length but vary greatly in intensity.

B. Vary greatly in length, frequency, and intensity.

C. Are similar in frequency and intensity.

D. Are similar in length, frequency, and intensity.

68. Since World War II, the business cycle has been characterized by

A. Increasingly longer recessions.

B. Shorter periods of growth.

C. Alternating periods of expansion and contraction.

D. Steady, continued growth.

69. Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning the macroeconomy of the United

States?

A. The goals of full employment, price stability and vigorous economic growth are frequently met.

B. The economy continues to experience the ups and downs of the business cycle.

C. The ups and downs of the business cycle have been more severe since World War II.

D. Politics never takes precedence over the country's economic problems.

70. Which of the following is true about the U.S. economy from 1992 to 1999?

A. It performed above average based on most measures.

B. It had the lowest unemployment levels of the century.

C. It experienced zero inflation most years.

D. It experienced sluggish growth in GDP most years.

71. Which of the following is true about the U.S. economy?

A. It has been able to do away with the business cycle.

B. It still experiences periods of inflation and unemployment.

C. It had greater economic problems than other Western countries in the 1990s.

D . It has experienced 30 years of outright recession in the last 50 years.

72. A growth recession is characterized by

A. An increasing unemployment rate with moderate inflation.

B. An increasing unemployment rate with substantial inflation.

C. A positive growth rate below 3 percent annually.

D. A negative growth rate with a low inflation rate.

73. Many economic policies fail for all of the following reasons except

A. It is difficult to accurately measure economic performance.

B. Economic forecasts may be inaccurate.

C. There are significant lags in response to policy implementation.

D. Politicians and economists work together in formulating policies.

74. The decision concerning how the dollars left over from a defense cutback will be distributed is an

example of

A. A goal conflict.

B. A design problem.

C. A velocity problem.

D. An implementation problem.

75. The opportunity costs of different policies must be weighed to solve which of the following obstacles?

A. Rational expectations problems.

B. Measurement problems.

C. Goal conflicts.

D. Implementation problems.

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76. If the data collected by policy makers overstate inflation, this is an example of

A. A goal conflict.

B. A measurement problem.

C. A design problem.

D. An implementation problem.

77. Many economists argue that government price indexes overstate inflation by 1 to 2 percent. From

the point of view of those designing economic policy, this is an example of

A. A measurement problem.

B. A goal conflict.

C. A design problem.

D. An implementation problem.

78. Which of the following is not true about macroeconomic models?

A. They are based on theories of macroeconomic behavior.

B. They are mathematical summaries of the economy's performance.

C. They attempt to identify key determinants of macro performance.

D. They tend to agree with each other about how the economy works.

79. The index of leading indicators is a factor that

A. We can observe today that is logically linked to future economic performance.

B. Generally moves in a positive direction before recessions.

C. Is published weekly and provides forecasts of the economy three to six months in advance.

D. Is a mathematical summary of the economy's past performance.

80. Which of the following is not a leading indicator for economic activity?

A. Orders for new equipment.

B. The level of inventories.

C. Natural disasters.

D. Building permits.

81. Information about the leading economic indicators is collected to address which of the following

issues?

A. Goal conflicts.

B. Measurement problems.

C. Multiplier problems.

D. Implementation problems.

82. The reason unemployment claims are a good leading indicator of economic activity is that they

reflect

A. Orders for new goods.

B. Hours worked per week.

C. Automatic stabilizers.

D . Industry layoffs and hiring.

83. Economic forecasts

A. Drive economic policy for both the Fed and Congress.

B. Drive economic policy for the Fed but not for Congress.

C. Drive economic policy for Congress but not for the Fed.

D. Are basically inaccurate, so the Fed and Congress pay little attention to them.

84. External shocks can

A. Be predicted using standard statistical techniques.

B. Cause economic forecasts based on leading economic indicators to become invalid.

C. Improve the validity of economic forecasts based on leading economic indicators.

D. Assist the Fed with the implementation of monetary policy.

85. Which of the following policy obstacles could occur because it is difficult to know how market

participants will respond to specific policies?

A. Goal conflicts.

B. Measurement problems.

C. Design problems.

D. Implementation problems.

86. The idea that no one knows for certain the shape of the aggregate supply curve contributes to

A. Design problems.

B. Goal conflicts.

C. Inventory problems.

D. Measurement problems.

87. Which of the following policy obstacles could occur because it is difficult to know how market

participants will respond to specific prices?

A. Implementation problems.

B. Design problems.

C. Velocity problems.

D. Goal conflicts.

88. Which of the following actions results in the shortest lag between recognition of a problem and an

appropriate stabilization response?

A. Congress takes authority over stabilization and is not required to wait for the executive branch

to respond.

B. The appropriation and authorization responsibilities of Congress are transferred to the

executive branch in order to eliminate congressional lags.

C. Congress writes legislation providing more automatic stabilizers in the economy.

D. Congress provides limited authority to the president to alter fiscal or monetary policy for the

purpose of stabilization.

89. The time it takes for Congress to deliberate over a specific fiscal policy action is an example of

A. A multiplier conflict.

B. A measurement problem.

C. A design problem.

D. An implementation problem.

90. If a fiscal stimulus package is enacted after the end of the recession it was intended to cure, this

is an example of

A. A measurement problem.

B. A design problem.

C. A goal conflict.

D. An implementation problem.

91. The fact that the president must ask Congress for the authority to cut taxes is an example of

A. An implementation problem.

B. A goal conflict.

C. A rational expectations problem.

D. A measurement problem.

92. Which of the following is the appropriate order of policy responses?

A. Response design, recognition, impact, and implementation.

B. Recognition, response design, implementation, and impact.

C. Response design, implementation, recognition, and impact.

D. Recognition, response design, impact, and implementation.

93. The potential conflict of economic policy with political objectives can be used to explain

A. The ups and downs in overall business activity.

B. The election of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.

C. Why politicians stimulate the economy before an election and restrict it afterward.

D. Illegal behavior on the part of politicians and economists.

94. Which of the following explains why Congress or the president might hesitate to use restrictive

fiscal policy in an election year?

A. Monetary policy is always more effective.

B. Voters might become unemployed.

C. Fiscal policy is too complex.

D. Fiscal year appropriations are not under the authority of Congress.

95. Which of the following does not help to explain why politicians might hesitate to balance the

budget in an election year?

A. The inflation rate might rise.

B. Voters might become unemployed.

C. The economy could be pushed into recession.

D. Many people might lose income transfers.

96. Politicians might hesitate to increase income and in-kind transfers to the poor because this could

cause

A. A decrease in the budget deficit.

B. Private sector spending to overpower public sector spending.

C. Excessive demand for goods and services.

D. An increase in unemployment.

97. Advocates of "fixed policy rules" believe

A. That fine-tuning can improve macro outcomes.

B. In constant increases in the money supply and balanced federal budgets.

C. That the economy is better off using discretionary policy.

D. That politicians can best determine when to stimulate and restrain the economy.

98. The case for a "hands off" economic policy is based on the widely held belief that

A. Fiscal policy works but monetary policy does not.

B. Monetary policy works but fiscal policy does not.

C. Discretionary policy can improve the economy but is often impractical.

D . Economic theory is inadequate to formulate effective discretionary policy.

99. Which of the following groups believes that people will realize what the government is attempting

to do and take action to offset government policy?

A. Marxists.

B. New classical economists.

C. Supply-siders.

D. Modern Keynesians.

100. According to new classical economists, policies should be introduced suddenly to surprise the economy in order to

A. Prevent political lobbying that results in goal conflicts.

B. Minimize design problems that impede the implementation of policy.

C. Prevent anticipatory behavior that defeats the purpose of the policy.

D. Avoid the lags associated with policy announcements.

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101. New classical economists differ from traditional classical economists because new classical

economists

A. Focus on budget restraint and the use of monetary policy when the economy overheats.

B. Believe people's rational expectations will lead them to offset government policy.

C. Believe that economic failures are inherent in a capitalist economy.

D. Believe tax cuts and government spending should be used to increase demand and output.

102. Which of the following groups believes that the private sector takes actions based on rational

expectations to offset policy actions?

A. Keynesians.

B. New classical economists.

C. Supply-siders.

D. Marxists.

103. The idea of rational expectations suggests that

A. Only economic policies that people can anticipate are effective.

B. It is unrealistic for Congress to balance the federal budget during a recession.

C. Discretionary policies and fine-tuning can move the economy to full employment.

D. Economic policies are ineffective if the policies are anticipated.

104. The hypothesis that people's spending decisions are based on all available information, including

the anticipated effects of government intervention, is known as

A. The velocity of money.

B. Rational expectations.

C. Fiscal expectations.

D . Rational responses.

105. Modern Keynesians differ from traditional Keynesians because modern Keynesians

A. Believe that monetary policy can be useful in managing the economy.

B. Favor fixed rules and steady, predictable policies.

C. Believe that failures of the economy are inherent in a capitalist economy.

D. Believe that tax cuts and government spending should be used to increase aggregate demand

and output.

106. Which of the following supports the argument for hands-on policy?

A. Greater stability of the economy in the last 40 years.

B. The existence of the four obstacles to policy success.

C. The failure of discretionary policy.

D. The theory of rational expectations.

107. Since 1946 the U.S. economy has been marked by

A. Greater stability due to a hands-off policy by the government.

B. Greater stability due to automatic stabilizers and a larger government sector.

C. Less stability due to the discretionary policies of the government.

D. Less stability due to the use of fixed policy rules.

108. Which of the following does not explain why the U.S. economy has been more stable since

1946?

A. A large government sector.

B. A shift from manufacturing to services.

C. Automatic stabilizers.

D. A laissez faire approach.

109.

101. New classical economists differ from traditional classical economists because new classical

economists

A. Focus on budget restraint and the use of monetary policy when the economy overheats.

B. Believe people's rational expectations will lead them to offset government policy.

C. Believe that economic failures are inherent in a capitalist economy.

D. Believe tax cuts and government spending should be used to increase demand and output.

102. Which of the following groups believes that the private sector takes actions based on rational

expectations to offset policy actions?

A. Keynesians.

B. New classical economists.

C. Supply-siders.

D. Marxists.

103. The idea of rational expectations suggests that

A. Only economic policies that people can anticipate are effective.

B. It is unrealistic for Congress to balance the federal budget during a recession.

C. Discretionary policies and fine-tuning can move the economy to full employment.

D. Economic policies are ineffective if the policies are anticipated.

104. The hypothesis that people's spending decisions are based on all available information, including

the anticipated effects of government intervention, is known as

A. The velocity of money.

B. Rational expectations.

C. Fiscal expectations.

D . Rational responses.

105. Modern Keynesians differ from traditional Keynesians because modern Keynesians

A. Believe that monetary policy can be useful in managing the economy.

B. Favor fixed rules and steady, predictable policies.

C. Believe that failures of the economy are inherent in a capitalist economy.

D. Believe that tax cuts and government spending should be used to increase aggregate demand

and output.

106. Which of the following supports the argument for hands-on policy?

A. Greater stability of the economy in the last 40 years.

B. The existence of the four obstacles to policy success.

C. The failure of discretionary policy.

D. The theory of rational expectations.

107. Since 1946 the U.S. economy has been marked by

A. Greater stability due to a hands-off policy by the government.

B. Greater stability due to automatic stabilizers and a larger government sector.

C. Less stability due to the discretionary policies of the government.

D. Less stability due to the use of fixed policy rules.

108. Which of the following does not explain why the U.S. economy has been more stable since

1946?

A. A large government sector.

B. A shift from manufacturing to services.

C. Automatic stabilizers.

D. A laissez faire approach.

109. 101. New classical economists differ from traditional classical economists because new classical

economists

A. Focus on budget restraint and the use of monetary policy when the economy overheats.

B. Believe people's rational expectations will lead them to offset government policy.

C. Believe that economic failures are inherent in a capitalist economy.

D. Believe tax cuts and government spending should be used to increase demand and output.

102. Which of the following groups believes that the private sector takes actions based on rational

expectations to offset policy actions?

A. Keynesians.

B. New classical economists.

C. Supply-siders.

D. Marxists.

103. The idea of rational expectations suggests that

A. Only economic policies that people can anticipate are effective.

B. It is unrealistic for Congress to balance the federal budget during a recession.

C. Discretionary policies and fine-tuning can move the economy to full employment.

D. Economic policies are ineffective if the policies are anticipated.

104. The hypothesis that people's spending decisions are based on all available information, including

the anticipated effects of government intervention, is known as

A. The velocity of money.

B. Rational expectations.

C. Fiscal expectations.

D . Rational responses.

105. Modern Keynesians differ from traditional Keynesians because modern Keynesians

A. Believe that monetary policy can be useful in managing the economy.

B. Favor fixed rules and steady, predictable policies.

C. Believe that failures of the economy are inherent in a capitalist economy.

D. Believe that tax cuts and government spending should be used to increase aggregate demand

and output.

106. Which of the following supports the argument for hands-on policy?

A. Greater stability of the economy in the last 40 years.

B. The existence of the four obstacles to policy success.

C. The failure of discretionary policy.

D. The theory of rational expectations.

107. Since 1946 the U.S. economy has been marked by

A. Greater stability due to a hands-off policy by the government.

B. Greater stability due to automatic stabilizers and a larger government sector.

C. Less stability due to the discretionary policies of the government.

D. Less stability due to the use of fixed policy rules.

108. Which of the following does not explain why the U.S. economy has been more stable since

1946?

A. A large government sector.

B. A shift from manufacturing to services.

C. Automatic stabilizers.

D. A laissez faire approach.

109.

Refer to Figure 18.1. Which of the following would most likely cause a shift from AD1 to AD2?

A. An increase in transfer payments because of a recession.

B. An increase in the tax rate.

C. A decrease in the money supply through open market operations.

D. A decrease in government spending

110.

Refer to Figure 18.1. Which of the following would most likely cause a shift from AD3 to AD2?

A. An increase in transfer payments because of a recession.

B. An increase in the reserve ratio.

C. A decrease in the discount rate.

D. An increase in taxes.

111.

Refer to Figure 18.2. The sale of bonds by the Fed in the open market will result in

A. A decrease in the money supply and a move from AD2 to AD1.

B. An increase in the money supply and a move from AD1 to AD2.

C. A decrease in the money supply and a move from AS2 to AS1.

D. An increase in the money supply and a move from AS1 to AS2.

112.

Refer to Figure 18.2. A decrease in the discount rate would most likely result in

A. A decrease in the money supply and a move from AD2 to AD1.

B. An increase in the money supply and a move from AD1 to AD2.

C. A decrease in the money supply and a move from AS2 to AS1.

D. An increase in the money supply and a move from AS1 to AS2.

113.

According to Figure 18.2, a shift from AS2 to AS3 is most likely to result from

A. An increase in government spending.

B. An increase in government regulation.

C. A decrease in the reserve requirement.

D. A decrease in the marginal tax rate.

114.

Refer to Figure 18.2. Which of the following is not consistent with a shift from AS2 to AS1?

A. Stagflation.

B. A major natural disaster such as an earthquake.

C. An inward shift of the production possibilities curve.

D. A decrease in business taxes.

115.

Refer to Figure 18.2. A shift from AS2 to AS1 may result from

A. A decrease in the money supply.

B. An increase in the minimum wage.

C. An increase in the reserve requirement.

D. A decrease in government spending.

116.

According to the model of the macro economy in Figure 18.3, a shift from LRAS1 to LRAS2 will

cause, ceteris paribus,

A. A decrease in the level of output.

B. A decrease in the price level.

C. An increase in the unemployment level.

D. An increase in government spending.

117.

The aggregate supply curves shown in the model in Figure 18.3 are most consistent with the

views of

A. Monetarists.

B. Supply-siders.

C. Keynesians.

D. Modern Keynesians.

118.

Which economists believe a decrease in marginal tax rates will ultimately cause the economy to

move from point B to point D in Figure 18.3?

A. Monetarists.

B. Supply-siders.

C. Keynesians.

D. Modern Keynesians.

119.

Which group believes an increase in the incentives to produce will ultimately move the economy

from point A to point C in Figure 18.3?

A. Monetarists.

B. Classical economists.

C. Keynesians.

D. Supply-side economists.

120.

Which economists believe in using government spending and taxes to move the economy from

AD1 to AD2 in Figure 18.3?

A. Supply-siders.

B. Monetarists.

C. Keynesians.

D. Classical economists.

121. The caption under a cartoon in the text reads "When the economy is flat on its back, it may need

both monetary and fiscal stimulus." Such a policy action will shift the aggregate

A. Demand curve to the right.

B. Demand curve to the left.

C. Supply curve to the right.

D. Supply curve to the left.

122. The In the News article titled "It's official: the Great Recession ended last summer" came out over

a year after the recession was statistically declared over. Which of the following obstacles does

this article address?

A. Measurement problems.

B. Goal conflicts.

C. Design problems.

D. Implementation problems.

123. The In the News article titled "It's official: the Great Recession ended last summer" states that the

recession that started in December 2007 lasted until June 2009. The National Bureau of

Economic Research took over a year to announce that the recession had ended. This suggests

that

A. There are significant lags in response to policy.

B. The political business cycle is to blame for the economic situation.

C. Measurement difficulties prevent policy makers from identifying what is happening in the

economy.

D. Economists could not agree on policy priorities.

124. Which of the following articles in the text best represents a measurement problem?

A. "It's official: the Great Recession ended last summer"

B. "No Recession, Bernanke Says."

C. "Comparative Macro Performance."

D. "Deficit-Cutting Wilts in Heat from Voters."

125. One World View article is titled "Comparative Macro Performance." According to the text, __________ experienced the fastest growth in real GDP.

A. The United States

B. Japan

C. Germany

D. The United Kingdom