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What system would a manufacturer of unique special orders or batch processes most likely use to accumulate costs?


A) process costing
B) contract costing
C) variable costing
D) job-order costing

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Process costing is complicated by


A) the presence of significant beginning and ending inventories.
B) the treatment of beginning inventory cost.
C) nonuniform application of manufacturing costs.
D) all of the above.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Lee Company began making lipstick in October 2011 using a single-step process. Lee incurred £42,000 for materials and £48,640 for conversion during the month. There were 21,000 cases of lipstick started in October and 3,000 cases unfinished (40 per cent complete) at the end of the period. All materials were added at the beginning of the production process. What is the unit cost for materials for Lee using the FIFO method?


A) £4.53
B) £2.00
C) £2.03
D) none of these

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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When computing equivalent units of production, the method that combines partially completed units in beginning inventory with current period production is the


A) FIFO method.
B) LIFO method.
C) weighted average method.
D) specific identification method.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Equivalent units of production are


A) complete units that could have been produced given the total amount of manufacturing effort expended for the period under consideration.
B) the average number of units produced in a given period.
C) continuously measured in a total quality environment.
D) computed in both job-order and process cost systems.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Conversion costs do NOT include


A) direct materials.
B) direct labour.
C) factory overhead.
D) all of these costs

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The following information pertains to Jones Company: Units Work-in-progress inventory, March 1 (30% complete) 20,000 Units transferred in 50,000 Work-in-progress inventory, March 31 (60% complete) 16,000 Materials are added at the start of the progress. How many equivalent units for conversion costs would there be using the FIFO method?


A) 49,600 units
B) 70,000 units
C) 50,000 units
D) 57,600 units

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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If beginning inventory contained 2,000 units of product that were judged to be 40 per cent complete as to labour, the equivalent units of production for labour during the current period under the FIFO method for these 2,000 units are


A) 2,000 units.
B) 800 units.
C) 1,200 units.
D) 400 units.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Equivalent production expresses all activity of the period in terms of


A) direct labour hours.
B) partially completed units.
C) fully completed units.
D) units of input.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Beginning inventory consisted of 1,000 units with costs of £21,000. All materials and 60 per cent of labour and overhead were added in the prior period. In addition, another 8,000 units were started and completed. Unit costs are materials, £6.00; labour, £15.00; overhead, £9.00. What is the total cost of goods transferred out using FIFO?


A) £240,000
B) £270,000
C) £262,200
D) £270,600

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Dedo Company purchased £4,000 of raw materials and used £3,750. The entry to record the requisition of direct materials for the Mixing Department would be


A) Raw Materials 3,750
Work in Progress--Mixing Department 3,750
B) Materials Expense 4,000
Raw Materials 4,000
C) Work in Progress--Mixing Department 3,750
Raw Materials 3,750
D) Work in Progress--Mixing Department 4,000
Raw Materials 4,000

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The following amounts were selected from the production report of Chandon Corporation: Actual units in production 42,000 Equivalent units (materials) 42,000 Equivalent units (conversion) 39,000 Cost per equivalent unit (materials) £1) 10 Cost per equivalent unit (conversion) £0) 90 Chandon uses the weighted average method in preparing its production reports. Chandon's total production cost to be accounted for must have been


A) £81,300.
B) £84,000.
C) £89,100.
D) £72,900.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Burgundy Manufacturing uses a process cost system and computes cost using the weighted average method. During the current period, the beginning work-in-progress inventory cost was £13,525. Manufacturing cost added was £57,000. If Burgundy's ending work-in-progress inventory was valued at £15,100, then cost of goods transferred must have been


A) £70,525.
B) £55,425.
C) £84,625.
D) £58,575.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Unit cost of materials for a department using the FIFO method of process costing is found by taking the total cost of materials issued to the department during the year divided by


A) units in process.
B) units started and completed.
C) total units manufactured.
D) equivalent units manufactured.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Urban Company manufactures a product through a continuous single-step process. All materials are added at the beginning of processing. Production and cost data for the company for February 2011 are as follows: Production data: In process, beginning of month (20% converted) 1,000 units Started during February 5,000 units Completed and transferred to finished goods 4,500 units In process, end of month (60% converted) 1,500 units Manufacturing costs: Work in progress, beginning £14,730 Materials £45,000 Direct labour cost £102,960 Factory overhead cost £51,480 Required: Prepare a cost of production report for February 2011. Use FIFO process costing.

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Summary of units in process: Beginning 1,000 Units started 5,000 In process 6,000 Completed (4,500) Ending 1,500 Equivalent units in process: Materials Conversion Units completed 4,500 4,500 Add: Eq. units in end. inv. 1,500 900 Equivalent units in process 6,000 5,400 Less: Eq. units in beg. inv. 1,000 200 Equivalent units manufactured 5,000 5,200 Total costs to be accounted for: Materials Conversion Total Beginning WIP £ 14,730 Current costs £45,000 £154,440 _199,440 Total costs in process £214,170 Costs per equivalent unit £9.00 £ 29.70 £38.70 Accounting for total costs: Transferred out: Beginning WIP: Beginning balance £ 14,730 Add: Conversion (800 * 29.70) __23,760 £ 38,490 Started and finished (3,500 * 38.70) _135,450 Total transferred out £173,940 Ending WIP: Materials (1,500 *£9.00) £ 13,500 Conversion (900 *£29.70) __26,730 Ending WIP __40,230 Total cost accounted for £214,170

Conversion costs consist of


A) direct materials and direct labour.
B) direct materials and manufacturing overhead.
C) direct labour and manufacturing overhead.
D) direct labour and transferred-in costs.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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The Packing Department receives goods produced in previous departments. The costs transferred into the Packing Department are treated as


A) conversion cost incurred uniformly throughout the process.
B) materials cost added at the end of the process.
C) materials cost added at the beginning of the process.
D) either materials cost or conversion cost, depending on whether the firm uses FIFO or weighted average.

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Beginning inventory for the month contained 2,000 units that were 45 per cent complete with respect to materials. During the month, 18,000 units were completed and transferred out. Ending inventory contained 2,500 units, 20 per cent complete with respect to materials. The weighted average equivalent units of production for materials for the month would be


A) 18,000.
B) 19,600.
C) 19,400.
D) 18,500.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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In a process used by Kane Company, conversion cost is incurred uniformly throughout the process. Material is added at the end of the process. Which of the following statements is true?


A) Kane Company cannot use process costing and must use job-order costing.
B) Kane Company must calculate the unit cost of materials and the unit conversion cost separately.
C) Kane Company will report the cost of materials with the cost of the ending inventory.
D) Kane Company uses parallel processing.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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If costs of manufacturing inputs fluctuate from period to period, which of the following methods is more useful for cost control?


A) FIFO
B) LIFO
C) weighted average
D) equivalent units

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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