Deck 7: Allocating Costs of Support Departments and Joint Products

Question 1

The overhead rate may be computed once allocation from support service cost to producing department has been performed.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Budgeted rates are allocated based on original capacity.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Support department fixed costs are allocated on the basis of original capacity.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Producing departments create products and services to make and sell.

Question 5

Allocation is not necessary when using JIT manufacturing.

Question 6

A single changing rate uses the fixed costs of the support department.

Question 7

Departmental overhead is applied to products passing through the department.

Question 8

Dual rates combine the fixed and variable costs.

Question 9

The three methods of allocating support center costs to producing departments are the direct, sequential, and reciprocal methods

Question 10

The reciprocal method of allocation recognizes only some of the support departments' interactions.

Question 11

The sequential method allocates costs in ranking order of support departments.

Question 12

Causal factors are variables or activities within a producing department that stimulate the incurrence of support costs.

Question 13

Producing departments provide essential services for support departments.

Question 14

Departmental overhead rate is computed by dividing the budgeted base by the total overhead in a producing department.

Question 15

The choice of allocation method depends on an evaluation of costs and benefits, and circumstances.

Question 16

The use of a multiple charging rate is needed, one for variable costs, and one for fixed costs.

Question 17

The direct method is the most difficult way to allocate costs to the support departments.

Question 18

Joint production processes result in the output of two or more products produced simultaneously.

Question 19

Allocation increases total costs.

Question 20

Common costs are mutually beneficial costs, used in the output of two or more services or products.

Question 21

__________ are mutually beneficial costs to joint product costing.

Question 22

The split-off point is the ending point of a joint product process.

Question 23

The __________ method of allocating costs assumes "step down" interdepartmental services.

Question 24

Joint products are two or more products produced simultaneously by the same process.

Question 25

A secondary product recovered during the manufacturing of a primary product during a joint process is called a(n): __________ .
or

Question 26

Costs that are easily traced to individual products are called separable costs.

Question 27

Under the physical units method, joint costs are distributed to products on the basis of some physical measure.

Question 28

The __________ charging rate combines variable and fixed costs of support departments.

Question 29

Activities or variables within a producing department that provoke the incurrence of support costs are called __________ .

Question 30

Departmental __________ is applied to products passing through the department.

Question 31

The weight factor addresses the advantages of the physical units method.

Question 32

Support department cost to the producing departments is(are) called:

A) direct materials
B) direct labor
C) activity driver
D) common cost

Question 33

Support departments

A) are responsible for manufacturing the products sold to customers.
B) work directly on the products of the firm.
C) provide services directly to customers.
D) provide essential services to the producing departments.

Question 34

Examples of support departments include all of the following EXCEPT

A) maintenance.
B) personnel.
C) machining.
D) data processing.

Question 35

The __________ method of allocating costs, allocates costs from support to producing departments.

Question 36

Products produced simultaneously by the same process up to a point are called __________ products.

Question 37

Which of the following departments is NOT a support department?

A) food services
B) bottling
C) health services
D) security

Question 38

After allocation, total overhead in producing department is divided by the budgeted measure of activity to get the __________ overhead rate.

Question 39

Support department __________ costs are allocated on the basis of original capacity.

Question 40

A common cost occurs

A) when only one product or service is benefited.
B) when different resources are used to produce one output.
C) when the same resource is used in the output of two or more outputs.
D) when a resource is used by two or more companies.

Question 41

Which of the following cost categories would most likely use the number of employees or new hires as its activity driver?

A) maintenance
B) purchasing
C) personnel
D) accounting

Question 42

Which of the following would be the most appropriate base for allocating the costs of the housekeeping department?

A) machine hours
B) direct labor hours
C) square feet
D) number of employees

Question 43

The Ruling Company assigns plant administration costs to the production departments based on the number of employees. Which of the following would NOT be a good combination of common costs with an activity driver?

A) personnel department costs based on number of employees
B) purchasing department costs based on machine hours
C) cafeteria costs based on meals served
D) warehouse costs based on the value of materials stored

Question 44

The activities or variables within a producing department that provoke the incurrence of support costs are called:

A) Causal factors
B) Common costs
C) Cost objectives
D) Activity output

Question 45

Which of the following would be the most appropriate base for allocating the costs of the maintenance department?

A) machine hours
B) direct labor hours
C) number of employees
D) square feet

Question 46

Rules of financial reporting (GAAP) require

A) that direct manufacturing costs and a fair share of indirect manufacturing costs be assigned to products.
B) that only producing department costs be assigned to products.
C) that only direct manufacturing costs be assigned to products.
D) that only indirect manufacturing costs be assigned to products.

Question 47

What is one of the potential disadvantages of NOT allocating support department costs to production departments?

A) total costs would not be accumulated
B) managers may tend to overconsume these services
C) this would encourage managers to monitor support department performance
D) managers will use a support service at a more efficient level

Question 48

If the costs of support departments are NOT allocated to producing departments,

A) product costs would be understated.
B) GAAP requirements would not be met.
C) managers of producing departments may tend to overconsume services.
D) all of the above.

Question 49

Refer to Figure 7-1. How much of the indirect advertising costs will be allocated to the Lingerie Department if direct advertising costs is the activity driver? (Round to the nearest dollar if necessary)

A) $3,000
B) $3,273
C) $6,000
D) $12,000

Question 50

The major objective(s) of allocations are

A) to motivate managers.
B) to compute product line profitability.
C) to value inventory.
D) all of the above.

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT a major objective of allocation as identified by the IMA?

A) to detect fraud
B) to obtain a mutually agreeable price
C) to compute product-line profitability
D) to value inventory

Question 52

Which of the following cost categories would most likely use machine hours as its activity driver?

A) personnel
B) maintenance
C) purchasing
D) both a and b

Question 53

A possible causal factor to use when allocating cafeteria costs would be

A) number of square feet.
B) number of direct labor hours.
C) number of employees.
D) appraised value of square footage.

Question 54

Which of the major objectives of allocation as identified by the IMA would NOT be relevant in a service organization?

A) to obtain a mutually agreeable price
B) to compute product-line profitability
C) to predict the economic effects of planning and control
D) all of the above are objectives of allocation

Question 55

Support department costs are accounted for in which one of the following ways?

A) They are allocated directly to units of product.
B) They are allocated to producing departments and then allocated to units of product.
C) They are allocated to units of product and then allocated to the producing departments.
D) They are expensed as incurred.

Question 56

Examples of producing departments include all of the following EXCEPT

A) mixing.
B) molding.
C) packaging.
D) accounting.

Question 57

What is the most likely action to be taken by a company when a support department is NOT as cost effective as an outside source?

A) The company may force managers to use the internal support department.
B) The company may force managers to use an external source for the service.
C) The company may elect not to supply the service internally.
D) all of the above

Question 58

Figure 7-1 Luxurious Department Store incurred $6,000 of indirect advertising costs for its operations. The following data has been collected for 2014 for its three departments:
Refer to Figure 7-1. How much of the indirect advertising costs will be allocated to the Sportswear Department if newspaper ad space is the activity driver?

A) $6,000
B) $4,340
C) $3,720
D) $2,280

Question 59

If a support department's costs were budgeted to be $150,000 and actual costs incurred by the support department were $200,000, the total amount of the support department's costs that should be allocated to other departments is

A) $350,000.
B) $200,000.
C) $150,000.
D) $50,000.

Question 60

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of the costs of support departments being allocated to production departments?

A) The allocation assists producing departments' use of support departments at a more efficient level.
B) Allocation of support department costs encourages managers of production departments to monitor performance of the support department.
C) The allocation helps each department select the correct level of support service consumption.
D) Management will use the information to support out-sourcing all support services.

Question 61

If the allocation is for product costing, the allocation of variable support department costs would be calculated as

A) Actual rate ´ Actual usage.
B) Actual rate ´ Budgeted usage.
C) Budgeted rate ´ Actual usage.
D) Budgeted rate ´ Budgeted usage.

Question 62

FIGURE 7-4 Copies Plus Print operates a copy business at two different locations. Copies Plus Print has one support department that is responsible for cleaning, service, and maintenance of its copying equipment. The costs of the support department are allocated to each copy center on the basis of total copies made.
During the first month, the costs of the support department were expected to be $200,000. Of this amount, $60,000 is considered a fixed cost. During the month, the support department incurred actual variable costs of $128,000 and actual fixed costs of $72,000.
Normal and actual activity (copies made) are as follows:
Refer to Figure 7-4. Support department costs NOT allocated to the two copy centers are

A) $22,000.
B) $9,840.
C) $8,400.
D) $6,000.

Question 63

If the allocation is for performance evaluation, the allocation of variable support department costs would be calculated as

A) Actual rate ´ Actual usage.
B) Actual rate ´ Budgeted usage.
C) Budgeted rate ´ Actual usage.
D) Budgeted rate ´ Budgeted usage.

Question 64

Figure 7-2 Long Distance Company's travel department had the following budgeted costs for the coming year:
Variable costs $34 per trip
Fixed costs $143,360
The budgeted usage is given below:
Yearly Trips Monthly Peak Trips
West Sales Territory 110 trips 5
Midwest Sales Territory 170 trips 12
Southern Sales Territory 150 trips 15
Eastern Sales Territory 130 trips 8
The actual usage is given below:
West Sales Territory 100 trips
Midwest Sales Territory 150 trips
Southern Sales Territory 160 trips
Eastern Sales Territory 140 trips
Refer to Figure 7-2. Using both a fixed and variable rate, what are the respective rates for fixed and variable per trip for the West Sales Territory? Fixed costs are allocated on the basis of monthly peak trips.

A) 12.5%; $34
B) 19.6%; $34
C) 18.2%; $34
D) 19%; $34
E) none of the above

Question 65

FIGURE 7-5 Stronghold, Inc., operates a brochure business at two different locations. Stronghold, Inc., has one support department that is responsible for cleaning, service, and maintenance of its printing equipment. The costs of the support department are allocated to each brochure center on the basis of total brochures made.
During the first month, the costs of the support department were expected to be $400,000. Of this amount, $120,000 is considered a fixed cost. During the month, the support department incurred actual variable costs of $256,000 and actual fixed costs of $144,000.
Normal and actual activity (brochures made) are as follows:
Refer to Figure 7-5. Support department costs NOT allocated to the two brochure centers are

A) $16,800.
B) $19,680.
C) $44,000.
D) $8,000.

Question 66

FIGURE 7-4 Copies Plus Print operates a copy business at two different locations. Copies Plus Print has one support department that is responsible for cleaning, service, and maintenance of its copying equipment. The costs of the support department are allocated to each copy center on the basis of total copies made.
During the first month, the costs of the support department were expected to be $200,000. Of this amount, $60,000 is considered a fixed cost. During the month, the support department incurred actual variable costs of $128,000 and actual fixed costs of $72,000.
Normal and actual activity (copies made) are as follows:
Refer to Figure 7-4. For purposes of performance evaluation, fixed costs allocated to Copy Center 1 are

A) $36,000.
B) $37,600.
C) $30,000.
D) $32,800.

Question 67

Figure 7-3 Hanover and Trust, a large law firm, utilizes an internal centralized printing center to serve its three departments: Individuals, Corporate, Trust. The costs of the printing department include fixed costs of $69,190 and variable costs of $0.04 per page. Total estimated print pages are estimated to be 330,000 pages. Individuals are estimated to use 130,000; Corporate will use
165,000 and 35,000 from the trust area.
Refer to Figure 7-3. Assuming a single charging rate is used, if the total pages printed were 340,000, which of the following statements is correct?

A) The printing costs allocated to all departments would be $85,000.
B) The printing department would expect to incur costs of $82,790.
C) Any extra amount charged is due to the fixed costs being charged as if they were variable costs.
D) all of the above.

Question 68

If a support department's costs were budgeted to be $75,000 and actual costs incurred by the support department were $70,000, the total amount of the support department's costs that should be allocated to other departments is

A) $145,000.
B) $75,000.
C) $70,000.
D) $5,000.

Question 69

FIGURE 7-5 Stronghold, Inc., operates a brochure business at two different locations. Stronghold, Inc., has one support department that is responsible for cleaning, service, and maintenance of its printing equipment. The costs of the support department are allocated to each brochure center on the basis of total brochures made.
During the first month, the costs of the support department were expected to be $400,000. Of this amount, $120,000 is considered a fixed cost. During the month, the support department incurred actual variable costs of $256,000 and actual fixed costs of $144,000.
Normal and actual activity (brochures made) are as follows:
Refer to Figure 7-5. For purposes of performance evaluation, fixed costs allocated to
Brochure Center 2 are

A) $57,600.
B) $120,000.
C) $48,000.
D) $102,400.

Question 70

Figure 7-2 Long Distance Company's travel department had the following budgeted costs for the coming year:
Variable costs $34 per trip
Fixed costs $143,360
The budgeted usage is given below:
Yearly Trips Monthly Peak Trips
West Sales Territory 110 trips 5
Midwest Sales Territory 170 trips 12
Southern Sales Territory 150 trips 15
Eastern Sales Territory 130 trips 8
The actual usage is given below:
West Sales Territory 100 trips
Midwest Sales Territory 150 trips
Southern Sales Territory 160 trips
Eastern Sales Territory 140 trips
Refer to Figure 7-2. Using a single charging rate, how much will be charged to the West Sales Territory?

A) $29,000
B) $31,900
C) $29,500
D) $28,160
E) none of the above

Question 71

A company incurred $120,000 of common fixed costs and $180,000 of common variable costs. These costs are to be allocated to Departments XX and YY. Data on capacity provided and capacity used are as follows: Assume that both fixed and variable costs are allocated on the basis of capacity used. The fixed and variable costs allocated to Department XX are

A) $75,000 $112,500
B) $75,000 $90,000
C) $60,000 $112,500
D) $60,000 $90,000

Question 72

FIGURE 7-5 Stronghold, Inc., operates a brochure business at two different locations. Stronghold, Inc., has one support department that is responsible for cleaning, service, and maintenance of its printing equipment. The costs of the support department are allocated to each brochure center on the basis of total brochures made.
During the first month, the costs of the support department were expected to be $400,000. Of this amount, $120,000 is considered a fixed cost. During the month, the support department incurred actual variable costs of $256,000 and actual fixed costs of $144,000.
Normal and actual activity (brochures made) are as follows:
Refer to Figure 7-5.For purposes of performance evaluation, fixed costs allocated to
Brochure Center 1 are

A) $60,000.
B) $72,000.
C) $65,600.
D) $75,200.

Question 73

Figure 7-3 Hanover and Trust, a large law firm, utilizes an internal centralized printing center to serve its three departments: Individuals, Corporate, Trust. The costs of the printing department include fixed costs of $69,190 and variable costs of $0.04 per page. Total estimated print pages are estimated to be 330,000 pages. Individuals are estimated to use 130,000; Corporate will use
165,000 and 35,000 from the trust area.
Refer to Figure 7-3. Assuming a single charging rate is used, what would be the charge per page? (round to the nearest cent)

A) $.04
B) $.25
C) $.21
D) none of the above amounts

Question 74

A company incurred $120,000 of common fixed costs and $180,000 of common variable costs. These costs are to be allocated to Departments XX and YY. Data on capacity provided and capacity used are as follows: Assume that common fixed costs are to be allocated to Departments XX and YY on the basis of capacity provided and that common variable costs are to be allocated to Departments XX and YY on the basis of capacity used. The fixed and variable costs allocated to Department XX are

A) $75,000 $112,500
B) $75,000 $90,000
C) $60,000 $112,500
D) $60,000 $90,000

Question 75

A company incurred $40,000 of common fixed costs and $60,000 of common variable costs. These costs are to be allocated to Departments A and

A) $20,000 $37,500
B) $20,000 $30,000
B) Data on capacity provided and capacity used are as follows: Assume that common fixed costs are to be allocated to Departments A and B on the basis of capacity provided and that common variable costs are to be allocated to Departments A and B on the basis of capacity used. The fixed and variable costs allocated to Department A are

C) $25,000 $30,000
D) $25,000 $37,500

Question 76

FIGURE 7-4 Copies Plus Print operates a copy business at two different locations. Copies Plus Print has one support department that is responsible for cleaning, service, and maintenance of its copying equipment. The costs of the support department are allocated to each copy center on the basis of total copies made.
During the first month, the costs of the support department were expected to be $200,000. Of this amount, $60,000 is considered a fixed cost. During the month, the support department incurred actual variable costs of $128,000 and actual fixed costs of $72,000.
Normal and actual activity (copies made) are as follows:
Refer to Figure 7-4. For purposes of performance evaluation, fixed costs allocated to Copy Center 2 are

A) $28,800.
B) $60,000.
C) $51,200.
D) $24,000.

Question 77

A company incurred $80,000 of common fixed costs and $120,000 of common variable costs. These costs are to be allocated to Departments A and

A) $40,000 $60,000
B) $50,000 $60,000
B) Data on capacity provided and capacity used are as follows: Assume that both fixed and variable costs are allocated on the basis of capacity used. The fixed and variable costs allocated to Department A are

C) $40,000 $75,000
D) $50,000 $75,000

Question 78

Figure 7-3 Hanover and Trust, a large law firm, utilizes an internal centralized printing center to serve its three departments: Individuals, Corporate, Trust. The costs of the printing department include fixed costs of $69,190 and variable costs of $0.04 per page. Total estimated print pages are estimated to be 330,000 pages. Individuals are estimated to use 130,000; Corporate will use
165,000 and 35,000 from the trust area.
Refer to Figure 7-3. Assuming a single charging rate is used, if the Corporate Department used 190,000 pages, what would be the printing charges for the Corporate Department? (Round to the nearest cent.)

A) $47,500
B) $39,900
C) $7,600
D) $42,195

Question 79

Figure 7-2 Long Distance Company's travel department had the following budgeted costs for the coming year:
Variable costs $34 per trip
Fixed costs $143,360
The budgeted usage is given below:
Yearly Trips Monthly Peak Trips
West Sales Territory 110 trips 5
Midwest Sales Territory 170 trips 12
Southern Sales Territory 150 trips 15
Eastern Sales Territory 130 trips 8
The actual usage is given below:
West Sales Territory 100 trips
Midwest Sales Territory 150 trips
Southern Sales Territory 160 trips
Eastern Sales Territory 140 trips
Refer to Figure 7-2. Using both a fixed and variable rate with fixed costs allocated on the basis of monthly peak trips, what will the West Sales Territory be charged for the year? (round to the nearest dollar)

A) $31,498
B) $21,320
C) $29,492
D) $30,638
E) none of the above

Question 80

Figure 7-2 Long Distance Company's travel department had the following budgeted costs for the coming year:
Variable costs $34 per trip
Fixed costs $143,360
The budgeted usage is given below:
Yearly Trips Monthly Peak Trips
West Sales Territory 110 trips 5
Midwest Sales Territory 170 trips 12
Southern Sales Territory 150 trips 15
Eastern Sales Territory 130 trips 8
The actual usage is given below:
West Sales Territory 100 trips
Midwest Sales Territory 150 trips
Southern Sales Territory 160 trips
Eastern Sales Territory 140 trips
Refer to Figure 7-2. Using a single charging rate, determine the rate per trip.

A) $256
B) $290
C) $295
D) $261
E) $34