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Which of the following is a facility-level activity?


A) Engineering changes
B) Product design
C) Property taxes
D) Inspection

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Teller, Inc.produces 3 products: P1, Q2, and R3.P1 requires 400 purchase orders, Q2 requires 600 purchase orders, and R3 requires 1,000 purchase orders.Teller has identified an ordering and receiving activity cost pool with allocated overhead of $180,000 for which the cost driver is purchase orders.Direct labor hours used on each product are 50,000 for P1, 40,000 for Q2, and 110,000 for R3.How much ordering and receiving overhead is assigned to each product? P1Q2R3a.$60,000$60,000$60,000b.$45,000$36,000$99,000c.$36,000$54,000$90,000d.$40,500$45,000$94,500\begin{array}{lll}&P1&Q2&R3\\a.&\$ 60,000 & \$ 60,000 & \$ 60,000 \\b.&\$ 45,000 & \$ 36,000 & \$ 99,000 \\c.&\$ 36,000 & \$ 54,000 & \$ 90,000 \\d.&\$ 40,500 & \$ 45,000 & \$ 94,500\end{array}

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An activity-based overhead rate is computed as follows:


A) actual overhead divided by actual use of cost drivers.
B) estimated overhead divided by actual use of cost drivers.
C) actual overhead divided by estimated use of cost drivers.
D) estimated overhead divided by estimated use of cost drivers.

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Each of the following is a limitation of activity-based costing except that


A) it can be expensive to use.
B) it decreases control over overhead costs
C) it is complex and can be difficult to understand
D) some arbitrary allocations continue.

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Port Accounting performs two types of services, Audit and Tax.Port's overhead costs consist of computer support, $240,000; and legal support, $120,000.Information on the two services is:  Audit Tax Direct labor cost $50,000$100,000 CPU minutes 40,00010,000 Leqal hours used 200800\begin{array}{lrr}&\text { Audit } &\text{Tax}\\\text { Direct labor cost } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 100,000 \\\text { CPU minutes } & 40,000 & 10,000 \\\text { Leqal hours used } & 200 & 800\end{array} -Overhead applied to tax services using traditional costing is


A) $120,000.
B) $144,000.
C) $216,000.
D) $240,000.

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Current trends in manufacturing include less direct labor and more overhead.

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Sanborn Industries has the following overhead costs and cost drivers.Direct labor hours are estimated at 100,000 for the year.  Activity Cost Pool Cost Driver Est. Overhead Cost Driver Activity  Ordering and Receiving  Orders $120,000500 orders  Machine Setup  Setups 297,000450 setups  Machining  Machine hours 1,500,000125,000MH Assembly  Parts 1,200,0001,000,000 parts  Inspection  Inspections 300,000500 inspections \begin{array}{llrl}\text { Activity Cost Pool}&\text { Cost Driver }&\text {Est. Overhead }&\text {Cost Driver Activity }\\\text { Ordering and Receiving } & \text { Orders } & \$ 120,000 & 500 \text { orders } \\\text { Machine Setup } & \text { Setups } & 297,000 & 450 \text { setups } \\\text { Machining } & \text { Machine hours } & 1,500,000 & 125,000 \mathrm{MH} \\\text { Assembly } & \text { Parts } & 1,200,000 & 1,000,000 \text { parts } \\\text { Inspection } & \text { Inspections } & 300,000 & 500 \text { inspections }\end{array} - If overhead is applied using activity-based costing, the overhead application rate for ordering and receiving is


A) $1.20 per direct labor hour.
B) $240 per order.
C) $0.12 per part.
D) $6,834 per order.

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Which would be an appropriate cost driver for the purchasing activity cost pool?


A) Machine setups
B) Purchase orders
C) Machine hours
D) Inspections

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Activity-based costing is used in  Service industries Manufacturing industries  a.  Yes  No  b.  Yes  Yes  c.  No  Yes  d.  No  No \begin{array}{lll}&\text { Service industries}&\text { Manufacturing industries }\\\text { a. } & \text { Yes } & \text { No } \\\text { b. } & \text { Yes } & \text { Yes } \\\text { c. } & \text { No } & \text { Yes } \\\text { d. } & \text { No } & \text { No }\end{array}

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Which of the following is not a facility-level activity?


A) Plant management
B) Product design
C) Personnel administration
D) Training

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Which of the following is not a facility-level activity?


A) Plant depreciation
B) Property taxes
C) Engineering changes
D) Utilities

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Which of the following statements is false?


A) ABC can weaken control over overhead costs.
B) Under ABC, companies can trace many overhead costs directly to activities.
C) ABC allows some indirect costs to be identified as direct costs.
D) managers become more aware of their responsibility to control the activities that generate costs.

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Hagar Co.computed an overhead rate for machining costs ($1,500,000) of $15 per machine hour.Machining costs are driven by machine hours.If computed based on direct labor hours, the overhead rate for machining costs would be $30 per direct labor hour.The company produces two products, Cape and Chap.Cape requires 60,000 machine hours and 20,000 direct labor hours, while Chap requires 40,000 machine hours and 30,000 direct labor hours.Using activity-based costing, machining costs assigned to each product is  Cape  Chap  a. $600,000$900,000 b. $750,000$750,000 c. $800,000$700,000 d. $900,000$600,000\begin{array} { l r r } & \text { Cape }& \text { Chap } \\\text { a. } & \$ 600,000 & \$ 900,000 \\\text { b. } & \$ 750,000 & \$ 750,000 \\\text { c. } & \$ 800,000 & \$ 700,000 \\\text { d. } & \$ 900,000 & \$ 600,000\end{array}

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ABC is generally more costly to implement than traditional costing.

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The primary benefit of ABC is it provides


A) better management decisions.
B) enhanced control over overhead costs.
C) more cost pools.
D) more accurate product costing.

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A value-added activity in a service enterprise is


A) performing landscaping services.
B) reception.
C) billing.
D) ordering supplies.

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All of the following are examples of a value-added activity in a service company except


A) delivering packages by a delivery service.
B) ordering supplies.
C) performing surgery.
D) providing legal research for legal services.

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Use of activity-based costing will result in the development of


A) one overhead rate based on direct labor hours.
B) one plantwide activity-based overhead rate.
C) multiple activity-based overhead rates.
D) no overhead rates; overhead rates are not used in activity-based costing.

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Which of the following is a limitation of activity-based costing?


A) More cost pools
B) Less control over overhead costs
C) ABC can be expensive to use
D) Poorer management decisions

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Activity-based costing


A) allocates overhead to activity cost pools, and it then assigns the activity cost pools to products and services by means of cost drivers.
B) accumulates overhead in one cost pool, then assigns the overhead to products and services by means of a cost driver.
C) assigns activity cost pools to products and services, then allocates overhead back to the activity cost pools.
D) allocates overhead directly to products and services based on activity levels.

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