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Which of the following is the major objective of the just-in-time operating environment?


A) To create push-through production
B) To develop a multiskilled work force
C) To substitute automation for manual operations
D) To reduce waste and improve quality and productivity

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

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To minimize costs,managers continuously seek to improve processes and activities.

A) True
B) False

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Process value analysis (PVA) identifies all activities of a production and/or assembly operation for the purpose of


A) preparing budgets based on activity centers.
B) determining the value of the process.
C) replacing cost drivers used in cost assignment analyses with activities.
D) relating cost assignment to the activities that caused the cost to be incurred.

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

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Nonvalue-adding activity costs do not increase a product's cost because they do not add value to the product.

A) True
B) False

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False

In just-in-time manufacturing,the basic cost classifications used in product costing are materials and overhead costs.

A) True
B) False

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Under new methods of management,attempts to continuously improve the work environment come from


A) top management.
B) each department manager.
C) the board of directors
D) everyone in the company.

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

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The value chain is the sequence of business activities in which usefulness is added to the products or the services within an organization.

A) True
B) False

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True

Activity-based management and lean operations can be used either together or separately to eliminate waste and manage activities.

A) True
B) False

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Engineering design is an activity vital to the success of any motor vehicle manufacturer.Identify the level at which engineering design would be classified in the cost hierarchy used with ABC for a maker of built-to-order city and county emergency vehicles (orders are usually placed for 10 to 12 identical vehicles) .


A) Unit-level activity
B) Batch-level activity
C) Product-level activity
D) Facility-level activity

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

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Which of the following is a batch-level activity?


A) Testing products
B) Inspection
C) Implementation of engineering changes
D) Maintenance of the building

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

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In a backflush environment,costs are tracked through the various production departments as products or services move through the production process.

A) True
B) False

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A value-adding activity is one that increases the cost of a product but does not add to the product's market value.

A) True
B) False

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When using backflush costing,product costs are first accumulated in the __________ account.


A) Cost of Goods Sold
B) Work in Process Inventory
C) Conversion Costs
D) Finished Goods Inventory

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

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Which of the following activities would be part of the value chain of a manufacturer?


A) Inventory control
B) Product design
C) Cost accounting
D) Materials storage

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

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B

Lean's primary goal is to eliminate waste in business processes.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is reduced by a just-in-time operations?


A) Inspection time and moving time
B) Only storage time
C) Moving time and processing time
D) Inspection time and processing time

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

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The initial step in achieving the efficiency of a just-in-time system is to


A) redesign the plant layout.
B) replace laborers with machines.
C) stop ordering materials for inventory.
D) identify products that are not profitable.

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

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A nonvalue-adding activity is defined as a(n)


A) administrative or support activity that adds overhead cost to the product and increases its market value.
B) activity that adds cost to a product but does not increase its market value.
C) activity that adds no cost to the product but increases its market value.
D) wasteful but unavoidable production activity.

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

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In a traditional manufacturing environment,both push-through and pull-through methods trigger scheduling of production.

A) True
B) False

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A manufacturing chain is a path that leads from the suppliers of the materials from which a product is made to the final customer.

A) True
B) False

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