Module 2 Quiz
Module 2 Quiz
Module 2 Quiz
2. The salaries of the factory janitorial and maintenance staff should be classified as
a. Factory overhead cost
b. Direct labor cost
c. Period cost
d. Standard cost
Answer: A
3. Income or benefit that is given up when one alternative is selected over another is called
a. Opportunity cost
b. Loss
c. Relevant cost
d. Differential cost
Answer: A
5. Variable costs
a. Increase in total when the actual level of activity increases
b. Are always indirect costs
c. Include most personnel costs and depreciation on machinery
d. Can always be traced directly to the cost object
Answer: A
6. This is used to improve the accuracy of cost analysis by improving the tracing of costs to
products
a. Activity based costing
b. Lean accounting
c. Standard costing
d. Marginal costing
Answer: A
8. Sunk costs
a. Are irrelevant to decision making purposes
b. Are relevant costs
c. Can be changed by a decision made now or to be made in the future
d. Are decreases in costs from one alternative to another
Answer: A
Following are costs incurred by Abtina Manufacturing Company during the month of September
2021:
Solution:
Solution:
80 800
60 480
20 320
120 1,200
140 1,280
40 480
100 1,040
11. Using the high-low method, the variable cost of operations per kilo of materials used is
a. P8.00
b. P9.14
c. P16.00
d. P10.00
Answer: A
Solution:
= 1,280 - 320 / 140 - 20
= 960/120
=8
Solution:
Using high point:
= 1,280 - (8 * 140)
= 1,280 - 1,120
= 160
Bella Company produces and sells rattan baskets. The number of units produced and the
corresponding total production costs for six months, which are representatives for the year, are
as follows:
13. Using the least squares method, the variable production cost per unit is approximately
a. P3.74
b. P5.00
c. P10.00
d. P0.27
Answer: A
Solution:
x y xy x²
April 500.00 4,000.00 2,000,000.00 250,000.00
May 700.00 8,000.00 5,600,000.00 490,000.00
June 900.00 6,000.00 5,400,000.00 810,000.00
July 600.00 7,500.00 4,500,000.00 360,000.00
August 800 8,500 6,800,000.00 640,000.00
September 550 7,250 3,987,500.00 302,500.00
4,050.00 41,250.00 28,287,500.00 2,852,500.00
Solution:
= 41,250 - (3.74 * 4,050) / 6
= 41,250 - 15,147 / 6
= 26,103 / 6
= 4,350
The management of a hotel is interested in the relationship between room cleaning costs
and guest days in its hotel.Data on room cleaning costs and guest days collected over
12 months are shown graphically as follows: