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ACC. Ex2
Accounting exam two review
Question | Answer |
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Why are inventory values calculated using variable costing instead of absorption costing be less? | Variable costing will not include fixed production in inventories. |
Which Costing method is required under GAAP? Variable or Absorption? | Absorption |
If the number of units produced in a period is larger than units sold, under absorption costing will income be higher or lower than using variable costing? | Higher. |
What is the main difference between variable and absorption costing? | Absorption costing includes fixed factory overhead in product costs. |
How to find Operating income under absorption costing? | Gross Profit- Selling and Admin expenses |
How to find operating income under Variable Costing? | Contribution margin-Fixed Costs |
What is gross profit (ab) | Sales-COGS |
What order do the budgets get prepared in? | Sales, Production, Direct materials budget. |
What is a materials price variance? | A variance that reveals the difference between standard price for materials purchased and amounts actually paid for those materials. Difference * # of inputs purchased. |
when is a variance favorable? | When the actual cost incurred is less than the standard cost |
When is a variance unfavorable? | When the actual cost incurred is more than the standard. |
Where is a manager only responsible for sales? | Revenue center |
Where is a manager responsible for sales and profit? | Profit Center |
Profit margin is? | Operating Income/ sales |
Turnover is calculated by? | Sales/ average operating assets(beg. assets+end. assets)/2 |
Residual Income calculated by? | Investment centers Profit-( capital * rate) |
What is budgetary slack? | When managers purposely underestimates revenues or overestimates costs. |
Flow of Costs? | raw materials, work in process, finished goods inventory and cost of goods sold |