MAS UTd Practice Exam 1
MAS UTd Practice Exam 1
MAS UTd Practice Exam 1
Section I True/False
1) Management accounting is not regulated and not mandatory. If you do not want, then
you dont have to have a management accounting system in your firm. True / False
2) One of the roles of management accounting is to provide managers with information for
decision making and planning. True / False
3) The demands for cost information for the non-profit and governmental sector is very low
compared to the demands for cost information for the profit-seeking firms. True / False
4) Each step of a value chain, ideally, should contribute more to the ultimate value of the
product than its cost. True / False
5) An input based measure is a physical measure of activity, such as the number of units
produced or the amount of time spent being productive. True / False
6) The word cost can have different meanings depending upon the context. True / False
7) The cost of tires is considered as direct material cost for a truck. True / False
8) Administrative cost is considered as period cost and hence will be treated as an expense
in the period that it is incurred. True / False
9) The importance of manufacturing support costs has been steadily increasing in the past 30
years. True / False
10) Manufacturing support costs do not include indirect material costs and indirect labor
costs. True / False
11) Fixed costs are unaffected by changes in production levels in the short run.
True / False
12) Manufacturing support costs are also called prime costs since they are the most
important of the three categories of manufacturing costs. True / False
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Section II Multiple Choice
For the month of September 2002, ABC&Co had the following cost data available:
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Use the following data to answer questions 6 through 8
Dr. Mick Finn charges a $400 fee for each procedure performed. The variable cost of each
procedure is $200. His total fixed costs are $8,000 per month.
6) How much revenue will Dr. Finn generate for the month of July if he performs 200 procedures?
a) $40,000
b) $80,000
c) $120,000
d) $160,000
7) How much profit will Dr. Finn generate for the month of July if he performs 200 procedures?
a) $32,000
b) $40,000
c) $80,000
d) $120,000
10) If the production level decreases by 20%, then the unit variable cost
a) decreases by 20%
b) decreases by 25%
c) increases by 25%
d) remains the same
11) Production activity costs are classified into the following categories, except:
a) unit-related
b) batch-related
c) period-sustaining
d) business-sustaining
12) The main difference between management accounting and financial accounting is
a) that while the former is more for internal use by managers, the latter is focused on the
informational needs of outsiders to the organization
b) that while the former is more difficult, the latter is easy
c) that while the former is useful, the latter is useless
d) that while the former is regulated and mandated by the state government, the latter is
mandated and regulated by the federal government
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14) Product costs are
a) expensed as they are incurred
b) inventoriable costs
c) period costs
d) always difficult to cut down
Section III
1) Omega Corporation uses the following equation to estimate manufacturing support costs based
only on direct labor hours (DLH):
A consultant has developed the following equation that recognizes machine-hours (MH) as a driver
influencing support costs:
For the month of October, Omega expects to use 7,500 direct labor hours and 5,000 machine hours.
a) Estimate the total support cost for October using the equation that is based on DLH only.
b) Estimate the total support cost for October using the equation developed by the consultant.
2) Air Quality Systems, Inc. manufactures a component used in equipment that removes pollutants
from industrial emissions. The firm's fixed costs are $4,000,000 per year. The variable cost of each
component is $2,000, and the components are sold for $3,000 each.