Questions from Cost Accounting


Q: A number of terms are listed below: contribution margin

A number of terms are listed below: contribution margin ………………………cost–volume–profit analysis capital intensive …………………………………………..operating leverage gross margin …………………………………………………………….sales mix cont...

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Q: Knowledge of technical issues such as computer technology is necessary but not

Knowledge of technical issues such as computer technology is necessary but not sufficient to becoming a successful accountant.” Do you agree? Why?

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Q: Describe three different debit entries in the Work-in-Process

Describe three different debit entries in the Work-in-Process Control general ledger T-account.

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Q: Describe briefly why modern technology such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI

Describe briefly why modern technology such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is helpful to managers.

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Q: A number of terms are listed below: timely ………………………………..

A number of terms are listed below: timely ………………………………..management accounting ethical …………………………………guidelines cost–benefit technical ………………………………………………………control value chain ………………………………………………….reli...

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Q: Burger King, a hamburger fast food restaurant, incurs the following

Burger King, a hamburger fast food restaurant, incurs the following costs: 1. Cost of oil for the deep fryer. 2. Wages of the counter help who give customers the food they order. 3. Cost of the costum...

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Q: A Canadian biopharmaceutical company incurs the following costs: 1.

A Canadian biopharmaceutical company incurs the following costs: 1. Cost of redesigning blister packs to make drug containers more tamper-proof. 2. Cost of videos sent to doctors to promote sales of a...

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Q: Conner Company makes and sells brooms and mops. It takes the

Conner Company makes and sells brooms and mops. It takes the following actions, not necessarily in the order given below. Required: For each action (1–5 below), state whether it is a planning decisi...

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Q: Honel Foods makes frozen dinners that it sells through grocery stores.

Honel Foods makes frozen dinners that it sells through grocery stores. Typical products include turkey dinners, pot roast, fried chicken, and meatloaf. The managers at Honel have recently introduced a...

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Q: Consolidated Minerals (CM) owns the rights to extract minerals from

Consolidated Minerals (CM) owns the rights to extract minerals from beach sands on Fraser Island. CM has costs in three areas: a.Payment to a mining subcontractor who charges $80 per tonne of beach sa...

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