Process Costing (Multiple Choice)

c. written off as a loss on an equivalent unit basis.

The cost of abnormal continuous losses is a. considered a product cost. b. absorbed by all units in ending inventory and transferred out on an equivalent unit basis. c. written off as a loss on an equivalent unit basis. d. absorbed by all units past the inspection point.

d. no/yes

The cost of abnormal discrete units must be assigned to good units/lost units a. yes/yes b. no/no c. yes/no d. no/yes

a. absorbed by all units past the inspection point on an equivalent unit basis.

The cost of normal discrete losses is a. absorbed by all units past the inspection point on an equivalent unit basis. b. absorbed by all units in ending inventory. c. considered a period cost. d. written off as a loss on an equivalent unit basis.

b. residing in beginning Work in Process Inventory.

The difference between EUP calculated using FIFO and EUP calculated using weighted average is the equivalent units a. started and completed during the period. b. residing in beginning Work in Process Inventory. c. residing in ending Work in Process Inventory. d. uncompleted in Work in Process Inventory.

a. accretion.

The addition of material in a successor department that causes an increase in volume is called a. accretion. b. reworked units. c. complex procedure. d. undetected spoilage.

d. occurs evenly throughout the production process.

A continuous loss a. occurs unevenly throughout a process. b. never occurs during the production process. c. always occurs at the same place in a production process. d. occurs evenly throughout the production process.

b. job order and process costing systems.

A hybrid costing system combines characteristics of a. job order and standard costing systems. b. job order and process costing systems. c. process and standard costing systems. d. job order and normal costing systems.

b. restates Work in Process Inventory in terms of completed units.

A process costing system a. cannot use standard costs. b. restates Work in Process Inventory in terms of completed units. c. accumulates costs by job rather than by department. d. assigns direct labor and manufacturing overhead costs separately to units of production.

d. no/yes

A process costing system calculate average cost per whole unit/determines total units to account for a. yes/yes b. no/no c. yes/no d. no/yes

c. yes/yes

A process costing system does which of the following? Calculate EUPs/Assigns costs to inventories a. no/no b. no/yes c. yes/yes d. yes/no

c. produces homogeneous products.

A process costing system is used by a company that a. produces heterogeneous products. b. produces items by special request of customers. c. produces homogeneous products. d. accumulates costs by job.

d. stained glass windows

A producer of ____ would not use a process costing system. a. gasoline b. potato chips c. blank videotapes d. stained glass windows

c. yes/yes

Abnormal spoilage can be continuous/discrete a. yes/no b. no/no c. yes/yes d. no/yes

b. modified FIFO.

Averaging the total cost of completed beginning work-in-process inventory and units started and completed over all units transferred out is known as a. strict FIFO. b. modified FIFO. c. weighted average costing. d. normal costing.

b. yes/yes/yes

Dallas Co. has a production process in which the inspection point is at 65 percent of conversion. The beginning inventory for July was 35 percent complete and ending inventory was 80 percent complete. Normal spoilage costs would be assigned to which of the following groups of units, using FIFO costing? Beg inventory/End inventory/Unit started and completed a. no/yes/yes b. yes/yes/yes c. no/no/yes d. yes/no/no

b. the EUP calculations for FIFO process costing.

EUP calculations for standard process costing are the same as a. the EUP calculations for weighted average process costing. b. the EUP calculations for FIFO process costing. c. LIFO inventory costing for merchandise. d. the EUP calculations for LIFO process costing.

c. number of whole units that could have been completed if all work of the period had been used to produce whole units.

Equivalent units of production are equal to the a. units completed by a production department in the period. b. number of units worked on during the period by a production department. c. number of whole units that could have been completed if all work of the period had been used to produce whole units. d. identifiable units existing at the end of the period in a production department.

d. allocated to the good units that have passed the inspection point.

If normal spoilage is detected at an inspection point within the process (rather than at the end), the cost of that spoilage should be a. included with the cost of the units sold during the period. b. included with the cost of the units completed in that department during the period. c. allocated to ending work in process units and units transferred out based on their relative values. d. allocated to the good units that have passed the inspection point.

b. units started last period

In a FIFO process costing system, which of the following are assumed to be completed first in the current period? a. units started this period b. units started last period c. units transferred out d. units still in process

a. cost of material added at the beginning of production.

In a cost of production report using process costing, transferred-in costs are similar to the a. cost of material added at the beginning of production. b. conversion cost added during the period. c. cost transferred out to the next department. d. cost included in beginning inventory.

b. current period cost plus the cost of beginning inventory

In a process costing system using the weighted average method, cost per equivalent unit for a given cost component is found by dividing which of the following by EUP? a. only current period cost b. current period cost plus the cost of beginning inventory c. current period cost less the cost of beginning inventory d. current period cost plus the cost of ending inventory

c. debit Finished Goods Inventory, credit Work in Process Inventory #2

In a process costing system, the journal entry to record the transfer of goods from Department #2 to Finished Goods Inventory is a a. debit Work in Process Inventory #2, credit Finished Goods Inventory. b. debit Finished Goods Inventory, credit Work in Process Inventory #1. c. debit Finished Goods Inventory, credit Work in Process Inventory #2. d. debit Cost of Goods Sold, credit Work in Process Inventory #2.

d. units started and completed this period plus the units in ending Work in Process Inventory.

Material is added at the beginning of a process in a process costing system. The beginning Work in Process Inventory for the process was 30 percent complete as to conversion costs. Using the FIFO method of costing, the number of equivalent units of material for the process during this period is equal to the a. beginning inventory this period for the process. b. units started and completed this period in the process. c. units started this period in the process plus the beginning Work in Process Inventory. d. units started and completed this period plus the units in ending Work in Process Inventory.

b. result in a higher unit cost for the good units produced.

Normal spoilage units resulting from a continuous process a. are extended to the EUP schedule. b. result in a higher unit cost for the good units produced. c. result in a loss being incurred. d. cause estimated overhead to increase.

c. produce bricks for sale to the public.

Process costing is used in companies that a. engage in road and bridge construction. b. produce sailboats made to customer specifications. c. produce bricks for sale to the public. d. construct houses according to customer plans.

c. if a product is composed of mass-produced homogeneous units

Process costing techniques should be used in assigning costs to products a. if a product is manufactured on the basis of each order received. b. when production is only partially completed during the accounting period. c. if a product is composed of mass-produced homogeneous units. d. whenever standard-costing techniques should not be used.

b. there is no beginning Work in Process Inventory.

The FIFO method of process costing will produce the same cost of goods transferred out amount as the weighted average method when a. the goods produced are homogeneous. b. there is no beginning Work in Process Inventory. c. there is no ending Work in Process Inventory. d. beginning and ending Work in Process Inventories are each 50 percent complete.

a. add the beginning Work in Process Inventory cost to the current period's production cost.

The first step in determining the cost per EUP per cost component under the weighted average method is to a. add the beginning Work in Process Inventory cost to the current period's production cost. b. divide the current period's production cost by the equivalent units. c. subtract the beginning Work in Process Inventory cost from the current period's production cost. d. divide the current period's production cost into the EUP.

d. continuous and normal

The method of neglect handles spoilage that is a. discrete and abnormal. b. discrete and normal. c. continuous and abnormal. d. continuous and normal

a. in the treatment of beginning Work in Process Inventory.

The primary difference between the FIFO and weighted average methods of process costing is a. in the treatment of beginning Work in Process Inventory. b. in the treatment of current period production costs. c. in the treatment of spoiled units. d. none of the above.

d. commingles costs of two periods.

The weighted average method is thought by some accountants to be inferior to the FIFO method because it a. is more difficult to apply. b. only considers the last units worked on. c. ignores work performed in subsequent periods. d. commingles costs of two periods.

b. completed from beginning inventory, units started and completed during the period, and units partially completed in ending inventory.

To compute equivalent units of production using the FIFO method of process costing, work for the current period must be stated in units a. completed during the period and units in ending inventory. b. completed from beginning inventory, units started and completed during the period, and units partially completed in ending inventory. c. started during the period and units transferred out during the period. d. processed during the period and units completed during the period.

c. all prior departments.

Transferred-in cost represents the cost from a. the last department only. b. the last production cycle. c. all prior departments. d. the current period only.

d. the weighted average method of calculating EUPs makes computing transferred-out costs easier.

When standard costs are used in process costing, a. variances can be measured during the production period. b. total costs rather than current production and current costs are used. c. process costing calculations are made simpler. d. the weighted average method of calculating EUPs makes computing transferred-out costs easier.

d. abnormal and continuous.

When the cost of lost units must be assigned, and those same units must be included in an equivalent unit schedule, these units are considered a. normal and discrete. b. normal and continuous. c. abnormal and discrete. d. abnormal and continuous.

c. process

Which cost accumulation procedure is most applicable in continuous mass-production manufacturing environments? a. standard b. actual c. process d. job order

d. process

Which is the best cost accumulation procedure to use for continuous mass production of like units? a. actual b. standard c. job order d. process

d. Work in Process

Which of the following accounts is credited when abnormal spoilage is written off in an actual cost system? a. Miscellaneous Revenue b. Loss from Spoilage c. Finished Goods d. Work in Process

a. What happens to the spoiled units?

Which of the following is not a question that needs to be answered with regard to quality control? a. What happens to the spoiled units? b. What is the actual cost of spoilage? c. How can spoilage be controlled? d. Why does spoilage happen?

b. beginning WIP EUP produced in prior period

Which of the following is subtracted from weighted average EUP to derive FIFO EUP? a. beginning WIP EUP completed in current period b. beginning WIP EUP produced in prior period c. ending WIP EUP not completed d. ending WIP EUP completed

d. yes/no/yes

Which of the following is(are) the same between the weighted average and FIFO methods of calculating EUPs? Units to account for/EUP Calculations/Total cost to account for a. no/yes/no b. yes/yes/yes c. yes/no/no d. yes/no/yes

d. abnormal, should be prorated among Work In Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold.

Which of the following statements is false? The cost of rework on defective units, if a. abnormal, should be assigned to a loss account. b. normal and if actual costs are used, should be assigned to material, labor and overhead costs of the good production. c. normal and if standard costs are used, should be considered when developing the overhead application rate. d. abnormal, should be prorated among Work In Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold.

c. adding the wrong components when assembling a stereo

Which of the following would be considered a discrete loss in a production process? a. adding the correct ingredients to make a bottle of ketchup b. putting the appropriate components together for a stereo c. adding the wrong components when assembling a stereo d. putting the appropriate pieces for a bike in the box