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Principles of Accounting, Volume 2: Managerial Accounting

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Principles of Accounting, Volume 2: Managerial AccountingQuestions
1.

LO 6.1What is the predetermined overhead rate, and when is it typically estimated?

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LO 6.1LO 6.3When is an activity-based costing system better than a traditional allocation system?

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LO 6.2What is the advantage of labeling activities as value added or nonvalue added?

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LO 6.2What conditions are necessary to designate an activity as a cost driver?

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LO 6.2For each cost pool, identify an appropriate cost driver.

  1. order department
  2. accounts receivable processing
  3. catering
  4. raw material inventory
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LO 6.3How is the primary focus of activity-based costing different from that of traditional allocation?

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LO 6.3What are the primary differences between traditional and activity-based costing?

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LO 6.3How are service companies similar or different from manufacturing companies in using ABC costing?

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LO 6.3How are costs allocated in an ABC system?

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LO 6.4In production, what has changed to allow ABC costing to become valuable?

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LO 6.4Why is it important to know the true cost for a product or service?

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LO 6.5What is the primary difference between variable costing and absorption costing?

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LO 6.5Why would managers prefer variable costing over absorption costing?

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LO 6.5Why is absorption costing the method allowable for GAAP?

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LO 6.5Can a company gather information for both variable and absorption costing systems?

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