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Kam Department Store reported the following information for 2013:  October November December  Budgeted sales $1,240,000$1,160,000$1,440,000\begin{array}{llll}&\text { October }&\text {November }&\text {December }\\\text { Budgeted sales } & \$ 1,240,000 & \$1,160,000 & \$ 1,440,000 \\\end{array} All sales are on credit. -Customer amounts on account are collected 50% in the month of sale and 50% in the following month. How much cash will Kam receive in November?


A) $580,000
B) $1,300,000
C) $1,200,000
D) $1,160,000

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Dolce Co.estimates its sales at 180,000 units in the first quarter and that sales will increase by 18,000 units each quarter over the year.They have, and desire, a 25% ending inventory of finished goods.Each unit sells for $25.40% of the sales are for cash.70% of the credit customers pay within the quarter.The remainder is received in the quarter following sale. -Cash collections for the third quarter are budgeted at


A) $3,051,000.
B) $4,428,000.
C) $5,319,000.
D) $6,156,000.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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Which one of the following is not a benefit of budgeting?


A) It facilitates the coordination of activities.
B) It provides definite objectives for evaluating performance.
C) It provides assurance that the company will achieve its objectives.
D) It requires all levels of management to plan ahead on a recurring basis.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Top management notices a variation from budget and an investigation of the difference reveals that the department manager could not be expected to have controlled the variation.Which of the following statements is applicable?


A) Department managers should be held accountable for all variances from budgets for their departments.
B) Department managers should only be held accountable for controllable variances for their departments.
C) Department managers should be credited for favorable variances even if they are beyond their control.
D) Department managers' performances should not be evaluated based on actual results to budgeted results.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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A benefit of budgeting is that it provides definite objectives for evaluating performance.

A) True
B) False

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The budget committee has the responsibility for coordinating the preparation of the budget.

A) True
B) False

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A common starting point in the budgeting process is


A) expected future net income.
B) past performance.
C) to motivate the sales force.
D) a clean slate, with no expectations.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The longer the budget period, the more reliable the estimates of future outcomes.

A) True
B) False

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In a production budget, total required production units are the budgeted sales units plus


A) beginning finished goods units.
B) desired ending finished goods units.
C) desired ending finished goods units plus beginning finished goods units.
D) desired ending finished goods units minus beginning finished goods units.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A well-developed budget can operate and enforce itself.

A) True
B) False

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A company has budgeted direct materials purchases of $300,000 in July and $480,000 in August.Past experience indicates that the company pays for 70% of its purchases in the month of purchase and the remaining 30% in the next month.During August, the following items were budgeted:  Wages Expense $150,000 Purchase of office equipment 72,000 Selling and Administrative Expenses 48,000 Depreciation Expense 36,000\begin{array} { l r } \text { Wages Expense } & \$ 150,000 \\\text { Purchase of office equipment } & 72,000 \\\text { Selling and Administrative Expenses } & 48,000 \\\text { Depreciation Expense } & 36,000\end{array} The budgeted cash disbursements for August are


A) $648,000.
B) $426,000.
C) $696,000.
D) $732,000.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The production budget shows expected unit sales are 100,000.The required production units are 104,000.What are the beginning and desired ending finished goods units, respectively?  Beginning Units  Ending Units  a. 10,0006,000 b. 6,00010,000 c. 4,00010,000 d. 10,0004,000\begin{array} { l c c } & \text { Beginning Units } & \text { Ending Units } \\\text { a. } & 10,000 & 6,000 \\\text { b. } & 6,000 & 10,000 \\\text { c. } & 4,000 & 10,000 \\\text { d. } & 10,000 & 4,000\end{array}

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The culmination of preparing operating budgets is the


A) budgeted balance sheet.
B) production budget.
C) cash budget.
D) budgeted income statement.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The single most important output in preparing financial budgets is the


A) sales forecast.
B) determination of the unit cost of the product.
C) cash budget.
D) budgeted income statement.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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A budget


A) is a substitute for management.
B) is an aid to management.
C) can operate or enforce itself.
D) is the responsibility of the accounting department.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Lorie Nursery plans to sell 320 potted plants during April and 240 units in May.Lorie Nursery keeps 15% of the next month's sales as ending inventory.How many units should Lorie Nursery produce during April?


A) 308
B) 332
C) 320
D) 356

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Teller Co.is planning to sell 900 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 870 boxes during May.Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a quarter hour of direct labor.Clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $12.00 per hour.Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs.Teller has 3,900 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 4,500 pounds in ending inventory. -What is the total amount to be budgeted for manufacturing overhead for the month?


A) $2,871
B) $2,970
C) $11,484
D) $11,880

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Teller Co.is planning to sell 900 boxes of ceramic tile, with production estimated at 870 boxes during May.Each box of tile requires 44 pounds of clay mix and a quarter hour of direct labor.Clay mix costs $0.40 per pound and employees of the company are paid $12.00 per hour.Manufacturing overhead is applied at a rate of 110% of direct labor costs.Teller has 3,900 pounds of clay mix in beginning inventory and wants to have 4,500 pounds in ending inventory. -What is the total amount to be budgeted in pounds for direct materials to be purchased for the month?


A) 38,280
B) 37,680
C) 38,880
D) 40,200

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Accounting generally has the responsibility for


A) setting company goals.
B) expressing the budget in financial terms.
C) enforcing the budget.
D) administration of the budget.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The most common budget period is


A) one month.
B) three months.
C) six months.
D) one year.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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