1. If income from operations for a division is $6,000, invested assets are $25,000, and sales are $30,000, the investment turnover is 1.2.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 2
1. Purchase requisitions for Purchasing and the number of payroll checks for Payroll Accounting are examples of activity bases.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 3
1. The DuPont formula uses financial and nonfinancial information to measure the performance of a business.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 4
1. The three common types of responsibility centers are referred to as cost centers, profit centers, and investment centers.
True
QUESTION 5
1. A disadvantage to using the residual income performance measure is that it encourages managers to spend only the minimum acceptable return on assets set by upper management.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 6
1. The profit center income statement should include only revenues and expenses that are controlled by the manager.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 7
1. Responsibility accounting reports for profit centers are normally in the form of income statements.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 8
1. Responsibility accounting reports that are given to lower-level managers are usually very detailed; in turn, higher-level managers will be given a summary report.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 9
1. A responsibility center in which the department manager has responsibility for and authority over costs, revenues, and assets invested in the department is termed a cost center.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 10
1. Under the cost price approach, the transfer price is the price at which the product or service transferred could be sold to outside buyers.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 11
1. In return on investment analysis, the investment turnover component focuses on efficiency in the use of assets and indicates the rate at which sales are being generated for each dollar of invested assets.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 12
1. The primary disadvantage of decentralized operations is that decisions made by one manager may affect other managers in such a way that the profitability of the entire company may suffer.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 13
1. The rates at which centralized services are charged to each division are called service department charge rates.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 14
1. Controllable expenses are those that can be influenced by the decisions of the profit center management.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 15
1. If income from operations for a division is $5,000, invested assets are $25,000, and sales are $30,000, the profit margin is 20%.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 16
1. The excess of divisional income from operations over a minimum acceptable income from operations is termed the residual income.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 17
1. The underlying principle of allocating direct operating expenses to departments is to assign to each department an amount of expense proportional to the revenues of that department.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 18
1. By using the return on investment as a divisional performance measure, divisional managers will always be motivated to invest in proposals that will increase the overall return for the company.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 19
1. In an investment center, the manager has the responsibility and the authority to make decisions that affect not only costs and revenues, but also the plant assets invested in the center.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 20
1. A responsibility center in which the authority over and responsibility for costs and revenues is vested in the department manager is termed a profit center.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 21
1. The manager of the Furniture Department of a leading retailer does not control the salaries of departmental personnel.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 22
1. If divisional income from operations is $100,000, invested assets are $850,000, and the minimum return on invested assets is 8%, the residual income is $68,000.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 23
1. The ratio of sales to investment is termed the return on investment.
True
False
QUESTION 24
1. The minimum accepted divisional income from operations is set by top management by establishing a maximum return considered acceptable for invested assets.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 25
1. Property tax expense for a department store's store equipment is an example of a direct expense.
True
False
2 points
QUESTION 26
1. The ratio of sales to invested assets, which is also a factor in the DuPont formula for determining the return on investment, is called
a.
investment turnover
b.
indirect margin
c.
profit margin
d.
cost ratio
2 points
QUESTION 27
1. Use this information for ABC Corporation to answer the questions that follow.
ABC Corporation has three service departments with the following costs and activity base:
Service Department
Cost
Activity Base for Allocation
Graphics Production
$200,000
number of copies made
Accounting
500,000
number of invoices processed
Personnel
400,000
number of employees
ABC has three operating divisions, Micro, Macro and Super. Their revenue, cost and activity information is as follows:
Micro
Macro
Super
Direct revenues
$700,000
$850,000
$650,000
Direct operating expenses
$50,000
$70,000
$100,000
Number of copies made
20,000
30,000
50,000
Number of invoices processed
700
800
500
Number of employees
130
145
125
What will the income of the Macro Division be after all service department allocations?
a.
$575,000
b.
$375,000
c.
$435,000
d.
$780,000
2 points
QUESTION 28
1. Use this information for ABC Corporation to answer the questions that follow.
ABC Corporation has three service departments with the following costs and activity base:
Service Department
Cost
Activity Base for Allocation
Graphics Production
$200,000
number of copies made
Accounting
500,000
number of invoices processed
Personnel
400,000
number of employees
ABC has three operating divisions, Micro, Macro and Super. Their revenue, cost and activity information is as follows:
Micro
Macro
Super
Direct revenues
$700,000
$850,000
$650,000
Direct operating expenses
$50,000
$70,000
$100,000
Number of copies made
20,000
30,000
50,000
Number of invoices processed
700
800
500
Number of employees
130
145
125
How much service department cost will be allocated to the Micro Division?
a.
$60,000
b.
$145,000
c.
$345,000
d.
$200,000
2 points
QUESTION 29
1. The transfer price approach that uses a variety of cost concepts is the
a.
negotiated price approach
b.
standard cost approach
c.
cost price approach
d.
market price approach
2 points
QUESTION 30
1. The investment turnover is the ratio of
a.
assets to liabilities
b.
income from operations to sales
c.
income from operations to invested assets
d.
sales to invested assets
QUESTION 31
1. Use this information for Jefferson Company to answer the questions that follow.
Materials used by Jefferson Company in producing Division C's product are currently purchased from outside suppliers at a cost of $10.00 per unit. However, the same materials are available with Division A. Division A has unused capacity and can produce the materials needed by Division C at a variable cost of $8.50 per unit. A transfer price of $9.50 per unit is negotiated and 25,000 units of material are transferred, with no reduction in Division A's current sales.
How much will Division A's income from operations increase?
a.
$0
b.
$50,000
c.
$75,000
d.
$25,000
2 points
QUESTION 32
1. Use this information for ABC Corporation to answer the questions that follow.
ABC Corporation has three service departments with the following costs and activity base:
Service Department
Cost
Activity Base for Allocation
Graphics Production
$200,000
number of copies made
Accounting
500,000
number of invoices processed
Personnel
400,000
number of employees
ABC has three operating divisions, Micro, Macro and Super. Their revenue, cost and activity information is as follows:
Micro
Macro
Super
Direct revenues
$700,000
$850,000
$650,000
Direct operating expenses
$50,000
$70,000
$100,000
Number of copies made
20,000
30,000
50,000
Number of invoices processed
700
800
500
Number of employees
130
145
125
What is the service department charge rate for Graphics Production?
a.
$0.50
b.
$10
c.
$6.66
d.
$2
2 points
QUESTION 33
1. The Southern Division of Knucklehead Company has a return on investment of 15% and an investment turnover of 1.2. What is the profit margin?
a.
1.5%
b.
6.67%
c.
12.5%
d.
0.67%
2 points
QUESTION 34
1. The best measure of managerial efficiency in the use of investments in assets is
a.
inventory turnover
b.
investment turnover
c.
income from operations
d.
return on stockholders' equity
2 points
QUESTION 35
1. Which of the following expenses incurred by a department store is an indirect expense?
a.
depreciation on store equipment
b.
insurance on merchandise inventory
c.
salary of vice president of finance
d.
sales salaries
2 points
QUESTION 36
1. Nelson Company's Radio Division currently is purchasing transistors from Charlotte Co. for $3.50 each. The total number of transistors needed is 8,000 per month. Nelson Company's Electronics Division can produce the transistors for a cost of $4.00 each, and it has plenty of capacity to manufacture the units. The $4.00 is made up of $3.25 in variable costs and $0.75 in allocated fixed costs. What should be the range of a possible transfer price ?
a.
$3.26 to $3.99
b.
$3.25 to $3.50
c.
$3.51 to $3.99
d.
$3.26 to $3.49
2 points
QUESTION 37
1. Division A reported income from operations of $975,000 and total service department charges of $675,000. As a result,
a.
income from operations before service department charges was $1,650,000
b.
net income was $300,000
c.
consolidated net income was $300,000
d.
the gross profit margin was $300,000
2 points
QUESTION 38
1. Use this information for Chicks Corporation to answer the questions that follow.
Chicks Corporation had $1,100,000 in invested assets, sales of $1,210,000, income from operations amounting to $302,500, and a desired minimum return of 15%.
The residual income for Chicks is
a.
$191,500
b.
$302,500
c.
$137,500
d.
$165,000
2 points
QUESTION 39
1. Use this information for Train Corporation to answer the questions that follow.
The following financial information was summarized from the accounting records of Train Corporation for the current year ended December 31:
Rails Division
Locomotive Division
Corporate Total
Cost of goods sold
$ 47,200
$30,720
Direct operating expenses
27,200
20,040
Sales
108,000
78,000
Interest expense
$ 2,040
General overhead
18,160
Income tax
4,700
The income from operations for the Locomotive Division is
a.
$27,240
b.
$47,280
c.
$57,960
d.
$14,790
2 points
QUESTION 40
1. The Central Division of Nebraska Company has a return on investment of 28% and a profit margin of 14%. What is the investment turnover?
a.
5.0
b.
0.5
c.
0.2
d.
2.0
2 points
QUESTION 41
1. Use this information for Clydesdale Company to answer the questions that follow.
Clydesdale Company has sales of $4,500,000. It also has invested assets of $2,000,000 and operating expenses of $3,600,000. The company has established a minimum return of 7%.
What is Clydesdale Company's investment turnover?
a.
1.25
b.
1.4
c.
1.80
d.
2.25
2 points
QUESTION 42
1. The excess of divisional income from operations over a minimum acceptable amount of divisional income from operations is
a.
gross profit
b.
profit margin
c.
return on investment
d.
residual income
2 points
QUESTION 43
1. Blaser Corporation had $275,000 in invested assets, sales of $330,000, income from operations amounting to $33,000, and a desired minimum return of 7.5%. The return on investment for Blaser Corporation is
a.
12%
b.
7.5%
c.
10%
d.
8.3%
2 points
QUESTION 44
1. Income from operations for Division H is $220,000, and income from operations before service department charges is $975,000. As a result,
a.
total service department charges are $755,000
b.
total manufacturing expenses are $565,000
c.
direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead total $565,000
d.
total operating expenses are $565,000
2 points
QUESTION 45
1. What additional information is needed to calculate the return on investment if income from operations is known?
a.
sales
b.
invested assets
c.
residual income
d.
direct expenses
2 points
QUESTION 46
1. The profit margin is the ratio of
a.
sales to invested assets
b.
income from operations to invested assets
c.
assets to liabilities
d.
income from operations to sales
2 points
QUESTION 47
1. Use this information for Chicks Corporation to answer the questions that follow.
Chicks Corporation had $1,100,000 in invested assets, sales of $1,210,000, income from operations amounting to $302,500, and a desired minimum return of 15%.
The investment turnover for Chicks is
a.
1.3
b.
1.0
c.
1.5
d.
1.1
2 points
QUESTION 48
1. Use this information for Chacha Company to answer the questions that follow.
Division A of Chacha Company has sales of $140,000, cost of goods sold of $83,000, operating expenses of $43,000, and invested assets of $150,000.
What is the return on investment for Division A?
a.
4.6%
b.
74.6%
c.
99.3%
d.
9.3%
2 points
QUESTION 49
1. Assume that divisional income from operations amounts to $215,000, and top management has established 15% as the minimum return on divisional assets totaling $1,000,000. The residual income for the division is
a.
$635,000
b.
$150,000
c.
$65,000
d.
$215,000
2 points
QUESTION 50
1. The balanced scorecard measures
a.
both financial and nonfinancial information
b.
only nonfinancial information
c.
external and internal information
d.
only financial information
2 points