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Management Accounting
Willie Seal, University of Essex, UK
Ray Garrison, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
Eric Noreen, INSEAD, France

Systems Design: Job-Order Costing

Self-test Questions



1

The three elements of cost commonly found on a Job Cost Sheet are:
(Learning Objective 2 Ch 3)
A)Indirect Material. Indirect Labour and Direct Overheads
B)Direct Material, Indirect Labour and Direct Overheads
C)Indirect Material, Direct Labour and Indirect Overheads
D)Direct Material, Direct Material and Indirect Overheads
2

A predetermined Overhead Absorption Rate (OAR) per labour hour is found by using the following formula:
(Learning Objective 3 Ch 3)
A)Budgeted Overheads/Actual Labour Hours
B)Actual Labour Hours/Budgeted Overheads
C)Budgeted Overheads/Budgeted Labour Hours
D)Actual Labour Hours/Actual Overheads
3

The predetermined OAR is £5 per machine hour. The actual overheads were £50,000. The actual machine hours were 8,000 hours. The budgeted Overheads were £70,000. This will result in:
(Learning Objective 3 Ch 3)
A)An over absorption if £10,000
B)An under absorption of £10,000
C)An over absorption of £20,000
D)An under absorption of £20,000
4

Which of the following businesses would be most likely to use job-order costing.
(Learning Objective 1 Ch 3)
A)Ford Cars
B)Weston's Cider
C)A Specialist Boat Builder
D)Barbie Dolls
5

The costs and details of job 1016 are as follows: Materials 8kg * £4 per hour. Labour 4 hours @ £8 per hour. The OAR is £10 per kg The Job Cost is:
(Learning Objective 3 Ch 3)
A)£144
B)£80
C)£64
D)£32
6

If a worker on the shop floor wants to request some parts from the stores he/she uses a:
(Learning Objective 2/6 Ch 3)
A)Job Cost Sheet
B)Materials Requisition Form
C)Bill of Materials
D)Time Ticket
7

The double entry required to record materials issued to production is as follows:
(Learning Objective 4 Ch 3)
A)Dr Materials; Cr WIP
B)Dr Raw Materials; Cr WIP
C)Dr Finished Goods Stock; Cr Raw Materials
D)Dr Raw Materials; Cr Finished Goods Stock
8

Which of the following statements is the true one?
(Learning Objective 5 Ch 3)
A)Most companies use the ABC system to apportion overheads
B)Most companies use machine hours to apportion overheads
C)In companies where overheads and labour hours have been moving in opposite directions their has been an increase in the use of labour hours to apportion overheads
D)Most companies still use a direct labour basis to apportion overheads
9

Company Q has overabsorbed (overapplied) overheads. Which of the following statements describes a possible cause of this?
(Learning Objective 7 Ch 3)
A)The company worked less efficiently
B)The company worked less hours than planned
C)The company worked more hours than planned
D)The company spent more on overheads than planned
10

A company has based its predetermined overhead on its maximum capacity. Which of the following is untrue?
(Learning Objective 8 Ch 3)
A)This will result in underabsorbed overhead
B)The OAR calculated will be unrealistic
C)The OAR calculated will be useful for budgeting
D)This will result in overabsorbed overhead