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Manager's Responsibilities in one general term, then three specific terms:
Decision Making-Planning, Directing, Controlling.
Planning:
Setting goals and objectives.
Directing:
Overseeing day-to-day responsibilities.
Controlling:
Evaluating results of operations.
Examples of Planning:
Generate more sales by opening new stores, Reduce labor costs by reducing store hours, Budgets.
Examples of Directing:
Using daily/weekly sales reports to adjust marketing strategies, Using product cost reports to adjust raw material usage.
Examples of Controlling:
Comparing budgeted sales with actual sales to take corrective actions, Comparing budgeted product costs against actual product costs to take corrective actions.
Primary Users for Managerial Accounting:
Internal Users.
Rules that Must be Followed for Managerial Accounting:
Does not have to follow GAAP.
Underlying Basis of Information for Managerial Accounting:
Focus on the future.
Primary Users for Financial Accounting:
External Users.
Rules that Must be Followed for Financial Accounting:
Must follow GAAP.
Underlying Basis of Information for Financial Accounting:
Focus on historical transactions.
Three Types of Companies:
Service, Merchandisers, Manufacturers.
Service Companies:
Provide a service ONLY, NO inventory.
Examples of Service Companies:
Accountants, Banks, Doctors, Lawyers.
Merchandising Companies:
Resell products PURCHASED from suppliers, ONE inventory account.
Examples of Merchandising Companies:
Amazon.com, J.C.Penny, The Gap.
Manufacturing Companies:
Use labor and other inputs to CONVERT raw materials into finished products, THREE inventory accounts.
Examples of Manufacturing Companies:
Crayola Crayons, Dell Computers, Craftsman Tools.
3 Manufacturing Inventory Accounts:
Raw Materials, Work In Process, Finished Goods.
Raw Materials Inventory:
Materials waiting to be used.
Work In Process Inventory:
Units partially complete.
Finished Goods Inventory:
Units complete, waiting for sale.
Cost Object:
Anything for which managers want a separate measurement of cost.
Direct Cost:
Traceable to a product.
Indirect Cost:
Not traceable to product (ALLOCATED).
Two Definitions of Product Costs:
Total Costs, and Inventoriable Product Costs.
Total Costs:
Used internally only.
Inventoriable Product Costs:
Used for external reporting.
Inventoriable Product Costs-Merchandiser:
+Purchase price from suppliers, +Cost to get ready for sale, +Freight-In, +Import duties or tariffs.
Inventoriable Product Costs-Manufacturer:
Direct Costs-DM, DL. Indirect Costs-MOH.
Indirect Costs Related to MOH that are not DM or DL:
Indirect Materials, Indirect Labor, Other Indirect MOH.
Indirect Materials:
Not easily traced, ex: Misc supplies, glue, nails.
Indirect Labor:
Other than DL, ex: custodial, maintenance, plant manager.
Other Indirect MOH:
ex: Factory Insurance, Depreciation, Rent, Utilities.
Direct and Indirect Labor Costs Include:
Salaries and Wages, Fringe Benefits, Payroll Taxes.
Income Statement-Service Company:
Simplest Income Statement, All Costs are Period Costs, No Inventory.
Income Statement Calculation:
Service Revenues-Operating Expenses=Operating Income.
Cost of Goods Sold Calculation-Merchandiser:
+Beginning Inventory, +Purchases, +Import Duties or Tariffs, +Freight-in=Cost of Goods Available for Sale,-Ending Inventory=Cost of Goods Sold.
Income Statement-Merchandiser:
+Sales-Cost of Goods Sold=Gross Profit, -Operating Expenses=Operating Income.
Direct Materials Used Calculation-Manufacturer:
+Beginning Raw Materials Inventory, +Purchases of Raw Materials, +Freight-in= Materials Available for Use,-Ending Raw Materials Inventory=Direct Materials Used.
Cost of Goods Manufactured Calculation-Manufacturer:
+Beginning Work In Process Inventory, +Direct Materials Used, +Direct Labor, +Manufacturing Overhead=Total Manufacturing Costs to account for,-Ending Work In Process Inventory=Cost of Goods Manufactured.
Cost of Goods Sold Calculation-Manufacturer:
+Beginning Finished Goods Inventory, +Cost of Goods Manufactured= Cost of Goods Available for Sale, -Ending Finished Goods Inventory= Cost of Goods Sold.
Income Statement-Manufacturer:
+Sales, -Cost of Goods Sold=Gross Profit, -Operating Expenses=Operating Income.
Service Company Inventoriable Product Costs:
None.
Merchandising Company Inventoriable Product Costs:
Purchases plus cost of freight, import duties, etc.
Manufacturing Company Inventoriable Product Costs:
DM, DL, MOH.
Accounting Treatment Inventoriable Product Costs:
Inventory on balance sheet until sold.
Service Company Period Costs:
All costs along the value chain.
Merchandising Company Period Costs:
All costs except total purchases.
Manufacturing Company Period Costs:
All cost except DM, DL, MOH.
Accounting Treatment Period Costs:
Immediately Expenses.
Balance Sheet Differences for Inventory Accounts- Service Company:
None.
Balance Sheet Differences for Inventory Accounts- Merchandising Company:
Merchandise Inventory.
Balance Sheet Differences for Inventory Accounts- Manufacturing Company:
Raw Materials, Work In Process, and Finished Goods Inventory.
Which of the following is a Period Cost?
Salary for the VP of Finance.
The cost of all work not yet completed is?
Work in Process.
The cost of all work completed but not yet sold is?
Finished Goods.
The cost of lubricants used to grease machine used in the production process of a manufacturing company is an example of?
An Indirect Material Cost.
The depreciation on equipment in a manufacturer's headquarters can be classified as a(n)?
Non manufacturing Cost.
Product costs appear on the balance...?
Only if goods are partially completed, are unsold at the end of a period, or both.
Which of the following statements is more descriptive of managerial accounting than of financial accounting?
Emphasis is on planning and controlling operations.
Manufacturing overhead costs include...?
Depreciation on machinery in the factory.
The cost for electricity for a manufacturing factory is included in...?
Product costs, Manufacturing Overhead, NOT Prime Costs
The salary of the president/CEO of a manufacturing company would be classified as which of the following?
Period cost.
Which of the following manufacturing costs is an indirect cost of producing a product?
Oil lubricants used for factory machinery.
Manufacturing costs consist of...?
Production and shipping costs.
Selling and administrative costs are...?
non manufacturing costs (period costs).
Property taxes on the factory building for a manufacturer would be an example of...?
Conversion costs, product costs, NOT Prime Costs.
Prime Costs:
DM+DL.
Conversion Costs:
DL+MOH.
Selling Costs:
All costs associated with marketing the finished products and getting the product to the customer.
Administrative Costs:
Costs incurred for the general administration of the organization.
PROCESS Costing-Production:
Mass Production.
PROCESS Costing-Items:
Similar Items.
PROCESS Costing-Costs:
Total Costs are AVERAGED over all units.
Examples of PROCESS Costing:
Paint Manufacturing, Oil Refineries, Cereal Manufactures.
JOB Costing-Production:
Unique, Custom Products or Small Batches.
JOB Costing-Items:
Different Items.
JOB Costing-Costs:
Total Costs are Accumulated by Job.
Examples of JOB Costing:
Hospitals, Custom Home Builders, Advertising Agencies.
Predetermined MOH Rate Calculation:
Total Est. MOH Costs/Total Est. Allocation Base (Allocation base-DL hours OR Machine Hours)
1. A Manufacturer of Fiberglass Insulation is ____ Costing.:
Process.
2. A Residential Plumbing Contractor is ____ Costing.:
Job..
3. A Manufacturer of Fiberoptic Cable is ____ Costing.:
Process...
4. A Custom Home Builder is ____ Costing.:
Job....
5. A Hospital is ____ Costing.:
Job.....
Allocating MOH to Individual Jobs:
Allocated MOH.
Allocated MOH Calculation:
POHR x Amount of Cost Allocation Activity Used.
Purpose of Cost Accounting Systems:
Track, Assign, Accumulate Costs of each product.
Job Order Costing DM and DL:
Traced directly to each job.
Job Order Costing MOH:
Allocated.
ABC Costing:
Activity Based Costing.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three primary responsibilities of management?
-costing.
1. Management uses information on product costs to determine sales prices:
Directing.
2. To lower product costs, management moves production to Mexico:
Controlling..
3. Management conducts variance analysis by comparing budget to annual:
Controlling...
4. Management reviews hourly sales reports to determine the level of staffing needed to service customers:
Directing....
Which of the following about managerial accounting is true?
Internal decision makers use managerial accounting.
Walmart is a...?
Retailer.
Direct Materials are stored in ____ Inventory:
RM.
Kmart is a ____ company:
Merchandising.
Manufacturers sell from their stock of ____ Inventory:
FG.
Labor costs usually account for the highest % of ____ companies' cost:
service.
Intel (Computer Chips) is a ____ Company:
Manufacturing.
H and R Block (Tax Prep) is a ____ Company:
service.
Two types of ____ Companies include _____ and ____:
Merchandising, Retailers&Wholesalers
For Toyota, which is a Direct Cost with respect to a Prius:
Cost of vehicle Engine.
Which one of the following costs would be considered a direct cost of serving a particular customer @ McDonald's:
Cost of the Patty the customer ordered.
1. Manager of Juniors Department:
Direct Labor.
2. Cost of Juniors Clothing:
Direct Labor..
1. Cost of Radio Advertising for Store:
Indirect Labor.
2. Cost of Bags to Put clothes in:
Indirect Labor..
3. Junior Dept. Sales Clerk:
Direct Labor...
3. Electricity for the Building:
Indirect Labor...
4. Depreciation on the Building:
Indirect Labor... .
5. Cost of hangers used for Displays:
Indirect Labor... ..
6. Store Manager's Salary:
Indirect Labor... ...
7. Junior Clothing Buyer's Salary:
Indirect Labor... ... .
4. Cost of Costume Jewelry on Mannequins:
Direct Labor... .
8. Cost of Security Staff @ Medina Store:
Indirect Labor... ... ..
Which of the following is NOT part of Toyota's MOH:
Depreciation on it's North America Headquarters.
More Examples of Inventoriable Product Costs:
Cost of a new software to track inventory during production, Cost of electricity @ on of Georgia Pacific's Power Mills, Cost of Chemical Applied to Lumber, Depreciation on the Gypsum Board Plant, Purchase of Lumber to be cut.
More Examples of Period Costs:
Salaries of Georgia Pacific's Top Executives, Cost of TV Advertising, Life Insurance on CEO, Salaries of Scientists Studying ways to speed forest growth.
Wages paid to factory maintenance workers of a manufacturing plant are an element of IL and/or MOH:
IL-Yes, MOH-Yes.
Which of the following types of accounting information would be most useful for internal users?:
Product costs.
Costs that are treated as assets until the product is sold are called:
product costs.
Which of the following would be most likely to use process costing (not job order costing)?:
A lawn fertilizer manufacturer.
The purpose of an overhead allocation rate is to:
Assign a portion of indirect manufacturing costs to each product manufactured.

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