Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134128528
Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.15SE
Describe other cost terms (Learning Objectives 6 &7)
Complete the following statements with one of the terms listed here. You may use a term more than once, and some terms may not be used at all.
| Differential costs | Variable costs | Controllable costs |
| Marginal cost | Fixed costs | Average cost |
| Uncontrollable costs | Sunk costs |
- a. A(n) _____is the cost of making one more unit.
- b. Gasoline is one of many _____in the operation of a motor vehicle.
- c. A product’s _____and _____, not the product’s _____, should be used to
forecast total costs at different production volumes. - d. Within the relevant range, _____do not change in total with changes in production volume.
- e. The _____per unit declines as a production facility produces more units.
- f. Costs that differ between alternatives are called _____.
- g. In the long run, most costs are _____, meaning that management is able to influence or change the amount of the cost.
- h. _____are costs that have already been incurred.
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Managerial Accounting (5th Edition)
Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 1) Which of the following...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 2) Which of the following is...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 3) A cost that can be traced...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4) Period costs are often...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4) Conversion costs consist of...Ch. 2 - (Learning Objective 4) Which of the following is...Ch. 2 - Prob. 7QCCh. 2 - (Learning Objective 5) Which of the following...Ch. 2 - Prob. 9QCCh. 2 - Prob. 10QC
Ch. 2 - Short Exercises S2-1 Identify types of companies...Ch. 2 - Identify type of company from balance sheets...Ch. 2 - Classify costs by value chain function (Learning...Ch. 2 - Classify costs as direct or indirect (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prime costs Cost objects Product costs Assigned...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.6SECh. 2 - Classify product costs and period costs (Learning...Ch. 2 - Classify a manufacturers costs (Learning Objective...Ch. 2 - Classify costs incurred by a dairy processing...Ch. 2 - Determine total manufacturing overhead (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prepare a retailers income statement (Learning...Ch. 2 - Compute Cost of Goods Sold for a merchandiser...Ch. 2 - Calculate direct materials used (Learning...Ch. 2 - Compute Cost of Goods Manufactured (Learning...Ch. 2 - Describe other cost terms (Learning Objectives 6...Ch. 2 - Classify costs as fixed or variable (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.17SECh. 2 - Classify costs along the value chain for a...Ch. 2 - Classify costs along the value chain for a...Ch. 2 - Value chain and sustainability efforts (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.21AECh. 2 - Construct an income statement using product and...Ch. 2 - Work backward to find missing amounts (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prepare a retailers income statement (Learning...Ch. 2 - Compute direct materials used and Cost of Goods...Ch. 2 - Compute Cost of Goods Manufactured and Cost of...Ch. 2 - Continues E2-26A: Prepare income statement...Ch. 2 - Determine whether information is relevant...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.29AECh. 2 - Classify costs along the value chain for a...Ch. 2 - Classify costs along the value chain for a...Ch. 2 - Value chain and sustainability efforts (Learning...Ch. 2 - Classify and calculate a manufacturers costs...Ch. 2 - Construct an income statement using product and...Ch. 2 - Work backward to find missing amounts (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.36BECh. 2 - Compute direct materials used and Cost of Goods...Ch. 2 - Compute Cost of Goods Manufactured and Cost of...Ch. 2 - Continues E2-38B: Prepare income statement...Ch. 2 - Determine whether information is relevant...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.41BECh. 2 - Classify costs along the value chain (Learning...Ch. 2 - Determine ending inventory balances (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prepare income statements (Learning Objective 5)...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.45APCh. 2 - Prob. 2.46APCh. 2 - Classify costs along the value chain (Learning...Ch. 2 - Determine ending inventory balances (Learning...Ch. 2 - Prepare income statements (Learning Objective 5)...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.50BPCh. 2 - Prob. 2.51BPCh. 2 - Calculate operating income (Learning Objective 5)...Ch. 2 - Prob. 2.53ACT
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