Managerial Accounting
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ISBN: 9781337912020
Author: Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. Tayler
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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What are some drawbacks of applying support department costs using a single plantwide rate?
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- Explain why either normal or peak capacity of the producing (or user) departments should be used to allocate the fixed costs of support departments.arrow_forwardWhat are the two most frequently used methods of distributing service department costs to production departments?arrow_forwardWhy would a manufacturing company with multiple production departments still prefer to use a single plantwide overhead rate?arrow_forward
- Explain how a plantwide overhead rate, using a unit-based driver, can produce distorted product costs. In your answer, identify two major factors that impair the ability of plantwide rates to assign cost accurately.arrow_forwardUnder what two conditions would the multiple production department factory overhead rate method provide more accurate product costs than the single plantwide factory overhead rate method?arrow_forwardLean manufacturing uses value streams to produce a family of products that require the same manufacturing sequence. Value-stream costing is an approach often used to determine the unit product costs in a lean manufacturing environment. Which of the following best describes how unit costs are calculated using value-stream costing? a. Value stream costs divided by units shipped b. Value stream costs divided by units produced c. (Total prime costs + overhead costs assigned to the value stream using a plantwide rate) divided by units produced d. Activity-based costing assignments within the value streamarrow_forward
- Activity-based costing is preferable in a system: when multiple products have similar product volumes and costs with a large direct labor cost as a percentage of the total product cost with multiple, diverse products where management needs to support an increase in sales pricearrow_forwardWhy are support department costs difficult to apply to products?arrow_forwardHow do the multiple production department and the single plantwide factory overhead rate methods differ?arrow_forward
- How does the activity-based costing method differ from the single plantwide and the multiple production department FOH rate methods?arrow_forwardDescribe some costs and benefits of using multiple overhead rates instead of a plantwide overhead rate.arrow_forwardWhat do you think are some advantages for using the ABC method versus a single plant-wide rate or multiple departmental overhead rates. Why would an activity-based costing (ABC) system appeal to some companies and not all companies. Provide at least 3 examples of companies you think would and wouldn't want to use the ABC method.arrow_forward
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