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The manufacturing overhead budget generally has separate sections for variable and fixed costs.

A) True
B) False

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In what order are the following budgets prepared? IS.budgeted income statement P.production budget SA.selling and administrative budget MP.materials purchases budget


A) SA, P, MP, IS
B) P, MP, IS, SA
C) P, MP, SA, IS
D) MP, P, SA, IS

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The "bottoms-up" approach to budgeting is also referred to as which of the following?


A) zero-based budgeting
B) grassroots budgeting
C) participative budgeting
D) cooperative budgeting

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Why are budgets useful in the planning process?


A) They provide management with information about the company's past performance.
B) They help communicate goals and provide a basis for evaluation.
C) They guarantee the company will be profitable if it meets its objectives.
D) They enable the budget committee to earn their paycheque.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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B

Use the following information for questions At January 1, 2016, Jake, Inc.has beginning inventory of 4,000 surfboards.Jake estimates it will sell 15,000 units during the first quarter of 2016 with a 10% increase in sales each quarter.Jake's policy is to maintain an ending inventory equal to 25% of the next quarter's sales.Each surfboard costs $200 and is sold for $250. -How much is budgeted sales revenue for the third quarter of 2016?


A) $18,150
B) $4,537,500
C) $907,500
D) $3,750,000

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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B

What information is reflected on the cash budget?


A) all revenues and all expenses for a period
B) the expected cash receipts and cash disbursements from all sources
C) all the amounts that appear on a budgeted income statement
D) all the revenues and cash inflows and all expenses and cash outflows for a period

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which one of the following is correct concerning a budget period?


A) A budget is prepared to summarize the organization's activity for the month, quarter, or year just completed.
B) A budget can be prepared for any period of time.
C) A budget must be prepared for a one year period.
D) A budget can be prepared for any period of time, but once that period has been adopted it cannot be changed.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which one of the following is an advantage of using participative budgeting?


A) It is updated daily to reflect current activity.
B) It assures the company is operating at the activity level of the master budget.
C) It allows companies to compare the current with the previous year.
D) Lower level managers are more likely to perceive budgets as fair.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following statements about a budgeted income statement is true?


A) It is prepared before the operating budgets are prepared.
B) It reflects the cash to be received and paid as a result of operations.
C) It is prepared after the cash budget is prepared.
D) It is prepared using the individual operating budgets.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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The master budget consists of a plan of action for a specified time period.

A) True
B) False

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Which one of the following sets of budgets are financial budgets?


A) budgeted balance sheet and production budget
B) budgeted income statement and sales budget
C) capital expenditure budget and cash budget
D) cash budget and sales budget

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Razmataz Company makes and sells umbrellas.The company is in the process of preparing its Selling and Administrative Expense Budget for the last half of the year.The following budget data are available:  ItemSales commissionstextShippingAdvertisingDepreciation on office equipmentOther operating expensesVariable CostPer Unit Sold$0.60$1.20$0.30$0.35 Monthly Fixed Cost $3,000$4,000$34,000\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{l}\\\underline{\text { Item}}\\\text {Sales commissions}\\text {Shipping}\\\text {Advertising}\\\text {Depreciation on office equipment}\\\text {Other operating expenses}\end{array}\begin{array}{c}\text {Variable Cost}\\\underline{\text {Per Unit Sold}}\\\$ 0.60 \\\$ 1.20 \\ \$ 0.30 \\\\ \$ 0.35 \end{array}\begin{array}{c}\\\underline{\text { Monthly Fixed Cost }}\\\$3,000\\\\\\\$ 4,000 \\\$ 34,000\end{array}\end{array} Expenses are paid in the month incurred.If the company has budgeted to sell 2,000 umbrellas in October, how much is the total budgeted variable selling expenses for October?


A) $41,000
B) $4,600
C) $4,900
D) $1,800

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which one of the following statements is true concerning the master budget for a not-for-profit company?


A) It will include only a budgeted balance sheet.
B) It will include a sales budget for sales revenue.
C) The starting point is expenditures rather than receipts.
D) It is based on revenues and expenses and omits cash flows.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A budget is more beneficial if accepted by lower level management.

A) True
B) False

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The production budget shows expected unit sales are 1,800.The required production units are 1,700.Which of the following represents possible inventory balances?  Beginning Units Ending Units \begin{array}{l}\underline{\text { Beginning Units} } & \underline{\text { Ending Units }} \\\end{array} a) \quad \quad \quad 200 \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad 100 b) \quad \quad \quad 100 \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad 200 c) \quad \quad \quad 200 \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad 200 d) \quad \quad \quad \quad 0 \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad \quad 100

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Which statement below describes the budgeted balance sheet?


A) It is a projection of financial position of the company at the end of the budget period.
B) It is developed from the budgeted balance sheet for the preceding year.
C) It is the last operational budget prepared.
D) It shows the costs incurred by the company for the current year.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Company A is a manufacturer and Company B is a merchandiser.What is the difference in the budgets the two entities will prepare?


A) Company A will prepare a production budget, and Company B will prepare a merchandise purchases budget.
B) Company A will prepare a sales forecast, and Company B will prepare a sales budget.
C) Company B will prepare a production budget, and Company A will prepare a merchandise purchases budget.
D) Both companies prepare the same types of budgets.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Use the following information for questions Livanos, Inc.reports all its sales on credit, and pays operating costs in the month incurred.Amounts for 2016 are:  March  April  May  June  July  Budgeted sales $300,000$290,000$320,000$280,000$210,000 Budgeted purchases $144,000$120,000$128,000$132,000$90,000\begin{array} { l c c c c c } & \text { March } & \text { April } & \text { May } & \text { June } & \text { July } \\\text { Budgeted sales } & \$ 300,000 & \$ 290,000 & \$ 320,000 & \$ 280,000 & \$ 210,000 \\\text { Budgeted purchases } & \$ 144,000 & \$ 120,000 & \$ 128,000 & \$ 132,000 & \$ 90,000\end{array} Customer amounts on account are collected 70% in the month of sale and 30% in the following month. -Cost of goods sold is 60% of sales. -Livanos purchases and pays for merchandise 40% in the month of acquisition and 60% in the following month. -Operating expenses are: Salaries, $50,000; Depreciation, $12,000; Rent, $15,000; and Utilities, $14,000. -Accounts payable is used only for inventory acquisitions. -How much cash will Livanos receive during May from customers?


A) $308,000
B) $311,000
C) $224,000
D) $299,000

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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Which one of the following would most likely cause an unrealistic budget to result?


A) All levels of management contributed to its development.
B) The budget has been developed in a participative approach.
C) The budget was developed after considerable planning.
D) The budget has been developed in a top down fashion.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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D

What information is found on the direct materials budget? I.How many units of direct materials should be purchased? II.How much is the cost of direct materials to be purchased?


A) I only
B) II only
C) Both I and II
D) Neither I nor II

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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