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| Question 1. | Question : | (TCO 1) Who are the users of managerial accounting information? How does their use of accounting information differ from the users of financial accounting information? |
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| Student Answer: | | The users of managerial accounting information are internal users rather than external users which prefer financial accounting information. Internal users include company managers that need the managerial accounting information for decision making purposes and for planning and control. |
| Instructor Explanation: | Textbook Chapter 1 - Managerial accounting is directed at internal rather than external users of accounting information. External users include investors, creditors, and government agencies that use information to make investment, lending, and regulatory decisions. Internal managers need information for planning, control, and decision making. |
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| Points Received: | 15 of 15 |
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| Question 2. | Question : | (TCO 2) What is an indirect labor cost? What is an example of an indirect labor cost? |
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| Student Answer: | | An indirect labor cost includes all labor that are not directly traced to the items produced. Examples of indirect labor costs include indirect labor such as executive salaries, depreciation of equipment and property, and various utilities. |
| Instructor Explanation: | Textbook Chapter 2 - Indirect labor cost is the cost of labor that is not traced directly to items produced. An example of an indirect labor cost is the cost of a production supervisor. |
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| Points Received: | 15 of 15 |
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| Question 3. | Question : | (TCO 3) What is job-order costing? What type of company would us job-order costing? |
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| Student Answer: | | Job-order costing is a costing system, where each unique product or batch is a "job" for which the company needs costing information. Therefore, it is necessary to trace manufacturing costs to specific jobs. Manufacturing companies would use job-order costing but many service companies such as hospitals or law-firms may also use job-order costing. |
| Instructor Explanation: | Textbook Chapter 3 - Job-order costing is where individual products or batches are unique. An example would be the space shuttle. |
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| Points Received: | 15 of 15 |
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| Question 4. | Question : | (TCO 4) What is a variable cost? What is an example of a variable cost? |
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| Student Answer: | | A variable cost is a cost that fluctuates with the amount of products being made and/or sold. Examples of variable costs include direct labor and direct materials. |
| Instructor Explanation: | Textbook Chapter 4 - Variable costs are costs th |
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