What refers to the factors that measure the consumption of activities can be classified as either unit level or Nonunit level?

activities that are performed each time a unit is produced.

nonunit-level activity drivers

factors that measure the consumption of nonunit-level activities by products and other cost objects.

unit-level activity drivers

factors that measure the consumption of unit-level activities by products and other cost objects.

factors that measure the consumption of activities by products and other cost objects.

the situation present when products consume overhead in different proportions.

the proportion of an overhead activity consumed by a product.

Activity-based costing (ABC) system

a cost assignment approach that first uses direct and driver tracing to assign costs to activities and then uses drivers to assign costs to cost objects.

action taken or work performed by equipment or people for other people.

factors that measure the consumption of resources by activities.

identifies the amount of labor consumed by each activity and is derived from the interview process (or a written survey).

Activity-based management

a systemwide, integrated approach that focuses management's attention on activities with the objective of improving customer value and the profit achieved by providing this value. It includes driver analysis, activity analysis, and performance evaluation, and draws on activity-based costing as a major source of information.

an approach that focuses on processes and activities and emphasizes systemwide performance instead of individual performance.

the resources consumed by an activity in producing its output. (They are the factors that enable the activity to be performed.)

the result or product of an activity

the number of times an activity is performed. It is the quantifiable measure of the output.

the effort expended to identify those factors that are the root causes of activity costs.

the process of identifying, describing, and evaluating the activities an organization performs.

activities that are necessary for a business to achieve corporate objectives and remain in business.

costs caused by value-added activities.

nonvalue-added activities

all activities other than those that are absolutely essential to remain in business.

costs that are caused either by nonvalue-added activities or by the inefficient performance of value-added activities.

the process of eliminating nonvalue-added activities.

decreasing the time and resources required by an activity.

increasing the efficiency of necessary activities by using economies of scale.

the length of time required to produce one unit of a product.

the number of units that can be produced in a given period of time (e.g., output per hour).

consume the nonunit-level activities in proportions significantly different than the unit-level activities.

For unit-level overhead rates to fail, products must

In the activity-based costing hierarchy, costs that vary with output volume are categorized as:

a.facility-sustaining costs.
b.product-sustaining costs.
c.unit-level costs.
d.batch-level costs.

The purpose of interviewing managers or representatives of functional work areas is to:

a.identify customers.
b.determine the cost associated with activities.
c.determine the number of direct labor hours.
d.identify activities.

Wave Crest Cosmetics produces cosmetic products for 11 major buyers. One customer accounts for ½ of the sales, the other 10 customers account for the remaining sales. The 10 smaller customers place orders of about equal size. The large customer purchases 1,000,000 units per year by placing 4 orders per year, and the 10 smaller customers order 1,000,000 units in total by placing 500 orders per year. Order filling costs total $957,600 per year. How much would be assigned to the large customer as ordering costs using activity-based customer costs?

a.$7,000b.$478,800c.$7,600d.$950,000

The whale curve of cumulative customer profitability:
a.identifies customers to the far right of the curve who severely decrease the firm's profitability and should be terminated.
b.depicts cumulative costs compared against cumulative customers.
c.takes the shape of a "U" when the firm is profitable.
d.depicts activity-based costing compared against revenues of the firm.

Which of the following is an example of a value-added activity?

a.Inspection
b.Scheduling
c.Supervision
d.Waiting

Activity drivers can be classified as:

a.only non-unit based.
b.only unit based.
c.either unit based or diversity based.
d.either unit based or non-unit based.

Which of the following is an example of a customer-driven activity?

a.Expediting products
b.Reworking products
c.Order picking
d.Warranty work

Which of the following cost reduction techniques focuses on nonvalue-added activities as a measure to reduce costs?

a.Activity selection
b.Activity sharing
c.Activity elimination
d.Activity reduction

In an activity-based customer costing system, the cost of the resources consumed is assigned to:

a.customers.
b.products.
c.activities.
d.suppliers.

Which of the following is true of activity-based costing?

a.It uses a single, plantwide rate to assign overhead costs to the products.

b.It is used by organizations that manufacture only one product.

c.It applies only before the production section of the value chain.

d.It is used to determine only the downstream costs of customers.

Which of the following statements is true of facilities-sustaining costs? a. Facilities-sustaining costs vary with the output volume and include only indirect costs.
b. Facilities-sustaining costs vary with the number of groups or batches that are run.
c. Facilities-sustaining costs do not vary with any factors such as units or batches but are necessary in operating the plant.
d. Facilities-sustaining costs do not vary with the output volume and include direct and indirect costs.

Which of the following statements is true of product diversity? a. Costs related to setups, material handling, and inspection are all possible examples of costs of product diversity.
b. Product diversity means that different products consume overhead activities in systematically different proportions due to possible variations in product size, complexity, setup time, or the size of batches.
c. Using only unit-based activity drivers to assign nonunit-related overhead costs can cause product diversity.
d. Product diversity states that a product must have various versions with small differences.

A company had a total of 500 sales orders for a period. The company incurred $162,500 as costs of processing these orders for the period. The company made 1,000 sales calls during this period. Calculate the activity rate for processing sales orders of the company for the period. a. $295.00 per order
b. $325.00 per order
c. $162.50 per order
d. $108.33 per order

Which of the following statements is true of an activity-based costing (ABC) system? a. An activity-based costing system focuses only on directly tracing the cost factors to the units produced.
b. In an activity-based costing system, costs are assigned directly to cost objects and hence are more accurate.
c. In an activity-based costing system, costs are first assigned to cost activities and then to cost objects.
d.An activity-based costing system assigns more direct costs to overheads compared with other conventional costing methods.

Which of the following statements is true of resource drivers? a. They measure the consumption of resources by activities.
b. They measure the consumption of activities based on products and other cost objects.
c. They are used each time a unit is produced.
d. They emphasize on direct tracing.

A company produced 12,000 units of a product. The prime cost was $407,000. In total, 2,200 machine hours were used to produce the product. Setup hours for the period were 1,400. The activity rates were $45 per machine hour and $110 per setup hour. What is the unit cost of the product using overhead rates based on machine hours and setup hours? a. $42
b. $34
c. $21
d. $55

Which of the following could be an example of a value-added activity? a. Inspection of products produced to ensure that the product meets customer specifications
b. Halting the conversion of work in process while awaiting further purchase of raw materials
c. Extensive usage of time and resources to determine the quantity of the units to be produced
d. Filing of documents as mandated by the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission

The number of units that can be produced in a given period of time is termed as _____. a. velocity
b. cycle time
c. activity output
d. cycle production

Assume that a company takes 7,000 hours to produce 21,000 units of a product. What is the cycle time in minutes? a. 3
b. 0.33
c.20
d. 180

Which of the following measures activity performance? a. Efficiency
b. Time
c. Quality
d. All of the above

A duration driver is:
a. A simple count of the number of times an activity occurs.
b. An activity measure that is used for the life of the company.
c. A measure of the amount of time required to perform an activity.
d. An activity measure that is used for the life of an activity-based costing system.

A transaction driver is:
a. An event that causes a transaction to begin.
b. A measure of the amount of time required to perform an activity.
c. An event that causes a transaction to end.
d. A simple count of the number of times an activity occurs.

-driver analysis -activity analysis -performance measurement

process-value analysis is concerned with:

depicts this interesting yet common relationship between customers and their contribution to company profitability

vary with the diversity of the product or service line

vary with the volume of output

vary with the number of groups or batches that are run

facility-sustaining costs

do not vary with any factor but are necessary in operating the plant.

nonunit level activity (same equipment is usually used and setup is needed to prepare it for a particular type of product)

setting up equipment is an example of a?

The relevant range is
a. A relatively wide range of sales where total variable costs remain the same.
b. A relatively wide range of sales where all costs remain the same.
c. A relatively narrow range of production where total FC are expected to remain the same.
d. A relatively wide span of production where total FC are expected to remain the same.

What are unit

Unit-level activity drivers are factors that cause changes in cost as the number of units produced changes. Examples of unit-level drivers include units produced, direct labor hours, and machine hours.

Which is an example of a unit

Unit‐level activities occur every time a service is performed or a product is made. The costs of direct materials, direct labor, and machine maintenance are examples of unit‐level activities.

What are the two classifications of activity drivers?

Summary. Activity cost drivers are actions that cause costs to increase or decrease. Activity cost drivers are used in activity-based accounting (ABC).

What is product level activity?

What is a Product-Level Activity? A product-level activity is an action taken in support of a specific product or activity. These actions are taken irrespective of the amount of production or service volume associated with a product.