36.Labor and overhead are often grouped together and referred to as
A.prime costs.
B.conversion costs.
C.total manufacturing costs.
D.equivalent unit costs.
37.Which of the following statements about process costing is true?
A.Total transferred-in cost is equal to the total transferred-out cost during a period.
B.The costs of inventory completed in its final department in the manufacturing process will be transferred to Finished Goods inventory.
C.If a department has transferred-in costs, it means that the inventory accounts were not closed correctly at the end of the last period.
D.None of the answer choices are correct.
38.A cost incurred by the Baking Department that is transferred to the Packaging Department is called a
A.conversion cost by the Baking Department.
B.transferred-out cost by the Packaging Department.
C.equivalent unit cost by the Baking Department.
D.transferred-in cost by the Packaging Department.
39.When direct labor costs are incurred in the Mixing Department, the journal entry to record the transaction includes a
A.debit to Wages Payable.
B.credit to Manufacturing Overhead.
C.credit to Work in Process, Mixing Department.
D.debit to Work in Process, Mixing Department.
40.In a process costing system, manufacturing overhead is added to Work in Process
A.using a predetermined overhead rate or based on actual overhead.
B.only in the final production department.
C.at the same rate as the direct materials are added.
D.only when Work in Process is transferred to Finished Goods.
41.Transferred-in costs are recorded with a journal entry that includes a credit to
A.Raw Materials.
B.Manufacturing Overhead.
C.Work in Process.
D.Finished Goods.
42.Which of the following will never be a component of the cost of Work in Process in a company’s initial production department?
A.Direct material
B.Direct labor
C.Transferred-in costs
D.Manufacturing overhead
43.How are equivalent units calculated in a process costing system?
A.By adding the units started to the equivalent units in beginning and ending inventory
B.By adding the units completed to the equivalent units in ending Work in Process
C.By subtracting the equivalent units in beginning inventory from the total units to account for
D.By adding the units started to the equivalent units in ending inventory
44.In the calculation of the cost per equivalent unit, the denominator
A.is the total work done during the period plus the equivalent units in ending inventory.
B.includes both the number of units completed and the number of equivalent units in ending Work in Process.
C.equals the work done during the period less the work remaining to finish ending inventory.
D.is the work done for the current and preceding departments.
45.The Baking Department began the period with 16,000 units which were 45% complete. During the period, the department received another 78,000 units from the previous department, and at the end of the period, 9,000 units remained which were 40% complete. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process and materials are added at the beginning of the process. How much are equivalent units for conversion costs in the Baking Department’s Work in Process inventory at the end of the period?
A.5,400 units
B.3,600 units
C.3,000 units
D.9,000 units
