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SPEC 2: CM MIDTERM

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an effective engineering toolfor use in design, and applied proactively in cost accounting and management

a)
Activity-Based Costing (ABC)
b)
Variable costing
c)

Life - Cycle Costing

d)
Job costing
2.

cost includes R&D, Recurring investment and non-recurring investment costs.

a)

Sustaining Cost

b)

Acquisition Cost

c)

Variable Cost

d)

Life Cycle Cost

3.

Includess cheduled and non-scheduled, facility usage and disposal costs.

a)
Scheduled costs only
b)
Maintenance costs
c)

Acquisition Cost

d)

Sustaining Cost

4.

a similar productor component and adjusts its costs for differences between it and the target product.

a)

Parametric Model

b)

Analogy Model

c)

Engineering Cost Model

d)

Analogy Cost Model

5.

used where there is detailed and accurate capital and operational cost data for the asset under study

a)

Parametric Cost Model

b)

Analogy Model

c)

Parametric Model

d)

Engineering Cost Model

6.

based on predicting a product’s or a component’s cost either in total or for various activities by using several models describing the relationships between costs and some product- or process-related parameters

a)

Parametric Model

b)

Analogy Model

c)

Engineering Model

d)

Engineering Cost Model

7.

Volume-based, Unconventional costing method and Modern cost management systems

a)

Engineering Cost Accounting Model

b)

Cost Accounting Model

c)

Bulk Cost Accounting Model

d)

Advanced Cost Model

8.

umbrella term for all costing methods that rely on the distinction of variable and fixed costs to determine the product costs (standard costing)

a)

cost-volume costing

b)

volume-based costing system

c)

unconventional costing method

d)

attribute based costing

9.

A technique for estimating the total cost of ownership of an asset over its lifetime which assists the decision-makers to make more informed decisions with respect to the acquisition and management of assets.

a)
Capital budgeting
b)
Lifecycle costing
c)
Asset valuation
d)
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis
10.

it follows that the product costs strongly correlate with the production volume

a)

Product -based costing

b)

volume-based costing

c)

volume-based costing system

d)

product-based costing system

11.

a detailed cost-benefit analysis of customer needs aimed at improving effectiveness

a)

JUST-IN-TIME COSTING

b)

FEATURE COSTING

c)

ATTRIBUTE-BASED COSTING

d)

TARGET COSTING

12.

Leads to a more direct reduction of costs and an improvement of performance

a)

FEATURE COSTING

b)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

c)

COST TO PERFORMANCE COSTING SYSTEM

d)

ATTRIBUTE-BASED COSTING

13.

A costing system that is based on the formulations of resources, activities, and cost objects

a)

FUNCTION-BASED COSTING SYSTEM

b)

PERFORMANCE-BASED COSTING SYSTEM

c)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

d)

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

14.

Is oriented toward process and time, as measured by the cycle time

a)

JUST-IN-TIME COSTING

b)

PROJECT SCHEDULE COSTING

c)

CYCLE TIME COSTING

d)

TIMESPAN COSTING

15.

A system of profit planning and cost management that is price driven, customer focused, design centered and cross functional

a)

CYCLE TIME COSTING

b)

TARGET COSTING

c)

FUNCTION COSTING

d)

VARIABLE COSTING

16.

types of modern cost management systems

a)

TARGET COSTING

b)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

c)

JUST-IN-TIME COSTING

d)

STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT

17.

Types of Cost Accounting Model

a)

VOLUME-BASED COSTING METHOD

b)

UNCONVENTIONAL COSTING METHOD

c)

MODERN COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

d)

VOLUME-BASED COSTING SYSTEMS

18.

Life Cycle Costing Model

a)

COST ACCOUNTING MODEL

b)

ENGINEERING COST MODEL

c)

ANALOGY MODEL

d)

PARAMETRIC MODEL

19.

The value added concept focuses on internal activities, while the value chain focuses on external activities

a)

TARGET-BASED COSTING

b)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

c)

STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT

d)

ACTIVITY-BASED COST MANAGEMENT

20.

everything the organization uses to operate, and the measure is cost

a)

COST OBJECTS

b)

ACTIVITIES

c)

RESOURCES

d)

MONEY

21.

costing that Is remarkably close to the product life-cycle concepts

a)

TARGET COSTING

b)

JUST-IN-TIME COSTING

c)

CYCLE TIME COSTING

d)

STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT

22.

Uncoventional Costing Methods

a)

VOLUME-BASED COSTING

b)

ATTRIBUTE-BASED COSTING

c)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

d)

FEATURE COSTING

23.

Modern Costing Method

a)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

b)

STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT

c)

JUST-IN-TIME COSTING

d)

VOLUMED-BASED COSTING

e)

TARGET COSTING

24.

A methodology that measures the cost and performance of activities, resources, and cost objects.

a)

COST TO PERFORMANCE COSTING

b)

VOLUME-BASED COSTING

c)

PROJECT CYCLE COSTING SYSTEM

d)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

25.

Resources are assigned to activities, and then activities are assigned to cost objects based on their use

a)

UNCONVENTIONAL COSTING SYSTEM

b)

MODERN COSTING SYSTEM

c)

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

d)

TARGET COSTING

26.

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

a)

RESOURCES

b)

COST OBJECT

c)

ACTIVITIES

d)

TIME

27.

are actually being done in the organization

a)

PRODUCT

b)

COST OBJECTS

c)

RESOURCES

d)

ACTIVITIES

28.

the objects, typically products and customers, for which we want separate cost, revenue, and profit statements.

a)

PRODUCT

b)

SERVICES

c)

COST OBJECT

d)

COST OBJECTS

29.

ACTIVITY-BASED COSTING

a)

Cost objects - Activities - Resources

b)

Cost Objects - General Ledger

c)

Resources - Activities - Cost Objects

30.

cost assignment view, deals with: pricing, product mix, sourcing, product design,setting priorities for improvement efforts

a)

3rd Dimension

b)

4th Dimension

c)

1st Dimension

d)

2nd Dimension

e)

Multiverse

31.

the process view, is used for non-economic performance measurement

a)

5th Dimension

b)

1st Dimension

c)

3rd Dimension

d)

2nd Dimension

32.

This implies that the elapsed time and effort required to perform activities must be reduced

a)

TIME SCHEDULE

b)

TIME CYCLE

c)

ACTIVITY REDUCTION

d)

TIME REDUCTION

33.

removing activities in an organization do not contribute to customer value, responsiveness, or quality (nonvalue-added activities).

a)

ACTIVITY REDUCTION

b)

ACTIVITY ELIMINATION

c)

ACTIVITY SELECTION

34.

applicable when a product or a production process can be designed in several ways, with each alternative carrying its own set of activities and costs

a)

ACTIVITY SELECTION

b)

ACTIVITY ELIMINATION

c)

ACTIVITY ALTERATION

d)

ACTIVITY REDUCTION

35.

provides economies of scale as the designer of a product or process can choose design alternatives that permit products to share activities

a)

ACTIVITY SELECTION

b)

ACTIVITY SHARING

c)

ACTIVITY REDUCTION

d)

ACTIVITY ELIMINATION

36.

should include as a minimum the objectives of the model, its system boundaries, and its perspective

a)

MODEL THE UNCERTAINTY

b)

DEFINE THE SCOPE OF THE MODEL AND THE 1CORRESPONDING COST OBJECTS

c)

IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACTIVITY DRIVERS AND DESIGN CHANGES

d)

CREATE AN ACTIVITY HIERARCHY AND NETWORK

37.

This is done for all the activities and then is summed up to produce the total cost of all the activities, which is theBill of Activities (BOA)

a)

ESTIMATE THE COST OF COST OBJECTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES

b)

PERFORM MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS AND RELEVANT ANALYSES

c)

OBTAIN AND CLEAN BILL OF MATERIALS FOR ALL COST OBJECTS

d)

ESTIMATE THE BILL OF ACTIVITIES

38.

It is important that the BOM does not contain any overhead costs that are not volume related in order to reduce possible distortions toa minimum

a)

OBTAIN AND CLEAN BILL OF MATERIALS FOR ALL COST OBJECTS

b)

ESTIMATE THE BILL OF ACTIVITIES

c)

ESTIMATE THE COST OF COST OBJECTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES

d)

BILL OF QUANTITY

39.

Discuss some important engineering ______ that may greatly affect life-cycle costs and how to decide whether we should iterate the model implementation or not

a)

PERFORM MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS AND RELEVANT ANALYSES

b)

MODEL THE UNCERTAINTY

c)

IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY THE RESOURCES

d)

ENGINEERING ANALYSES

40.

Every process within the system boundary is broken down into more and more detailed processes (activities), and thereby an activity _______ is created. The activities should be defined in enough detail to get reliable information.

a)

IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY RESOURCE AND ACTIVITY DRIVERS

b)

CREATE AN ACTIVITY HIERARCHY AND NETWORK

c)

OBTAIN AND CLEAN BILL OF MATERIALS FOR ALL COST OBJECTS

d)

MODEL THE UNCERTAINTY

41.

The objectives may include a complete life cycle, a decade, or another time frame, but the point is that we must include the relevant costs given the appropriate perspective

a)

IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACTIVITY DRIVERS AND DESIGN CHANGES

b)

MODEL THE UNCERTAINTY

c)

IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY 3THE RESOURCES

d)

ESTIMATE THE COST OF COST OBJECTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES

42.

The purpose of resource drivers is to trace how the activities consume resources, while activity drivers are to trace how the cost objects consume activities

a)

IDENTIFY AND QUANTIFY THE RESOURCES

b)

OBTAIN AND CLEAN BILL OF MATERIALS FOR ALL COST OBJECTS

c)

ESTIMATE THE COST OF COST OBJECTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES

d)

IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACTIVITY DRIVERS AND DESIGN CHANGES

43.

Distinguish between two different design approaches.The simplest is when we want to select from several options. Here no relationships are needed since we are not interested in changing the design, only selecting

a)

MODEL THE UNCERTAINTY

b)

IDENTIFY THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ACTIVITY DRIVERS AND DESIGN CHANGES

c)

ESTIMATE THE COST OF COST OBJECTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES

d)

PERFORM MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS AND RELEVANT ANALYSES

44.

What is important to emphasize is that Monte Carlo methods, or simulation techniques, enable the most versatile handling of uncertainty

a)

PERFORM MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS AND RELEVANT ANALYSES

b)

ESTIMATE THE COST OF COST OBJECTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES

c)

ESTIMATE THE BILL OF ACTIVITIES

d)

MODEL THE UNCERTAINTY

45.

In Step _ resources are traced to activities, whereas in this step activity costs are traced to cost objects. From this, it is evident that Step is the first step in an ABC system, whereas Step _ is the second step.

a)

DEFINE THE SCOPE OF THE MODEL AND THE CORRESPONDING COST OBJECTS

b)

ESTIMATE THE COST OF COST OBJECTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES

c)

OBTAIN AND CLEAN BILL OF MATERIALS FOR ALL COST OBJECTS

d)

ESTIMATE THE BILL OF ACTIVITIES