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The departments of Cacophony Music Company are listed below. For each, determine whether it is a cost center or a profit center. -Instrument Repair Department


A) Cost
B) Profit

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Department A had total sales of $60,000 and Department B had total sales of $20,000. If office salaries expense is allocated on the basis of total sales,---------- percent of the office salaries expense would be allocated to Department B.

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The departments of Cacophony Music Company are listed below. For each, determine whether it is a cost center or a profit center. -CDs and Tapes Department


A) Cost
B) Profit

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Which of the following measurements provides a better basis for eliminating a department?


A) a positive contribution margin and income from operations.
B) fixed expenses that exceed contribution margin.
C) fixed and variable expenses that exceed contribution margin.
D) the contribution margin equals fixed expenses.

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

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Eliminating a department that has a negative contribution margin would result in------------------ net income for the company than if the department were not eliminated.

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Department A had total sales of $84,000 and Department B had total sales of $36,000. Other Office Expenses, totaling $3,100, are allocated to the departments based on total sales. -The amount of Other Office Expense allocated to Department A is:


A) $750.
B) $930.
C) $1,250.
D) $2,170.

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

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When a departmentalized income statement is prepared, the sales journal must also be departmentalized.

A) True
B) False

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The contribution margin of a department is the difference between:


A) its net sales and the total expenses.
B) its gross profit on sales and its direct expenses.
C) its gross profit on sales and its indirect expenses.
D) its net sales and its cost of goods sold.

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

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The procedure for assigning indirect expenses to departments at the end of an accounting period is called


A) valuation.
B) amortization.
C) distribution.
D) allocation.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is NOT a limitation to using departmental operating income?


A) It is difficult to determine each department's fair share of semidirect and indirect expenses.
B) If one department is eliminated, many of the expenses allocated to it would continue.
C) Managers rely more on contribution per department than on income from operations.
D) It highlights the individual department's financial information.

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

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TBS Toys purchases a product from overseas, including insurance and shipping costs, for $62 per unit. TBS marks the toy up by 35% to $83.70. Other traceable direct costs amount to $4.10 per unit. The indirect costs associated with this product amount to $51,920. How many toys must TBS sell in order to break even?


A) 2,950.
B) 2,393.
C) 621.
D) 2,250.

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

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Use the following information for the questions. Cody's Conundrums Income Statement Accounts (Partial) September 30, 2019 Use the following information for the questions. Cody's Conundrums Income Statement Accounts (Partial) September 30, 2019   -Using the information provided, determine and present in good form, the Cost of Goods Sold section of the Income Statement for Cody's Conundrums. -Using the information provided, determine and present in good form, the Cost of Goods Sold section of the Income Statement for Cody's Conundrums.

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Operating expenses that cannot be easily assigned to particular departments at the time transactions occur and are recorded are------------ expenses.

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A common way to allocate janitorial wages to various departments would be on the basis of------------.

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Department B had net sales of $70,000, gross profit on sales of $32,000, total direct expenses of $10,200, and total indirect expenses of $5,800. Department B's contribution margin is:


A) $21,800.
B) $32,000.
C) $16,000.
D) $26,200.

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

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The departments of Cacophony Music Company are listed below. For each, determine whether it is a cost center or a profit center. -Recording Studio


A) Cost
B) Profit

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Which of the following enables management to evaluate the performance of each business segment?


A) responsibility accounting
B) transfer pricing
C) profit center costing
D) cost center costing

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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The fixed expenses of a business total $41,800. The company sells only one product for $46 per unit. The corresponding variable cost of the item sold is $24 per unit. To breakeven, the company must sell---------- units.

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Eldercare One, Two and Three are managed as a profit centers by the parent company. Revenues were $1,200,000, $500,000 and $300,000, respectively, and patients numbered 270, 80 and 50, respectively. Insurance costs of $625,000 are allocated to each center based on number of patients. Eldercare Two would be allocated cost of:


A) $156,250.
B) $208,333.
C) $125,000.
D) $80,000.

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

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Expenses that are closely related to the activities in each department, but cannot be allocated to any specific department are----------- expenses.

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