Standard Cost Evaluation Quiz
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What is the primary purpose of establishing standard costs?

  • To determine the selling price of products
  • To set performance standards for managers
  • To provide a basis for intelligent forecasting and projections (correct)
  • To evaluate the efficiency of the purchasing department

Which department is primarily responsible for determining the standard unit cost of materials?

  • Purchasing department (correct)
  • Production department
  • Accounting department
  • Industrial engineering department

If the selling price of the product 'Tungki' is ₱150 per unit, what is the contribution margin per unit?

  • ₱116.80
  • ₱33.20
  • ₱283.20
  • ₱50.00 (correct)

If the fixed costs for the Tungki product line are ₱500,000 per month, what is the breakeven point in units?

<p>8,333 units (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the actual direct labor cost for the Tungki product is ₱10 per hour, what is the labor rate variance per unit?

<p>₱12.00 favorable (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of standard costs in pricing?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using standard costs in interim reporting?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of variance is the broadest and represents the difference between actual and budgeted amounts?

<p>Static (or master) budget variance (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the flexible budget variance represent?

<p>The difference between actual costs and standard costs at the actual level of activity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about variances is true?

<p>A variance should be investigated, analyzed, and avoided in the future (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is a variance classified if the actual cost exceeds the standard cost?

<p>Unfavorable (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of standard costs in cost-volume-profit analysis?

<p>To determine the breakeven point in units and pesos (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a use of standard costs mentioned in the text?

<p>Inventory valuation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using standard costs in responsibility accounting?

<p>To make the assignment of controllable and non-controllable costs more meaningful and acceptable to managers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are standard costs used in performance evaluation?

<p>As meaningful benchmarks in evaluating actual performances of center managers, otherwise known as 'cost variances analysis' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using standard costs in budgeting?

<p>To serve as reliable bases in anticipating budgeted costs and expenses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be done with standard costs regularly?

<p>They should be evaluated to maintain relevance, validity and reliability (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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