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For purposes of decision making, avoidable costs are costs that:


A) were incurred in the past.
B) will not be incurred in the future, regardless of the alternative chosen.
C) differ among alternatives.
D) None of these answers are correct.

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

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The benefits sacrificed when one alternative is chosen over another are referred to as:


A) Avoidable costs.
B) Opportunity costs.
C) Sacrificial costs.
D) Beneficial costs.

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

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Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

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The Mighty Music Company produces and sells a desktop speaker for $100. The company has the capacity to produce 50,000 speakers each period. At capacity, the costs assigned to each unit are as follows:  Unit level costs $45 Product level costs $15 Facility level costs $5\begin{array} { l c } \text { Unit level costs } & \$ 45 \\\text { Product level costs } & \$ 15 \\\text { Facility level costs } & \$ 5\end{array} The company has received a special order for 500 speakers. If this order is accepted, the company will have to spend $15,000 on additional costs. Assuming that no sales to regular customers will be lost if the order is accepted, at what selling price will the company be indifferent between accepting and rejecting the special order?


A) $95
B) $45
C) $75
D) $60

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Great Outdoors Company operates a store in downtown Denver that has five departments including a fishing department. If the fishing department is closed, the store manager's position will not be affected, but if the entire store is closed, the manager will be terminated. Which of the following lessons should be learned from this example?


A) Opportunity costs are always present.
B) Sunk costs cannot be avoided.
C) Relevance of costs is context sensitive.
D) Information does not have to be precisely accurate in order to be relevant.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Osprey Company is trying to decide between the following two alternatives:  Alternative A  Alternative B  Projected revenue $50,000$60,000 Direct material 6,00012,000 Assembly labor 9,0009,000 Production supervisor’s salary 10,00010,000 Facility-related costs10,00015,000 Profit$15,000$14,000\begin{array}{lrc}&\text { Alternative A }&\text { Alternative B }\\\text { Projected revenue } & \$ 50,000 & \$ 60,000 \\\text { Direct material } & 6,000 & 12,000 \\\text { Assembly labor } & 9,000 & 9,000 \\\text { Production supervisor's salary } & 10,000 & 10,000\\\text { Facility-related costs}&\underline{10,000}&\underline{15,000}\\\text { Profit}&\underline{\$15,000}&\underline{\$14,000}\end{array} Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this example?


A) Variable costs are always relevant for decision making.
B) Fixed costs are sunk and thus are never relevant for decision making.
C) Relevant costs may include variable costs and fixed costs.
D) None of these answers are correct.

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

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The practice of buying goods and services from other companies is commonly known as vertical integration.

A) True
B) False

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The Mansfield Company manufactures and sells two lines of fishing rods. During the most recent accounting period, the Pro line and the Novice line sold 15,000 and 2,000 units, respectively. The company's most recent financial statements are shown below: The Mansfield Company manufactures and sells two lines of fishing rods. During the most recent accounting period, the Pro line and the Novice line sold 15,000 and 2,000 units, respectively. The company's most recent financial statements are shown below:   Based on this information, the company should: A)  Eliminate the Novice line because it is operating at a loss. B)  Keep the Novice line because it contributes $40,000 to total profitability. C)  Keep the Novice line because it contributes $55,000 to total profitability. D)  It is impossible to determine with the given information. Based on this information, the company should:


A) Eliminate the Novice line because it is operating at a loss.
B) Keep the Novice line because it contributes $40,000 to total profitability.
C) Keep the Novice line because it contributes $55,000 to total profitability.
D) It is impossible to determine with the given information.

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

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An alternative under consideration involves incurring $50 in costs to generate $60 in revenue. The differential revenue for this alternative is $10.

A) True
B) False

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For an equipment replacement decision, what costs are relevant, and what costs are not relevant?

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Costs that are relevan...

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Ethan paid $3 for a bottle of ThirstAid. Later, while on a hiking trip, he was offered $8 for the ThirstAid. Select the correct statement from the following:


A) The $8 offer is not relevant if Ethan refuses to sell the ThirstAid.
B) If Ethan drinks the ThirstAid, no opportunity cost is associated with his decision.
C) The $3 original purchase price is irrelevant to his decision to sell the ThirstAid.
D) All of these answers are correct.

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

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Chavez Company is considering purchasing new equipment or overhauling its existing equipment. The manager has gathered the following information: Chavez Company is considering purchasing new equipment or overhauling its existing equipment. The manager has gathered the following information:    Required:Identify the sunk costs associated with this decision.Compute the increase or decrease in total income over the five-year period if the company chooses to buy the new equipment.Compute the increase or decrease in total income over the five-year period if the company chooses to overhaul its existing machinery.What is your recommendation for this decision? Required:Identify the sunk costs associated with this decision.Compute the increase or decrease in total income over the five-year period if the company chooses to buy the new equipment.Compute the increase or decrease in total income over the five-year period if the company chooses to overhaul its existing machinery.What is your recommendation for this decision?

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Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

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The cost that is avoided when a company eliminates a single item of a product or service is a:


A) Unit-level cost.
B) Facility-level cost.
C) Product-level cost.
D) Batch-level cost.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

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Discuss why qualitative characteristics must be considered when making decisions such as special orders, outsourcing, elimination and replacement decisions, and scarce resource allocation decisions. Give examples.

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As with quantitative d...

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Special order decisions involve:


A) An offer to sell goods at a price that is higher than normal.
B) Buying goods from other companies rather than making them internally.
C) An offer from a customer to buy goods at a lower-than-normal selling price.
D) None of these answers are correct.

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

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