Internal Control Is Defined in Part as a Plan That

question 163

Multiple Choice

Internal control is defined in part as a plan that safeguards

• A) all balance sheet accounts.
• B) assets.
• C) liabilities.
• D) capital stock.

Identify the proper inclusion or exclusion of goods in transit, consigned goods, and goods out on consignment in inventories.

Apply concepts of purchase discounts, purchase returns, and allowances in inventory accounting.

Understand the legal and accounting aspects of FOB shipping point and FOB destination terms.

Differentiate between variable costs (e.g., freight-in costs, production supervisory salaries) that contribute to inventory valuation and those that do not (e.g., freight-out costs, selling costs).

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only considers variable costs (costs that change with production levels) in product costing and decision-making.

Absorption Costing

A bookkeeping approach that encompasses the total expenses of production, including direct materials, direct labor, along with both variable and fixed overhead costs, into the pricing of a product.

Unit Product Cost

The total cost (both fixed and variable) to produce a unit of product, used for setting prices and analyzing efficiency.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method where all manufacturing costs, including both variable and fixed costs, are allocated to produced units, thus ‘absorbing’ them.