Jacob Is a Department Manager Who Recently Instituted a New

question 9

Multiple Choice

Jacob is a department manager who recently instituted a new recognition program for his employees.He budgeted the cost of the new program at $10 per employee,but actual costs were $15 per employee.The cost associated with the recognition program would be considered which of the following kinds of cost?

• A) Controllable cost
• B) Opportunity cost
• C) Fixed cost
• D) Product cost

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made in accounting to update the record of revenues earned or expenses incurred that have not been previously recorded.

Physical Count

The process of manually counting and verifying the quantities of inventory on hand at a specific point in time.

Unearned Rent

Income received for rent before the rental period has occurred, classified as a liability until the period passes.

Adjusting Entry

An accounting record entry made at the conclusion of an accounting period to assign income and expenses to the period they genuinely happened.