A Compensating Balance: I

question 39

Multiple Choice

A compensating balance: I. is required when a firm acquires bank financing other than a line of credit.
II) increases the cost of short-term bank financing.
III) represents an opportunity cost to the lending institution.
IV) is often used as a means of paying for banking services received.

• A) I and III only
• B) II and IV only
• C) II and III only
• D) I and IV only
• E) I, II and IV only

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Definitions:

Process Costing

A costing method used where similar products are produced in a continuous process, assigning average costs to each unit.

Job Order Costing

An accounting methodology used to track the expenses of creating a specific product or providing specific services and assign those costs to the products or services.

Conversion Costs

The combined costs of direct labor and manufacturing overhead, representing the costs to convert raw materials into finished products.

Direct Labor

The labor costs that are directly traceable to the production of specific goods or services, representing the cost of workers who physically convert materials into finished products.