Exam 13: Relevant Information for Special Decisions

Qualitative information is only relevant for decision making if it can be quantified.

Natalie purchased a concert ticket recently for $50. She is trying to decide whether to drive, take a taxi, or ride the public transit bus. The cost of driving to the concert is a sunk cost because Natalie purchased her car several years ago.

Differential revenues are expected future revenues that vary between the alternatives under consideration.

Bates Company plans to add a new item to its line of consumer product offerings. Two possible products are under consideration. Each unit of Product A costs $6 to produce and has a contribution margin of $3, while each unit of Product B costs $12 and has a contribution margin of $4. What is the differential revenue for this decision?

Hancock Company manufactures and sells two lines of furniture, case goods and upholstery. During the most recent accounting period, the Case Goods and Upholstery Divisions sold 15,000 and 2,000 units, respectively. The company's most recent financial statements are shown below: (Do not round intermediate calculations.) If unit sales for both divisions increased 10%, the company would report which of the following?

Relevant costs are frequently called unavoidable costs.

Relevant costs are often referred to as:

Select the correct statement regarding relevant costs and revenues.

All of the following statements describe qualities of relevance except:

ServicePro provides two kinds of services. During the most recent accounting period, the two service lines produced the following operating results: If the company stops providing Service 2:

Which of the following statements is true?

Gibbs Corporation makes indoor gas fireplaces. A standard fireplace includes unit-level materials, labor, and overhead costs. In addition, the company incurs product-level engineering and advertising costs. The sales staff is paid a 5% commission on each fireplace sold. A sales representative has been in contact with a building developer who wants to buy 20 fireplaces only if he can buy them at amount lower than Gibbs' selling price. Which of the following costs would be relevant to this special order decision?

Which costs are relevant for equipment replacement decisions?

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

Pilot Motors Corporation is an automobile manufacturer. The company produces its own motors, tires, and other automobile parts. Pilot has the opportunity to purchase tires from another manufacturer instead of producing the tires in its own facility. This type of decision is typically known as a(n):

Outdoor Living Company has just received a special order for 500 hammocks. Outdoor Living has sufficient idle capacity to accept the order. Accepting the order will increase Outdoor Living's variable manufacturing costs. Variable selling and administrative costs would be unaffected. What is the minimum price that Outdoor Living should accept for the special order?

A potential danger from outsourcing is that a company may become too dependent on the supplier.

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

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

Easton Company makes and sells scooters. Easton incurred the following costs in its most recent fiscal year: Easton can currently purchase the scooters it makes from another company. If the company purchases the scooters, Easton would still continue to use its own logo, sales staff, and advertising programs. Which of the following costs would be classified as a unit-level cost?