Question 1

A goal based on short-run quality goals is the

Accepted Answer

A)  interim quality performance report. 
B)  interim quality standard. 
C)  multiple-period quality trend report. 
D)  one-year quality performance report. 
A)  interim quality performance report. 
B)  interim quality standard. 
C)  multiple-period quality trend report. 
D)  one-year quality performance report.

Question 2

Within the robust view of strategy, describe the management strategy to reduce quality costs recommended by the American Society for Quality Control.

Accepted Answer

First, drive failure costs to zero by id

Question 3

Figure 14-8
Carbondioxide Chemical produces a number of chemical products, two of which are Product A1 and Product A2. The controller and environmental manager have identified the following environmental activities and costs associated with the two products:
  
-Refer to Figure 14-8. What is the packing cost per unit of Product A1?

Accepted Answer

A)  $0.30 
B)  $0.45 
C)  $0.15 
D)  $0.12 
A)  $0.30 
B)  $0.45 
C)  $0.15 
D)  $0.12

Question 4

An example of a prevention cost is

Accepted Answer

A)  field testing. 
B)  quality audits. 
C)  reinspection. 
D)  repair costs. 
A)  field testing. 
B)  quality audits. 
C)  reinspection. 
D)  repair costs.

Question 5

Improving quality can increase firm value because

Accepted Answer

A)  firms can increase activities. 
B)  firms can increase costs. 
C)  firms can increase customer demand. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  firms can increase activities. 
B)  firms can increase costs. 
C)  firms can increase customer demand. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 6

The cost of processes which produce, market, delivers, and dispose of products are called __________ costs.

Accepted Answer

environmen

Question 7

The assignment of private and societal costs to products is called costing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The assignment of private and societal costs...

Question 8

Maintaining pollution equipment is considered a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  prevention activity. 
B)  detection activity. 
C)  internal failure activity. 
D)  external failure activity. 
A)  prevention activity. 
B)  detection activity. 
C)  internal failure activity. 
D)  external failure activity.

Question 9

Environmental costs involves the damage to the environment by inefficient use of materials and energy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Reinspection of reworked products is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  external failure cost. 
B)  internal failure cost. 
C)  appraisal cost. 
D)  prevention cost. 
A)  external failure cost. 
B)  internal failure cost. 
C)  appraisal cost. 
D)  prevention cost.

Question 11

According to the robust view, the strategy for reducing quality costs is NOT based on which assumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  For every failure there is a root cause. 
B)  Causes are preventable. 
C)  Prevention costs must be balanced with the benefits. 
D)  Continually redirecting prevention efforts will lead to further improvements. 
A)  For every failure there is a root cause. 
B)  Causes are preventable. 
C)  Prevention costs must be balanced with the benefits. 
D)  Continually redirecting prevention efforts will lead to further improvements.

Question 12

The assignment of only private costs to individual products is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Full private costing 
B)  Full environmental costing 
C)  Life-cycle costing 
D)  Market costing 
A)  Full private costing 
B)  Full environmental costing 
C)  Life-cycle costing 
D)  Market costing

Question 13

The following information pertains to Longhorn Company for 2016:   Quality costs are what percentage of sales?

Accepted Answer

A)  2.5% 
B)  6.0% 
C)  15.0% 
D)  23.5% 
A)  2.5% 
B)  6.0% 
C)  15.0% 
D)  23.5%

Question 14

The method that uses customer surveys and interviews by sales personnel to estimate future profit losses.

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiplier method 
B)  Taguchi quality loss function 
C)  Market research method 
D)  Process acceptance sampling method 
A)  Multiplier method 
B)  Taguchi quality loss function 
C)  Market research method 
D)  Process acceptance sampling method

Question 15

The assignment of only private costs to individual products is called costing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The assignment of only private costs to...

Question 16

Warranty work is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  external failure cost. 
B)  internal failure cost. 
C)  appraisal cost. 
D)  prevention cost. 
A)  external failure cost. 
B)  internal failure cost. 
C)  appraisal cost. 
D)  prevention cost.

Question 17

Full private costing is the assignment of all environmental costs, private and societal, to products.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

At the beginning of the year, Alejandro Corporation initiated a quality improvement program. The program was successful in reducing scrap and rework costs. To help assess the impact of the quality improvement program, the following data were collected for the current and preceding years:
   Required: 
a. Prepare a multiple-year trend report for overall costs of quality.
b. Prepare a multiple-year trend report for each category of quality costs.
c. Graph the results.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the beginning of the year, Alejandro...

Question 19

If management is reviewing a multiple-period trend graph that shows individual quality cost categories, what might they expect to see?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overall quality costs decreasing as a percentage of sales with prevention costs, as a category, increasing over time. 
B)  Overall quality costs decreasing as a percentage of sales with all categories decreasing over time. 
C)  Overall quality costs increasing as a percentage of sales with external failure costs decreasing and prevention costs increasing. 
D)  Overall quality costs remaining the same as a percentage of sales with prevention and appraisal costs increasing over time. 
A)  Overall quality costs decreasing as a percentage of sales with prevention costs, as a category, increasing over time. 
B)  Overall quality costs decreasing as a percentage of sales with all categories decreasing over time. 
C)  Overall quality costs increasing as a percentage of sales with external failure costs decreasing and prevention costs increasing. 
D)  Overall quality costs remaining the same as a percentage of sales with prevention and appraisal costs increasing over time.

Question 20

The costs of processes that produce, market, deliver, and dispose of products are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecocosts 
B)  Internal failure costs 
C)  Environmental product costs 
D)  External failure costs 
A)  Ecocosts 
B)  Internal failure costs 
C)  Environmental product costs 
D)  External failure costs

A goal based on short-run quality goals is the

Within the robust view of strategy, describe the management strategy to reduce quality costs recommended by the American Society for Quality Control.

An example of a prevention cost is

Improving quality can increase firm value because

The cost of processes which produce, market, delivers, and dispose of products are called __________ costs.

The assignment of private and societal costs to products is called costing.

Maintaining pollution equipment is considered a(n)

Environmental costs involves the damage to the environment by inefficient use of materials and energy.

Reinspection of reworked products is a(n)

According to the robust view, the strategy for reducing quality costs is NOT based on which assumption?

The assignment of only private costs to individual products is called:

The following information pertains to Longhorn Company for 2016: Quality costs are what percentage of sales?

The method that uses customer surveys and interviews by sales personnel to estimate future profit losses.

The assignment of only private costs to individual products is called costing.

Warranty work is a(n)

Full private costing is the assignment of all environmental costs, private and societal, to products.

If management is reviewing a multiple-period trend graph that shows individual quality cost categories, what might they expect to see?

The costs of processes that produce, market, deliver, and dispose of products are called:

Introduction to Cost Management

Basic Cost Management Concepts

Cost Behavior

Activity-Based Costing

Product and Service Costing: Job-Order System

Process Costing

Allocating Costs of Support Departments and Joint Products

Budgeting for Planning and Control

Standard Costing: a Functional-Based Control Approach

Decentralization: Responsibility, Accounting, Performance Evaluation, and Transfer Pricing

Strategic Cost Management

Activity-Based Management

The Balanced Scorecard: Strategic-Based Control

Lean Accounting and Productivity Measurement

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Activity Resource Usage Model and Tactical Decision Making

Pricing and Profitability Analysis

Capital Investment

Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, Jit, and the Theory of Constraints

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Exam 14: Quality and Environmental Cost Management

A goal based on short-run quality goals is the

Within the robust view of strategy, describe the management strategy to reduce quality costs recommended by the American Society for Quality Control.

An example of a prevention cost is

Improving quality can increase firm value because

The cost of processes which produce, market, delivers, and dispose of products are called __________ costs.

The assignment of private and societal costs to products is called costing.

Maintaining pollution equipment is considered a(n)

Environmental costs involves the damage to the environment by inefficient use of materials and energy.

Reinspection of reworked products is a(n)

According to the robust view, the strategy for reducing quality costs is NOT based on which assumption?

The assignment of only private costs to individual products is called:

The following information pertains to Longhorn Company for 2016: Quality costs are what percentage of sales?

The method that uses customer surveys and interviews by sales personnel to estimate future profit losses.

The assignment of only private costs to individual products is called costing.

Warranty work is a(n)

Full private costing is the assignment of all environmental costs, private and societal, to products.

If management is reviewing a multiple-period trend graph that shows individual quality cost categories, what might they expect to see?

The costs of processes that produce, market, deliver, and dispose of products are called:

Introduction to Cost Management

Basic Cost Management Concepts

Cost Behavior

Activity-Based Costing

Product and Service Costing: Job-Order System

Process Costing

Allocating Costs of Support Departments and Joint Products

Budgeting for Planning and Control

Standard Costing: a Functional-Based Control Approach

Decentralization: Responsibility, Accounting, Performance Evaluation, and Transfer Pricing

Strategic Cost Management

Activity-Based Management

The Balanced Scorecard: Strategic-Based Control

Lean Accounting and Productivity Measurement

Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis

Activity Resource Usage Model and Tactical Decision Making

Pricing and Profitability Analysis

Capital Investment

Inventory Management: Economic Order Quantity, Jit, and the Theory of Constraints

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