1. A responsibility center is an organization unit headed by a responsible manager. It is known as a. Cost center b. Profit center c. Investment center. d. None of these.
1. A responsibility center is an organization unit headed by a responsible manager. It is known as a. Cost center b. Profit center c. Investment center. d. None of these.
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![Multiple Choice. Select the best answer.
1. A responsibility center is an organization unit headed by a responsible manager. It
is known as
a. Cost center
b. Profit center
c. Investment center.
d. None of these.
2. Which of the following items of cost would be least likely to appear in a
performance report based on responsibility accounting techniques for the
supervisor of an assembly line in a large manufacturing situation?
a. Supervisor's salary
b. Materials
c. Repairs and maintenance
d. Direct labor
3. If a cost cannot be allocated to certain segments of an organization, it should be
a. Excluded from the segmented income statement.
b. Included in it.
c. Included in it but not allocated.
d. None of these.
4. A profit center is any subunit or segment of an organization that is assigned
a. Both revenues and expenses.
b. Revenues only.
c. Expenses only.
d. Variable expenses only.
5. Which of the following is not true about responsibility accounting?
a. It is a basis for judging management performance.
b. It is helpful in pinpointing inefficiencies.
c. It consists of a series of reports.
d. It holds management equally responsible for all costs.
6. Trading on the equity refers to the practice of
a. Purchasing and selling treasury stock.
b. Trading in the stock of other companies.
c. Retiring bonds before maturity.
d. Using funds provided by creditors.
7. An increase in the average collection period for accounts receivable would be
explained by
a. An increase in the accounts receivable turnover ratio.
b. A decrease in the average accounts receivable balance.
c. A tightening of credit policy in the company.
d. None of these.
8. Sta. Cruz Company reported net income of P80,000 for 2020. The company has
20,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and 5,000 shares of P100 par value,
7% preferred stock outstanding. The earnings per share of common stock for the
year is
a. P4.00
b. P3.20
c. P2.25
d. P3.72
e. None of these.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc4ccd618-3414-4bac-b194-6f35c94b9e7d%2F9f90b63a-b707-497c-857e-f0c0b476b989%2Foi773ib_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Multiple Choice. Select the best answer.
1. A responsibility center is an organization unit headed by a responsible manager. It
is known as
a. Cost center
b. Profit center
c. Investment center.
d. None of these.
2. Which of the following items of cost would be least likely to appear in a
performance report based on responsibility accounting techniques for the
supervisor of an assembly line in a large manufacturing situation?
a. Supervisor's salary
b. Materials
c. Repairs and maintenance
d. Direct labor
3. If a cost cannot be allocated to certain segments of an organization, it should be
a. Excluded from the segmented income statement.
b. Included in it.
c. Included in it but not allocated.
d. None of these.
4. A profit center is any subunit or segment of an organization that is assigned
a. Both revenues and expenses.
b. Revenues only.
c. Expenses only.
d. Variable expenses only.
5. Which of the following is not true about responsibility accounting?
a. It is a basis for judging management performance.
b. It is helpful in pinpointing inefficiencies.
c. It consists of a series of reports.
d. It holds management equally responsible for all costs.
6. Trading on the equity refers to the practice of
a. Purchasing and selling treasury stock.
b. Trading in the stock of other companies.
c. Retiring bonds before maturity.
d. Using funds provided by creditors.
7. An increase in the average collection period for accounts receivable would be
explained by
a. An increase in the accounts receivable turnover ratio.
b. A decrease in the average accounts receivable balance.
c. A tightening of credit policy in the company.
d. None of these.
8. Sta. Cruz Company reported net income of P80,000 for 2020. The company has
20,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and 5,000 shares of P100 par value,
7% preferred stock outstanding. The earnings per share of common stock for the
year is
a. P4.00
b. P3.20
c. P2.25
d. P3.72
e. None of these.
![9. Given the following data:
Assets..
Liabilities......
Stockholders' equity...
Common stock...
Preferred stock........
If the company has 40,000 shares of common stock and 10,000 shares of
preferred stock outstanding, then the book value per common share of stock is
a. P22.50
c. P20.00
e. P7.50
b. P12.50
d. P12.00
f. None of these
10. Given the following data:
Number of common shares outstanding..
Number of preferred shares outstanding..
Net income...
Dividend rate per share of preferred stock..….............
..P1,000,000
400,000
600,000
300,000
100,000
a. P3.60
b. P4.00
c. P2.40
d. P3.00
30,000
10,000
..P180,000
If the preferred stock is convertible into common stock on a basis of two(2) shares
of common stock for each share of preferred. The fully diluted earnings per share
would be
6
e. None of these](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc4ccd618-3414-4bac-b194-6f35c94b9e7d%2F9f90b63a-b707-497c-857e-f0c0b476b989%2Fgtrt5n_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:9. Given the following data:
Assets..
Liabilities......
Stockholders' equity...
Common stock...
Preferred stock........
If the company has 40,000 shares of common stock and 10,000 shares of
preferred stock outstanding, then the book value per common share of stock is
a. P22.50
c. P20.00
e. P7.50
b. P12.50
d. P12.00
f. None of these
10. Given the following data:
Number of common shares outstanding..
Number of preferred shares outstanding..
Net income...
Dividend rate per share of preferred stock..….............
..P1,000,000
400,000
600,000
300,000
100,000
a. P3.60
b. P4.00
c. P2.40
d. P3.00
30,000
10,000
..P180,000
If the preferred stock is convertible into common stock on a basis of two(2) shares
of common stock for each share of preferred. The fully diluted earnings per share
would be
6
e. None of these
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