1. In a performance evaluation income statement segmented by product libe , a fixed expense that cannot be allocated among product lines on a cause and effect basis should be :
A classified as a traceable fixed expense and not allocated
B allocated to the product lines on the basis of sales dollars
C allocated to the product Lines on the basis of Segment Margin
D Classified as a common fixed expense and not allocated
2. The __tells us how much of the variation in the dependent variable (y) is explained by variation in the independent variable(x) or a casual forecasting model
a. standard error
b. correlation coefficient
c. coefficient of determination
d. slople of the regression line
3. Which of the following forecasting method is considered a causal technique?
a. Mutiple regression
b. sensitivity analysis
c. moving average
d. sales force composite
4. Assuming the number of units sold and produced are the same, which of the following statement is tue when comparing net income using absorption and variable costing?
a. absorption costing will yield a higher net income
b. variable costing will yield a higher net income
c. net income will the same under both methods
d. variable costing will have higher sales revenue