Question 1
Goodness-of-fit measures how well the predicted values in a cost estimating equation ________.
◦ match the cost driver
◦ determine the level of activity
◦ match the actual cost observations
◦ rely on the independent variable
Question 2
If cost accountants decide to use production of prior periods as a cost driver for repair cost of the current period they understand that
◦ there is no correlation between repair costs and levels of production
◦ repair costs tend to lag periods of high production
◦ cost accountants do not need to understand operations
◦ there is no cause-and-effect between production and repair costs