1.
1.
The wage costs which are The wage costs which are incurred in converting materials into finishedincurred in converting materials into finished goods would be known as:goods would be known as: Your Answer:
Your Answer: Direct labourDirect labour
2.
2.
Allocating indirect overheads to the direct cost of Allocating indirect overheads to the direct cost of production is knownproduction is known as:as:
Your Answer:
Your Answer: Absorption costingAbsorption costing
3.
3.
Which of the following is a reason why a firm would want to Which of the following is a reason why a firm would want to implementimplement ABC?ABC?
Your Answer:
Your Answer: Costs of implementation are too highCosts of implementation are too high Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: It may help make decision making more accurateIt may help make decision making more accurate
4.
4.
When costing takes into account only the variable cost When costing takes into account only the variable cost and not the fulland not the full production cost we will be using:production cost we will be using: Your Answer:
Your Answer: Activity based costingActivity based costing Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Marginal costingMarginal costing
5.
5.
Marking up the cost of a product by an amount to represent profit isMarking up the cost of a product by an amount to represent profit is known as:known as:
Your Answer:
Your Answer: Price discriminationPrice discrimination Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Full cost pricingFull cost pricing
6.
6.
An area of a business which collects costs is known as:An area of a business which collects costs is known as: Your Answer:Your Answer: Cost centreCost centre
7.
7.
Repairs to factory machinery would be classed as:Repairs to factory machinery would be classed as: Your Answer:8.
8.
Contribution can be defined as:Contribution can be defined as: Your Answer:Your Answer: Selling price less variable costsSelling price less variable costs
9.
9.
Any abnormal losses on production are recorded by Any abnormal losses on production are recorded by which one of thewhich one of the following?following?
Debit
Credit
Debit
Credit
A Abnormal loss account Process account
A Abnormal loss account Process account
B Abnormal
B Abnormal loss account Cashbook
loss account Cashbook
C
C Profit
Profit &
& Loss
Loss account
account Cashbook
Cashbook
D
D Process
Process account
account
abnormal
abnormal loss
loss account
account
Your Answer: Your Answer: AA
10.
10.
A collection of individual costs within a single A collection of individual costs within a single heading is known as:heading is known as: Your Answer:Your Answer: Cost poolCost pool
11.
11.
The total of all direct costs of production is also known as:The total of all direct costs of production is also known as: Your Answer:Your Answer: Prime costPrime cost
12.
12.
If a firm If a firm experiences an underabsorption of overheads then the closingexperiences an underabsorption of overheads then the closing stock should be adjusted in which way?stock should be adjusted in which way? Your Answer:
Your Answer: No adjustment should be madeNo adjustment should be made
13.
13.
The best way of The best way of allocating fixed overheads between products is:allocating fixed overheads between products is: Your Answer:Your Answer: As a proportion of direct cost incurred by eachAs a proportion of direct cost incurred by each product
product Correct Answer:
14.
14.
Raw materials which are incorporated into goods sold Raw materials which are incorporated into goods sold but are notbut are not easily identifiable to the goods being madeeasily identifiable to the goods being made would be known as:would be known as: Your Answer:
Your Answer: Work in progressWork in progress Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Indirect overheadsIndirect overheads
15.
15.
Wages for staff maintaining machines in factory would Wages for staff maintaining machines in factory would be classed as:be classed as: Your Answer:Your Answer: Administration expensesAdministration expenses Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Factory indirect expensesFactory indirect expenses
16.
16.
Which of the following would not appear as a direct cost?Which of the following would not appear as a direct cost? Your Answer:Your Answer: Royalties on each unit Royalties on each unit producedproduced Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Power costs for factory buildingsPower costs for factory buildings
17.
17.
Sales staff salaries would be classed as:Sales staff salaries would be classed as: Your Answer:Your Answer: Indirect expensesIndirect expenses Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Selling and distribution expensesSelling and distribution expenses
18.
18.
A minor product produced at the same time as the main product mayA minor product produced at the same time as the main product may be known as a:be known as a: Your Answer:
Your Answer: ScrapScrap Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: By productBy product
19.
19.
When deciding to accept a special order at below the normal sellingWhen deciding to accept a special order at below the normal selling price a firmprice a firm would consider which cost?would consider which cost? Your Answer:
Your Answer: Absorption costAbsorption cost Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Marginal costMarginal cost
20.
20.
Which of the following would not appear Which of the following would not appear as a factory as a factory overhead?overhead? Your Answer:Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Delivery costs for raw materialsDelivery costs for raw materials
21.
21.
Which of the following would not normally be Which of the following would not normally be included in the primeincluded in the prime cost ofcost of production?production? Your Answer:
Your Answer: Carriage on raw materials.Carriage on raw materials. Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Salaries.Salaries.
22.
22.
Which of the following costs has Which of the following costs has no relationship with the level ofno relationship with the level of output?output?
Your Answer:
Your Answer: Stepped fixed costs.Stepped fixed costs. Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Fixed costs.Fixed costs.
23.
23.
Depreciation of machinery would be classed as:Depreciation of machinery would be classed as: Your Answer:Your Answer: direct expenses.direct expenses. Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: factory indirect expenses.factory indirect expenses.
24.
24.
Adding indirect production expenditure to the direct Adding indirect production expenditure to the direct cost of productioncost of production can be known as:can be known as: Your Answer:
Your Answer: full costing.full costing.
25.
25.
The correct treatment of an amount paid per item produced to theThe correct treatment of an amount paid per item produced to the owner of a patent would be to include it in which ofowner of a patent would be to include it in which of the following?the following? Your Answer:
Your Answer: Administration expenses.Administration expenses. Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Direct expenses.Direct expenses.
26.
26.
When using Activity Based Costing, a cost centre When using Activity Based Costing, a cost centre would be normally bewould be normally be known as a:known as a:
Your Answer:
Your Answer: cost driver.cost driver. Correct Answer:
27.
27.
Which of the following would not normally be Which of the following would not normally be classed as anclassed as an administration expense?administration expense? Your Answer:
Your Answer: Secretarial wages.Secretarial wages. Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: Salary of factory manager.Salary of factory manager.
28.
28.
A cost which is A cost which is connected with production but does not vary directlyconnected with production but does not vary directly with the level of output may be known as:with the level of output may be known as: Your Answer:
Your Answer: factory indirect expense.factory indirect expense.
The wage costs which are incurred in
The wage costs which are incurred in
converting materials into finished goods would
converting materials into finished goods would
be known as:
be known as:
Salaries Salaries Direct labour Direct labour Wages & salaries Wages & salaries Indirect labour Indirect labourAllocating indirect overheads to the direct
Allocating indirect overheads to the direct
cost of production is known as:
cost of production is known as:
Absorption costing Absorption costing Contribution costing Contribution costing Marginal costing Marginal costing Activity based costing Activity based costingWhich of the following is
Which of the following is
a reason why a firm
a reason why a firm
would want to implement ABC?
would want to implement ABC?
Costs of implementation are too high Costs of implementation are too highThe precision of ABC may be to small to justify The precision of ABC may be to small to justify its
its implementatioimplementationn
It may help make decision making more It may help make decision making more accurate
accurate
The firm only produces a
The firm only produces a single productsingle product
When costing takes into account only the
When costing takes into account only the
variable cost and not the full production cost
variable cost and not the full production cost
we will be using:
we will be using:
Absorption costing Absorption costing Activity based costing Activity based costing Full costingFull costing Marginal costing Marginal costing
Marking up the cost of a
Marking up the cost of a
product by an
product by an
amount to represent profit is known as:
amount to represent profit is known as:
Full cost pricing Full cost pricing Price discrimination Price discrimination Price skimming Price skimming Predatory pricing Predatory pricing
An area of a business which
An area of a business which
collects costs is
collects costs is
known as:
known as:
Branch Branch Profit centre Profit centre Cost unit Cost unit Cost centre Cost centreRepairs to factory machinery would be
Repairs to factory machinery would be
classed as:
classed as:
Direct expenses Direct expenses
Factory indirect expenses Factory indirect expenses Administration expenses Administration expenses Direct materials
Direct materials
Contribution can be defined as:
Contribution can be defined as:
Sales revenue less fixed costs Sales revenue less fixed costs Selling price less total costs Selling price less total costs Fixed costs less variable costs Fixed costs less variable costs Selling price less variable costs Selling price less variable costsAny abnormal losses on production are
Any abnormal losses on production are
recorded by which one of the following?
recorded by which one of the following?
Debit
Credit
Debit
Credit
A
A
Abnormal loss
Abnormal loss
account
account
Process account
Process account
B
B
Abnormal loss
Abnormal loss
account
account
Cashbook
Cashbook
C
C
Profit & Loss
Profit & Loss
account
account
Cashbook
Cashbook
D Process account
D Process account
abnormal loss
abnormal loss
account
account
A A B B C CD D
A collection of individual costs within a single
A collection of individual costs within a single
heading is known as:
heading is known as:
Cost total Cost total Cost pool Cost pool Cost centre Cost centre Overhead centre Overhead centreThe total of all direct costs of
The total of all direct costs of
production is
production is
also known as:
also known as:
Prime cost Prime cost Production costs Production costs Variable cost Variable cost Total cost Total costIf a firm experiences an underabsorption of
If a firm experiences an underabsorption of
overheads then the closing stock should be
overheads then the closing stock should be
adjusted in which way?
adjusted in which way?
Shortfall should be added to closing stock value Shortfall should be added to closing stock value A provision equivalent to amount should be A provision equivalent to amount should be deducted from value
deducted from value
No adjustment should be made No adjustment should be made
Shortfall should be subtracted from closing Shortfall should be subtracted from closing stock value
The best way of allocating fixed overheads
The best way of allocating fixed overheads
between products is:
between products is:
Equally between different products Equally between different products There is no ‘best’ way
There is no ‘best’ way of allocating overheadsof allocating overheads As a proportion of direct cost incurred by each As a proportion of direct cost incurred by each product
product
Based on number people
Based on number people involved in productioninvolved in production of each product
of each product
Raw materials which are incorporated into
Raw materials which are incorporated into
goods sold but are not
goods sold but are not
easily identifiable to
easily identifiable to
the goods being made would be known as:
the goods being made would be known as:
Indirect overheads Indirect overheads Direct materials Direct materials Direct overheads Direct overheads Work in progress Work in progress
Wages for staff maintaining machines in
Wages for staff maintaining machines in
factory would be classed as:
factory would be classed as:
Factory indirect expenses Factory indirect expenses Direct materials Direct materials Direct labour Direct labour Administration expenses Administration expensesWhich of the following would not appear as
Which of the following would not appear as
a
a
direct cost?
direct cost?
Carriage inwards of raw materials Carriage inwards of raw materials
Power costs for factory buildings Power costs for factory buildings Wages for production staff Wages for production staff Royalties on each unit
Royalties on each unit producedproduced
Sales staff salaries would be classed as:
Sales staff salaries would be classed as:
Direct labour Direct labour
Administration expenses Administration expenses
Selling and distribution expenses Selling and distribution expenses Indirect expenses
Indirect expenses
A minor product produced at the same time
A minor product produced at the same time
as the main product may be known as a:
as the main product may be known as a:
By product By product Supplementary product Supplementary product Joint product Joint product Scrap Scrap
When deciding to accept a special order at
When deciding to accept a special order at
below the normal selling price a firm would
below the normal selling price a firm would
consider which cost?
consider which cost?
Absorption cost Absorption cost Full cost Full cost Overhead cost Overhead cost Marginal cost Marginal costWhich of the following would not appear as
Which of the following would not appear as
a
a
factory overhead?
factory overhead?
Power for machines Power for machinesDepreciation of factory equipment Depreciation of factory equipment Delivery costs for raw materials Delivery costs for raw materials Wages of factory
Wages of factory supervisorssupervisors
Which of the following would not normally be
Which of the following would not normally be
included in the prime cost of production?
included in the prime cost of production?
Cost of raw materials. Cost of raw materials. Salaries.
Salaries.
Direct expenses. Direct expenses.
Carriage on raw materials. Carriage on raw materials.
Which of the following costs has no
Which of the following costs has no
relationship with the level of output?
relationship with the level of output?
Fixed costs. Fixed costs. Variable costs. Variable costs. Semi-variable costs. Semi-variable costs. Stepped fixed costs. Stepped fixed costs.
Depreciation of machinery would be classed
Depreciation of machinery would be classed
as:
as:
administration expenses. administration expenses.
factory indirect expenses. factory indirect expenses. direct materials.
direct materials. direct expenses. direct expenses.
Adding indirect production expenditure to the
Adding indirect production expenditure to the
direct cost of production can be known
direct cost of production can be known
as:
as:
marginal costing.marginal costing. full costing. full costing.
activity based costing. activity based costing. contribution costing. contribution costing.
The correct treatment of an amount paid per
The correct treatment of an amount paid per
item produced to the owner of a patent
item produced to the owner of a patent
would be to include it in
would be to include it in
which of the
which of the
following?
following?
Administration expenses. Administration expenses. Indirect expenses. Indirect expenses. Distribution expenses. Distribution expenses. Direct expenses. Direct expenses.When using Activity Based Costing, a cost
When using Activity Based Costing, a cost
centre would be normally be known as a:
centre would be normally be known as a:
cost driver. cost driver. profit centre. profit centre. cost unit. cost unit. cost pool. cost pool.
Which of the following would not normally be
Which of the following would not normally be
classed as an administration expense?
classed as an administration expense?
Depreciation of office photocopier. Depreciation of office photocopier. Salary of factory manager.Salary of factory manager. Secretarial wages.
Secretarial wages. Office heating. Office heating.
A cost which is connected with production
A cost which is connected with production
but does not vary directly with the level of
but does not vary directly with the level of
output may be known as:
output may be known as:
variable cost.variable cost.
factory indirect expense. factory indirect expense. direct cost.
direct cost.
selling and distribution expense. selling and distribution expense.
1.
1.
The role of The role of management accounmanagement accounting does not normally include theting does not normally include the function offunction of
Your Answer:
Your Answer: decision-makingdecision-making Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: cash managementcash management
2.
2.
The role of The role of financial management does not usually includefinancial management does not usually include responsibility forresponsibility for Your Answer:
Your Answer: treasury managementtreasury management Correct Answer:
3.
3.
The management accounting concepts, additional to the The management accounting concepts, additional to the fundamenfundamentaltal accounting concepts do not include theaccounting concepts do not include the Your Answer:
Your Answer: going concern conceptgoing concern concept
4.
4.
Total costs are comprised of Total costs are comprised of Your Answer:Your Answer: variable costs plus fixed costsvariable costs plus fixed costs Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: variable costs plus fixed costs plus semi-variablevariable costs plus fixed costs plus semi-variable costs
costs
5.
5.
Prime costs are comprised of Prime costs are comprised of Your Answer:Your Answer: materials costs plus direct labour costsmaterials costs plus direct labour costs Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: production overheads plus materials costs plusproduction overheads plus materials costs plus direct labour costs
direct labour costs
6.
6.
Cost allocation is the charging of aCost allocation is the charging of a Your Answer:Your Answer: cost centre with the direct labour and materialscost centre with the direct labour and materials costs relating to the cost
costs relating to the cost centrecentre Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: cost centre with the overhead costs resulting solelycost centre with the overhead costs resulting solely from the existence of the cost
from the existence of the cost centrecentre
7.
7.
Which of the following examples of bases Which of the following examples of bases of cost apportionment mayof cost apportionment may relate to rent,relate to rent, heating and lighting?heating and lighting? Your Answer:
Your Answer: number of employeesnumber of employees Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: areaarea
8.
8.
Which costs are charged to Which costs are charged to a product using the method of a product using the method of absorptionabsorption costingcosting
Your Answer:
Your Answer: materials costs plus direct labour costsmaterials costs plus direct labour costs Correct Answer:
9.
9.
Using the marginal costing method, contribution is equal to total salesUsing the marginal costing method, contribution is equal to total sales revenue lessrevenue less Your Answer:
Your Answer: variable costsvariable costs
10.
10.
Marginal costing may be preferred to Marginal costing may be preferred to absorption costing becausabsorption costing because ite it Your Answer:Your Answer: complies with International Accounting Standardcomplies with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 2
(IAS) 2 Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: enables use of the opportunity cost approachenables use of the opportunity cost approach
The role of management accounting does not normally include
The role of management accounting does not normally include
the function of
the function of
decision-making decision-making planning and control planning and control cash management cash management product costing product costingThe role of financial management does not usually include
The role of financial management does not usually include
responsibility for
responsibility for
corporate finance corporate finance risk management risk management treasury management treasury managementcompliance with accounting standards compliance with accounting standards
The management accounting concepts, additional to the
The management accounting concepts, additional to the
fundamental accounting concepts do not include the
fundamental accounting concepts do not include the
reliability concept reliability concept going concern concept going concern concept controllability concept controllability concept
interdependenc
interdependency y conceptconcept
Total costs are comprised of
Total costs are comprised of
variable costs plus fixed costs plus semi-variable variable costs plus fixed costs plus semi-variable costscosts variable costs plus fixed costs
variable costs plus fixed costs
variable costs plus semi-variable costs variable costs plus semi-variable costs fixed costs plus semi-variable costs fixed costs plus semi-variable costs
Prime costs are comprised of
Prime costs are comprised of
direct labour costs
direct labour costs plus production overheadsplus production overheads materials costs plus direct labour costs
materials costs plus direct labour costs materials costs plus
materials costs plus production overheadsproduction overheads
production overheads plus materials costs plus direct labour costs production overheads plus materials costs plus direct labour costs
Cost allocation is the charging of a
Cost allocation is the charging of a
cost centre with the direct labour and materials costs relating to the cost cost centre with the direct labour and materials costs relating to the cost centre
centre
cost centre with the overhead costs
cost centre with the overhead costs resulting solely from the existence ofresulting solely from the existence of the cost centre
the cost centre
product with the direct labour costs
product with the direct labour costs relating to the productrelating to the product product with the direct labour and materials
product with the direct labour and materials costs relating to the productcosts relating to the product
Which of the following examples of bases of cost
Which of the following examples of bases of cost
apportionment
apportionment
may relate to rent, heating and lighting?
weight weight area area number of products number of products number of employees number of employees
Which costs are charged to a product using
Which costs are charged to a product using
the method of
the method of
absorption costing
absorption costing
production overheads plus direct labour costs production overheads plus direct labour costs total production costs
total production costs
materials costs plus direct labour costs materials costs plus direct labour costs direct labour costs
direct labour costs
Using the marginal costing method, contribution is equal to total
Using the marginal costing method, contribution is equal to total
sales revenue less
sales revenue less
fixed costs fixed costs variable costs variable costs total costs total costsdirect labour costs direct labour costs
Marginal costing may be preferred to absorption costing because it
Marginal costing may be preferred to absorption costing because it
ensures the recovery of total costs
ensures the recovery of total costs in sales pricingin sales pricing complies with the accruals or matching concept complies with the accruals or matching concept enables use of the opportunity cost approach enables use of the opportunity cost approach
complies with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 2 complies with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 2
1-Cost estimation include(s) the
1-Cost estimation include(s) the
following expenditure(s)
following expenditure(s)
(A) pattern making
(A) pattern making
(B) tool making
(B) tool making
(C) selling expenses
(C) selling expenses
(D) all of the above
(D) all of the above
2-To calculate the probable cost of the product, knowledge of following factors i
2-To calculate the probable cost of the product, knowledge of following factors i
nvolves
nvolves
(A) Production time required
(A) Production time required
(B) Use of previous estimates of comparable parts
(B) Use of previous estimates of comparable parts
(C) Effect of change in facilities on
(C) Effect of change in facilities on
costing rates
costing rates
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
3-Cost accounting is a specialized branch of accounting which deals with
3-Cost accounting is a specialized branch of accounting which deals with
(A) classification, recording, allocation and control of costs
(A) classification, recording, allocation and control of costs
(B) classification, processing, allocation and directing
(B) classification, processing, allocation and directing
(C) classification, recording, planning and control of costs
(C) classification, recording, planning and control of costs
(D) classification, recording, allocation and directing
(D) classification, recording, allocation and directing
4-Expenditure incurred on material, labour, machinery, production and inspection are
4-Expenditure incurred on material, labour, machinery, production and inspection are
summed up to find the
summed up to find the
(A) Total cost of product
(A) Total cost of product
(B) Selling price of product
(B) Selling price of product
(C) Factory cost of product
(C) Factory cost of product
(D) None of the above
(D) None of the above
5-Which of the following calculate the actual cost of
5-Which of the following calculate the actual cost of
product
product
(A) Cost estimation
(A) Cost estimation
(B) Costing
(B) Costing
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
6-The cost data provide invaluable information for
6-The cost data provide invaluable information for
taking the following managerial
taking the following managerial
decision(s)
decision(s)
(A) To make or buy
(A) To make or buy
(B) To own or hire
(B) To own or hire
fixed asset
fixed asset
(C) Determining the expansion or contraction policy
(C) Determining the expansion or contraction policy
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
7-Match the following
7-Match the following
Type of costing
Type of costing
Type of industry
Type of industry
a.
a.
Job
Job
costing
costing
1.
1.
Utility
Utility
services
services
b. Process costing
b. Process costing
2. Automobile industry
2. Automobile industry
c.
c.
Departmental
Departmental
costing
costing
3.
3.
ship
ship
building
building
d.
d.
Operating
Operating
costing
costing
4.
4.
paper
paper
making
making
The correct answer is
The correct answer is
(A). a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
(A). a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
(B). a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
(B). a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
(C). a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
(C). a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
(D). a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
(D). a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
8-The method of unit costing is adopted by
8-The method of unit costing is adopted by
(A) Transport services
(A) Transport services
(B) Steel industry
(B) Steel industry
(C) Mines
(C) Mines
(D) Bicycle industry
(D) Bicycle industry
9- ____ costing is a
9- ____ costing is a
type of job costing.
type of job costing.
(A) Multiple
(A) Multiple
(B) Operating
(B) Operating
(C) Unit
(C) Unit
(D) Batch
(D) Batch
10-The following is cost of
10-The following is cost of
direct materials
direct materials
(A) Freight charges
(B) grease
(B) grease
(C) coolant
(C) coolant
(D) cotton waste
(D) cotton waste
11-The following is cost of i
11-The following is cost of i
ndirect materials
ndirect materials
(A) Lubricating oil
(A) Lubricating oil
(B) Octroi
(B) Octroi
(C) Import duties
(C) Import duties
(D) Insurance
(D) Insurance
12-The payment made to the following is cost
12-The payment made to the following is cost
of direct labour.
of direct labour.
(A) Machinist
(A) Machinist
(B) Supervisor
(B) Supervisor
(C) Inspector
(C) Inspector
(D) Sweeper
(D) Sweeper
13-The payment made to the following is cost
13-The payment made to the following is cost
of indirect labour.
of indirect labour.
(A) Time keeper
(A) Time keeper
(B) Welder
(B) Welder
(C) Moulder
(C) Moulder
(D) Turner
(D) Turner
14-Cost of preparing drawings for the manufacture of a particular product is
14-Cost of preparing drawings for the manufacture of a particular product is
(A) Cost of direct labour
(A) Cost of direct labour
(B) Cost of indirect labour
(B) Cost of indirect labour
(C) Direct expenses
(C) Direct expenses
(D) Indirect expense
(D) Indirect expense
15-The following is also known as overhead costs or
15-The following is also known as overhead costs or
on costs.
on costs.
(A) Cost of direct labour
(A) Cost of direct labour
(B) Cost of indirect labour
(B) Cost of indirect labour
(C) Direct expenses
(C) Direct expenses
(D) Indirect expenses
(D) Indirect expenses
Answers:
Answers:
1-(D), 2-(D), 3-(A), 4-(C), 5-(B), 6-(D),
1-(D), 2-(D), 3-(A), 4-(C), 5-(B), 6-(D),
7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A), 11-(A), 12-(A), 13-(A), 14-
7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A), 11-(A), 12-(A), 13-(A),
14-(C), 15-(D)
16-The following is(are) the overhead cost(s)
16-The following is(are) the overhead cost(s)
(A) Factory expenses
(A) Factory expenses
(B) Selling expenses
(B) Selling expenses
(C) Distribution expenses
(C) Distribution expenses
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
17-All such expenses which are incurred for creating and enhancing the demands for the
17-All such expenses which are incurred for creating and enhancing the demands for the
products are
products are
(A) Selling expenses
(A) Selling expenses
(B) Administrative expenses
(B) Administrative expenses
(C) Distribution expenses
(C) Distribution expenses
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
18-Prime cost=
18-Prime cost=
(A) cost of direct
(A) cost of direct
labour + cost of direct material +
labour + cost of direct material +
direct expenses
direct expenses
(B) cost of indirect labour + cost
(B) cost of indirect labour + cost
of indirect material + direct expenses
of indirect material + direct expenses
(C) cost of direct labour
(C) cost of direct labour
+ cost of direct material +
+ cost of direct material +
indirect expenses
indirect expenses
(D) cost of indirect la
(D) cost of indirect la
bour + cost of direct material + i
bour + cost of direct material + i
ndirect expenses
ndirect expenses
19-Factory Cost =
19-Factory Cost =
(A) Prime cost + factory expenses
(A) Prime cost + factory expenses
(B) Prime cost + administrative expenses
(B) Prime cost + administrative expenses
(C) Prime cost + selling
(C) Prime cost + selling
expenses
expenses
(D) Prime cost + distribution expenses
(D) Prime cost + distribution expenses
20-Manufacturing cost=
20-Manufacturing cost=
(A) Factory cost + selling cost
(B) Factory cost + distribution cost
(B) Factory cost + distribution cost
(C) Factory cost + administrative expenses
(C) Factory cost + administrative expenses
(D) None of the above
(D) None of the above
21-The following is(are) the method(s) to increase profit
21-The following is(are) the method(s) to increase profit
(A) Increase the sales price
(A) Increase the sales price
(B) Increase the market
(B) Increase the market
(C) Reduce total cost
(C) Reduce total cost
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
22-Which of the following is variable cost?
22-Which of the following is variable cost?
(A) Salaries of higher officers
(A) Salaries of higher officers
(B) Prime cost
(B) Prime cost
(C) Insurance cost
(C) Insurance cost
(D) Repair cost
(D) Repair cost
23-Which of the following is not
23-Which of the following is not
a method of calculating (allocating) overhead cost?
a method of calculating (allocating) overhead cost?
(A) Percentage on prime cost
(A) Percentage on prime cost
(B) Percentage on direct labour cost
(B) Percentage on direct labour cost
(C) Percentage on indirect labour cost
(C) Percentage on indirect labour cost
(D) Percentage on direct material cost
(D) Percentage on direct material cost
24-The following method is an improvement over the percentage on direct labour cost
24-The following method is an improvement over the percentage on direct labour cost
method.
method.
(A) Machine hour rate
(A) Machine hour rate
(B) Percentage on prime cost
(B) Percentage on prime cost
(C) Percentage on direct material cost
(C) Percentage on direct material cost
(D) Man hour rate
(D) Man hour rate
25-This method is useful
25-This method is useful
where the products are manufactured by
where the products are manufactured by
manual operations.
manual operations.
(A) Percentage on prime cost
(B) Percentage on direct material cost
(B) Percentage on direct material cost
(C) Percentage on direct labour cost
(C) Percentage on direct labour cost
(D) Machine hour rate
(D) Machine hour rate
26-The overhead cost for a particular job =
26-The overhead cost for a particular job =
(A) man hour rate x
(A) man hour rate x
man hours spent on that job
man hours spent on that job
(B) man hour rate /
(B) man hour rate /
man hours spent on that job
man hours spent on that job
(C) man hour rate + man
(C) man hour rate + man
hours spent on that job
hours spent on that job
(D) man hour rate
(D) man hour rate
–
–
man hours spent on that jab
man hours spent on that jab
27- Labour cost per product is Rs. 2/hr and ti
27- Labour cost per product is Rs. 2/hr and ti
me taken by each product is 2 hr. The
me taken by each product is 2 hr. The
factory
factory
overhead is 20% of the labour costs. The f
overhead is 20% of the labour costs. The f
actory cost for 100 products if material cost per
actory cost for 100 products if material cost per
product is Rs. 3, is.
product is Rs. 3, is.
(A) Rs. 700
(A) Rs. 700
(B) Rs. 740
(B) Rs. 740
(C) Rs. 780
(C) Rs. 780
(D) Rs. 820
(D) Rs. 820
28-The following is (are) true for
28-The following is (are) true for
variable costs
variable costs
(A) Variable costs are the
(A) Variable costs are the
functions of output
functions of output
(B) Variable costs vary directly with the
(B) Variable costs vary directly with the
quantity produced
quantity produced
(C) These become zero when the production is suspended
(C) These become zero when the production is suspended
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
29-The following cost helps in taking
29-The following cost helps in taking
‘make
‘make
or
or
buy’
buy’
decision.
decision.
(A) Standard cost
(A) Standard cost
(B) Marginal cost
(B) Marginal cost
(C) Differential cost
(C) Differential cost
(D) Sunk cost
(D) Sunk cost
30-To control costs it is
30-To control costs it is
essential to keep control on
essential to keep control on
(A) Prime cost
(A) Prime cost
(B) Overheads
(B) Overheads
(C) Indirect materials and tools cost
(D) All of the above
(D) All of the above
Answers:
Answers:
16-(D), 17-(A), 18-(A), 19-(A), 20-(C), 21-(D), 22-(B), 23-(C), 24-(D), 25-(C), 26-(A), 27-(C),
16-(D), 17-(A), 18-(A), 19-(A), 20-(C), 21-(D), 22-(B), 23-(C), 24-(D), 25-(C), 26-(A), 27-(C),
28-(D), 29-(C), 30-(D)
28-(D), 29-(C), 30-(D)
MCQs 1 To 10
MCQs 1 To 10
1. A financial statement that summarizes company revenue and expenses is?
1. A financial statement that summarizes company revenue and expenses is?
(a) Balance sheet
(a) Balance sheet
(b) Statement of owner equity
(b) Statement of owner equity
(c) Income statement
(c) Income statement
(d) Cash flow statement
(d) Cash flow statement
2. Which one of
2. Which one of
the following tangible fixe
the following tangible fixe
d assets would not normally be depreciated?
d assets would not normally be depreciated?
(a) Buildings
(a) Buildings
(b) Machinery
(b) Machinery
(c) Land
(c) Land
(d) Equipment
(d) Equipment
3. Which financial statement presents a summary of the Assets, Liabilities, and Owners'
3. Which financial statement presents a summary of the Assets, Liabilities, and Owners'
Equity of a firm?
Equity of a firm?
(a) General ledger
(a) General ledger
(b) Work sheet
(b) Work sheet
(c) Balance sheet
(c) Balance sheet
(d) Cash flow statement
(d) Cash flow statement
4. Subtracting all expenses from revenues yields?
4. Subtracting all expenses from revenues yields?
(a) Net profit/Loss
(a) Net profit/Loss
(b) Carrying value
(b) Carrying value
(c) Long-term assets
(c) Long-term assets
(d) Net liabilities
(d) Net liabilities
5. A financial statement to show what a business owns and owes at a particular point in
5. A financial statement to show what a business owns and owes at a particular point in
time?
time?
(a) A cash flow statement
(a) A cash flow statement
(b) The bank statement for the business
(b) The bank statement for the business
(c) A balance sheet
(c) A balance sheet
(d) A statement of retained earnings
(d) A statement of retained earnings
6. If the Gross profit is Rs. 5,000 and the net profit is 25% of the
6. If the Gross profit is Rs. 5,000 and the net profit is 25% of the
Gross profit. The
Gross profit. The
expenses must be?
expenses must be?
(a) Rs. 3,750
(a) Rs. 3,750
(b) Rs. 1,250
(b) Rs. 1,250
(c) Rs. 4,150
(c) Rs. 4,150
(d) Rs. 6,250
(d) Rs. 6,250
7. A financial document that indicates the success or failure of a business trading over
7. A financial document that indicates the success or failure of a business trading over
a period of time is called?
a period of time is called?
(a) A cash flow statement
(a) A cash flow statement
(b) A retained earnings statement
(b) A retained earnings statement
(c) An income statement
(c) An income statement
(d) A bank statement
(d) A bank statement
8. The report of company that shows overall profit on the sale of their goods or the
8. The report of company that shows overall profit on the sale of their goods or the
provision of their services?
provision of their services?
(a) Trading and Profit & loss account
(a) Trading and Profit & loss account
(b) Cash flow statement
(b) Cash flow statement
(c) Income Statement
(c) Income Statement
(d) Both a and c
(d) Both a and c
9. A company has, by the end of its financial period, paid out more Tax than it
9. A company has, by the end of its financial period, paid out more Tax than it
has to
has to
pay. How would this be shown in the balance sheet?
pay. How would this be shown in the balance sheet?
(a) As an accrual Revenue
(a) As an accrual Revenue
(b) As a Prepaid within current assets
(b) As a Prepaid within current assets
(c) As a 'creditor due within one year'
(c) As a 'creditor due within one year'
(d) As a creditor due after more than one year'
(d) As a creditor due after more than one year'
Correct !Correct !
10. Which of the
10. Which of the
following financia
following financia
l statements is also
l statements is also
known as financial condition?
known as financial condition?
(a) Balance Sheet
(a) Balance Sheet
(b) Income Statement
(b) Income Statement
(c) Statement of Cash flows
(c) Statement of Cash flows
(d) Bank Statement
(d) Bank Statement
Wrong !Wrong !