Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Commerce (B Com).

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1.

The loss incurred on an incomplete contract is transferred to account

A. Profit & loss a/c
B. work in progress
C. depreciation
D. Machinery
Answer» B. work in progress
2.

In job costing each . Is a cost unit to which all costs are assigned

A. Jobb
B. profit
C. Batch
D. cost
Answer» B. profit
3.

In a contract costing most of the items of cost are ..

A. Indirect
B. direct
C. normal
D. fixed
Answer» C. normal
4.

. In a contract , provides that the contract price would be suitably enhanced on the happening of a specified contingency

A. Cost plus contract
B. estimated profit
C. Escalation clause
D. EBQ
Answer» D. EBQ
5.

When the completion stage of the contract is more than half, the profit to be credited to P/L a/c will be equal to ..

A. 2/3 *notional profit *CR/WC
B. Estimated profit *W.C/contract price
C. 1/3 * N.P * CR/W.C
D. Total profit
Answer» B. Estimated profit *W.C/contract price
6.

In .. contract the contractor will get cost plus stipulated profit

A. Sub contract
B. cost plus contract
C. job
D. direct
Answer» C. job
7.

Scope of specific order costing is very wide and includes . , , .

A. Job, Batch and contract costing
B. Process , Contract and unit costing
C. Batch , Job and process costing
D. Unit , service and transport costing
Answer» B. Process , Contract and unit costing
8.

is an important point to be determined in industries where batch costing is employed

A. EBQ
B. EOQ
C. Re order quantity
D. Batch
Answer» B. EOQ
9.

When the competition stage of a contract is less than , the total expenditure on the contract is transferred to account

A. Work in progres
B. P/L a/c
C. Estimated profit
D. Notional profit
Answer» B. P/L a/c
10.

The additional cost of producing an additional unit is called .

A. Fixed cost
B. marginal cost
C. Semi variable
D. none of these
Answer» C. Semi variable
11.

When a contract is debited with the original cost of the plant , it should credited with at the end of the year

A. Original cost of the plant
B. Depreciated value of the stock
C. Profit
D. Estimated cost
Answer» C. Profit
12.

Average unit cost for each process is calculated by dividing ..by .

A. Total process cost / No.of units in process
B. Total process cost / Total cost
C. Total cost / Total profit
D. None of these
Answer» B. Total process cost / Total cost
13.

Job costing is applied only in . Concern

A. Small
B. large
C. medium
D. None of these
Answer» B. large
14.

If the contract is almost complete , the amount of profit generally transferred to profit and loss account is equal to

A. Estimated profit * work certified/ contract price
B. Estimated profit * contract price / work certified
C. Notional profit * C.R/ W.C
D. Notional profit W.C/ C.R
Answer» B. Estimated profit * contract price / work certified
15.

In a contract costing payment of cash to the contract is made on the basis of . Work

A. Certified
B. profit and loss a/c
C. contract price
D. cost
Answer» B. profit and loss a/c
16.

The method of costing applied in biscuit industries is .

A. Jo
B. process
C. contract
D. unit
Answer» B. process
17.

Contract costing is a basic method of .. costing

A. Specific order costing
B. batch costing
C. process costing
D. Unit costing
Answer» B. batch costing
18.

In job costing the production is generally against customers . but not for stock

A. Order
B. profit
C. cash in hand
D. none of these
Answer» B. profit
19.

Where raw material is to pass certain stages before it is converted into finished goods, the method of costing used is

A. Contract
B. Process
C. unit
D. Batch
Answer» C. unit
20.

The cost of .. process loss is absorbed in the cost of production of good units

A. Normal
B. abnormal
C. actual
D. none of these
Answer» B. abnormal
21.

When the actual loss is more than the estimated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be , .

A. Abnormal gain
B. Abnormal loss
C. Normal loss
D. Normal gain
Answer» C. Normal loss
22.

.. process loss should be transferred to costing profit and loss account

A. Normal
B. abnormal
C. actual
D. none of these
Answer» C. actual
23.

Where actual loss in a process is less than the anticipated loss , the difference b/w the two is considered to be ..

A. Normal los
B. Abnormal gain
C. normal gain
D. None of
Answer» C. normal gain
24.

is the difference b/w the sales and marginal cost of sale

A. Profit
B. contribution
C. p/v ratio
D. none f these
Answer» C. p/v ratio
25.

Cost of producing an additional unit of output is

A. Historical cost
B. marginal cost
C. fixed cost
D. total cost
Answer» C. fixed cost
26.

In job costing each job is a ..to which all cost are assigned

A. Profit unit
B. Cost unit
C. Expenses
D. Variable
Answer» C. Expenses
27.

..budget provides information about the materials to be acquired from the market

A. Material budget
B. Production budget
C. Cash budget
D. Purchase budget
Answer» E.
28.

..is a forecast of the total output of the whole organization

A. Sales budget
B. Production budget
C. Master budget
D. Material budget
Answer» C. Master budget
29.

The most important budget having primary importance is called

A. Sales budget
B. Cash budget
C. Master budget
D. Fixed budget
Answer» B. Cash budget
30.

..budget gives different budgeted cost for different levels of activity

A. Flexible budget
B. Fixed budget
C. Master budget
D. Production budget
Answer» B. Fixed budget
31.

In contract costing payment of cash to the contractor is made on the basis of

A. Estimated work
B. Standard work
C. Certified work
D. Uncertified work
Answer» D. Uncertified work
32.

Contract testing is a basic method of

A. Specific costing
B. Specific order costing
C. Economic batch costing
D. Economic order costing
Answer» C. Economic batch costing
33.

If the contract is almost complete, the amount of profit generally transferred to profit and loss account is equal to

A. Estimated profit*(Contract price/Work certified)
B. National profit*(Cash Received/Work certified)
C. Estimated profit*(Work certified/Contract price)
D. Work certified*(Contract price/Estimated price)
Answer» D. Work certified*(Contract price/Estimated price)
34.

Job costing can be done in conjunction with

A. Standard costing
B. Process costing
C. Multiple costing
D. Marginal costing
Answer» E.
35.

In contract costing credit is taken only for a part of the profit on

A. Incomplete contract
B. Complete contract
C. Estimated contract
D. Initial contract
Answer» B. Complete contract
36.

When the completion stage of a contract is less than of the total expenditure on the contract is transferred to

A. Profit & Loss account
B. Work certified account
C. Work in progress account
D. Contract account
Answer» D. Contract account
37.

In contract costing most of the items of cost are

A. Direct
B. Indirect
C. Variable
D. Semivariable
Answer» B. Indirect
38.

At break even point, the

A. Fixed cost equal to the total sales value
B. Variable cost equal to the total sales value
C. Total cost equal to the total sales value
D. Variable cost equal to fixed cost
Answer» D. Variable cost equal to fixed cost
39.

Contribution is the difference in

A. Sales and fixed cost
B. Sales and variable cost
C. Sales and total cost
D. Variable cost and fixed cost
Answer» C. Sales and total cost
40.

At break even point, the contribution equal to

A. Fixed cost
B. Variable cost
C. Total cost
D. Zero
Answer» B. Variable cost
41.

Break even chart depicts

A. Cost volume profit relationship
B. Relationship between fixed and variable cost only
C. Relationship between price and quantity demanded
D. Relationship between price and quantity supplied
Answer» B. Relationship between fixed and variable cost only
42.

The valuation of stock, in marginal costing, as compared to absorption costing is

A. Higher
B. Lower
C. Same
D. Difficult to say
Answer» C. Same
43.

Period costs means

A. Variable cost
B. Fixed cost
C. Prime cost
D. Direct cost
Answer» C. Prime cost
44.

Contribution is the sum of

A. Fixed cost and profit
B. Variable cost and profit
C. Total cost and profit
D. Factory cost and profit
Answer» B. Variable cost and profit
45.

In marginal costing managerial decisions are guided by than by profit

A. Marginal cost
B. Variable cost
C. Incremental cost
D. Contribution margin
Answer» E.
46.

Profit-volume ratio is a relationship between

A. Profit earned to sales volume
B. Target profit to target sales volume
C. Contribution to sales
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
47.

The angle formed at the intersection of sales line and variable cost line is called

A. Angle of incidence
B. Acute angle
C. Loss area
D. Profit area
Answer» B. Acute angle
48.

During the boom period, the profits of a firm will increase at a much faster rate whose P/V ratio is,

A. Very high
B. Moderate
C. Low
D. Very low
Answer» B. Moderate
49.

There will be in marginal costing when there is production but no sales

A. Profit
B. Loss
C. Cost
D. Income
Answer» C. Cost
50.

Marginal costing is a technique of

A. Cost reduction
B. Cost control
C. Profit planning
D. Profit maximization
Answer» C. Profit planning