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This section includes 68 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
..does not deal with the accumulation, classification, analysis, allocation, summarization, interpretation, reporting and control of current and perspective costs. |
A. | Cost Accounting |
B. | Financial Accounting |
C. | Cost Accountancy |
D. | Practice |
Answer» C. Cost Accountancy | |
2. |
The branch of accounting dealing with the classification, recording, allocation, summarization and reporting of current and prospective costs is known as |
A. | Cost Accountancy |
B. | Costing |
C. | Cost Accounting |
D. | Advantages |
Answer» D. Advantages | |
3. |
The aggregate amount of all the items of expenses paid or payable for the particular product or service is called as |
A. | Direct cost |
B. | Committed cost |
C. | Total Cost |
D. | Marginal cost |
Answer» D. Marginal cost | |
4. |
The amount of expenditure incurred on, or attributable to, a specified thing or an activity or cost unit is known as |
A. | Product |
B. | Cost |
C. | Batch |
D. | Financial Accounting |
Answer» C. Batch | |
5. |
..cost represents the increase or decrease in total cost which occurs with change in output. |
A. | Conversion cost |
B. | Marginal cost |
C. | Explicit cost |
D. | Method |
Answer» C. Explicit cost | |
6. |
The expenses which can be directly charged to jobs, products, processes, cost centers or cost units is termed as |
A. | Direct Cost |
B. | Indirect Cost |
C. | Committed Cost |
D. | Reduction of cost |
Answer» B. Indirect Cost | |
7. |
..is the system of costing under which costs are determined after they have been incurred. |
A. | Uniform costing |
B. | Historical costing |
C. | Standard costing |
D. | Cost Accounting |
Answer» C. Standard costing | |
8. |
.is applied where production is carried out as per specific order and customer specifications. |
A. | Batch costing |
B. | Job costing |
C. | Contract costing |
D. | Fixed expense |
Answer» C. Contract costing | |
9. |
The term . is comprehensively used to include various aspects such as costing, cost accounting, cost control, cost audit and budgetary control. |
A. | Cost Accountancy |
B. | Costing |
C. | Cost Accounting |
D. | Inventory control |
Answer» B. Costing | |
10. |
..is concerned with formulation and / or application of principles, methods and techniques of costing. |
A. | Cost Accountancy |
B. | Costing |
C. | Cost Accounting |
D. | Calculation of cost |
Answer» B. Costing | |
11. |
The evolution of cost accounting took place because of .of financial accounting. |
A. | Advantages |
B. | Limitations |
C. | Merits |
D. | Management control |
Answer» C. Merits | |
12. |
helps the management to eliminate inefficiencies caused by material wastage, use of obsolete machinery, improper planning etc. |
A. | Financial Accounting |
B. | Cost Accounting |
C. | Environmental Accounting |
D. | Management control |
Answer» C. Environmental Accounting | |
13. |
A unit of quantity of product, service or time, in relation to which cost may be ascertained or expressed is known as . |
A. | Cost Centre |
B. | Cost Sheet |
C. | Cost Unit |
D. | none |
Answer» D. none | |
14. |
A location, person or item of equipment for which costs may be ascertained and used for the purposes of cost control is known as . |
A. | Cost Centre |
B. | Cost Sheet |
C. | Cost Unit |
D. | both (a) and (b) |
Answer» B. Cost Sheet | |
15. |
The cost that remains unchanged in spite of change in volume of production is known as . |
A. | Fixed cost |
B. | Variable cost |
C. | Semi-variable cost |
D. | Direct Cost |
Answer» B. Variable cost | |
16. |
Classification of cost into factory cost, administrative cost, selling & distribution cost and research and development cost is done on the basis of ... |
A. | Elements |
B. | Functions |
C. | Time |
D. | Strategy |
Answer» C. Time | |
17. |
_________ is a narrative description of the work to be accomplished or resource to be supplied. |
A. | Purchase order |
B. | Level of effort work |
C. | Scope of work |
D. | Contract stipulation |
Answer» D. Contract stipulation | |
18. |
The term ..refers to all commodities that are consumed in the process of production, assembly and fabricated parts |
A. | Labour |
B. | Material |
C. | Expenses |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Expenses | |
19. |
The __________ specification describes, defines or specifies the goods / services to be supplied. Performance |
A. | Functional |
B. | Technical |
C. | Bid |
D. | General Requirements |
Answer» D. General Requirements | |
20. |
..purchase procedure should be installed to ensure that the purchases are made at favourable prices. |
A. | Marginal |
B. | Standard |
C. | Joint |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Joint | |
21. |
The cost of activities relating to create and stimulate demand for company s products and to secure orders is known as .overheads. |
A. | Administrative |
B. | Factory |
C. | Selling and Distribution |
D. | Office |
Answer» D. Office | |
22. |
method of pricing material issues provides a better matching of current costs with current revenues. |
A. | FIFO |
B. | LIFO |
C. | Simple Average |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Simple Average | |
23. |
The order cost per order of an inventory is Rs. 400 with an annual carrying cost of Rs. 10 per unit. The Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) for an annual demand of 2000 units is |
A. | 400 |
B. | 440 |
C. | 480 |
D. | 500 |
Answer» B. 440 | |
24. |
.is specialized activity frequently carried on by a separate department under the control of buyer or purchasing officer. |
A. | Purchasing |
B. | Selling |
C. | Costing |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Selling | |
25. |
For prompt and correct payment of purchase bills there should be close liaison with the ..and ..department. |
A. | account and store |
B. | account and sales |
C. | sales and Purchase |
D. | Administration and Purchase |
Answer» B. account and sales | |
26. |
Purchase ..is to be prepared to know what to buy, what should be the quantity, quality and price. |
A. | requisition |
B. | order |
C. | budget |
D. | none |
Answer» D. none | |
27. |
The .must maintain a proper classified record of all purchases, uses and stock of materials. |
A. | Costing officer |
B. | Purchase manager |
C. | stores clerk |
D. | none |
Answer» C. stores clerk | |
28. |
The include all types of expenses other than direct materials and direct labour which are incurred for a particular product or job. |
A. | Direct labour |
B. | Direct expenses |
C. | Direct material |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Direct material | |
29. |
Under method of pricing material issue the value of closing stock represents the current market price. |
A. | Weighted Average |
B. | LIFO |
C. | FIFO |
D. | none |
Answer» D. none | |
30. |
Simple average method is based on the principle that materials issues should be valued at average price. |
A. | Weighted |
B. | Simple |
C. | Periodic |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Periodic | |
31. |
The average stock level is .. units if the maximum stock level is 2475 units and the minimum stock level is 855 units. |
A. | 1565 |
B. | 1665 |
C. | 1465 |
D. | none |
Answer» C. 1465 | |
32. |
The aggregate of indirect material, indirect labour and indirect expenses in termed as . |
A. | Material Cost |
B. | Overheads |
C. | Labour Cost |
D. | Closing Stock |
Answer» C. Labour Cost | |
33. |
The term .may be defined as the systematic control over the procurement of materials. |
A. | Material control |
B. | Purchase control |
C. | Sales control |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Sales control | |
34. |
The expenses which cannot be directly identified with a particular unit or cost centre is known as ... |
A. | Indirect Labour |
B. | Indirect material |
C. | Indirect expenses |
D. | Direct expenses |
Answer» D. Direct expenses | |
35. |
Proper classification and codification of various items in stores is essential for efficient .. . |
A. | Record keeping |
B. | Storage |
C. | Selling |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Selling | |
36. |
By which means is a contractor able to control costs overruns due to changing requirements? |
A. | Project data review |
B. | Change order |
C. | Change control |
D. | Contract negotiations |
Answer» D. Contract negotiations | |
37. |
Which type of warranty is enacted if a service or product does not meet the level of quality specified in the contract? |
A. | Implied warranty of merchantability |
B. | Implied warranty of specified quality |
C. | Express warranty |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» D. none of the above | |
38. |
The overhead cost incurred from the stage of procurement of raw material till the stage of production of finished goods is known as . |
A. | Office overheads |
B. | Factory overheads |
C. | Selling overheads |
D. | PRIME COST |
Answer» C. Selling overheads | |
39. |
Maintaining prompt and accurate records of all goods received, issued and returned is the duty of .. |
A. | Inspection clerk |
B. | Goods receiving clerk |
C. | Storekeeper |
D. | none |
Answer» D. none | |
40. |
Weighted average cost method produces different allocation of inventory costs in periodic and perpetual inventory system? |
A. | Yes |
B. | No |
C. | all |
D. | none |
Answer» B. No | |
41. |
.is a master requisition which lists all the materials required for the completion of a job. |
A. | Bill of Material |
B. | Purchase Requisition |
C. | Material Requisition |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Purchase Requisition | |
42. |
Which of the following is not used as a base for apportionment of administration overheads? |
A. | Direct wages |
B. | Works cost |
C. | Conversion cost |
D. | Sales value |
Answer» B. Works cost | |
43. |
All workers who are directly engaged in manufacturing activity are known as labour. |
A. | Direct |
B. | Indirect |
C. | Contract |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Indirect | |
44. |
The term is the one which is identifiable as belonging exclusively to a particular process, product, and unit. |
A. | Direct Cost |
B. | Indirect Cost |
C. | Standard Cost |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Indirect Cost | |
45. |
If the total cost of a product is Rs.25, 000/- and the sales figure is 47,000/-, then the product is in by Rs.22, 000/-. |
A. | Loss |
B. | Profit |
C. | Neither profit nor loss |
D. | Commission |
Answer» C. Neither profit nor loss | |
46. |
The will in all his activities carry out the policy of his organization with regard o buying |
A. | Purchasing Officer |
B. | General Manager |
C. | Head of the department |
D. | none |
Answer» B. General Manager | |
47. |
stores organization is adopted to store all the goods at centrally located at on place. |
A. | Centralized |
B. | Central stores with sub-stores. |
C. | Independent |
D. | none |
Answer» B. Central stores with sub-stores. | |
48. |
Advantage of both centralized buying and storage of having stock conveniently available at several issuing points are possible in . system of stores organization. |
A. | Independent stores |
B. | Central stores with Sub-stores |
C. | Centralised Stores |
D. | none |
Answer» C. Centralised Stores | |
49. |
If WIP opening stock is 10,000 units, work done in the period is 13,000 and WIP closing stock is 5,000 units. The equivalent completed unit during the period is: |
A. | 19,000n |
B. | 18,000 |
C. | 17,000 |
D. | none |
Answer» C. 17,000 | |
50. |
method of pricing issues follows the principle that material received first are issued first. |
A. | Weighted Average |
B. | LIFO |
C. | FIFO |
D. | none |
Answer» D. none | |