Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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651.

Under absorption of overhead expenses in cost accounting results in _________.%!

A. decrease in costing profit
B. decrease in financial accounts profit
C. increase in costing profit
D. increase in financial accounts profit
Answer» D. increase in financial accounts profit
652.

Difference between budgeted amounts and actual results is classified as%!

A. standard deviation
B. variances
C. mean average
D. weighted average
Answer» C. mean average
653.

Manager who is responsible for investments of company, its costs and revenues is known as%!

A. profit center
B. investment center
C. cost center
D. revenue center
Answer» C. cost center
654.

An arrangement of line of authority within company is classified as%!

A. company structure
B. organization structure
C. line of authority
D. line of responsibility
Answer» C. line of authority
655.

Budgeting method, which incorporates an improvement anticipated in budgeting period into budget numbers can be classified as%!

A. anticipated budgeting
B. number budgeting
C. predict budgeting
D. kaizen budgeting
Answer» E.
656.

*$_Insurance and garage rent is ________.?

A. fixed charges
B. maintenance charges
C. operating charges
D. running charges
Answer» B. maintenance charges
657.

*$_When cash is received from contractee which a/c should be credited.?

A. Cash a/c
B. Contract a/c
C. Contractor a/c
D. Contractee a/c
Answer» E.
658.

*$_Under absorption of overhead expenses in cost accounting results in _________.?

A. decrease in costing profit
B. decrease in financial accounts profit
C. increase in costing profit
D. increase in financial accounts profit
Answer» D. increase in financial accounts profit
659.

*$_50 units are processed at a cost of Rs 80, normal loss is 10%, each unit carries a scrap value of 25 paise If output is 40 units, the value of abnormal loss will be _________.?

A. Rs. 1.25
B. Rs. 800
C. Rs. 875
D. Rs. 888
Answer» D. Rs. 888
660.

*$_Inter process profits are ________.?

A. credited to each process a/c
B. debited to respective process a/c
C. shown only in the finished stock a/c
D. shown in the balance sheet
Answer» C. shown only in the finished stock a/c
661.

*$_Contract costing is most appropriate method of costing for ________.?

A. construction industry
B. banking industry
C. textile mills
D. cement industry
Answer» B. banking industry
662.

*$_In case of complete contract, the whole amount of profit is transferred to ________.?

A. contract a/c
B. work in progress a/c
C. profit and loss a/c
D. contractee a/c
Answer» D. contractee a/c
663.

*$_Which of these is not an objective of Cost Accounting??

A. Ascertainment of Cost
B. Determination of Selling Price
C. Cost Control and Cost reduction
D. Assisting Shareholders in decision making
Answer» E.
664.

*$_Value of normal loss is charged to ________.?

A. other good product
B. trading a/c
C. profit and loss a/c
D. costing profit and loss a/c
Answer» B. trading a/c
665.

*$_Uncontrollable costs are the costs which be influenced by the action of a specified member of an undertaking.?

A. can not
B. can
C. may or may not
D. must
Answer» B. can
666.

*$_Describe the method of costing to be applied in case of Nursing Home:?

A. Operating Costing
B. Process Costing
C. Contract Costing
D. Job Costing
Answer» B. Process Costing
667.

*$_Out of the following, what is not the work of purchase department:?

A. Receiving purchase requisition
B. Exploring the sources of material supply
C. Preparation and execution of purchase orders
D. Accounting for material received
Answer» E.
668.

*$_ABC analysis is an inventory control technique in which:?

A. Inventory levels are maintained
B. Inventory is classified into A, B and C category with A being the highest quantity, lowest value
C. Inventory is classified into A, B and C Category with A being the lowest quantity, highest value
D. Either b or c
Answer» D. Either b or c
669.

*$_An average inventory in units is multiplied with annual relevant carrying cost of each unit to calculate?

A. annual irrelevant ordering costs
B. annual relevant carrying costs
C. annual relevant ordering costs
D. annual irrelevant carrying costs
Answer» C. annual relevant ordering costs
670.

*$_If demand in units is 18000, relevant ordering cost for each year is $150 and an order quantity is 1500, then annual relevant ordering cost would be?

A. $200
B. $190
C. $160
D. $180
Answer» E.
671.

*$_Required rate of return, is multiplied per unit cost of purchased units to calculate?

A. irrelevant inventory carrying costs
B. relevant opportunity cost of capital
C. relevant purchase order costs
D. relevant inventory carrying costs
Answer» C. relevant purchase order costs
672.

*$_Which of following is an example of purchasing costs??

A. incoming freight
B. storage costs
C. insurance
D. spoilage
Answer» D. spoilage
673.

*$_In production, variables such as level of activity or volume of company activity are known as?

A. cost drivers
B. timed drivers
C. variable drivers
D. fixed drivers
Answer» B. timed drivers
674.

*$_Under which method of wage payment, wages are influenced by idle time??

A. Straight piece rate
B. Differential piece rate
C. Premium and bonus plan
D. Time wage rate
Answer» E.
675.

*$_Annual usage is 6000 units @ Rs 20 per unit Cost of placing an order is Rs 60 and annual carrying cost of one unit is 10% of inventory value EOQ = __________.?

A. 600 units
B. 750 units
C. 1200 units
D. 1250 units
Answer» B. 750 units
676.

*$_Material control involves ________.?

A. consumption of material
B. issue of material
C. purchase of material
D. purchase, storage and issue of material
Answer» E.
677.

*$_The process of allocating and apportioning the costs on suitable basis to all the departments is _______.?

A. departmentalization
B. primary distribution
C. secondary distribution
D. classification
Answer» C. secondary distribution
678.

*$_Which of the following is a service department??

A. Refining department
B. Machining department
C. Receiving department
D. Finishing department
Answer» D. Finishing department
679.

*$_Factory overhead is also called as ________.?

A. sundry overhead
B. extra overhead
C. works overhead
D. total overhead
Answer» D. total overhead
680.

*$_Allotment of overhead incurred for a particular cost centre to that specific cost centre is ________.?

A. allocation
B. allotment
C. primary distribution
D. secondary distribution
Answer» B. allotment
681.

*$_Under Gantts task and bonus plan no bonus is payable to a worker if his efficiency is less than ________.?

A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 835%
D. 100%
Answer» E.
682.

*$_Number of methods available for calculation of Labour turnover is ________.?

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer» C. four
683.

*$_In__________ the workers are paid on the basis of hourly daily,weekly rate?

A. time rate system
B. piece rate system
C. premium bonus system
D. emerson efficiency plan
Answer» B. piece rate system
684.

*$_Those cost which is incurred to prevent the labour turnover __________.?

A. management cost
B. replacement cost
C. preventive cost
D. compensation cost
Answer» D. compensation cost
685.

*$_FIFO is ________.?

A. Fast Investment in Future Order
B. First In First Out
C. Fast In Fast Out
D. Fast Issue Of Fast Order
Answer» C. Fast In Fast Out
686.

*$_EOQ stands for ________.?

A. Economic Order Quantity
B. Essential Order Quantity
C. Economic Output Quantity
D. Essential Output Quantity
Answer» B. Essential Order Quantity
687.

*$_If conversion cost is $25000 and direct manufacturing labour cost is $17000, then manufacturing overhead cost would be?

A. $14,700
B. $68,000
C. $8,000
D. $42,000
Answer» D. $42,000
688.

*$_If direct material cost is $85000 and direct manufacturing labour is $25000, then prime cost would be?

A. $13,500
B. $55,600
C. $60,000
D. $110,000
Answer» E.
689.

*$_Cost which remains unchanged, in proportion to level total volume of production is classified as?

A. total cost
B. infeasible cost
C. fixed cost
D. variable cost
Answer» D. variable cost
690.

*$_Cost, which is related to specific cost object and economically traceable, will be classified as?

A. direct cost
B. indirect cost
C. line cost
D. staff cost
Answer» B. indirect cost
691.

*$_Prime cost is $50000 and direct manufacturing labour is $10000, then direct material cost will be?

A. $40,000
B. $60,000
C. $52,000
D. $20,000
Answer» B. $60,000
692.

*$_Costs which are considered as expenses in accounting period are also known as?

A. inventory costs
B. period costs
C. timed costs
D. labour overheads
Answer» C. timed costs
693.

*$_An acquisition cost of raw material is to be used in manufacturing, and becoming a component of cost object is classified as?

A. direct material costs
B. indirect material costs
C. direct labour costs
D. indirect labour costs
Answer» B. indirect material costs
694.

*$_Total indirect cost in pool by an actual quantity of cost allocation base is used to calculate?

A. actual manufacturing overhead rate
B. manufacturing overhead costs
C. overhead rate
D. direct rate
Answer» B. manufacturing overhead costs
695.

*$_If an overhead cost of operating a machine is $500000 for 1000 hours, then cost allocation rate will be?

A. $1500 per machine hour
B. $250 per machine hour
C. $500 per machine hour
D. $1000 per machine hour
Answer» D. $1000 per machine hour
696.

*$_In accounting system, a document which consists of all assigned cost for specific job is classified as?

A. job cost record
B. job cost sheet
C. source document
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
697.

*$_In a normal accounting period, an allocated amount of indirect cost is $700 and an actual amount is $800, then this can be classified as?

A. under allocated indirect cost
B. over allocated direct cost
C. over allocated budget
D. under allocated budget
Answer» B. over allocated direct cost
698.

*$_If an actual manufacturing overhead costs is $485000 and actual total quantity of cost allocation base is 4500 labour hours, then overhead rate would be?

A. 109.87
B. $107.78
C. $106.56
D. $104.34
Answer» C. $106.56
699.

*$_In an accounting system, document which supports journal entries is classified as?

A. cost document
B. priced document
C. source document
D. direct document
Answer» D. direct document
700.

*$_If budgeted indirect cost arte is $225 and budgeted cost allocation base is $750 per hour, then annual indirect cost (budgeted) would be?

A. $168,750
B. $148,570
C. $186,750
D. $125,680
Answer» B. $148,570