Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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801.

%_The physical distance covered by a vehicle is measured in terms of ________._%

A. ton kilometers
B. passenger kilometers
C. vehicle days
D. running kilometers or miles
Answer» E.
802.

%_Which method of costing is best suited for interior decoration._%

A. Contract accounting
B. Operating costing
C. Process costing
D. Job costing
Answer» E.
803.

%_Overvaluation of opening stock in financial accounting results ________._%

A. decreases costing profit
B. decreases financial accounts profit
C. increases costing profit
D. increases financial accounts profit
Answer» C. increases costing profit
804.

%_100 units are introduced in a process in which normal loss is 5% of input If actual output is 97 then there is ________._%

A. no abnormal loss and normal gain
B. 2 units of abnormal gain
C. 3 units of abnormal gain
D. 3 units of normal loss
Answer» C. 3 units of abnormal gain
805.

%_Balance of abnormal gain a/c is transferred to ________._%

A. balance sheet
B. debit side of profit and loss a/c
C. credit side of profit and loss a/c
D. costing profit and loss a/c
Answer» E.
806.

%_Which method of costing can be used in furniture manufacture industry?_%

A. Job costing
B. Contract costing
C. Process costing
D. Specific order costing
Answer» B. Contract costing
807.

%_Work uncertified is ________._%

A. debited to contract a/c
B. credited to contract a/c
C. debited to contractor a/c
D. debited to profit and loss a/c
Answer» C. debited to contractor a/c
808.

%_Operating costing is more suitable for ________ industries_%

A. profit
B. Services
C. Profit and service
D. government organisation
Answer» C. Profit and service
809.

%_The costing method which can be used in industry where the product pass through different processes is known as ________._%

A. job costing
B. operating costing
C. batch costing
D. process costing
Answer» E.
810.

%_Fixed cost is a cost:_%

A. Which changes in total in proportion to changes in output
B. which is partly fixed and partly variable in relation to output
C. Which do not change in total during a given period despise changes in output
D. which remains same for each unit of output
Answer» D. which remains same for each unit of output
811.

%_Sunk costs are:_%

A. relevant for decision making
B. Not relevant for decision making
C. cost to be incurred in future
D. future costs
Answer» C. cost to be incurred in future
812.

%_Which of these is not a Material control technique:_%

A. ABC Analysis
B. Fixation of raw material levels
C. Maintaining stores ledger
D. Control over slow moving and non moving items
Answer» D. Control over slow moving and non moving items
813.

%_Economic order quantity is that quantity at which cost of holding and carrying inventory is:_%

A. Maximum and equal
B. Minimum and equal
C. It can be maximum or minimum depending upon case to case
D. Minimum and unequal
Answer» C. It can be maximum or minimum depending upon case to case
814.

%_If relevant incremental costs are $5000 and relevant opportunity cost of invested capital is $2500, then relevant inventory carrying costs would be_%

A. $7,500
B. $7,000
C. $6,500
D. $6,000
Answer» B. $7,000
815.

%_Costs of goods acquired from suppliers is classified as_%

A. stock-out costs
B. ordering costs
C. carrying costs
D. purchasing costs
Answer» E.
816.

%_Activities related to coordinating, controlling and planning flow of inventory are classified as_%

A. decisional management
B. throughput management
C. inventory management
D. manufacturing management
Answer» D. manufacturing management
817.

%_Collection of cost data, according to accounting system in an organized way is classified as_%

A. system accumulation
B. accumulated data
C. cost accumulation
D. organized accumulation
Answer» D. organized accumulation
818.

%_In accounting, resources sacrifice for achieving or fulfil specific objective is known as_%

A. source cost
B. sacrifice cost
C. treated cost
D. cost
Answer» E.
819.

%_Which of the following method of wage payment is most suitable where the speed of production is beyond the control of worker?_%

A. Time rate system
B. Piece rate system
C. Halsey premium system
D. Rowan premium plan
Answer» B. Piece rate system
820.

%_This is a level at which normal issue of material are stopped, but issued under special condition It is ________._%

A. maximum stock level
B. minimum stock level
C. danger level
D. average stock level
Answer» D. average stock level
821.

%_Which of the following methods of stock control aims at concentrating efforts on selected items of material?_%

A. Perpetual inventory system
B. Material turnover ratio
C. Level setting
D. ABC analysis
Answer» E.
822.

%_An example of fixed cost ________._%

A. property tax
B. rent for building
C. direct material cost
D. direct wages
Answer» C. direct material cost
823.

%_Absorption means ________._%

A. charging overheads to cost centres
B. charging of overheads to cost units
C. charging of overheads to cost centres or cost units
D. allotment of overheads to different departments
Answer» C. charging of overheads to cost centres or cost units
824.

%_A cost unit is ________._%

A. the cost per machine hour
B. the cost per labour hour
C. a unit of production or service in relation to which costs are ascertained
D. a measure of work output in a standard hour
Answer» D. a measure of work output in a standard hour
825.

%_Overhead can be classified according to function-wise as ________._%

A. fixed o/h, variable o/h and semi-variable o/h
B. controllable o/h and uncontrollable o/h
C. manufacturing o/h, administration o/h and selling & distribution o/h
D. past cost and future cost
Answer» D. past cost and future cost
826.

%_Time and motion study is conducted by ________._%

A. time keeping department
B. personnel department
C. payroll department
D. engineering department
Answer» E.
827.

%_Idle time is ________._%

A. time spent by workers in factory
B. time spent by workers in office
C. time spent by workers off their work
D. time spent by workers on their job
Answer» D. time spent by workers on their job
828.

%_Differential piece wages means _______._%

A. different wages for different level of performance
B. different wages for different time consumed
C. different wages for different level of output
D. different wages for different types of industries
Answer» B. different wages for different time consumed
829.

%_Perpetual inventory system involves ___________%

A. bincard and stores ledger
B. bill of material and material requisition
C. purchase requisition and purchase order
D. inward and outward invoices
Answer» B. bill of material and material requisition
830.

%_Material is issued by store keeper against ________._%

A. material requisition
B. material order
C. goods received note
D. purchase requisition
Answer» B. material order
831.

%_Supplies, plant maintenance, plant rent, plant insurance and cleaning labour comes under which type of costs?_%

A. labour costs
B. factory overhead costs
C. finished costs
D. manufacturing costs
Answer» C. finished costs
832.

%_Direct manufacturing labour costs is $40000 and manufacturing overhead cost is $7000, then conversion cost would be_%

A. $47,000
B. $33,000
C. $57,000
D. $18,000
Answer» B. $33,000
833.

%_Process of tracing direct costs and allocation of indirect costs is known as_%

A. cost assignment
B. direct assignment
C. indirect assignment
D. economic assignment
Answer» B. direct assignment
834.

%_Wages paid to workers of factory are termed as_%

A. workers premium
B. overtime premium
C. factory premium
D. wage premium
Answer» C. factory premium
835.

%_Calculation of product cost, gathering information for planning and analyzing information for decisions making are features of_%

A. information accounting
B. cost accounting
C. analyzing accounts
D. marketing costs
Answer» C. analyzing accounts
836.

%_Conversion cost is $20000 and manufacturing overhead cost is $7000, then direct manufacturing labour cost will be_%

A. $27,000
B. $13,000
C. $130,000
D. $29,500
Answer» C. $130,000
837.

%_Inventory of final goods that are not yet sold is called_%

A. finished goods inventory
B. indirect material inventory
C. direct materials inventory
D. work in process inventory
Answer» B. indirect material inventory
838.

%_period cost, which consists income statement of manufacturing companies belongs to_%

A. inventory costs
B. product costs
C. non-manufacturing costs
D. manufacturing costs
Answer» D. manufacturing costs
839.

%_A group of individual indirect cost item is defined as_%

A. direct pool
B. cost pool
C. indirect pool
D. item pool
Answer» C. indirect pool
840.

%_If budgeted direct labour hours are 4550 and direct labour cost rate is $600 per labour hour then, total direct labour cost would be_%

A. $4,730,000
B. $3,730,000
C. $2,730,000
D. $1,730,000
Answer» D. $1,730,000
841.

%_If budgeted total direct labour hours are 5500 and budgeted direct labour cost is $755000, then budgeted direct labour cost rate is_%

A. $138 per labour hour
B. $137.27 per hour
C. $140 per labour hour
D. $142 per labour hour
Answer» C. $140 per labour hour
842.

%_Systematic way of linking group of indirect cost to a cost object is classified as_%

A. linked allocation base
B. direct allocation base
C. indirect allocation base
D. cost allocation base
Answer» E.
843.

%_In normal costing, manufacturing overhead allocated is also called_%

A. manufacturing overhead applied
B. labour overhead applied
C. cost overhead applied
D. budget overhead applied
Answer» B. labour overhead applied
844.

%_If an actual indirect cost incurred is $25000 and indirect cost allocated is $23000, then over allocated indirect cost would be_%

A. $48,000
B. -$2000
C. $2,000
D. -$48000
Answer» D. -$48000
845.

%_Spread of over allocated overhead and under allocated overhead among work in process, finished goods and goods sold cost is classified as_%

A. proration approach
B. appreciation approach
C. depreciation approach
D. adjusted approach
Answer» B. appreciation approach
846.

%_Budgeted annual indirect costs are divided to budgeted annual quantity of cost allocation base to calculate_%

A. expected indirect cost rate
B. expected direct cost rate
C. budgeted indirect cost rate
D. budgeted direct cost rate
Answer» D. budgeted direct cost rate
847.

%_Cost of abnormal spoilage is not treated as_%

A. conversion costs
B. sunk costs
C. inventoriable costs
D. non inventoriable costs
Answer» E.
848.

%_Stage in production process, where manufactured goods are checked; whether units are acceptable or not is classified as_%

A. rework point
B. inspection point
C. spoilage point
D. scrap point
Answer» C. spoilage point
849.

%_Normal spoilage is subtracted from total spoilage to calculate_%

A. abnormal spoilage
B. Gross weighted spoilage
C. inventoriable spoilage
D. partial spoilage
Answer» B. Gross weighted spoilage
850.

%_An expected future cost which diverges in unconventional course of action is known's as_%

A. partial cost
B. total cost
C. irrelevant cost
D. relevant cost
Answer» E.