Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

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401.

What refers to the market situation in which any given product is supplied by a very large number of vendors and there is no restriction against additional vendors from entering the market?

A. Perfect competition
B. Oligopoly
C. Oligopsony
D. Monopoly
Answer» B. Oligopoly
402.

Which is true about partnership?

A. It has a perpetual life.
B. It will be dissolved if one of the partners ceases to be connected with the partnership.
C. It can be handed down from one generation of partners to another.
D. Its capitalization must be equal for each partner.
Answer» D. Its capitalization must be equal for each partner.
403.

What are the two classifications of goods and services?

A. Local and imported
B. Raw and finished
C. Consumer and producer
D. Ready-made and made-to-order
Answer» D. Ready-made and made-to-order
404.

An amount of P1,000 becomes P1,608.44 after 4 years compounded bimonthly. Find the nominal interest.

A. 11.89 %
B. 12.00 %
C. 12.08 %
D. 12.32 %
Answer» C. 12.08 %
405.

What denotes in the fall in the exchange rate of one currency in terms of the others? This term is usually applies to the floating exchange rate.

A. Currency appreciation
B. Currency depreciation
C. Currency devaluation
D. Currency float
Answer» C. Currency devaluation
406.

What stock represents ownership and enjoys certain preferences than ordinary stock?

A. Authorized stock
B. Preferred stock
C. Incorporator’s stock
D. Presidential stock
Answer» C. Incorporator‚Äö√Ñ√¥s stock
407.

What is the basic accounting equation?

A. Assets = liability + owner’s equity
B. Liability = assets + owners’ equity
C. Owner’s equity = assets + liability
D. Owner’s equity = liability – assets
Answer» B. Liability = assets + owners‚Äö√Ñ√¥ equity
408.

What type of bond is issued jointly by two or more corporations?

A. Mortgage bond
B. Joint bond
C. Tie-up bond
D. Trust bond
Answer» C. Tie-up bond
409.

If there are many sellers and few buyers, the market situation is _________ .

A. Duopsony
B. Oligopoly
C. Oligopsony
D. Monopoly
Answer» D. Monopoly
410.

What is an index of short-term paying ability?

A. Price-earnings ratio
B. Current ratio
C. Profit margin ratio
D. Gross margin
Answer» C. Profit margin ratio
411.

What refers to the ratio of the interest payment to the principal for a given unit of time and usually expressed as a percentage of the principal?

A. Return of investment
B. Interest rate
C. Yield
D. Rate of return
Answer» C. Yield
412.

The person desires to pay off the amount in 10 equal annual instalments. The amount of each installment is:

A. Rs. 5638
B. Rs. 6638
C. Rs. 7738
D. None of these
Answer» B. Rs. 6638
413.

What is the opposite of perfect competition?

A. Monopsony
B. Oligopoly
C. Oligopsony
D. Monopoly
Answer» E.
414.

The ratio obtained by dividing 'quick assets' by current liabilities is called

A. Turnover ratio
B. Acid test ratio
C. Solvency ratio
D. None of these
Answer» C. Solvency ratio
415.

Refer to the cash flow diagram of uniform gradient in a cash flow (in the given figure), the gradient is:

A. Rs. 10000 per year
B. Rs. 15000 per year
C. Rs. 20000 per year
D. Rs. 25000 per year
Answer» E.
416.

A man invested P110,000 for 31 days. The net interest after deducting 20% withholding tax is P890.36. Find the rate of return annually.

A. 11.50 %
B. 11.75 %
C. 11.95 %
D. 12.32 %
Answer» C. 11.95 %
417.

Ratio analysis of a construction firm is used for analysis by:

A. Share holders
B. Firm's management
C. Banks of the firm
D. Financial analysts
Answer» E.
418.

What is the increase in the money value of a capital asset is called?

A. Profit
B. Capital gain
C. Capital expenditure
D. Capital stock
Answer» C. Capital expenditure
419.

A VOM has a selling price of P 400. If its selling price is expected to decline at a rate of 10% per annum due to obsolescence, what will be its selling price after 5 years?

A. P 222.67
B. P 212.90
C. P 236.20
D. P 231.56
Answer» D. P 231.56
420.

What represents the ownership of stockholders who have a residual claim on the assets of the corporation after all other claims have been settled?

A. Authorized capital stock
B. Preferred stock
C. Incorporator stock
D. Common stock
Answer» E.
421.

What refers to the cost of borrowing money or the amount earned by a unit principal per unit time?

A. Yield rate
B. Rate of return
C. Rate of interest
D. Economic return
Answer» D. Economic return
422.

What is another term for “current assets”?#

A. Fixed assets
B. Non-liquid assets
C. Liquid assets
D. Ccash
Answer» D. Ccash
423.

Salvage value is sometimes known as ______.

A. Scrap value
B. Going value
C. Junk value
D. Second-hand value
Answer» E.
424.

The common ratio is the ratio of:

A. Net credit sales to average net receivable
B. Current assets to current liabilities
C. Gross profit to net sales
D. Net income to owner’s equity
Answer» C. Gross profit to net sales
425.

The owner of the construction company makes use of the estimate:

A. To determine the capital investment costs
B. To assist in financial arrangements
C. To determine economic feasibility of the project
D. All of these
Answer» E.
426.

A manufacturing firm maintains one product assembly line to produce signal generators. Weekly demand for the generators is 35 units. The line operates for 7 hours per day, 5 days per week. What is the maximum production time per unit in hours required of the line to meet the demand?

A. 1.0 hour per unit
B. 1.2 hours per unit
C. 1.4 hours per unit
D. 1.6 hours per unit
Answer» B. 1.2 hours per unit
427.

What do you call a one-time credit against taxes?

A. Due credit
B. Tax credit
C. Credible credit
D. Revenue credit
Answer» C. Credible credit
428.

A form of business firm which is owned and run by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit is called ______.

A. Cooperative
B. Corporation
C. Enterprise
D. Partnership
Answer» B. Corporation
429.

If there is only one seller and many buyers, the market situation is ________ .

A. Duopsony
B. Oligopoly
C. Oligopsony
D. Monopoly
Answer» E.
430.

All the proceeds which are received by the business as a result of the sale of goods is called ______.

A. Net income
B. Gross income
C. Net revenue
D. Total sales
Answer» C. Net revenue
431.

The amount of property in which a willing buyer to a willing seller for the property when neither one is under the compulsion to buy nor to sell is called ______.

A. Fair value
B. Market value
C. Good will value
D. Book value
Answer» C. Good will value