Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cost Accounting.

This section includes 166 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cost Accounting knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

151.

_______________ is a characteristic of high performance teams where members believe in the integrity, character, and ability of each other

A. Trust
B. Openness
C. Loyalty
D. Worthiness
Answer» B. Openness
152.

Research in the styles of leadership preferred by different generations was completed by Arsenault (2004). What was the style of leadership that Generation X was found to prefer?

A. Directive
B. Authoritarian
C. Participative
D. Egalitarian
Answer» E.
153.

Which of the following function does money serve when used to purchase or sell different goods and services?

A. Store of value
B. Medium of exchange
C. Standard of value
D. Display of power
Answer» C. Standard of value
154.

The demand function of a product x is as dx = 12-2Px, where Px stand for price. The quantity demanded corresponding to price of `2 will be .

A. 8
B. 6
C. 5
D. 10
Answer» B. 6
155.

If the price elasticity of demand for wine is estimated to be -.6, then a 20% increase in price of wine will lead to .in quantity demanded of wine at that price

A. 12% increase
B. 12% decrease
C. 19.6% increase
D. 20.6% decrease
Answer» C. 19.6% increase
156.

When designing reward systems for teams, it is best to encourage cooperative efforts rather than ____________ ones.

A. Collectivist
B. competitive
C. cooperative
D. individualistic
Answer» C. cooperative
157.

The quantity of a commodity that an individual is willing to purchase over a specified period of time is a function of except .

A. Price of the commodity
B. Price of the competitive products
C. His disposal income
D. Price of factor of production
Answer» E.
158.

An individual's perception of whether performing at a particular level will lead to attainment of a desired outcome is termed:

A. Relevance
B. Expectancy
C. Expectation
D. Instrumentality
Answer» E.
159.

If Coca-Cola wished to examine its general environment before constructing its business strategy, the company would explore all of the following environments except

A. Sociocultural
B. Knowledge
C. Global
D. Economic
Answer» C. Global
160.

Which of the following is one of the six key elements a manager needs to consider when designing an organization s structure?

A. Job design
B. Work specialization
C. Feminine organization
D. Eliminating chain of command
Answer» C. Feminine organization
161.

A read garment factory pays `100 for suit length and `5 for cotton thread purchased and `50 to the labour for stitching the suit which he sells in the market for `750. His contribution to GDP is

A. `595
B. `750
C. `600
D. `400
Answer» C. `600
162.

Today s managers understand that the success of any effort at improving quality and productivity must include _____.

A. Quality management programs
B. Customer service improvements
C. Employee's participation
D. Manufacturing simplification
Answer» D. Manufacturing simplification
163.

If the disposal income of a household increases by 10% and the demand for bread falls by 5%. The income elasticity of bread is

A. 0.5
B. -0.5
C. 1.0
D. -1.0
Answer» C. 1.0
164.

Who studied the nature of specific jobs, and broke the tasks into basic work units with the end result providing the one right way to perform the job?

A. Douglas M. McGregor
B. Frederick W. Taylor
C. Henry L. Gantt
D. Henry L. Gantt
Answer» C. Henry L. Gantt
165.

The belief that a firm's obligation goes beyond that required by law and economics, and includes a pursuit of long-term goals that are good for society is known as:

A. Social responsiveness
B. Ethical responsibility
C. Social responsibility
D. Social obligation
Answer» D. Social obligation
166.

In addition to three Central problem of economy, the additional problem(s) raised by the Modern economists is / are

A. Are the resources fully utilized or not
B. How efficient is the production and distribution system
C. Whether the capacity to produce or grow is increasing or is static
D. All the three
Answer» E.