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480+ Cost Accounting Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Management Studies (BMS) , Bachelor of Accounting and Finance (BAF) , Bachelor of Commerce (B Com) .

151.

……………….is a method of evaluating the job in terms of its money value.

A. Job analysis
B. Job evaluation
C. work measurement
D. Motion study
Answer» B. Job evaluation
152.

The requirements of a particular job are known as ……………………

A. Job description
B. job specifications
C. job evaluation
D. both a & b
Answer» A. Job description
153.

Qualities demanded from the job holder is technically known as ……………………

A. Job description
B. job specifications
C. job evaluation
D. both a & b
Answer» B. job specifications
154.

………………….is concerned with discovery of facts concerning a job and ……………….is concerned with ascertaining the money value of a job.

A. Job description, job evaluation
B. job specifications, job evaluation
C. job analysis, job evaluation
D. none of these
Answer» C. job analysis, job evaluation
155.

For conducting …………………..workers are studied at their jobs and all their movements and motions are noted.

A. Time study
B. Motion study
C. Merit rating
D. none of these
Answer» B. Motion study
156.

…………….. is the assessment of the relative worth of jobs within a company whereas ………….is the assessment of the relative worth of man behind the job.

A. Job evaluation , merit rating
B. job analysis, job evaluation
C. job analysis, merit rating
D. none of these
Answer» A. Job evaluation , merit rating
157.

………………..is maintained to know how the worker’s time shown by the time card is spent on various jobs.

A. Daily time sheets
B. weekly time sheets
C. job cards
D. none of the above
Answer» C. job cards
158.

In time wage system, wages are paid according to the……………….

A. Production
B. time
C. both a & b
D. none of these
Answer» B. time
159.

Under piece rate system of wage payment, payment is made according to the…………………

A. Quantity of work done
B. time
C. both a&b
D. none of these
Answer» A. Quantity of work done
160.

For a work order, standard time and time taken are 20 hours and 15 hours respectively. Time rate being Rs. 2 per hour, total wages payable under Rowan Premium Plan will be……………….

A. 40
B. 37.50
C. 35
D. none of these
Answer» B. 37.50
161.

Taylors differential piece rate system provides for higher rate to …….workers.

A. Inefficient
B. efficient
C. both a & b
D. lazy
Answer» B. efficient
162.

…………………..is most suitable when quality of work is of prime importance.

A. Piece rate system
B. time wage system
C. both a & b
D. none of these
Answer» B. time wage system
163.

Formula of calculation of wages under Halsey Premium System is……

A. R + %(S-T)R
B. T x R+ % (S-T) R
C. S-T x T x R S
D. R x S x T
Answer» B. T x R+ % (S-T) R
164.

Under Merrick’s multiple piece rate system, 110% of the ordinary piece rate is given to workers whose level of performance is between……. of the standard output.

A. 83% and 100%
B. 100% and 120%
C. 0% and 83%
D. none of these
Answer» A. 83% and 100%
165.

Under Merrick’s multiple piece rate system, 120% of the ordinary piece rate is given to workers whose level of performance is between……………….of the standard output.

A. 83% and 100%
B. 100% and 120%
C. 0% and 83%
D. none of these
Answer» B. 100% and 120%
166.

Under Merrick’s multiple piece rate system, ordinary piece rate is given to workers whose level of performance is between……………….of the standard output.

A. 0% and 100%
B. 0% and 120%
C. 0% and 83%
D. none of these
Answer» C. 0% and 83%
167.

In …………………………., two piece rates are set for each job.

A. Merrick’s multiple piece rate system
B. Rowan’s Premium Plan
C. Taylor’s differential piece rate system
D. none of these
Answer» C. Taylor’s differential piece rate system
168.

Basis of apportionment of stores service expenses is ………………..

A. Value of materials consumed
B. units of material consumed
C. products produced
D. none of these
Answer» A. Value of materials consumed
169.

Basis of apportionment of welfare department expenses is…………..

A. Wages of each department
B. Number of employees
C. materials consumed
D. number of machineries
Answer» B. Number of employees
170.

Basis of apportionment of crèche expenses is ……………..

A. Number of employees
B. number of female employees
C. number of male employees
D. both b&c
Answer» B. number of female employees
171.

Under step method of re-apportionment of costs of service departments, the cost of last service department is apportioned only to the …………..

A. Production departments
B. service departments
C. both a & b
D. none of these
Answer» A. Production departments
172.

Machine hour rate is obtained by dividing the total running expenses of a machine during a particular period by the…………

A. Number of hours
B. number of products produced
C. number of workers
D. wages
Answer» A. Number of hours
173.

……………..is the amount by which the absorbed overheads fall short of the actual amount of overheads incurred.

A. Over absorption of overheads
B. under absorption of overheads
C. overheads absorption
D. none of these.
Answer» B. under absorption of overheads
174.

…………….is the excess of overheads absorbed over the actual amount of overheads incurred.

A. Over absorption of overheads
B. under absorption of overheads
C. overheads absorption
D. none of these.
Answer» A. Over absorption of overheads
175.

When …………………….is used on the basis of budgeted overheads and the rate is applied to the actual base, the actual overhead expenses may be different from the charged overheads.

A. A predetermined rate
B. actual rate method of absorption
C. both a & b
D. none of these
Answer» A. A predetermined rate
176.

Expenses incurred during production other than direct materials and direct labour are called…………..factory expenses; those charged to production on estimated basis are called …………….

A. Actual, applied
B. applied, actual
C. indirect, direct
D. none of these
Answer» A. Actual, applied
177.

The per unit expense of the ……………portion factory overhead varies with the volume of production while………………..portion remains the same with volume.

A. Fixed, variable
B. variable, fixed
C. variable, semi-variable
D. none of these
Answer» A. Fixed, variable
178.

…………………expenses are excluded from cost.

A. Normal
B. abnormal
C. both a & b
D. none of these
Answer» B. abnormal
179.

Such expenses which are included (even though they are not incurred) for taking managerial decisions are called………………

A. Notional expenses
B. actual expenses
C. imputed
D. none of these
Answer» A. Notional expenses
180.

……………….expenses are partly fixed and partly variable.

A. All expenses
B. variable
C. fixed
D. semi-variable
Answer» D. semi-variable
181.

Unsuccessful research expenditure should be …………….. cost accounts.

A. Excluded from
B. included in
C. apportioned in
D. none of these
Answer» A. Excluded from
182.

Salary paid to general manager is an item of ……………………expenses.

A. Fixed
B. Variable
C. semi-variable
D. estimated
Answer» A. Fixed
183.

Fancy packing is an example of ………….expenses.

A. Selling
B. Distribution
C. administration
D. factory
Answer» A. Selling
184.

Telephone expense is …………….expense.

A. Variable
B. semi-variable
C. fixed
D. none of these
Answer» B. semi-variable
185.

Primary packing is an item of ………………

A. Selling overheads
B. prime cost
C. distribution overheads
D. factory overheads
Answer» B. prime cost
186.

When factory overhead control account has an ending debit balance, factory overhead was………………

A. Over applied
B. under applied
C. both a & b
D. none of these
Answer» B. under applied
187.

Under applied or over applied factory overhead should be

A. Carried forward to next year
B. shown as an extraordinary item
C. apportioned among cost of goods sold and applicable to inventory
D. written off
Answer» C. apportioned among cost of goods sold and applicable to inventory
188.

Credit and collection cost is an item of

A. Selling overhead
B. office overhead
C. prime cost
D. administrative overhead
Answer» A. Selling overhead
189.

Warehousing cost is an item of

A. Office overhead
B. distribution overhead
C. material cost
D. works overhead
Answer» B. distribution overhead
190.

In …………………..each job is a cost unit to which all costs are assigned.

A. Batch costing
B. Job costing
C. process costing
D. operation costing
Answer» B. Job costing
191.

Material Costs of each job are determined from……………

A. Material requisition notes
B. bill of materials
C. both a & b
D. none of these
Answer» C. both a & b
192.

Printers use ………………costing.

A. Process
B. Batch
C. job
D. contract
Answer» C. job
193.

Each job has a ………….. prepared for it that bears the job number and which is used to collect all cost data relating to job.

A. Job Time Sheet
B. Job Cost Card
C. Job Ticket
D. Job Account
Answer» B. Job Cost Card
194.

An automobile service unit uses ………………costing.

A. specific order
B. batch
C. job
D. contract
Answer» C. job
195.

Where the work is undertaken to Customers’ special requirements and each order is of comparatively short-duration, it is called…………..costing.

A. Job
B. batch
C. operation
D. output
Answer» A. Job
196.

Economic Batch Quantity is an important point to be determined in industries where …………… costing is employed.

A. Job
B. batch
C. operation
D. output
Answer» B. batch
197.

Economic Batch Quantity depends on ……………….and ……………..costs.

A. Material, labour
B. set-up costs, carrying
C. transportation, carrying
D. warehousing, labour
Answer» B. set-up costs, carrying
198.

The ……………costing is applied when a quantity of similar and identical products are manufactured together as one Job.

A. Job
B. Batch
C. operation
D. output
Answer» B. Batch
199.

The loss incurred on an incomplete contract is transferred to …………….account.

A. Costing profit and loss account
B. profit and loss account
C. trading account
D. deferred to next year.
Answer» B. profit and loss account
200.

When the completion stage of the contract is more than half, the profit to be credited to Profit and Loss account will be equal to…………..

A. 1/3rd of Notional Profit x cash received Work certified
B. ½ of Notional Profit x cash received Work certified
C. 2/3rd of Notional profit x cash received Work certified
D. full Notional Profit.
Answer» C. 2/3rd of Notional profit x cash received Work certified

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