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101. |
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 |
102. |
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 |
103. |
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 |
104. |
Taylors differential piece rate system provides for higher rate to …….workers. |
A. | inefficient |
B. | efficient |
C. | both a & b |
D. | lazy |
Answer» B. efficient |
105. |
…………………..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 |
106. |
Given sales = 150000, Fixed costs = 30000, Profit = 40000.The variable cost is |
A. | 110000 |
B. | 80000 |
C. | 120000 |
D. | 10000 |
Answer» B. 80000 |
107. |
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% |
108. |
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% |
109. |
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% |
110. |
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 |
111. |
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 |
112. |
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 |
113. |
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 |
114. |
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 |
115. |
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 |
116. |
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 |
117. |
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 |
118. |
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 |
119. |
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 |
120. |
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 |
121. |
….expenses are excluded from cost. |
A. | normal |
B. | abnormal |
C. | both a & b |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. abnormal |
122. |
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 |
123. |
………expenses are partly fixed and partly variable. |
A. | all expenses |
B. | variable |
C. | fixed |
D. | semi-variable |
Answer» D. semi-variable |
124. |
Unsuccessful research expenditure should be ......................... cost accounts. |
A. | excluded from |
B. | included in |
C. | apportioned in |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. excluded from |
125. |
Salary paid to general manager is an item of………………expenses. |
A. | fixed |
B. | variable |
C. | semi-variable |
D. | estimated |
Answer» A. fixed |
126. |
Fancy packing is an example of .................. expenses. |
A. | selling |
B. | distribution |
C. | administration |
D. | factory |
Answer» A. selling |
127. |
Telephone expense is ......................expense. |
A. | variable |
B. | semi-variable |
C. | fixed |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. semi-variable |
128. |
Primary packing is an item of ……………… |
A. | selling overheads |
B. | prime cost |
C. | distribution overheads |
D. | factory overheads |
Answer» B. prime cost |
129. |
The Profit/Volume ratio or marginal ratio expresses the relation of ……………… |
A. | profit |
B. | marginal cost |
C. | contribution |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. contribution |
130. |
Which of the following measures helps to increase the P/V Ratio ? |
A. | increasing the selling price per unit |
B. | reducing the variable or marginal cost |
C. | changing the sales mixture |
D. | all of these |
Answer» D. all of these |
131. |
Credit and collection cost is an item of |
A. | selling overhead |
B. | office overhead |
C. | prime cost |
D. | administrative overhead |
Answer» A. selling overhead |
132. |
Warehousing cost is an item of |
A. | office overhead |
B. | distribution overhead |
C. | material cost |
D. | works overhead |
Answer» B. distribution overhead |
133. |
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 |
134. |
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 |
135. |
Printers use ......................... costing. |
A. | process |
B. | batch |
C. | job |
D. | contract |
Answer» C. job |
136. |
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 |
137. |
An automobile service unit uses..........................costing. |
A. | specific order |
B. | batch |
C. | job |
D. | contract |
Answer» C. job |
138. |
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 |
139. |
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 |
140. |
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 |
141. |
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 |
142. |
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 |
143. |
When the completion stage of a contract is less than ¼, the total expenditure on the contract is transferred to...............................account. |
A. | work-in-progress |
B. | profit and loss account |
C. | miscellaneous account |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. work-in-progress |
144. |
If the amount of work certified is less than…......... of the contract price, then no profit should be taken to Profit & Loss Account. |
A. | 20% |
B. | 25% |
C. | 33 1/3% |
D. | 40% |
Answer» B. 25% |
145. |
Contract costing is not used in one of the following industries. |
A. | ship building |
B. | civil construction |
C. | automobiles |
D. | construction of bridges |
Answer» C. automobiles |
146. |
The sum of value of work certified and uncertified appearing in the Contract Account is called …………….. |
A. | work in progress |
B. | work in process |
C. | work completed |
D. | work done. |
Answer» A. work in progress |
147. |
….is the most suitable method in a transport industry. |
A. | operation costing |
B. | service costing |
C. | process costing |
D. | job costing |
Answer» B. service costing |
148. |
Room/day is the cost unit used in………………… |
A. | hotels |
B. | hospital |
C. | schools |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. hotels |
149. |
Maintenance charges are in the nature of..............................expenses. |
A. | fixed |
B. | variable |
C. | semi-variable |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. semi-variable |
150. |
In transport costing...........................charges vary more or less in direct proportion to kilometers run. |
A. | running |
B. | petrol |
C. | drivers salary |
D. | tax |
Answer» A. running |
151. |
Service costing is called as ………………. |
A. | operation costing |
B. | operating costing |
C. | multiple costing |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. operating costing |
152. |
In electricity supply company uses ...................... as cost unit. |
A. | kilo watt hour |
B. | per household |
C. | voltage |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. kilo watt hour |
153. |
In transportation costing a composite unit such as.......................is used. |
A. | passenger mile/km or ten kilometer |
B. | per km |
C. | per passenger |
D. | per stop |
Answer» A. passenger mile/km or ten kilometer |
154. |
Boiler house costing is an example of..........................costing |
A. | operation |
B. | process |
C. | service |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. service |
155. |
In service costing, fixed charges are also called as………………….. |
A. | standing charges |
B. | variable charges |
C. | fixed charges |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. standing charges |
156. |
Service costing is not used in one of the following: |
A. | electricity |
B. | hospitals |
C. | transport |
D. | electronics |
Answer» D. electronics |
157. |
If the present cost of the car is Rs.1,00,000 residual value at the end of the 5th year is Rs.20,000, the monthly depreciation is………… |
A. | rs.20,000 |
B. | rs.16,000 |
C. | rs.1,333 |
D. | rs.17,333 |
Answer» C. rs.1,333 |
158. |
A bus carries 25 passengers daily for 25 days and its mileage per month is 1000 kms. Its passenger miles are……………… |
A. | 30,000 |
B. | 12,500 |
C. | 20,000 |
D. | 25,000 |
Answer» D. 25,000 |
159. |
In ……………………costing where standardized goods or services result from a sequence of repetitive and more or less continuous operations to which costs are collected and averaged over the units produced during the year: |
A. | multiple |
B. | process |
C. | operation |
D. | single. |
Answer» C. operation |
160. |
The method of costing applied in biscuit industries is...................costing and in steel industry…............. costing. |
A. | job, process |
B. | job, contract |
C. | batch, multiple |
D. | process, operation |
Answer» A. job, process |
161. |
Average unit cost for each process is calculated by dividing the ………………..by………………… |
A. | total cost, number of units |
B. | total process cost, number of units in process |
C. | total process cost, number of finished goods |
D. | total cost, number of units produced |
Answer» B. total process cost, number of units in process |
162. |
Where raw material is to pass certain stages, before it is converted into finished goods, the method of costing used is………………… |
A. | job costing |
B. | operating costing |
C. | process costing |
D. | both b and c |
Answer» C. process costing |
163. |
When the actual loss is more than the estimated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be……….. |
A. | abnormal loss |
B. | normal loss |
C. | loss |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. abnormal loss |
164. |
When actual loss is less than the estimated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be…………… |
A. | abnormal gain |
B. | abnormal loss |
C. | normal loss |
D. | income |
Answer» A. abnormal gain |
165. |
When actual loss is................than the estimated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be abnormal gain |
A. | more |
B. | less |
C. | higher |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. less |
166. |
When actual loss is..........................than the estimated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be abnormal loss. |
A. | more |
B. | less |
C. | both a & b) |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. more |
167. |
When 1000 units are 60% complete in a process, it is equivalent to ……………completed units. |
A. | 60 |
B. | 600 |
C. | 6000 |
D. | 1000 |
Answer» B. 600 |
168. |
Equivalent units represent the production of a process in terms of…..units. |
A. | completed |
B. | total production |
C. | semi-finished |
D. | both a& c |
Answer» A. completed |
169. |
.............……….process loss should be transferred to costing profit & loss account. |
A. | abnormal |
B. | normal |
C. | both a& b |
D. | none of these |
Answer» A. abnormal |
170. |
The cost of......................process loss is absorbed in the cost of production of good units. |
A. | abnormal |
B. | normal |
C. | both a & b |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. normal |
171. |
In inter process profits, the output of one process is transferred from one process to another not at …………….but at ………………. |
A. | market price, actual cost |
B. | actual cost, market price |
C. | both a& b |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. actual cost, market price |
172. |
Where actual loss in a process is less than the anticipated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be ……………….. |
A. | abnormal loss |
B. | normal loss |
C. | abnormal gain |
D. | normal gain |
Answer» C. abnormal gain |
173. |
In process costing, the abnormal loss is treated as .............. cost and written off to profit & loss account. |
A. | unit |
B. | period |
C. | future |
D. | process |
Answer» B. period |
174. |
The process costing is not used in one of the following. |
A. | chemical |
B. | textiles |
C. | cement |
D. | oil refining |
Answer» C. cement |
175. |
…..arises where the actual process loss is less than the normal predetermined process loss. |
A. | normal loss |
B. | abnormal loss |
C. | abnormal gain |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. abnormal gain |
176. |
An input of 5000kg of material introduced into the process and the expected loss is 8% and if the actual output from the process is 4300, the abnormal loss is................. kg |
A. | 400 |
B. | 300 |
C. | 500 |
D. | 600 |
Answer» B. 300 |
177. |
Budgeting system…................ key managerial functions. |
A. | dismisses |
B. | integrates |
C. | discharges |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. integrates |
178. |
…….is a budget which is updated continuously by adding a further period (a month/quarter) and deducting a corresponding earlierperiod. |
A. | rolling budget |
B. | continuous budget |
C. | annual budget |
D. | both a & b |
Answer» D. both a & b |
179. |
The budget relating to.................... must be prepared first and the other budgets should be prepared in the light of that factor. |
A. | limiting factor |
B. | materials |
C. | labour |
D. | production |
Answer» A. limiting factor |
180. |
…………………budget is the most important budget and it forms the basis on which all the other budgets are built up. |
A. | production |
B. | material |
C. | cash budget |
D. | sales |
Answer» D. sales |
181. |
…….budget may be classified into material cost budget, labour cost budget and overhead budget. |
A. | cost of production |
B. | purchase |
C. | sales |
D. | cash |
Answer» A. cost of production |
182. |
………budget gives an estimate of the anticipated receipts and payment of cash during the budget period. |
A. | sales |
B. | production |
C. | cash |
D. | master |
Answer» C. cash |
183. |
……….is the consolidated summary of the various functional budgets. |
A. | master budget |
B. | sales budget |
C. | performance budget |
D. | cash budget |
Answer» A. master budget |
184. |
…………..budget is designed to remain unchanged irrespective of the volume of output or turnover attained. |
A. | master |
B. | fixed |
C. | flexible |
D. | all of these |
Answer» B. fixed |
185. |
……….budget gives differentbudgeted costs for different levels of activity. |
A. | master |
B. | fixed |
C. | flexible |
D. | all of these |
Answer» C. flexible |
186. |
…………………budget is the preparation of budget starting from a clean state. |
A. | performance |
B. | zero base |
C. | cash |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. zero base |
187. |
…………is a summary of all function budgets in a Capsule form. |
A. | master budget |
B. | sales budget |
C. | performance budget |
D. | cash budget |
Answer» A. master budget |
188. |
Basic objectives of cost accounting is . |
A. | tax compliance. |
B. | financial audit. |
C. | cost ascertainment. |
D. | profit analysis. |
Answer» C. cost ascertainment. |
189. |
Direct cost incurred can be identified with . |
A. | each department. |
B. | each unit of output. |
C. | each month. |
D. | each executive. |
Answer» B. each unit of output. |
190. |
Overhead cost is the total of . |
A. | all indirect costs. |
B. | all direct costs. |
C. | indirect and direct costs. |
D. | all specific costs. |
Answer» A. all indirect costs. |
191. |
Imputed cost is a . |
A. | notional cost. |
B. | real cost. |
C. | normal cost. |
D. | variable cost. |
Answer» A. notional cost. |
192. |
Operating costing is suitable for . |
A. | job order business. |
B. | contractors. |
C. | sugar industries. |
D. | service industries. |
Answer» D. service industries. |
193. |
Process costing is suitable for . |
A. | hospitals. |
B. | oil reefing firms. |
C. | transport firms. |
D. | brick laying firms. |
Answer» B. oil reefing firms. |
194. |
Cost classification can be done in . |
A. | two ways. |
B. | three ways. |
C. | four ways. |
D. | several ways. |
Answer» D. several ways. |
195. |
Costing refers to the techniques and processes of |
A. | ascertainment of costs. |
B. | allocation of costs. |
C. | apportion of costs. |
D. | distribution of costs. |
Answer» A. ascertainment of costs. |
196. |
Cost accounting was developed because of the . |
A. | limitations of the financial accounting. |
B. | limitations of the management accounting. |
C. | limitations of the human resource accounting. |
D. | limitations of the double entry accounting. |
Answer» A. limitations of the financial accounting. |
197. |
Multiple costing is a technique of using two or more costing methods for ascertainment of cost by. |
A. | the same firm. |
B. | the several firms. |
C. | the same industry. |
D. | the several industries. |
Answer» A. the same firm. |
198. |
Wages paid to a labour who was engaged in production activities can be termed as. |
A. | direct cost. |
B. | indirect cost. |
C. | sunk cost. |
D. | imputed cost. |
Answer» A. direct cost. |
199. |
The cost which is to be incurred even when a business unit is closed is a. |
A. | imputed cost. |
B. | historical cost. |
C. | sunk cost. |
D. | Shutdown cost. |
Answer» D. Shutdown cost. |
200. |
Classification of cost is useful . |
A. | to find gross profit. |
B. | to find net profit. |
C. | to identify costs. |
D. | to identify efficiency. |
Answer» C. to identify costs. |
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