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Cost accounting MCQ

1. ……………..determines the priorities of functional budget.

  • Principal Budget Factor
  • Limiting Factor
  • both a & b
  • none of the abov

2. When a flexible budget is used a decrease in the actual production level within a relevant range would

  • increased total fixed cost
  • decrease variable cost per unit
  • decrease variable cost
  • increase variable cost per unit

3. A bill of material serves the purpose of…………………

  • Material requisition
  • stores ledger
  • material issue analysis sheet
  • none of these

4. Warehousing cost is an item of

  • Office overhead
  • distribution overhead
  • material cost
  • works overhead

5. Where raw material is to pass certain stages, before it is convertedinto finished goods, the method of costing used is…………………

  • Job costing
  • Operating costing
  • Process Costing
  • both b and c

6. The process costing is not used in one of the following.

  • Chemical
  • textiles
  • cement
  • oil refining

7. Credit and collection cost is an item of

  • Selling overhead
  • office overhead
  • prime cost
  • administrative overhead

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

  • Production departments
  • service departments
  • both a & b
  • none of these

9. An unfavourable material price variance occurs because of:

  • Price increase in raw materials
  • Price decrease in raw materials
  • Less than anticipated normal wastage in the manufacturing process
  • More than anticipated normal wastage in the manufacturing process

10. Which of the following would not be considered a fixed cost

  • rent
  • depreciation
  • cost of bottles use in the production of soft drinks
  • property taxes

11. Which of the following is not an example of variable cost

  • straight line depreciation on a machine expected to last five years
  • piece-rate wages paid to manufacturing workers
  • wood used to make furniture
  • commissions paid to sales personnel

12. Which of the following costs will vary directly with the level of production

  • total manufacturing costs
  • total cost of sales
  • variable selling costs
  • variable product costs

13. Which of the following statements is / are true with regard to flexible budgeting?

  • both (a) and (b)
  • it involves a careful differentiation between fixed and variable expenses
  • it is a system of budgeting under which budgets are recast quickly for changes in the volume of activity
  • a flexible budget is one which changes from year to year

14. Cost accounts deal partly with facts and figures and partly with………

  • Estimates
  • costs
  • income
  • revenue

15. ………..is a post mortem of past costs.

  • Financial accounting
  • cost accounting
  • both a & b
  • none of these

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

  • Number of employees
  • number of female employees
  • number of male employees
  • both b&c

17. Total Material cost variance =

  • Standard cost of materials-actual cost of materials
  • Budgeted cost of materials- actual cost of materials
  • Standard cost of materials-budgeted cost of materials
  • Actual cost of materials- budgeted cost of materials

18. The technique of standard costing may not be applicable in case of

  • Large concerns
  • Small concerns
  • All concerns
  • Both b & c

19. Labour rate variance is computed by multiplying the

  • Standard labour rate with the difference between standard labour hours and actual labour hours
  • Actual labour hours with the difference between standard labour hours and actual labour hours
  • Actual labour rate with the difference between standard labour rate and actual labour hours.
  • None of the above

20. In the case of plant, the limiting factor may be:

  • Insufficient capacity
  • shortage of experienced salesmen
  • general shortage of power
  • shortage of materials

21. Integral accounts eliminate the necessity of operating

  • overhead adjustment account
  • stores ledger control account
  • all of these
  • cost ledger control account

22. Which of the following is not function of Cost Accounting

  • cost ascertainment
  • planning and control
  • decision making
  • external reporting

23. Under applied or over applied factory overhead should be

  • Carried forward to next year
  • shown as an extraordinary item
  • apportioned among cost of goods sold and applicable to inventory
  • written off

24. Direct expenses are also called ________.

  • major expenses
  • chargeable expenses
  • overhead expenses
  • sundry expenses

25. The cost which is to be incurred even when a business unit is closed is a _____.

  • imputed cost
  • historical cost
  • sunk cost
  • shutdown cost

26. Cost classification can be done in ________.

  • two ways
  • three ways
  • four ways
  • several ways

27. Process costing is suitable for ________.

  • hospitals
  • oil refing firms
  • transport firms
  • brick laying firms

28. Basic objective of cost accounting is ________

  • tax compliance.
  • financial audit.
  • cost ascertainment.
  • profit analysis.

29. ……………..is an example of short-term budget

  • Cash budget
  • Capital expenditure budget
  • Material budget
  • Both a & c

30. ……………..is an example of long-term budget

  • Cash budget
  • Capital expenditure budget
  • Research and development budget
  • Both b & c

31. Volume variance arises because of :

  • Increase in overhead rate per hour
  • Decrease in overhead rate per hour
  • Increase or decrease in actual output as compared to the budgeted output.
  • Difference in budgeted overheads and actual overheads.

32. The type of standard best suitable for cost control purpose is

  • Basic standard
  • Ideal standard
  • Normal standard
  • Expected standard

33. An unfavourable material usage arises because of:

  • Price increase in raw materials
  • Price decrease in raw mateials
  • Less than anticipated normal wastage in the manufacturing process
  • More than anticipated normal wastage in the manufacturing process

34. Volume Variance =

  • Standard rate (Actual output-budgeted output)
  • Actual output x standard rate-budgeted fixed overheads
  • Standard rate per hour(standard hours produced-actual hours)
  • All of the above

35. A favourable variance will arise when capital revenues are………..thanexpected.

  • More
  • Less
  • Lesser
  • None of the above

36. Total Labour cost variance =

  • Standard cost of labour - actual cost of labour
  • Standard rate(standard time for actual output-actual time worked)
  • Standard rate (standard time for actual output- actual time paid for)
  • Actual time taken (standard rate-actual rate)

37. Material mix variance = standard cost of standard mix - ………………..

  • Actual cost of actual mix
  • Actual cost of standard mix
  • Standard cost of actual mix
  • Standard cost of budgeted mix

38. Material Price Variance = Actual Usage (……………)

  • Standard price
  • Standard unit price-actual unit price
  • Actual price
  • Standard usage

39. Material usage variance = standard price(……………….)

  • Standard usage-actual usage
  • Standard unit price-actual unit price
  • Standard quantity
  • Actual quantity

40. Material Usage Variance=Material Mix Variance +…………..

  • Material Yield Variance
  • Material cost variance
  • Material price variance
  • Material quantity variance

41. Standards set provide yardsticks against which………….are compared.

  • Budgeted costs
  • Estimated costs
  • Actual costs
  • None of these

42. Volume variance is divided into……………

  • Capacity variance, calendar variance andExpenditure variance
  • Capacity variance, calendar variance and efficiency variance
  • Capacity variance, expenditure variance and efficiency variance
  • Calendar variance, expenditure variance and efficiency variance

43. Idle time variance is………….

  • Idle time x actual labour
  • Idle time x standard rate
  • Idle time x budgeted labour rate
  • Idle time x historical cost

44. Labour cost variance is the difference between standard cost of labourand………..

  • Budgeted cost of labour
  • Estimated cost of labour
  • Actual cost of labour
  • None of these

45. Material price variance is the difference between standard and actualprices of materials used multiplied by………………..

  • Actual quantity of materials used
  • Budgeted quantity of materials used
  • Standard quantity of materials used
  • Either a or b

46. Management by exception is exercising control over………..

  • Costs
  • Favourable items
  • Unfavourable items
  • all of these

47. The deviation of the actual cost or profit or sales from the standardcost or profit or sale is known as …………

  • Difference
  • Variance
  • Discrepancy
  • Inconsistency

48. Three types of standards are…………..

  • Current standard, basic standard and normal standard
  • Currency standard, basel standard and actual standard
  • Actual standard, estimated standard and expected standard
  • Expected standard, ideal standard and current standard

49. Standard costing is more widely applied in…………………industries.

  • Process and engineering
  • jobbing industries
  • construction industry
  • all of these

50. The limitations of …………………………has led to the development ofstandard costing system.

  • Historical costing system
  • cost accounting
  • management accounting
  • none of these

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