A bill of material is prepared in case of a ______________ job
1.Standard job
2.non-standardized job
3.both a & b
4.none of these
An item of cost that is direct for one business may be _______ for another business.
1.Important
2.direct
3.Indirect
4.none of the above.
An unfavourable material price variance occurs because of:
1.Price increase in raw materials
2.Price decrease in raw materials
3.Less than anticipated normal wastage in the manufacturing process
4.More than anticipated normal wastage in the manufacturing process
Basis of apportionment of crèche expenses is _______
1.Number of employees
2.number of female employees
3.number of male employees
4.both b&c
Budgeting system ______ key managerial functions.
1.Dismisses
2.integrates
3.discharges
4.none of these
Contract costing is not used in one of the following industries.
1.Ship building
2.Civil Construction
3.Automobiles
4.Construction of Bridges
Cost Accounting has been developed because of _____ of Financial Accounting.
1.Limitations
2.advantages
3.both a & b
4.none of these
Cost accounting is based on ______________ figures.
1.Estimated
2.historical
3.actual
4.none of these.
Cost accounting provides detailed information about ______ of various products, processes, services and operations.
1.Costs
2.income
3.either a or b
4.None of these.
Cost centre and cost unit are ______
1.not the same
2.the same
3.not related
4.none of these
Cost of production is equal to ______
1.Works cost plus Administration Overheads
2.Prime cost plus Works cost
3.prime cost plus works overhead
4.works overhead plus administration overheads
Efficiency Ratio=
1.Number of actual working days in a period x 100 Number of working days in the budget period
2.Actual hours worked x 100 Budgeted hours
3.Standard hours for actual production x 100 Actual hours worked
4.Standard hours for actual production x 100 Budgeted standard hours
First in first out method of valuing material issues is suitable in times of ______
1.Rising prices
2.falling prices
3.fluctuating prices
4.none of these
Fixed cost per unit ______ with rise in output and ________ with fall in output.
1.Decreases, increases
2.increases, decreases
3.is constant, remains same
4.none of the above
Fixed cost per unit _______ with increase in output.
1.decreases
2.increases
3.changes
4.sometimes
In time wage system, wages are paid according to the __________
1.Production
2.time
3.both a & b
4.None of these
In transport costing ____ charges vary more or less in direct proportion to kilometers run.
1.Running
2.petrol
3.drivers salary
4.tax
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:
1.Multiple
2.Process
3.Operation
4.single.
Inflated price method of valuing material issues is suitable when _____
1.Materials are subject to natural wastage
2.prices rise
3.prices fall
4.None of these
Inventory turnover in days = Days during the period ÷ ________
1.Inventory turnover ratio
2.material consumed during the period
3.cost of average stock during the period
4.none of these
Material control aims at achieving effective _____
1.Material management
2.quality control
3.accounting of material
4.material supply
Material Price Variance = Actual Usage ( ______________ )
1.Standard price
2.Standard unit price-actual unit price
3.Actual price
4.Standard usage
Printers use ______ costing.
1.Batch
2.Process
3.job
4.contract
Re-ordering level = ________ X Maximum re-order period
1.Average re-order period
2.Maximum usage
3.Maximum consumption
4.Normal usage
Service costing is not used in one of the following:
1.Electricity
2.Hospitals
3.transport
4.Electronics
Service costing is used in industries producing _________
1.Products
2.service
3.both a & b
4.None of these
Standard cost is a ______________ cost
1.Predetermined
2.historical
3.actual
4.final
Stock verification sheets are maintained to record the results of ________
1.Physical verification
2.financial control
3.financial verification
4.quality verification
Sunk costs are _______ for decision-making
1.irrelevant
2.relevant
3.useful
4.none of these.
The control ratios used by the management to know whether the deviations of the actual performance from the budgeted performance are favourable or unfavourable are _____
1.Capacity ratio, activity ratio
2.Efficiency ratio, calendar ratio
3.Both a & b
4.None of the above
The method of costing applied in biscuit industries is ______ costing and in steel industry _______ costing.
1.Job, process
2.job, contract
3.batch, multiple
4.process, operation
The per unit expense of the ______________ portion factory overhead varies with the volume of production while _____ portion remains the same with volume.
1.Fixed, variable
2.variable, fixed
3.variable, semi-variable
4.none of these
The quantity of material to be ordered at one time is known as _____
1.Ordering quantity
2.commercial order quantity
3.economic order quantity
4.none of these
The requirements of a particular job are known as ________
1.Job description
2.job specifications
3.job evaluation
4.Both a & b
The scope of cost accounting include _______, and ______
1.Cost ascertainment, cost presentation, cost control
2.tax planning, tax accounting, financial accounting
3.presentation of accounting information, creation of policy, day-to day operation
4.none of the above
The sum of value of work certified and uncertified appearing in the Contract Account is called _____
1.Work in Progress
2.Work in Process
3.Work Completed
4.Work done.
The ______________ costing is applied when a quantity of similar and identical products are manufactured together as one Job.
1.Job
2.Batch
3.operation
4.output
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.
1.83% and 100%
2.100% and 120%
3.0% and 83%
4.none of these
Unsuccessful research expenditure should be ______ cost accounts.
1.Excluded from
2.included in
3.apportioned in
4.none of these
Variable costs change _______ with change in output.
1.Proportionately
2.Inversely
3.Disproportionately
4.Sometimes
Volume variance is divided into ______
1.Capacity variance, calendar variance and Expenditure variance
2.Capacity variance, calendar variance and efficiency variance
3.Capacity variance, expenditure variance and efficiency variance
4.Calendar variance, expenditure variance and efficiency variance
When 1000 units are 60% complete in a process, it is equivalent to _______ completed units.
1.60
2.600
3.6000
4.1000
When the actual loss is more than the estimated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be _________
1.Abnormal loss
2.normal loss
3.loss
4.none of these
Where actual loss in a process is less than the anticipated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be ______
1.Abnormal loss
2.normal loss
3.abnormal gain
4.normal gain
Where the work is undertaken to Customers' special requirements and each order is of comparatively short-duration, it is called _____ costing.
1.Job
2.batch
3.operation
4.output
____ is an example of short-term budget
1.Cash budget
2.Capital expenditure budget
3.Material budget
4.Both a & c
_____ budget is designed to remain unchanged irrespective of the volume of output or turnover attained.
1.Master
2.Fixed
3.Flexible
4.All of these
______ are costs which have been applied against revenue of particular accounting period.
1.Expenses
2.income
3.loss
4.None of these
______ is the maximum possible alternative earning that might have been earned if the productive capacity is put to some alternative use.
1.Opportunity
2.incremental revenue
3.alternative revenue
4.none of these
__________ is not the scope ofCost Accountancy.
1.Ascertaining cost
2.cost accounting
3.cost control
4.tax planning