Explore topic-wise MCQs in Commerce.

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551.

A document which contains information about materials of specific product, in specific department comes under

A. osting method
B. elling method
C. aterial acquisition method
D. one of above
Answer» D. one of above
552.

Term which describes assigning of indirect cost to any cost abject is classified as

A. ost allocation
B. ales tracing
C. ales allocation
D. ost tracing
Answer» B. ales tracing
553.

Budgeted direct labour hours are multiplied to direct labour cost rate to calculate

A. xpected total direct labour cost
B. udgeted total direct labour cost
C. udgeted total indirect labour cost
D. xpected labour hours
Answer» C. udgeted total indirect labour cost
554.

Budgeted total direct labour cost is divided with budgeted total direct labour to calculate

A. udgeted indirect labour cost rate
B. xpected direct labour cost rate
C. udgeted direct labour cost rate
D. xpected indirect labour cost rate
Answer» D. xpected indirect labour cost rate
555.

Actual loss is more than the predetermined normal loss, it is ________.

A. ormal loss
B. bnormal loss
C. easonal loss
D. tandard loss
Answer» C. easonal loss
556.

Abnormal loss and its value are _______.

A. ebited to process a/c
B. redited to process a/c
C. ebited to costing profit and loss a/c
D. ebited to profit and loss a/c
Answer» C. ebited to costing profit and loss a/c
557.

Normal loss in the manufacturing process leads to _______.

A. eduction in unit price of other good units
B. ncrease in unit price of other good units
C. eduction in costing profit
D. ncrease in costing profit
Answer» C. eduction in costing profit
558.

The expenses relating to a particular process is ________.

A. ebited to that process a/c
B. redited to that process a/c
C. ebited to costing profit and loss a/c
D. ebited to profit and loss a/c
Answer» B. redited to that process a/c
559.

In labour oriented manufacturing industry which method of overhead absorption is suitable?

A. irect material cost method
B. rime cost method
C. abour hour method
D. achine hour method
Answer» D. achine hour method
560.

Comprehensive machine hour rate includes ________.

A. achine operators wages
B. anaging directors salary
C. ncome tax
D. ffice rent
Answer» B. anaging directors salary
561.

Charging output with overhead at reasonable rate is called ________.

A. llocation
B. ppropriation
C. pportionment
D. bsorption
Answer» D. bsorption
562.

Recreation expenses in factory are apportioned on the basis of ________.

A. aterial cost
B. ages
C. rime cost
D. umber of employees
Answer» E.
563.

Idle capacity of a plant refers to the difference between ________.

A. aximum capacity and practical capacity
B. ractical capacity and normal capacity
C. ractical capacity and capacity based on sales expectancy
D. aximum capacity and actual capacity
Answer» E.
564.

Which of the following is NOT a selling overhead?

A. nsurance to cover sold goods while in transit
B. oyalty on sales
C. egal cost on debt realization
D. istribution of samples
Answer» D. istribution of samples
565.

Discarded material substances having some value is ________.

A. aste
B. crap
C. efective
D. poilage
Answer» C. efective
566.

Discarded material substances having no value is called ________.

A. aste
B. crap
C. efectives
D. poilage
Answer» B. crap
567.

Generally types of stores are classified into ________.

A. wo types
B. hree types
C. our types
D. ive types
Answer» C. our types
568.

The loss which arise in manufacturing activity on account of inherent nature of the product is ________.

A. ormal loss
B. bnormal loss
C. et loss
D. ross loss
Answer» B. bnormal loss
569.

How many rate are used to calculate wages under Taylor's differential piece rate system?

A. wo
B. hree
C. our
D. ive
Answer» B. hree
570.

Labour cost is the second element of ________.

A. ost
B. rofit
C. ales
D. ask
Answer» B. rofit
571.

Fire insurance of stock can be apportioned on the basis of ________.

A. alue of stock
B. olume of stock
C. umber of stores requisition
D. aterial used
Answer» B. olume of stock
572.

Which of the following is an example of semi-variable cost?

A. alary
B. ax
C. elephone expenses
D. ffice expenses
Answer» D. ffice expenses
573.

The process of grouping of costs according to some common characteristics ________.

A. bsorption
B. rimary distribution
C. econdary distribution
D. lassification
Answer» E.
574.

Fixed cost per unit increases when _______.

A. ariable cost per unit increases
B. ariable cost per unit decreases
C. roduction volume increases
D. roduction volume decreases
Answer» E.
575.

Comparing Rowan plan and Halsey plan, it is seen that when the time saved is less than 50% of the standard time ________._

A. owan plan allows more wages to a worker than Halsey plan
B. owan plan allows less wages to a worker than Halsey plan
C. owan and Halsey plan allow equal wages to a worker
D. owan plan and Halsey plan are equal to ordinary time wage
Answer» B. owan plan allows less wages to a worker than Halsey plan
576.

Given that for a job standard time is 8 hrs, actual time taken is 6 hrs and the time rate is Rs 2 per hr What is the total wages under Halsey premium plan?

A. s. 12
B. s. 14
C. s. 16
D. s. 18
Answer» C. s. 16
577.

Labour productivity can NOT be measured by comparing ________.

A. ctual time with standard time
B. otal output with total man hours
C. dded value for the product with total wage cost
D. otal wage and total output
Answer» E.
578.

Time keeping refers to _______.

A. ime spent by worker on their job
B. ime spent by workers in the factory
C. ime spent by workers without work
D. ime spent by workers off their job
Answer» C. ime spent by workers without work
579.

The ascertainment of costs after they have been incurred is known as _________.

A. arginal costing
B. istorical costing
C. unk cost
D. otional cost
Answer» C. unk cost
580.

Cost unit of a sugar industry can be ________.

A. er litre
B. er tonne
C. er acre
D. er metre
Answer» C. er acre
581.

Toy manufacturing industry should use _______.

A. nit costing
B. rocess costing
C. atch costing
D. ultiple costing
Answer» D. ultiple costing
582.

Cost accounting concepts include all the following except ________.

A. lanning
B. ontrolling
C. rofit sharing
D. roduct costing
Answer» D. roduct costing
583.

Depreciation of plant and machinery is a part of ________.

A. actory overhead
B. elling overhead
C. istribution overhead
D. dministration overhead
Answer» B. elling overhead
584.

Prime cost includes _______.

A. irect materials, direct wages and indirect expenses
B. ndirect materials and indirect labour and indirect expenses
C. irect materials, direct wages and direct expenses
D. irect materials, indirect wages and indirect expenses
Answer» D. irect materials, indirect wages and indirect expenses
585.

Cost of sales plus profit is _______.

A. elling price
B. alue of finished product
C. alue of goods produced
D. alue of stocks
Answer» B. alue of finished product
586.

Total of all direct costs is termed as ________.

A. rime cost
B. orks cost
C. ost of sales
D. ost of production
Answer» B. orks cost
587.

Tender is an _______.

A. stimation of profit
B. stimation of cost
C. stimation of selling price
D. stimation of units
Answer» D. stimation of units
588.

Indirect material scrap is adjusted along with ________.

A. rime cost
B. actory cost
C. abour cost
D. ost of goods sold
Answer» C. abour cost
589.

Warehouse rent is a part of ________.

A. rime cost
B. actory cost
C. istribution cost
D. roduction cost
Answer» D. roduction cost
590.

Multiple costing is a technique of using two or more costing methods for ascertainment of cost by _______.

A. he same firm
B. he several firms
C. he same industry
D. he several industries
Answer» B. he several firms
591.

Cost accounting was developed because of the _________.

A. imitations of the financial accounting
B. imitations of the management accounting
C. imitations of the human resource accounting
D. imitations of the double entry accounting
Answer» B. imitations of the management accounting
592.

Costing refers to the techniques and processes of ________.

A. scertainment of costs
B. llocation of costs
C. pportion of costs
D. istribution of costs
Answer» B. llocation of costs
593.

Defectives ________.

A. annot be rectified and made into good units
B. an be rectified and mad made into good units
C. an be a part of finished product
D. an be termed as spoilage
Answer» C. an be a part of finished product
594.

The purpose of financial accounting is to provide information for ________.

A. ixing prices
B. ontrolling cost
C. ocating factors leading to wastages and losses
D. ssessing the profitability and financial position of the firm
Answer» E.
595.

Classification of cost is useful ________.

A. o find gross profit
B. o find net profit
C. o identify costs
D. o identify efficiency
Answer» D. o identify efficiency
596.

Contract a/c is _______.

A. nominal a/c
B. real a/c
C. personal a/c
D. ither nominal or real a/c
Answer» B. real a/c
597.

The basis for the payment of cash by contractee under contract is ________.

A. ork certified
B. ork uncertified
C. ontract cost
D. alue of plant used in the contract
Answer» B. ork uncertified
598.

Batch costing is useful to determine ________.

A. aximum quantity of output
B. inimum quantity of output
C. conomic batch quantity
D. rofit of batches
Answer» D. rofit of batches
599.

Operating costing is suitable for _______.

A. ob order business
B. ontractors
C. ugar industries
D. ervice industries
Answer» E.
600.

Overhead cost is the total of ________.

A. ll indirect costs
B. ll direct costs
C. ndirect and direct costs
D. ll specific costs
Answer» B. ll direct costs