Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Management.

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1151.

Match List I with List II List I List IIA. Standard Costing I. Financial forecasting and planning B. Margin of SafetyII. Sales minus break-even salesC. Ratio AnalysisIII. Control of inventoryD. JIT SystemIV. Management by exceptionChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

A. A - IV, B - II, C - I, D - III
B. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV
C. A - II, B - III, C - I, D - IV
D. A - I, B - II, C - IV, D - III
Answer» B. A - III, B - I, C - II, D - IV
1152.

Product A requires 10 kg of material at the rate of Rs. 5 per kg. The actual consumption of material for the manufacturing of product A comes to 12 kg of material at the rate of Rs. 6 per kg. Direct material cost variance is

A. Rs. 22 (favourable)
B. Rs. 22 (unfavourable)
C. Rs. 12 (favourable)
D. Rs. 12 (unfavourable)
Answer» C. Rs. 12 (favourable)
1153.

If the current assets are $856000 and the working capital is $654500, then the current liabilities will be

A. $501,500
B. $401,500
C. $201,500
D. $301,500
Answer» D. $301,500
1154.

The after-tax average cost of the funds used by company in long run is equal to

A. weighted average cost of capital
B. economic value added
C. after-tax operating income
D. net income
Answer» B. economic value added
1155.

The continuous pressure of reducing the cost of products to be sold, is classified as

A. supply efficiency
B. material affectivity
C. processing effective
D. cost and efficiency
Answer» E.
1156.

An implementation of planning decisions and evaluating performance is classified as

A. control
B. evaluation
C. deciding
D. performing
Answer» B. evaluation
1157.

Marketing, production and management of distribution comes under the category of

A. staff management
B. line management
C. marketing management
D. production management
Answer» C. marketing management
1158.

The strategy that interlinks technology and people, to enhance relationships in all the business functions is classified as

A. technology management
B. people management
C. customer relationship management
D. resource management
Answer» D. resource management
1159.

The method of pricing, when two separate pricing methods are used to price, transfer of products from one subunit to another, is called

A. dual pricing
B. functional pricing
C. congruent pricing
D. optimal pricing
Answer» B. functional pricing
1160.

The difference of current assets and the working capital is equal to

A. current liabilities
B. long-term liabilities
C. residual assets value
D. net residual income
Answer» B. long-term liabilities
1161.

The purpose of financial accounting is

A. communicating company position to investors
B. helping managers make decisions
C. future oriented
D. single person orientation
Answer» B. helping managers make decisions
1162.

The function of plant manager, in which he is responsible for new assets investment is termed as

A. line function
B. staff function
C. asset function
D. investment function
Answer» B. staff function
1163.

The philosophy, in which the management works to improve value chain of the products, to exceed customer expectations is classified as

A. quality
B. management chain
C. customer chain
D. cost chain
Answer» B. management chain
1164.

The formula to calculate return on investment, according to profitability analysis in DuPont method is

A. return on sales * investment turnover
B. return on sales + investment turnover
C. return on sales - investment turnover
D. investment turnover + residual income
Answer» B. return on sales + investment turnover
1165.

Some of the methods used for determining transfer prices are

A. market-based transfer prices
B. cost-based transfer prices
C. negotiated transfer prices
D. all of above
Answer» E.
1166.

The type of accounting, which reports financial and non-financial data about the cost of material and acquiring of resources is classified as

A. material accounting
B. cost accounting
C. supplies accounting
D. business accounting
Answer» C. supplies accounting
1167.

The cost management technique which specially addresses strategic issues is classified as

A. address management
B. issue management
C. strategic cost management
D. managerial cost
Answer» D. managerial cost
1168.

The decision making step, which consists of organization goals, predicting alternatives and communicating goals is called

A. organization
B. alternation
C. planning
D. valuing
Answer» D. valuing
1169.

An availability of financial information, to oversee operations and system of accounting is known as

A. manager ship
B. controllership
C. proprietorship
D. functional line
Answer» C. proprietorship
1170.

An availability of after sale support, to the existing or potential customers in value chain analysis is known as

A. customer services
B. utility services
C. resource services
D. acquiring services
Answer» B. utility services
1171.

In value chain analysis, the delivery of services or products to end customers is classified as

A. resource research
B. market research
C. utilization
D. distribution
Answer» E.
1172.

A desire to achieve a particular goal with pursuit of that goal is called

A. motivation
B. goal congruence
C. effort
D. autonomy
Answer» B. goal congruence
1173.

The per unit opportunity cost to the selling subunit of company, is added into per unit incremental cost is incurred at point of transfer to calculate

A. minimum operating cost
B. maximum operating costs
C. maximum transfer price
D. minimum transfer price
Answer» E.
1174.

The step by step business functions, in which product or services must have customer usefulness, is classified as

A. value chain
B. useful chain
C. product chain
D. services chain
Answer» B. useful chain
1175.

The dysfunctional decision making is also known as

A. dysfunctional decision making
B. congruent decision making
C. incongruent decision making
D. both a and c
Answer» E.
1176.

The human resource management, IT management and management accountants are categorized under

A. marketing management
B. production management
C. staff management
D. line management
Answer» D. line management
1177.

If the opportunity cost per barrel is $45 per unit, incremental cost per barrel is $65, then minimum transfer price will be

A. $45
B. $110
C. $20
D. $65
Answer» C. $20
1178.

An officer responsible for financial operations of organization is considered as

A. chief financial officer
B. chief manager
C. chief line function
D. chief staff function
Answer» B. chief manager
1179.

The return on investment is also known as

A. accrual accounting rate of return
B. accounting rate of return
C. nominal rate of return
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
1180.

The costs that are not incorporated in accounting records, but are recognized in different situations are classified as

A. congruent costs
B. imputed costs
C. operating costs
D. transfer costs
Answer» C. operating costs
1181.

If the current assets are $250000 and the current liabilities are $135500, then the working capital would be

A. $3,855,500
B. $314,500
C. $214,500
D. $114,500
Answer» E.
1182.

The return on sales is multiplied to investment turnover to calculate

A. residual income
B. return on investment
C. return on sales
D. investment turnover
Answer» C. return on sales
1183.

An approach in which the managers use the resources to increase customer value is classified as

A. help management
B. cost management
C. past management
D. future management
Answer» C. past management
1184.

An investment is multiplied to required rate of return, to calculate

A. congruent cost of investment
B. transfer cost of investment
C. operating cost of investment
D. imputed cost of investment
Answer» E.
1185.

If the operating income is $5650000 and the revenue is $68558000, then the return on sales will be

A. 8.24%
B. 7.24%
C. 9.24%
D. 10.24%
Answer» B. 7.24%
1186.

In financial accounting, the investors, banks, suppliers and government agencies are classified as

A. external parties
B. internal parties
C. environmental parties
D. transactional parties
Answer» B. internal parties
1187.

The system in an organization that articulates the purpose, mission and core values of a company is classified as

A. interactive control system
B. belief system
C. boundary system
D. diagnostic control system
Answer» C. boundary system
1188.

The maximum freedom for managers and minimum constraints are the main features of

A. total autonomy
B. total centralization
C. total decentralization
D. total congruency
Answer» D. total congruency
1189.

The decision making methods, used for subunits of company are highly interdependent on each other is called

A. incongruent decision making
B. functional decision making
C. congruent decision making
D. duplication decision making
Answer» B. functional decision making
1190.

An economic value added method is specific type of method to calculate

A. net income
B. nominal income
C. residual income
D. residual investment
Answer» D. residual investment
1191.

In value chain analysis, the selling and promotion to prospective customers is classified as

A. researching
B. marketing
C. acquaintance
D. usefulness
Answer» C. acquaintance
1192.

An accounting which records and measures the business transactions and is followed by generally accepted accounting principles is classified as

A. external accounting
B. internal accounting
C. business accounting
D. financial accounting
Answer» E.
1193.

The type of accounting which measures, reports and analysis of the non-financial and financial information to help in decision making is called

A. financial accounting
B. management accounting
C. cost accounting
D. decision accounting
Answer» C. cost accounting
1194.

The type of accounting which reports to external parties of the organization is known as

A. cost accounting
B. decision accounting
C. financial accounting
D. management accounting
Answer» D. management accounting
1195.

The flow of goods and services, from the start of gathering materials until the delivery of products, is known as

A. flow chart analysis
B. supply chain analysis
C. resource chain analysis
D. acquiring analysis
Answer» C. resource chain analysis
1196.

If the working capital is $265000 and the current liabilities are $378000, then the current assets can be

A. $113,000
B. $643,000
C. $743,000
D. $543,000
Answer» C. $743,000
1197.

In management accounting, an emphasis and focus must be

A. future oriented
B. past oriented
C. communication oriented
D. bank oriented
Answer» B. past oriented
1198.

The process of analyzing and reviewing financial records to check the integrity of company financial reports is called

A. internal audit
B. external audit
C. functional audit
D. treasury audit
Answer» B. external audit
1199.

The quantitative expression of decided plan and coordination, for plan implementation is known as

A. cost format
B. decided plan
C. coordination plan
D. budget
Answer» E.
1200.

In an accounting measurement, income and investment is divided to calculate

A. return on sales
B. investment turnover
C. residual income
D. return on investment
Answer» E.