Cost and Management Accounting MCQ Lesson No.2


 



Cost and Management Accounting MCQ Lesson No.2


1). Fixed cost per unit decreases when:

 

a.      Production volume increases.

b.      Production volume decreases.

c.      Variable cost per unit decreases.

d.     Variable cost per unit increases.

 

2). Prime cost + Factory overhead cost is:

 

a.      Conversion cost.

b.     Production cost.

c.      Total cost.

d.     None of given option.

 

3). Find the value of purchases if Raw material consumed Rs. 90,000; Opening               and closing stock of raw material is Rs. 50,000 and 30,000 respectively. 

 

a.      Rs. 10,000

b.      Rs. 20,000

c.      Rs. 70,000

d.     Rs. 1,60,000

 

4). If Cost of goods sold = Rs. 40,000

     GP Margin = 20% of sales

     Calculate the Gross profit margin.

 

a.      Rs. 32,000 

b.      Rs. 48,000

c.      Rs. 8,000

d.     Rs. 10,000

 

5).______________ method assumes that the goods received most recently in the stores or produced recently are the first ones to be delivered to the requisitioning department.

 

a.               FIFO

b.               Weighted average method

c.               Most recent price method

d.              LIFO  

 

 

Fill in the blanks:                                                                                                           (5 x 1)

             

1). Indirect cost that is incurred in producing product or services but which can not traced in full.

 

 

    2 Sunk cost is the cost that incurred or expended in the past which can not be retrieved.

 

 

    3). Conversion cost = Direct Labor + FOH

 

 4). If cost of goods sold Rs. 20,000 and Sales Rs. 50,000 then Gross Markup Rate is 150% ­­­

 

     5). Under Perpetual system, a complete and continuous record of movement of each inventory item is maintained.

1. Cost of production report is a _________________.

 

a.      Financial statement

b.     Production process report

c.      Order sheet

d.     None of given option.

 

2. There are ___________ parts of cost of production report.

 

a.      4

b.      5

c.      6 ( 6th is concerned with calculation of loss)

d.     7

 

3. Which one of the organization follows the cost of production report _________________?

 

a.      Textile unit       

b.      Chartered accountant firm

c.      Poultry forming

d.     None of the given option.

 

4. _____________________ part of cost of production report explains the cost incurred during the process.

 

a.      Quantity schedule

b.      Cost accounted for as follow

c.      Cost charge to the department

d.     None of given option

 

Solve the question 5 to 7. If units put in the process 7,000, units completed and transfer out 5,000. Units still in process (100% Material, 50% Conversion cost). 500 units were lost. Cost incurred during the process Material and Labor Rs. 50,000 and 60,000.

 5. Find the number of units that will appear in quantity schedule

 

a.      5,750

b.     7,000

c.      5,000

d.     6,500

 

 6. Find the value of per unit cost of both material and conversion cost

 

a.      Material 7.69; Conversion cost 10.43

b.      Material 7.14; Conversion cost 10.43

c.      Material 7.14; Conversion cost 9.23

d.     None of given option

  

7. Find the value of cost transferred to next department:

                            

a.      Rs. 57,500

b.      Rs. 50,000

c.      Rs. 70,000

d.     None of given option.

 

8. In case of second department find the increase of per unit cost in case of unit    lost. Cost received from previous department is Rs. 1,40,000.

 

a.      1.43

b.      (2.13)

c.      1.54

d.     1.67

 

9. Opening work in process inventory can be calculated under

 

a.      FIFO and Average costing

b.      LIFO and Average costing

c.      FIFO and LIFO costing

d.     None of given option

 

10 _________________ needs further processing to improve its marketability.

 

a.      By product

b.      Joint Product 

c.      Augmented product

d.     None of the given option

 

1.      Jan 1; finished goods inventory of Manuel Company was $3, 00,000. During the year Manuel’s cost of goods sold was $19, 00,000, sales were $2, 000,000 with a 20% gross profit. Calculate cost assigned to the December 31; finished goods inventory.

 

a.      $ 4,00,000

b.      $ 6,00,000

c.      $ 16,00,000

d.     None of given options

 

2.      The main purpose of cost accounting is to:

 

a.      Maximize profits.

b.      Help in inventory valuation

c.      Provide information to management for decision making

d.     Aid in the fixation of selling price

 

3.      The combination of direct material and direct labor is

 

a.      Total production Cost

b.     Prime Cost

c.      Conversion Cost

d.     Total manufacturing Cost

 

4.      The cost expended in the past that cannot be retrieved on product or service

 

a.      Relevant Cost

b.     Sunk Cost

c.      Product Cost

d.     Irrelevant Cost

 

5.      When a manufacturing process requires mostly human labor and there are widely varying wage rates among workers, what is probably the most appropriate basis of applying factory costs to work in process?

 

a.            Machine hours

b.           Cost of materials used

c.            Direct labor hours

d.           Direct labor dollars

 

6.       A typical factory overhead cost is:

 

a.      distribution

b.      internal audit

c.      compensation of plant manager

d.     design

 

7.      An industry that would most likely use process costing procedures is:

 

a.      tires

b.      home construction

c.      printing

d.     aircraft

e.       

8. Complete the following table

 

 

Per unit

Total

Fixed cost

Increase

Constant

Variable cost

 

 

Total cost

Increase

Decrease

 

a.      Constant, Decrease

b.      Decrease, Decrease

c.      Increase, Increase

d.     Increase, Decrease

 

 

9. The Kennedy Corporation uses Raw Material Z in a manufacturing process. Information as to balances on hand, purchases and requisitions of Raw Material Z is given below:

Jan. 1 Balance: 200 lbs. @ $1.50
       08                Received 500 lbs. @ $1.55
      18                 Issued 100 lbs.
      25                      Issued 260 lbs.
      30                      Received 150 lbs. @ $1.60

If a perpetual inventory record of Raw Material Z is maintained on a FIFO basis, it will show a month end inventory of:

a.      $240

b.      $784

c.      $759

d.     $767

10.   A disadvantage of an hourly wage plan is that it:

 

a.      Provides no incentive for employees to achieve and maintain a high level of         production.

b.      [1]Is hardly ever used and is difficult to apply.

c.      Establishes a definite rate per hour for each employee.

d.     Encourages employees to sacrifice quality in order to maximize earnings.                                                                     

 

 

 Find out correct option from given MCQs & put your answer in above table:

 

1.  A manufacturing company manufactures a product which passes through two

departments. 10,000 units were put in process. 9,400 units were completed &

transferred to department-II. 400 units (1/2 complete) were in process at the end of

month. Remaining 200 units were lost during processing. Costs incurred by the

department were as follows:

 

Particulars Rs.

Direct Materials  19,400

Direct Labor  24,250

Factory overhead   14,550

 

Apportionment of the Accumulated Cost/Total Cost accounted for, for the month in CPR

____________ 

 

a.  Rs. 24,250 Approximately

b.  Rs. 56,987 Approximately

c.  Rs. 58,200 Approximately

d.  None of the given options

 

MCQ # 2 and 3 are based on the following data:

 

Allied chemical company reported the following production data for its department:

 

Particulars Units

Received in from department –1 55,000

Transferred out department –3 39,500

In process (1/3 labor & overhead) 10,500

 

All materials were put in process in Department No. 1. Costing department collected following figures for department No. 2:  Particulars Rs.

Unit cost received in   1.80, Labor cost in department No.2 27,520.

Applied overhead in Department No. 2 15,480

  

2.  Equivalent units of labor & FOH are _________

a.  3,500 units

b.  39,500 units

c.  43,000 units

d.  None of the given options

  

3.  Unit cost of lost unit after adjustment (by using any method) _________

a.  Rs. 0.64

b.  Rs. 0.36

c.  Rs. 0.18

d.  None of the given options

 

MCQ # 4, 5 and 6 are based on the following data:

 

In Department No. 315 normal production losses are discovered at the end of process. During January 2007 following costs were charged to Department 315:

 

Particulars Rs.

Direct Materials  30,000

Direct Labor  20,000

Manufacturing overhead  10,000

Cost from preceding department  96,000

 

Data of production quantities is as follows:

 

Particulars Units

Received in   12,000

Transferred out  7,000

Normal Production Loss  1,000

 

Partly processed units in Department No. 315 were completed 50%.

 

4.  Cost of normal loss (where normal loss is discovered at the end of process)

_________: 

           

a.  Rs. 14,000

b.  Rs. 44,000

c.  Rs. 1, 12,000

d.  None of the given options

 

5.  Equivalent units of material __________ 

 

a.  2,000 units

b.  7,000 units

c.  10,000 units

d.  None of the given options

 

6.  Unit cost of Direct Labor__________ 

a.  Rs. 1

b.  Rs. 2

c.  Rs. 3

d.  None of the given options

 

7.  During January, Assembling department received 60,000 units from preceding department at a unit cost of Rs. 3.54. Costs added in the assembly department were:

 

Particulars Rs.

Materials 41,650

Labor 101,700

Factory overheads 56,500

 

There was no work in process beginning inventory. 

 

Particulars Units

Units from preceding department   60,000

Units transferred out   50,000

Units in process at the end of month  

(all materials, 2/3converted)

 

9,000 Units lost (1/2 completed as to materials & conversion cost )  1,000

 

The entire loss is considered abnormal & is to be charged to factory overhead.

  Equivalent units of material __________

 

a.  9,000 units

b.  56,500 units

c.  59,500 units

d.  None of the given options

 

8.  For which one of the following industry would you recommend a Job Order Costing system?

 

a.  Oil Refining

b.  Grain dealing

c.  Beverage production

d.  Law Cases

 

9.  For which one of the following industry would you recommend a Process Costing system?

 

a.  Grain dealer

b. Television repair shop

c. Law office

d. Auditor

 

10. The difference between total revenues and total variable costs is known as:

 

a.  Contribution margin

b.  Gross margin

c.  Operating income

d.  Fixed costs

 

11. Percentage of Margin of Safety can be calculated in which one of the following ways?

 a. Based on budgeted Sales

b. Using budget profit

c. Using profit & Contribution ratio

d.  All of the given options

 

12. Which of the following represents a CVP equation?

 

a.  Sales = Contribution margin (Rs.) + Fixed expenses + Profits

b.  Sales = Contribution margin ratio + Fixed expenses + Profits

c.  Sales = Variable expenses + Fixed expenses + profits

d.  Sales = Variable expenses – Fixed expenses + profits

 

 

 13. If 120 units produced, 100 units were sold @ Rs. 200 per unit. Variable cost related to production & selling is Rs. 150 per unit and fixed cost is Rs. 5,000. If the management wants to decrease sales price by 10%, what will be the effect of decreasing unit sales price on profitability of company? (Cost & volume profit analysis keep in your mind while solving it)

 

a.  Remains constant

b.  Profits will increased

c.  Company will have to face losses

d.  None of the given options

 

14.  If 120 units produced, 100 units were sold @ Rs. 200 per unit. Variable cost related to production & selling is Rs. 150 per unit and fixed cost is Rs. 5,000. If the management wants to increase sales price by 10%, what will be increasing sales profit of company by increasing unit sales price. (Cost & volume profit analysis keep in your mind while solving it)

 

a.  Rs.2,000

b.  Rs. 5,000

c.  Rs. 7,000

d.  None of the given options

 

 

MCQ # 15, 16, 17 and 18 are based on the following data:

 

The following is the Corporation's Income Statement for last month:

 

Particulars Rs.

Sales 4,000,000

Less: variable expenses 2,800,000

Contribution margin 1,200,000

Less: fixed expenses 720,000

Net income   480,000

 

The company has no beginning or ending inventories. A total of 80,000 units were produced and sold last month. 

 

15. What is the company's contribution margin ratio?

a.  30%

b.  70%

c.  150%

d.  None of given options

 

16. What is the company's break-even in units?

 

a.  48,000 units 

b.  72,000 units 

c.  80,000 units

d.  None of the given options

 

17. How many units would the company have to sell to attain target profits of Rs. 600,000?

 

a.  88,000 units

b.  100,000 units

c.  106,668 units

d.  None of given options 

 

18. What is the company's margin of safety in Rs?

 

a.  Rs. 480,000 

b.  Rs. 1,600,000 

c.  Rs. 2,400,000 

d.  None of given options 

 

19. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true?

 

a.  A manufacturer of ink cartridges would ordinarily use process costing rather than job-order costing

b.  If a company uses a process costing system it accumulates costs by processing department rather than by job 

c.  The output of a processing department  must be homogeneous in order to use process costing

d.  All of the given options

 

20. Which of the following statements is (are) true?

 

a. Companies that produce many different products or services are more likely to use job-order costing systems than process costing systems

b. Job-order costing systems are used by manufactures only and process costing systems are used by service firms only

c. Job-order costing systems are used by service firms and process costing systems are used by manufacturers

d. All of the given options

 

21. Product cost is normally:

 

a.  Higher in Absorption costing than Marginal costing

b.  Higher in Marginal costing than Absorption costing

c.  Equal in both Absorption and Marginal costing

d.  None of the given options

 

22. Using absorption costing, unit cost of product includes which of the following combination of costs?

 

a. Direct materials, direct labor and fixed overhead

b. Direct materials, direct labor and variable overhead

c. Direct materials, direct labor, variable overhead and fixed overhead

d. Only direct materials and direct labor  

 

23. Marginal costing is also known as:

 

a. Indirect costing

b. Direct costing

c. Variable costing 

d. Both (b) and (c) 

 

MCQ # 24 & 25 are based on the following data:

 

The following data related to production of ABC Company:

  

Units produced  1,000 units

Direct materials  Rs.6

Direct labor Rs.10

Fixed overhead Rs.6000

Variable overhead Rs.6

Fixed selling and administrative Rs.2000

Variable selling and administrative Rs.2

 

24. Using the data given above, what will be the unit product cost under absorption costing?

 

a.  Rs. 22

b.  Rs. 28

c.  Rs. 30

d.  None of the given options

 

25. Using the data given above, what will be the unit product cost under marginal costing?

 

a.  Rs. 22

b.  Rs. 24

c.  Rs. 28

d.  None of the given options

 

26. The break-even point is the point where:

 

a.  Total sales revenue equals total expenses (variable and fixed)

b.  Total contribution margin equals total fixed expenses

c.  Total sales revenue equals to variable expenses only

d.  Both a & b

 

27. The break-even point in units is calculated using_______ 

 

a.  Fixed expenses and the contribution margin ratio

b.  Variable expenses and the contribution margin ratio

c.  Fixed expenses and the unit contribution margin

d.  Variable expenses and the unit contribution margin

 

28. The margin of safety can be defined as:

 

a.  The excess of budgeted or actual sales over budgeted or actual variable expenses

b.  The excess of budgeted or actual sales over budgeted or actual fixed expenses

c.  The excess of budgeted sales over the break-even volume of sales

d.  The excess of budgeted net income over actual net income

 

 

29. The contribution margin ratio is calculated by using which one of the given formula?

 

a.  (Sales - Fixed Expenses)/Sales

b.  (Sales - Variable Expenses)/Sales

c.  (Sales - Total Expenses)/Sales

d.  None of the given options

 

30. Data of a company XYZ is given below

Particulars Rs.

Sales 15,00,000

Variable cost   9,00,000

Fixed Cost   4,00,000

 Break Even Sales in Rs. __________ 

a.  Rs. 1, 00,000

b.  Rs. 2, 00,000

c.  Rs. 13, 00,000

d.  None of the given options

 

1.      Mr. Zahid received Rs. 100,000 at the time of retirement. He has invested in a profitable Avenue. From Company A, he received the dividend of 35% and from Company B he received the dividend of 25%. He has selected Company A for investment.  His opportunity cost will be:

 

a)      35,000

b)     25,000

c)      10,000

d)     55,000

 

2.      In increasing production volume situation, the behavior of Fixed cost & Variable cost will be:

 

a)      Increases, constant

b)     Constant, increases

c)      Increases, decreases

d)     Decreases, increases

 

3.      While calculating the finished goods ending inventory, what would be the formula to calculate per unit cost?

 

a)      Cost of goods sold / number of units sold

b)     Cost of goods to be manufactured / number of units manufactured

c)      Cost of goods manufactured / number of units manufactured

d)     Total manufacturing cost / number of units manufactured 

 

4.      If the direct labor is Rs. 42,000 and FOH is 40% of conversion cost. What will be the amount of FOH?

 

a)      63,000

b)     30,000

c)      28,000

d)     16,800

5.      Which one of the following centers is responsible to earns sales revenue?

 

a)      Cost center

b)     Investment center

c)      Revenue center

d)     Profit center

 

6.      Which one of the following cost would not be termed as Product Costs?

 

a)      Indirect Material

b)     Direct Labor

c)      Administrative Salaries

d)     Plant supervisor’s Salary

 

7.      Which of the following ratios expressed that how many times the inventory is turning over towards the cost of goods sold?

 

a)      Inventory backup ratio

b)     Inventory turnover ratio

c)      Inventory holding period

d)     Both A & B

 

8.      When opening and closing inventories are compared, if ending inventory is more than opening inventory, it means that:

 

a)      Increase in inventory

b)     Decrease in inventory

c)      Both a and b

d)     None of the given options

 

9.      The total labor cost incurred by a manufacturing entity includes which one of the following elements?

 

a)      Direct labor cost

b)     Indirect labor cost

c)      Abnormal labor cost

d)     All of the given options

 

 10.    If,

             Opening stock                                                             1,000 units

             Material Purchase                                                        7,000 units

             Closing Stock                                                                  500 units

             Material consumed                                                   Rs. 7,500

 

What will be the inventory turnover ratio?

 

a)      10 Times

b)     12 times

c)      14.5 times

d)     9.5 times

 

 

  

Find out correct option from given MCQs & put your answer in above table:

 

1.  A manufacturing company manufactures a product which passes through two

departments. 10,000 units were put in process. 9,400 units were completed &

transferred to department-II. 400 units (1/2 complete) were in process at the end of

month. Remaining 200 units were lost during processing. Costs incurred by the

department were as follows:

 

Particulars  Rs.

Direct Materials  19,400

Direct Labor  24,250

Factory overhead   14,550

 

Equivalent units of material, for the month in CPR ____________ 

 

a.  200 units

b.  9400 units  

c.  9600 units

d.  None of the given options

 

MCQ # 2 and 3 are based on the following data:

 

Allied chemical company reported the following production data for its department:

 

Particulars  Units

Received in from department –1  55,000

Transferred out department –3  39,500

In process (1/3 labor & overhead)  10,500

 

All materials were put in process in Department No. 1. Costing department collected

following figures for department No. 2:

 

Particulars  Rs.

Unit cost received in   1.80

Labor cost in department No.2  27,520

Applied overhead in Department No. 2  15,480

 

2.  Equivalent units of Material are _________

a.  3,500 units

b.  39,500 units

c.  43,000 units

d.  None of the given options Cost & Management Accounting (mgt402)               Solution to Quiz 02

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3.  Unit cost used for transferred out  _________

a.  Rs. 0.64

b.  Rs. 0.36

c.  Rs. 0.18

d.  None of the given options

 

4.  During January, Assembling department received 60,000 units from preceding department at a unit cost of Rs. 3.54. Costs added in the assembly department were:

 

Particulars  Rs.

Materials  41,650

Labor  101,700

Factory overheads  56,500

 

There was no work in process beginning inventory. 

 

Particulars  Units

Units from preceding department   60,000

Units transferred out   50,000

Units in process at the end of month  

(all materials, 2/3converted)

 

9,000

Units lost (1/2 completed as to materials & conversion cost )  1,000

 

The entire loss is considered abnormal & is to be charged to factory overhead.

  Cost transferred to next department __________

 

a.  Rs. 55,703.3 App.

b.  Rs. 356,546.6 App.

c.  Rs. 412,249.9 App.

d.  None of the given options

 

 

MCQ # 5, 6, 7 and 8 are based on the following data:

 

The following is the Corporation's Income Statement for last month:

 

Particulars  Rs.

Sales  4,000,000

Less: variable expenses  1,800,000

Contribution margin  2,200,000

Less: fixed expenses  720,000

Net income   1480,000Cost & Management Accounting (mgt402)               Solution to Quiz 02

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The company has no beginning or ending inventories. A total of 80,000 units were

produced and sold last month. 

 

 

5.  What is the company's contribution margin ratio?

a.  30%

b.  50%

c.  150%

d.  None of given options

 

6.  What is the company's break-even in units?

 

a.  48,000 units 

b.  72,000 units 

c.  80,000 units

d.  None of the given options

 

7.  How many units would the company have to  sell to attain target profits of Rs.600,000?

 

a.  48,000 units

b.  88,000 units

c.  106,668 units

d.  None of given options 

 

8.  What is the company's margin of safety in Rs?

 

a.  Rs. 1,600,000 

b.  Rs. 2,400,000 

c.  Rs. 25,60,000

d.  None of given options 

 

 

 

 

MCQ # 9 & 10 are based on the following data:

 

The following data related to production of ABC Company:

 

 

Units produced  2,000 units

Direct materials  Rs.6

Direct labor  Rs.10

Fixed overhead  Rs.20,000

Variable overhead  Rs.6 Cost & Management Accounting (mgt402)               Solution to Quiz 02

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Fixed selling and administrative  Rs.2000

Variable selling and administrative  Rs.2

 

9.  Using the data given above, what will be the unit product cost under absorption

costing?

 

a.  Rs. 32

b.  Rs. 30

c.  Rs. 25

d.  None of the given options

 

10. Using the data given above, what will be the unit product cost under marginal

costing?

 

a.  Rs. 22

b.  Rs. 24

c.  Rs. 28

d.  None of the given options

 

11.    Mr. Zahid received Rs. 100,000 at the time of retirement. He has invested in a profitable Avenue. From Company A, he received the dividend of 35% and from Company B he received the dividend of 25%. He has selected Company A for investment.  His opportunity cost will be:

 

a)      35,000

b)     25,000

c)      10,000

d)     55,000

12.    In increasing production volume situation, the behavior of Fixed cost & Variable cost will be:

 

e)      Increases, constant

f)      Constant, increases

g)     Increases, decreases

h)     Decreases, increases

13.    While calculating the finished goods ending inventory, what would be the formula to calculate per unit cost?

 

e)      Cost of goods sold / number of units sold

f)      Cost of goods to be manufactured / number of units manufactured

g)     Cost of goods manufactured / number of units manufactured

h)     Total manufacturing cost / number of units manufactured 

 

14.    If the direct labor is Rs. 42,000 and FOH is 40% of conversion cost. What will be the amount of FOH?

 

e)      63,000

f)      30,000

g)     28,000

h)     16,800

15.    Which one of the following centers is responsible to earns sales revenue?

e)      Cost center

f)      Investment center

g)     Revenue center

h)     Profit center

16.    While preparing the Cost of Goods Sold and Income Statement, the over applied FOH is;

e)      Add back, subtracted

f)      Subtracted, add back

g)     Add back, add back

h)     Subtracted, subtracted

17.    Which of the following ratios expressed that how many times the inventory is turning over towards the cost of goods sold?

e)      Net profit ratio

f)      Gross profit ratio

g)     Inventory turnover ratio

h)     Inventory holding period

18.    When opening and closing inventories are compared, if ending inventory is more than opening inventory, it means that:

 

e)      Increase in inventory

f)      Decrease in inventory

g)     Both a and b

h)     None of the given options

19.    The total labor cost incurred by a manufacturing entity includes which one of the following elements:

 

e)      Direct labor cost

f)      Indirect labor cost

g)     Abnormal labor cost

h)     All of the given options

 

20.    If,

Opening stock                                                                         1,000 units

Material Purchase                                                                    7,000 units

Closing Stock                                                                             500 units

Material consumed                                                              Rs. 7,500

 

What will be the inventory turnover ratio?

 

e)      10 Times

f)      12 times

g)     14.5 times

h)     9.5 times

1.      If   Units sold = 10,000

           Closing finished goods = 2,000

           Opening finished goods = 1,500

          What will be the value of units manufactured?

 

a.      9,500

b.     10,500

c.      13,500

d.     6,500

 

2.      Calculate the amount of direct labor if:

Direct material = 15,000

      Direct labor = 70% of prime cost

           

a.      6,429

b.      30,000

c.      10,500

d.     35,000

 

3.      Material cost = 4.00 per unit

            Labor cost = 0.60 per unit

            Factory overhead cost = 1.00 per unit

            Administrative cost = 1.20 per unit

            Selling cost = 15% of sales

            Profit = 1.02 per unit

            What will be the sales price per unit?

 

a.      6.0

b.     9.2

c.      7.0

d.     None of the given option

 

4.      ABC & Company has maintained the following data of inventory control Under the periodic inventory system:

 

Date

Units

Total

Jan 01

100 @ 10

1000

Jan 05

100 @ 11

1100

Jan 10

150 @ 12

1600

 

During the period 300 units were sold. Calculate the cost of ending inventory under FIFO method.

 

a.      600

b.      500

c.      400

d.     300

 

5.      National chains of tyre fitters stock a popular tyre for which the following information is available:

 

           Average usage = 140 tyres per day

           Minimum usage = 90 tyres per day

           Maximum usage = 175 tyres per day

           Lead time = 10 to 16 days

           Re-order quantity = 3000 tyres

           Based on the above data calculate the maximum level of stock possible:

 

a.      2800

b.      3000

c.      4900

d.     5800

 

Fill in the blanks:

 

1.      Irrelevant costs are those costs that would not affect the current management decision.

 

2.      Increase in inventory means closing inventory is greater than the opening inventory.

 

3.      Weighted average cost is used to determine the value of cost of consumption and ending inventory.

 

4.      The total amount earned in a week or month by an employee is called gross pay.

 

5.      The method of remuneration in which a worker is paid on the basis of production and not time taken by him to perform the work is called piece rate wage.

 

1.      A cost that remains unchanged across the relevant range of units produced is what kind of cost?

 

a)      Fixed cost

b)     Product cost

c)      Mixed cost

d)     Period cost

 

2.      A company has the following cost data for the month:

Conversion cost: Rs. 78,900

Prime Cost: Rs. 115,700

Beginning Work in Process Inventory: Rs. 4,700

Ending Work in Process Inventory: Rs. 2,800

Beginning Finished Goods Inventory: Rs. 27,600

Ending Finished Goods Inventory: Rs. 29,200

Manufacturing Overhead Costs: Rs. 14,500

 

What is the Cost of Goods Sold for the month?

 

a)      Rs. 132,100

b)     Rs. 116,000

c)      Rs. 130,200

d)     Rs. 130,500

3.      _____________________ is a part of cost of production report that explains the cost incurred during the process.

 

a)      Quantity schedule

b)     Cost accounted for as follow

c)      Cost charged to the department

d)     None of the given options

 

4.      Under Absorption Costing, Fixed Manufacturing Overheads are:

a)      Absorbed into Cost units

b)     Charged to the Profit and Loss account

c)      Treated as period cost

d)     All of the given options

 

 

5.      A company makes one product, which has variable manufacturing costs of Rs.3.25 per unit and variable selling and administrative costs of Rs. 1.17 per unit. Fixed manufacturing costs are Rs. 42,300 per month and fixed selling and administrative costs are Rs. 29,900 per month. The company wants to earn an average monthly profit of Rs. 15,000 and they expect to produce and sell an average of 40,000 units of the product per month. What is the minimum selling price management can be expected to set to meet their profitability goals?

 

a)      Rs. 4.69

b)     Rs. 4.42

c)      Rs. 6.60

d)     Rs. 6.23

 

Question 6 to 8 will be based on the data given below:

 

Units put in the process 7,000

Units completed and transferred out 5,000

Units still in process (100% Material, 50% Conversion cost)

500 units were lost during process

Cost incurred during the process Material and Labor Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 60,000.

 

6.      By using the above information, find out the number of units that will appear in quantity schedule.

 

a)      5,750

b)     7,000

c)      5,000

d)     6,500

 

7.      Find out the value of per unit cost of both material and conversion cost.

 

a)      Material 7.69; Conversion cost 10.43

b)     Material 7.14; Conversion cost 10.43

c)      Material 7.14; Conversion cost 9.23

d)     None of the given options

 

8.      Find the value of cost transferred to next department:

a)      Rs. 5750

b)     Rs. 5000

c)      Rs. 7000

d)     Rs. 6500 or None of the given options

9.      Opening work in process inventory can be calculated under which of the following method?

a)      FIFO and Average costing

b)     LIFO and Average costing

c)      FIFO and LIFO costing

d)     None of given options

10.     _________________ needs further processing to improve its marketability.

 

a)      By product

b)     Joint Product 

c)      Augmented product

d)     None of the given options

 

 

1)  The contribution margin increases when sales volume and price remain

the same and: 

 

a)  Variable cost per unit decreases 

b)  Variable cost per unit increases

c)  Fixed costs per unit increase 

d)  All of the given options

 

2)  The main difference between the incremental and marginal cost is that:

 

a)  The marginal cost changes for every next unit of production

b)  Incremental cost does not show any change for any level of activity 

c)  The marginal cost changes for a certain level of activity 

d)  There is no difference between marginal cost and incremental cost

 

3)  An example of an inventoriable cost would be: 

 

a) Shipping fees

b)  Advertising flyers 

c)  Sales commissions 

d) Direct materials

 

4)  Service entities provide services of _______ to their customers. 

 

a) Tangible products

b) Intangible products

c)  Both tangible and intangible products

d)  Services can not be intangible

 

5) T Corp. had net income before taxes of Rs. 200,000 and sales of Rs.

2,000,000. If it is in the 50% tax bracket, its profit margin would be:

 

a) 5%

b) 12%

c) 20%

d) 25%

 

6) Direct materials cost is Rs. 80,000. Direct labor cost is Rs. 60,000.

Factory overhead is Rs. 90,000. Beginning goods in process were Rs.

15,000. The cost of goods manufactured is Rs. 245,000. What is the cost

assigned to the ending goods in process? 

 

a)  Rs. 45,000 

b)  Rs. 15,000 

c)  Rs. 30,000 

d)  There will be no ending Inventory

 

7)  A firm had Rs. 200,000 in sales, Rs. 120,000 of goods available for sale,

an ending finished goods inventory of Rs. 20,000. Selling and

Administrative expenses are Rs. 55,000. Which of the following is true? 

 

a)  Net income was 22.5% of sales 

b)  The cost of goods sold was Rs. 100,000 

c)  The gross profit was Rs. 100,000 

d)  All of the given options 

 

8) A complete set of Financial Statements for Hanery Company, at

December 31, 1999, would include each of the following, EXCEPT: 

 

a)  Balance sheet as of December 31, 1999

 

b)  Income statement for the year ended December 31, 1999

c) Statement of projected cash flows for 2000 

d) Notes containing additional information  that is useful in interpreting the

Financial Statements

 

9) The FIFO inventory costing method (when using under perpetual

inventory system) assumes that the cost of the earliest units purchased

is allocated in which of the following ways? 

 

a)  First to be allocated to the ending inventory 

b)  Last to be allocated to the cost of goods sold 

c)  Last to be allocated to the ending inventory 

d)  First to be allocated to the cost of good sold 

 

10) Heavenly Interiors had beginning merchandise inventory of Rs. 75,000.

It made purchases of Rs. 160,000 and recorded sales of Rs. 220,000

during November. Its estimated gross profit on sales was 30%. On

November 30, the store was destroyed by fire. What was the value of the

merchandise inventory loss? 

 

a)  Rs. 154,000 

b)  Rs. 160,000 

c)  Rs. 235,000 

d)  Rs. 81,000 

 

11) Inventory control aims at:

 

a) Achieving optimization

b)  Ensuring against market fluctuations

c)  Acceptable customer service at low capital investment

d)  Discounts allowed in bulk purchase

 

12) Which of the following is a factor that should be taken into account for

fixing re-order level?

 

a) Average consumption

b)  Economic Order Quantity

c)  Emergency lead time

d) Danger level

 

13) EOQ is a point where:

 

a)  Ordering cost is equal to carrying cost

b)  Ordering cost is higher than carrying cost

c)  Ordering cost is lesser than the carrying cost

d)  Total cost should be maximum

 

14) Inventory of Rs. 96,000 was purchased during the year. The cost of

goods sold was Rs. 90,000 and the  ending inventory was Rs. 18,000.

What was the inventory turnover ratio for the year? 

 

a) 5.0 

b) 5.3 

c) 6.0 

d) 6.4

 

15) While deducting Income Tax from  the gross pay of the employee, the

employer acts as a (an) _________________for Income Tax Department.

 

a)  Agent of his own Company

b)  Paid tax collection agent

c)  Unpaid tax collection agent

d)  None of the given options

 

16) A standard rate is paid to the employee when he completed his job:

 

a)  In time less than the standard 

b)  In standard time

c)  In time more than standard 

d)  Both In standard time or more than the standard time

 

17) Reduction of labor turnover, accidents, spoilage, waste and

absenteeism are the results of which of the following wage plan?

 

a)  Piece rate plan

b)  Time rate plan

c) Differential plan

d)  Group bonus system

 

18) Grumpy & Dopey Ltd estimated that during the year 75,000 machine

hours would be used and it has been using an overhead absorption rate

of Rs. 6.40 per machine hour in its machining department. During the

year the overhead expenditure  amounted to Rs. 472,560 and 72,600

machine hours were used. Which one of the following statements is

correct?

 

a)  Overhead was under-absorbed by Rs.7,440

b)  Overhead was under-absorbed by Rs.7,920

c)  Overhead was over-absorbed by Rs.7,440

d)  Overhead was over-absorbed by Rs.7,920

 

19) When loss of time due to unavoidable interruptions is deducted from

theoretical capacity the remainder is:

 

a) Normal capacity

b) Practical capacity

c) Expected capacity

d)  All of the given options

 

20) A business always absorbs its overheads on labor hours. In the 8th

period, 18,000 hours were worked, actual overheads were Rs. 279,000

and there was Rs. 36,000 over-absorption. The overhead absorption rate

per hours was:

 

a) Rs. 15.50

b) Rs. 17.50

c) Rs. 18.00

d) Rs. 13.50

 

 

1)  If computational and record-keeping costs are about the same under

both FIFO and weighted average, which of the following method will

generally be preferred? 

 

a)  Weighted Average 

b) FIFO 

c)  They offer the same degree of information 

d)  Cannot be determined with so little information

 

2)  Which of the following is the best definition of a by-product? 

 

a)  A by-product is a product arising from a process where the wastage rate is

higher than a defined level 

b) A by-product is a product arising from a process where the sales

value is insignificant by comparison with that of the main product or

products 

c)  A by-product is a product arising from a process where the wastage rate is

unpredictable 

d)  A by-product is a product arising from a process where the sales value is

significant by comparison with that of the main product or products 

 

3) When two products are manufactured during a common process, the

factor that determine whether the products are joint product or one

main product and one is by product is the:

 

a)  Potential marketability for each product

b)  Amount of work expended in the production of each product

c)  Relative total sales value of each product

d) Management policy

 

4)  Good Job Plc makes one product which sells for Rs. 80 per unit. Fixed

costs are Rs. 28,000 per month and marginal costs are Rs. 42 a unit.

What sales level in units will provide a profit of Rs. 10,000?

 

a) 350 units

b) 667 units

c) 1,000 units

d) 1,350 units

 

5)  Hyde Park Company produces sprockets that are used in wheels. Each

sprocket sells for Rs. 50 and the company sells approximately 400,000

sprockets each year. Unit cost data for the year follows: 

 

 

Direct material  Rs. 15 

Direct labor  Rs. 10 

Other costs:

Manufacturing

Distribution

Fixed

Rs. 5

Rs. 4

Variable

Rs. 7

Rs. 3

 

The unit cost of sprockets for direct cost inventory purposes is: 

 

a.  Rs. 44 

b.  Rs. 37 

c.  Rs. 32 

d.  Rs. 35 

 

6)  Janet sells a product for Rs.6.25. The variable costs are Rs.3.75. Janet's

break-even units are 35,000. What is the amount of fixed costs? 

 

a)  Rs. 87,500 

b)  Rs. 35,000 

c) Rs.131,250 

d)  Rs. 104,750 

 

7)  A firm, which makes yachts, has fixed costs of Rs. 260,000 per month.

The product sells for Rs. 35,000 per boat, and the variable costs of

production are Rs. 15,000 per boat. The boatyard can manufacture 20

boats each month. What is the firms’ margin of safety at the moment?

 

a) 20%

b) 35% 

c) 54% 

d) 57%

8) Which of the following is not one  of the requirements of the general

principles of budgeting? 

a.  Responsibility for forecasting costs must be clearly defined

b.  Changes are not to be made just because more favorable results are

foreseeable

c.  Accountability for actual results must be enforced

d.  Goals must be realistic and possible to attain

 

9)  If B Limited shows required production of 120 cases of product for the

month, direct labor per case is 3  hours at Rs. 12 per hour. Budgeted

labor costs for the month should be: 

 

a)  360 hours 

b) Rs. 1,440

c) Rs. 4,320

d) Rs. 5,346

 

10) Which of the following is not an explanation for rising profit levels at the

same time as a cash shortage? 

 

a)  Rapid expansion sales and output 

b)  Repayment of loan 

c)  Purchase of new premises 

d)  Disposal of fixed assets for profit