Correct : C. financial accounts helps to judge the efficiency or productivity of the concern
2. Cost Accounting is directed towards the needs of
Correct : C. internal users
3. Which of the following is not function of Cost Accounting
Correct : D. external reporting
4. Cost behaviour refers to
Correct : A. how costs react to a change in the level of activity
5. An example of fixed cost is
Correct : B. depreciation
6. Which of the following would not be considered a fixed cost
Correct : C. cost of bottles use in the production of soft drinks
7. Variable Cost per Unit
Correct : B. remain constant
8. Which of the following is not an example of variable cost
Correct : A. straight line depreciation on a machine expected to last five years
9. Which of the following costs will vary directly with the level of production
Correct : D. variable product costs
10. Which of the following is / are true with regard to the period of budget?
i) the budget period depends on the nature of industry
ii) master budget is prepared annually while functional budget may be for different periods
iii) Basic budget is the long term budget
Correct : D. all (i), (ii) and (iii) above
11. Which of the following statements is / are true with regard to flexible budgeting?
Correct : A. both (a) and (b)
12. The classification of fixed and variable cost has a specific significance in the preparation of
Correct : B. flexible budget
13. When a flexible budget is used a decrease in the actual production level within a relevant range would
Correct : C. decrease variable cost
14. If the activity level is reduced from 80 % to 70%, the fixed cost
Correct : D. per unit will increase
15. Which of the following are purpose of a budget?
i) Establishing strategic options ii)Motivating management
iii) Establishing long term objectives iv) Planning operations
Correct : D. (ii) and (iv) only
16. Which of the information below should be contained in a budget manual?
Correct : D. all of the above
17. A budget that gives a summary of all the functional budget is known as
Correct : C. master budget
18. Master budget comprises
Correct : C. budgeted cash flow budgeted profit and loss budgeted balance sheet
19. A master budget comprises the
Correct : A. budgeted income statement budgeted balance sheet and budgeted cash flow only
20. Which of the following is normally the most appropriate sequence of events in the preparation of the indicated budgets?
Correct : D. sales budget, production budget, cash budget, budgeted balance sheet
21. When preparing a production budget, the quantity to be produced equals:
22. Which one of the following items would NOT be included in a cash budget?
Correct : C. depreciation charges
23. Which of the following items should be included in a cash budget?
(i) Loan repayments (ii) depreciation charges
(iii) tax provision (iv) wages paid
Correct : D. (i) and (iv)
24. The CIMA definition of zero-based budgeting is set out below, with two blank sections.
"Zero-based budgeting: A method of budgeting which requires each cost element ____________, as through the activities to which the budget relates ____________."
Which combination of two phrases correctly complete the definition?
Correct : A. to be specifically justifies,
&
were being undertaken for the first time
25. A company estimates its direct material requirements for the month of November 2014 to be Rs. 2,40,000 and the direct labour to be Rs. 1,500,00. It is the policy of the company to absorb overheads as under :
Factory overheads 60% of direct wages
Administrative overheads 20% of work cost
Selling and distribution overheads 25% of work cost
it is estimated that the selling and distribution overheads will increase by 15% in November the budgeted sales for the month of November 2014 is
Correct : B. rs. 8,56,800
26. A company is preparing a production budget for the next year. The following information is relevant :
Budgeted sales 10,000 units
Opening stock 600 units
Closing stock 5% of budgeted sales
The production process is such that 10% of the units produced are rejected.
What is the number of units required to be produced to meet demand?
Correct : C. 11,000 units
27. PP Ltd is preparing the production and material purchase budgets for one of their products,
The SUPERX for the forthcoming year.
The following information is available:
Sales demand (units) 30000
Material usage per unit 7 kgs
Estimated opening inventory 3500 units
Required closing inventory 35% higher than opening inventory
How many units of the SUPERX will need to be produced?
Correct : A. 31225
28. A company has the following budget for the six month:
Finished product Materials
Sales - 7,000 units Usage per unit - 3 kg
Production units - 7200 units Opening stock - 400 kg
Closing stock - 500 kg
What is the material purchase budget for the month?
Correct : A. 21,700 kg
29. ABC ltd. uses the following flexible budget formula to annual maintenance cost:
Total cost = Rs. 6720 + Rs. 0.64 for machine hour
The current month's budget is based on 20,000 hours of planned machine time. The maintenance cost included in this flexible budget for the current month is
Correct : B. rs. 13,360
30. ABC Ltd. has furnished the following information for 4,000 units of product for the year 2014-2015 :
Particulars Rs.
Direct materials 2,50,000
Direct labour 2,00,000
Manufacturing overheads 2,80,000 (40 % fixed)
Selling and administrative overheads 2,70,000 (30 % fixed)
The total cost of 4,380 unit is
Correct : D. rs. 10,76,665
31. The budgeted cost of electricity is Rs. 62,500 for 5,000 units of production per month and Rs. 71,500 for 6,200 units of production per month. If the company manufactures 6,900 units in the month of May 2014, the budgeted amount of electricity for the month is
Correct : B. rs. 76,750
32. ABC Ltd. has prepared the cash budget for the year 2014-2015 and provided the following information pertaining to sales value :
Month Rs.
April 2014 2,50,000
May 2014 2,80,000
June 2014 3,20,000
July 2014 3,50,000
20% of the monthly sales are expected to be on cash basis. 60% of the credit sales are expected to be realised in the month following the month of sales and remaining 40% are expected to be realized in the second month following the month of sale.
The estimated cash receipts in the month of June 2014 are:
Correct : A. rs. 2,78,400
33. The following details have been extracted from the debtors collection records of X limited:
Invoices paid in the month after sale 60%
Invoices pain in the second month after sale 20%
Invoices paid in the third month after sale 15%
Bad debts 5%
Credit sales for June to August 2014 or budgeted as follows:
June Rs. 1,00,000
July Rs. 1,50,000
August Rs. 1,30,000
customers pain in the month after sale are entitled to deduct a 2% cash discount. Invoices are issued on the last day of the month. The amount budgeted to be received in September 2014 from credit sales is
Correct : D. rs. 1,21,440
34. Under integrated system of Accounting , purchase of raw material is debited to which account?
Correct : C. stores ledger control account/raw material control account
35. Under integrated system of Accounting , issue of raw material is debited to which account?
Correct : B. work in progress control account
36. Notional costs
Correct : B. may be included in interlocking accounts
37. In a period Rs. 50,000 was incurred on indirect labour. In a Cost Ledger, the double entry will be:
Correct : B. overhead control a/c dr
wages control a/c cr
38. In an integrated accounting system the accounting entries for factory overhead absorbed would be :
Correct : D. wip control a/c dr
overhead control a/c cr
39. At the end of a financial period, accounting entries for under absorbed overheads would be
Correct : D. p&l a/c dr
overhead control a/c cr
40. The double entry for factory cost of production in a cost ledger is
Correct : D. finished goods
control a/c dr
wip control a/c cr
41. Entry under Integrated System for : Credit purchase of materials for stock
Correct : B. stores ledger a/c dr
creditors a/c cr
42. Entry under Integrated System for : Cash purchase of materials for stock
Correct : C. store control a/c dr
cash a/c cr
43. Entry under Integrated System for : Cash purchase of special materials for direct use in a job
Correct : A. work in progress a/c dr
cash a/c cr
44. Entry under Integrated system for : Materials returned to supplier from stock
Correct : A. creditors a/c dr
store control a/c cr
45. Entry under Integrated system for : Issues of Direct Materials for production
Correct : C. wip control a/c dr
store control a/c cr
46. Entry under Integrated system for : Purchases of Direct Materials for production
Correct : A. factory overhead
control a/c dr
store control a/c cr
47. Entry under Integrated system for : Transfer of goods completed from production to finished goods
Correct : C. finished goods
control a/c dr
wip a/c cr
48. Purchase of raw materials of Rs. 1,000 on credit. Under Integrated Accounts, the transaction will appear as
Correct : B. store ledger
control a/c dr 1,000
to creditors a/c cr 1,000
49. Payment of wages Rs. 5,000. Under Integrated Accounts, the transaction will appear as
Correct : B. wages control a/c dr 5,000
to general ledger
adjustment a/c cr 5,000
50. What accounting entry under integrated system will be passed for payment to creditors for supplies made?
Correct : A. creditors a/c dr
to cash a/c cr
51. What will be the accounting entry in integrated accounts for absorption of works overheads?
Correct : C. wip control a/c dr
factory overhead
control a/c cr
52. The accounting entry is integrated accounts for recording sales will be
Correct : B. debtors or cash a/c dr
sales a/c cr
53. Under integral system, the accounting entry for recording depreciation charges on machinery will be
Correct : B. factory overhead
control a/c dr
machinery a/c cr
54. Integral accounts eliminate the necessity of operating
Correct : D. cost ledger control account
55. ____________ Accounts is the name given to a system whereby cost and financial accounts are kept in the same set of books.
Correct : D. integrated
56. In Entry under Integrated System for Credit purchase of material for stock, Stores Ledger Control is ____________.
Correct : C. debited
57. In Entry under Integrated System for Cash purchase of materials for stock, ____________ account is debited.
Correct : D. stores ledger control
58. In Entry under Integrated System for Cash purchase of Special Materials for direct use in a Job, ____________ account is debited.
Correct : D. work-in-progress
59. ……………………provides information for income determination.
Correct : A. Financial accounting
60. ……………….helps in ascertaining costs beforehand.
Correct : B. cost accounting
61. The scope of cost accounting include…………..,…………… and……………
Correct : A. Cost ascertainment, cost presentation, cost control
62. Cost accounting disclose …………….
Correct : B. profit/loss of a product, job or service
63. ………..is a post mortem of past costs.
Correct : A. Financial accounting
64. ………………….aids in price fixation.
Correct : B. cost accounting
65. ………………is the oldest branch of accounting.
Correct : A. Financial accounting
66. ……………..includes financial and cost accounting, tax planning and tax
accounting.
Correct : C. management accounting
67. In automobile, …………………costing is used
Correct : C. multiple
68. Service costing is used in industries producing………………
Correct : B. service
69. …………………..costing is applicable to printers.
Correct : D. job
70. Process costing is also known as……………….costing.
Correct : A. Continuous
71. Operating costing is also known as ……………..costing.
Correct : A. Service
72. ………………..costing is a type or technique of costing.
Correct : A. Marginal
73. ………………..costing is a type or technique of costing.
Correct : A. Absorption
74. …………………..is not the scope ofCost Accountancy.
Correct : D. tax planning
75. Cost Accounting has been developed becauseof……………… of
Financial Accounting.
Correct : A. Limitations
76. Cost Accountancy is the science, art and ……………….of a cost
accountant.
Correct : A. Practice
77. The ordinary trading account is a locked storehouse of most valuable
information to which cost system is the……………….
Correct : A. Key
78. Cost accounts deal partly with facts and figures and partly with………
Correct : A. Estimates
79. Cost accounting provides data for managerial…………….
Correct : A. Decision making
80. Cost accounting is based on……………….figures.
Correct : A. Estimated
81. Cost accounting provides detailed information about …………………of
various products, processes, services and operations.
Correct : A. Costs
82. Cost accounting records both monetary and …………… units.
Correct : A. Physical
83. The method of costing used in a refinery is……………..costing.
Correct : A. Process
84. ……………….costing is used in transport undertakings.
Correct : B. service
85. The total variable cost …………………… in total proportion to output.
Correct : A. Increases
86. Sunk costs are ………………. for decision-making
Correct : A. irrelevant
87. Fixed cost …………………… in the same proportion in which output
changes.
Correct : A. does not change
88. Administration expenses are mostly……………….
Correct : C. fixed
89. Abnormal cost is …………………..
Correct : A. Uncontrollable
90. Cost of production is equal to ……………………
Correct : A. Works cost plus Administration Overheads
91. Variable cost increases with ………….in output.
Correct : A. Increase
92. ……………………….Accounting provides information for cost control.
Correct : B. Cost
93. ………………………. is one which can be conveniently identified with
and charged to a particular unit of cost.
Correct : A. Direct cost
94. Cost centre and cost unit are……………………
Correct : A. not the same
95. Fixed cost per unit …………………… with rise in output and ……………
with fall in output.
Correct : A. Decreases, increases
96. Period costs charged to……………….
Correct : C. Period
97. Standard costs is…………………..
Correct : A. Predetermined cost
98. ……………………are costs which have been applied against revenue of
particular accounting period.
Correct : A. Expenses
99. ……………….is the smallest segment of activity or area or
responsibility for which costs are accumulated.
Correct : B. Cost centre
100. The primary emphasis of………………..cost is on the planning function
of management.