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Cost Accounting Test

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Number of Questions: 30
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Tags: Cost Accounting Cost Concepts: Analysis and Behaviour Accounting Principles and Accounting Equation Marginal Costing and Break-Even Analysis
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Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

______ is created to delegate responsibility to individuals and measure their performance.

  1. Cost centre

  2. Responsibility centre

  3. Profit centre

  4. All of these

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

_____ is a memorandum statement.

  1. Cost of production

  2. Process account

  3. Job account

  4. Cost sheet

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the correct option for the given question.

Labour expended in altering the construction, composition or confirmation of a product is called

  1. direct labour

  2. indirect labour

  3. either (1) or (2)

  4. both (1) and (2)

  5. none of these


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct option for and complete sentece.

Any factor that influences cost is called

  1. cost centre

  2. profit centre

  3. cost driver

  4. responsibility centre

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct answer for the given question.

Which of the following is a type of cost centre?

  1. Personal cost centre

  2. Impersonal cost centre

  3. Operation cost centre

  4. Product cost centre

  5. All of the above


Correct Option: E

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

______ is the sum of direct wages, direct expenses and overhead costs of converting raw materials from one stage of production to the next.

  1. Cost driver

  2. Conversion cost

  3. Cost centre

  4. Profit centre

  5. Responsibility centre


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

_____ is the smallest segment of activity for which costs are accumulated.

  1. Profit centre

  2. Cost centre

  3. Cost unit

  4. Profit unit

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Cost which is related to the current period as an expense or loss is called

  1. idle cost

  2. ordering cost

  3. carrying cost

  4. expired cost

  5. urgent cost


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Direct cost which is applied against revenue of a particular accounting period is called

  1. asset

  2. cost of production

  3. cost of sales

  4. liability

  5. prepaid expense


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Carrying cost is otherwise called

  1. ordering cost

  2. out of stock cost

  3. holding cost

  4. expired cost

  5. idle cost


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Cost incurred when a stock storage occurs and includes loss of sale, loss of goodwill etc is called

  1. discretionary cost

  2. policy cost

  3. ordering cost

  4. carrying cost

  5. out of stock cost


Correct Option: E

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Cost which in addition to normal requirement incurred in accordance with the policy of an undertaking is

  1. discretionary cost

  2. policy cost

  3. idle cost

  4. holding cost

  5. expired cost


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

_______ costs cannot be directly charged to a particular product.

  1. Direct

  2. Indirect

  3. Variable

  4. Fixed

  5. Semi-variable


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Direct cost clearly be _______ with a product.

  1. identified

  2. apportioned

  3. allocated

  4. ascertained

  5. none of these


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

The cost which varies proportionately to the change in the level of activity is known as

  1. direct cost

  2. indirect cost

  3. variable cost

  4. fixed cost

  5. none of these


Correct Option: E

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Direct material + Direct labour + _______ = Prime cost

  1. Direct expense

  2. Indirect expense

  3. Overhead expense

  4. Indirect material

  5. Indirect labour


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Fixed cost and _______ costs are the same.

  1. variable

  2. marginal

  3. incremental

  4. time

  5. period


Correct Option: E

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

______ represents diminution in the ownership equity other than from withdrawal of capital for which no compensating value has been received.

  1. Expense

  2. Cost

  3. Loss

  4. Profit

  5. Income


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Discretionary cost is known as

  1. managed cost

  2. programmed cost

  3. both (1) and (2)

  4. incremental cost

  5. none of these


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Partly fixed and partly variable costs are called ______ costs.

  1. variable

  2. time

  3. period

  4. semi variable

  5. none of these


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Prime cost - Direct expense - Direct labour =

  1. Direct material

  2. Indirect material

  3. work cost

  4. Cost of production

  5. Cost of sales


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Prime cost is also known as

  1. indirect cost

  2. direct cost

  3. variable cost

  4. fixed cost

  5. work cost


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Amount of resources given in exchange for some goods or service is called

  1. expense

  2. asset

  3. liability

  4. cost

  5. loss


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

_______ is a unit of quantity in terms of which cost is ascertained.

  1. Cost centre

  2. Cost unit

  3. Profit centre

  4. Responsibility centre

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Cost incurred immediately in order to avoid the hampering of production is called

  1. idle cost

  2. holding cost

  3. carrying cost

  4. ordering cost

  5. urgent cost


Correct Option: E

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

The value of a benefit sacrificed in favour of an alternative course of action is known as

  1. variable cost

  2. fixed cost

  3. opportunity cost

  4. direct cost

  5. indirect cost


Correct Option: C

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

The cost which can be conveniently identified is called ______ cost.

  1. direct

  2. indirect

  3. variable

  4. fixed

  5. semi-variable


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

The smallest segment of an activity for which cost is ascertained is a

  1. cost unit

  2. cost centre

  3. profit centre

  4. work centre

  5. responsibility centre


Correct Option: A

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Sugar cane is the _______ for sugar manufacturing company.

  1. direct labour

  2. direct expense

  3. indirect expense

  4. overhead

  5. direct material


Correct Option: E

Directions: Choose the correct option and complete the sentence.

Sales - Profit =

  1. Marginal cost

  2. Incremental cost

  3. Cost of goods sold

  4. Gross loss

  5. Total cost


Correct Option: E
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