MGT402 Solved MCQs from new quizzes 25/6/2010

solved by Marina khan 

 

In cost Accounting, abnormal loss is charged to:  
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Factory overhead control account 
Work in process account 
Income Statement 
Entire production

 

Cost of goods sold can be calculated as follow  
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Cost of goods manufactured Add Opening finished goods inventory Less Closing finished goods inventory  
Cost of goods manufactured Less Opening finished goods inventory Less Closing finished goods inventory  
Cost of goods manufactured Less Opening finished goods inventory Add Closing finished goods inventory  
Cost of goods manufactured Add Opening finished goods inventory Add Closing finished goods inventory


PVC company has ordering quantity 10,000 units.They have storage capacity 20,000 units,The average inventory would be:  
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20,000 
5,000 
10,000 
25,000

 

Question # 13 of 15 ( Start time: 09:44:32 PM )  Total M - 1  
In cost Accounting, abnormal loss is charged to:  
Select correct option:  

Factory overhead control account 
Work in process account 
Income Statement 
Entire production

 

Which of the following best describes piece rate system?  
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The increased volume of production results in decreased cost of production 
The increased volume of production in minimum time 
Establishment of fair standard rates 
Higher output is a result of efficient management

 

A high inventory turnover may indicate:  
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An efficient use of the investment in inventory
 
A high risk of stock-outs  
Stock position of store room 
All of the given options

 

Question # 10 of 15 ( Start time: 09:40:57 PM )  Total M - 1  
If, Gross profit = Rs. 40,000 GP Margin = 25% of sales What will be the value of cost of goods sold?  
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Rs. 160,000 
Rs. 120,000 
Rs. 40,000 
Can not be determined

Which of the following is the best characteristic of a by product:
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       Is produced from material that would otherwise be of no value
       Has a lower selling price than the main product
       Is created along with the main product, but its sales value does not cover its production cost
       Usually produces a smaller amount of revenue than the main product

 

Net Income before Interest and tax is also called:
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       Operating Income/Profit
       Gross Profit
       Marginal Income
       Other Income

 

Cost of goods sold Rs. 30,000,opening Inventory Rs. 9,000,Closing inventory Rs. 7,800.What was the inventory turnover ratio?
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       3.57 times
       3.67 times
       3.85 times
       5.36 times

 

Factory Over head cost includes
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       Factory Rent
       Property Tax
       Salaries of Factory Clerk
       All of the given

 

A Blanket Rate is:
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       A single rate which used throughout the organisation departments
       A double rates which used throughout the organisation departments
       A single rates which used in different departments of the organisation
       None of the given options

 

When FOH is under applied and charged to Net profit , the treatment would be:
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       Under applied Add net profit
       Under applied Less net profit
       Under applied Less operating expense
       None of the given options

 

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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       A by-product is a product produced at the same time as other products which has a relatively low volume compared with the other products.
       Since a by-product is a saleable item it should be separately costed in the process account,and should absorb some of the process costs.
       Cost incurred prior to the point of separation are known as common or joint costs.
       A by-product is a product produced at the same time as other products which has a relatively high volume compared with the other products.

 

Which of the following cost is used in the calculation of cost per unit?
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       Total production cost
       Cost of goods available for sales
       Cost of goods manufactured
       Cost of goods Sold

 

 Merrick Differential system uses----------- rates.
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       Two
       Three
       Four
       Five

 

Which of the following is considered as basic systems of remunerating labor?
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       Time rate system
       Piece rate system
       Halsey Premium plan
       Both time rate and piece rate system

 

All of the following are essential requirements of a good wage system EXCEPT:
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       Reduced overhead costs
       Reduced per unit variable cost
       Increased production
       Increased operating costs

 

In comparing common cost and joint cost:
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       The terms can be correctly used interchangeably
       Both have the same objective of assigning production cost to cost center
 
     They differ since common cost products or services have been obtained separately
       Common cost is sometime used as Joint cost

 

Cost of goods sold can be calculated as follow  
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Cost of goods manufactured Add Opening finished goods inventory Less Closing finished goods inventory  

Cost of goods manufactured Less Opening finished goods inventory Less Closing finished goods inventory  
Cost of goods manufactured Less Opening finished goods inventory Add Closing finished goods inventory  
Cost of goods manufactured Add Opening finished goods inventory Add Closing finished goods inventory

 

If opening inventory of material is Rs.20,000 and closing inventory is Rs. 40,000.the Average inventory amount will be:  
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Rs. 40,000 
Rs. 30,000 
Rs. 20,000 
Rs. 10,000 

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FOH absorption rate is calculated by the way of  
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Estimated FOH Cost/Direct labor hours 
Estimated FOH Cost/No of units produced 
Estimated FOH Cost/Prime Cost 
All of the given options 

 

If a predetermined FOH rate is not applied and the volume of production is reduced from the planned capacity level, the cost per unit expected to:  
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Remain unchanged for fixed cost and increase for variable cost 
Increase for fixed cost and remain unchanged for variable cost 
Increase for fixed cost and decrease for variable cost 
Decrease for both fixed and variable costs 

 

If, COGS = Rs. 50,000 GP Margin = 25% of sales What will be the value of Sales?  
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Rs. 200,000 
Rs. 66,667 
Rs. 62,500 
None of the given options 

Which of the following is/are reasons of abnormal loss?  
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Defective material used 
Machine breakdown 
Poor workmanships 
All of the given 

 

Which of the following cannot be used as a base for the determination of overhead absorption rate?  
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Number of units produced 
Prime cost 
Conversion cost 
Discount Allowed 

 

In comparing common cost and joint cost:  
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The terms can be correctly used interchangeably 
Both have the same objective of assigning production cost to cost center 
They differ since common cost products or services have been obtained separately 
Common cost is sometime used as Joint cost 

 

All of the following are cases of labor turnover EXCEPT:  
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Workers appointed against the vacancy caused due to discharge or quitting of the organization 
Workers employed under the expansion schemes of the company 
The total change in the composition of labor force 
Workers retrenched 

 

________ is the time worked over and above the employee's basic working week.  


Flex time 
Overtime  
Shift allowance 
Commission 

 

Weighted average cost per unit is calculated by which of the following formula?  
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Cost of goods issued/number of units issued 
Total cost/total units 
Cost of goods manufactured/closing units 
Cost of goods sold/total units 

 

Jones, Industries uses process costing system. In October, the finishing department had 30,000 units in beginning work-in-process, 45,000 units in ending inventory and had 95,000 units transferred in from the previous department. Material is added at the end of the process and conversion costs are added uniformly throughout the process. Beginning work-in-process was 20% complete with respect to conversion costs; ending inventory was 40% complete with respect to conversion costs. If Jones uses weighted average, the equivalent units of production for transferred-in costs, direct material and conversion costs are:  
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Material 125,000 units Conversion cost 45,000 units 
Material 125,000 units Conversion cost 98,000 units 
Material 125,000 units Conversion cost 18,000 units 
Material 125,000 units Conversion cost 80,000 units 

 

Units completed as per material are 100%            opening + closing

                                                                                  95,000 + 30,000                

                                                                                        1, 25,000

 

The flux method of labor turnover denotes:  
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Workers appointed against the vacancy caused due to discharge or quitting of the organization 
Workers appointed in replacement of existing employees 
Workers employed under the expansion schemes of the company 
The total change in the composition of labor force 

 

The flux method of labor turnover denotes the total change in the composition of labor force.While replacement method takes into account only workers appointed against the vacancy caused due to discharge or quitting of the organization.

 

Taylor's Differential Piece Rate Plan uses-----------piece rates.  
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Three 
Two 
Four 
Five 

 

Closing work in process Inventory of last year:  
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Is treated as Opening inventory for current year 
Is not carried forward to next year 
Become expense in the next year 
Charge to Profit & Loss account 

 

The Term Mimimum Level Represents.  
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This represents the quantity below which the stock of any item should not be allowed to fall 
This represents the quantity below which the stock of any item should be allowed to fall 
This is the estimated time period in number of days or in weeks or in months. 
This is the Lead time period in number of days or in weeks or in months.

 

 

Taking steps for the fresh purchase of those stocks which have been exhausted and for which requisitions are to be honored in future” is an easy explanation of:
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Overstocking
Under stocking
Replenishment of stock
Acquisition of stock

 

Replenishment of stock therefore implies as ‘taking steps for the fresh purchase of those stocks which have been exhausted and for which requisitions are to be honored in future’.(P#50)

 

When 10,000 ending units of work-in-process are 30% completed as to conversion, it means:
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30% of the units are completed

70% of the units are completed
Each unit has been completed to 70% of its final stage
Each of the unit is 30% completed

 

What will be the impact of normal loss on the overall per unit cost?
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Per unit cost will increase
Per unit cost will decrease
Per unit cost remain unchanged
Normal loss has no relation to unit cost

 

Reference:

(Lesson 10)

 

 All of the following are essential requirements of a good wage system EXCEPT:
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Reduced overhead costs
Reduced per unit variable cost
Increased production
Increased operating costs               Reference: (Page # 82)

 

Which of the following is called Non Statutory deductions:
Select correct option:

Subscriptions to a trade union
Contributions by the employee to a pension scheme
Contributions by the employer to a pension scheme
All of the given

 

 Costs which are constant for a relevant range of activity and rise to new constant level once that range exceeded is called:
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A fixed cost
A variable cost
A mixed cost
A step cost

 

Wright Company had, at the beginning of 2001, a work in process of 10,000 units. During 2001, 57,500 additional units were started into production. Ending work in process on December 31, 2001, was 7,500 units. The beginning work in process was 100% complete as to direct materials and 75% complete as to conversion costs. The ending work in process was 100% complete as to direct materials and 50% complete as to conversion costs. Total direct material put into process cost Rs. 57,500. Total conversion cost put into process cost Rs. 84,375. Beginning work in process cost Rs.21,250; Rs. 13,250 for materials and Rs. 8,000 for conversion. All materials are added at the start of the production process, and conversion costs are incurred uniformly throughout manufacturing. Wright Company uses a weighted-average process cost system. The cost per equivalent unit for conversion cost for 2001 was:
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Rs. 1.00
Rs. 1.23
Rs. 1.33
Rs. 1.45

 

Under Periodic Inventory system Purchase of inventory is treared as:
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Assets
Expense
Income
Liability

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In the process costing when Cost of units transferred to the next department -II. What would be the journal entry Passed?
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W.I.P (Dept-II) a/c To W.I.P (Dept-I)

Finish Goods To W.I.P (Dept-I)
W.I.P (Dept-II) To FOH applied
W.I.P (Dept-I) To Payroll a/c

 

While deducting Income Tax from the gross pay of the employee, the employer acts as a (an) _________________for Income Tax Department.
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Agent of his own Company
Paid tax collection agent
Unpaid tax collection agent
None of the given options

 

 If labor is satisfied with high wages it may ultimately lead to:
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Increased production and productivity
Increased efficiency
Reduced labor and overhead costs
All of the given options

 

Gross pay includes which of the following items?  
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Basic pay + bonus pay
 
Overtime payment + shift allowances  
Rent and conveyance allowances 
All of the given options

 

Cost of finished goods inventory is calculated by:
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Multiplying units of finished goods inventory with the cost per unit
Dividing units of finished goods inventory with the cost per unit
Dividing per unit cost with finished goods inventory
Deducting total cost from finished goods inventory

 

Byer produced 20,000 units and their total factory cost was Rs. 450,000,other cost like property tax on factory bulding was Rs. 10,000 included in that cost till year ended the cost of per unit would be:  
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Rs.22.5 

Rs.23.5 
Rs.24.5 
Rs.26.5

 

The Inventory Turn over ration is 5 times and numbers of days in a year is 365.Inventory holding period in days would be
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100 days
73 days
50 days
10 days

 

Which of the following best describes the manufacturing costs?  
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Direct materials, direct labor and factory overhead
 
Direct materials and direct labor  
Direct materials, direct labor, factory overhead, and administrative overhead 
Direct labor and factory overhead

 

 The cost of goods sold was Rs. 240,000. Beginning and ending inventory balances were Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 30,000, respectively. What was the inventory turnover?
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8.0 times
12.0 times
7.0 times
9.6 times

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Inventory turnover ratio = Cost of goods sold/Average inventory 

 Which of the following would be considered a major aim of a job order costing system?
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To determine the costs of producing each job or lot
To compute the cost per unit
To include separate records for each job to track the costs
All of the given options

 

A company produces two chemicals in a joint process. Chemical A can be sold at split off while chemical B currently cost Rs. 2 per gallon for disposal. If chemical B is further processed, it would cost Rs. 5 per gallon. At what sales price would the company be in different between disposing of chemical B at split off and further processing the chemical?  
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Rs.3 
Rs.5 
Rs.4 
Rs.7         not sure

 

Which of the following cannot be used as a base for the determination of overhead absorption rate?  
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Number of units produced 
Prime cost 
Conversion cost 
Discount Allowed

 

A standard rate is paid to the employee when he completed his job:  
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In time less than the standard 
In standard time 
In time more than standard  
Both in standard time and more than the standard time

 

All of the following are terms used to denote Factory Overheads EXCEPT:  
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Factory burden 
Factory expenses 
Manufacturing overhead 
Conversion costs

 

 

Which of the following is/are reported in production cost report?  
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The costs charged to the department 
How the costs were assigned to the output? 
The equivalent units of production by the department 
All of the given options

 

Merrick Differential Piece Rate System:  
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worker is not penalized even if his performance does not exceed 80 per cent of the High Task. 
worker is not penalized even if his performance does not exceed 70 per cent of the High Task. 
worker is not penalized even if his performance does not exceed 50 per cent of the High Task. 
worker is not penalized even if his performance does not exceed 30 per cent of the High Task.

 

In which of the following center FOH cost NOT incurred  
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Production Center 
Service Center 
General Cost Center 
Head Office

 

Which of the following cost is used in the calculation of cost per unit?
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       Total production cost
       Cost of goods available for sales
       
Cost of goods manufactured
       Cost of goods Sold

 

In furniture manufacturing use of nail, pins, glue, and polish which use to increase its esteem value that cost is treated as:
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       Direct material cost
       Indirect material cost
       FOH cost
       Prime cost

 

Cost of goods sold can be calculated as follow
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       Cost of goods manufactured Add Opening finished goods inventory Less Closing finished goods inventory
       Cost of goods manufactured Less Opening finished goods inventory Less Closing finished goods inventory
       Cost of goods manufactured Less Opening finished goods inventory Add Closing finished goods inventory
       Cost of goods manufactured Add Opening finished goods inventory Add Closing finished goods inventory

 

Examples of industries that would use process costing include all of the following EXCEPT:
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       Beverages
       Food
       Hospitality
       Petroleum

 

Which of the following would be considered a major aim of a job order costing system?
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       To determine the costs of producing each job or lot
       To compute the cost per unit
       To include separate records for each job to track the costs
       All of the given options

 

The danger Level can be calculated ?
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       Average consumption x Lead time to get urgent supplies
       Normal consumption x Lead time to get urgent supplies
       Maximum consumption x Lead time to get urgent supplies
       Minimum consumption x Lead time to get urgent supplies

 

The Economic order quantity can be calculated by:
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       Formula Method
       Table Method
       Graph Method
       All of the given

 

Which of the following manufacturers is most likely to use a job order cost accounting system?
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       A soft drink producer
       A flour mill
       A textile mill
       A builder of offshore oil rigs

 

The FIFO inventory costing method (when using a perpetual inventory system) assumes that the cost of the earliest units purchased is allocated in which of the following ways?
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       First to be allocated to the ending inventory
       Last to be allocated to the cost of goods sold
       Last to be allocated to the ending inventory
       First to be allocated to the cost of good sold

 

Which of the following statements concerning job order costing systems is incorrect?  
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Cost drivers are those items which cause actual overhead to exceed applied overhead 
Job order costing systems are appropriate to both manufacturing and service businesses 
Traditionally, direct labor has been a very popular overhead application base 
In a service business, indirect costs of providing a service are treated as overhead and applied in a manner similar to that for factory overhead

 

A chemical process has normal wastage of 10% of input. In a period, 2,500 Kg of material were input and there was abnormal loss of 75 Kg. What quantity of good production was achieved?  
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2,175 kg 
2,250 kg 
2,425 kg 
2,500 kg

 

Which of the following cannot be used as a base for the determination of overhead absorption rate?  
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Number of units produced 
Prime cost 
Conversion cost 
Discount Allowed

 

EOQ is a point where: 

Ordering cost is equal to carrying cost 
Ordering cost is higher than carrying cost 
Ordering cost is lesser than the carrying cost 
Total cost is maximum

 

In a repeated distribution method:  
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Each service department in turn does not re-allocate its costs to all departments  
Each service department in turn and re-allocates its costs to all departments 
Each service department in turn and allocates its costs to all departments 
Only one service department in turn and re-allocates its costs to all departments

 

If opening inventory of material is Rs.20,000 and closing inventory is Rs. 40,000.the Average inventory amount will be:  
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Rs. 40,000 
Rs. 30,000 
Rs. 20,000 
Rs. 10,000

 

If joint products are to be processed further beyond the point of separation, costs should be assigned to the products on the basis of:  
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Adjusted sales value  
Ultimate sales value  
A physical unit of measure 
An engineering analysis

 

Which of the following is sales force payroll incentive?  
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Commission
 
Shift allowance 
Over time payment  
Bonus

 

opening WIP 3500 units that was 70%completed. completed during the month was19,000 units.Closing WIP 6500 units that was 30%completed. How many units were started during January?  
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19,000 units 
22,000 units 
16,000 units 
25,500 units