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Objectives (2019-2020), , Cost Accounting (SEM VI), 1 – Cost Control Accounts, Q1) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, 1. Materials Requisition Note, a) authorizes and records the issue of materials for use, b) records the return of unused materials, c) records the transfer of materials from one store to another, d) a classified record of materials, issues, returns and transfers, 2. Materials Transfer Note, a) authorizes and records the issue of materials for use, b) records the return of unused materials, c) records the shifting of materials from one store to another, d) a classified record of materials, issues, returns and transfers, 3. A document which is a classified record of material issues, returns and transfers, a) Materials Requisition Note, b) Materials Return Note, c) Materials Transfer Note, d) Materials Issue Analysis Sheet, 4. This is essential to make the cost ledger 'self-balancing'., a) General Ledger Adjustment Account, b) Stores Ledger Control Account, c) Work-in-Progress Ledger, d) Finished Goods Control Account, 5. This is debited with all purchases of materials for the stores and credited with all, issues of materials, a) General Ledger Adjustment Account, b) Stores Ledger Control Account, c) Work-in-Progress Ledger, d) Finished Goods Control Account, 6. In this, cost of materials, wages and overheads of each job undertaken is posted., a) General Ledger Adjustment Account, b) Stores Ledger Control Account, c) Work-in-Progress Ledger, d) Finished Goods Control Account, 7. This represents the total value of finished goods in stock, a) General ledger Adjustment Account, b) Stores Ledger control Account, c) Work-in-progress Ledger, d) Finished goods Control Account, 8. Material amounting to ` 58,300 is purchased on credit. The entry in Cost Ledger, under non-integrated System is, 1

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a) Purchases A/c, Dr. 58,300, To Sundry Creditors A/c, 58,300, b) Stores Ledger Control A/c, Dr. 58,300, To General Ledger Adjustment, 58,300, c) Purchases A/c, Dr. 58,300, To Cost Ledger control A/c, 58,300, d) Work-in-progress Control A/c, Dr. 58,300, To General Ledger Adjustment A/c, 58,300, 9. Salaries and wages amounting to ` 62,100 gross and earned by the employees,, and deductions of ` 5,400 as provident fund. ` 2,400 as ESIC and ` 4,300 as, Income Tax are made from the gross amount. The entry in Cost Ledger under nonintegrated System is, a) Salaries and Wages Control A/c Dr. 62,100, To General Ledger Adjustment A/c, 62,100, b) Salaries and Wages Control A/c Dr. 50,000, To General Ledger Adjustment A/c, 50,000, c) Salaries and Wages Control A/c Dr. 62,100, To Cost Ledger Adjustment A/c, 62,100, d) Salaries and Wages Control A/c Dr. 62,100, To Provident Fund A/c, 5,400, To E.S.I.C. A/c, 2,400, To Income-tax A/c, 4,300, To General Ledger Adjustment A/c, 50,000, 10. A concern has a non-integrated costing system. Salaries and wages analysis book, indicates the following breakup :, Direct wages, ` 38,600, Indirect factory wages, ` 9,500, Administrative salaries, ` 9,700, Selling and distribution salaries, ` 4,300, Which of the following statements is false(i) No additional entry is passed in financial books for break-up, (ii) Work-in-progress Ledger Control A/c will be debited with ` 38,600., (iii) Salaries and Wages Control A/c will be debited with ` 62,100., a) only (i), b) All, c) only (iii), d) None, 11. In a non-integrated system of accounting, the emphasis is on,, a) Personal accounts, b) Real accounts, c) Nominal accounts, d) All of these, 12. Cost and financial accounts are required to be reconciled under, a) Integral system, b) Cost control accounts system, c) Under both (a) and (b), d) None of these, 2

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13. Which of the following accounts makes the cost ledger 'self-balancing’?, a) Overhead adjustment account, b) Costing P & L account, c) Cost ledger control account, d) None of the above, 14. Purchases for special jobs is debited under non-integrated system to, a) Work-in-progress ledger control account, b) Cost ledger control account, c) Stores ledger control account, d) Purchases account, 15. Journal entry for absorption of production overheads in non-integrated accounts is, a) Production Overhead A/c, Dr., To Cost Ledger Control A/c, b) Work-in-Progress A/c, Dr., To Production Overhead Control A/c, c) Overhead Adjustment A/c, Dr., To Production Overhead A/c, 16. Journal entry for the absorption of Selling and Distribution overhead account in nonintegrated accounts is, a) Cost of Sales A/c, Dr., To Selling and Distribution Overhead Control A/c, b) Finished Goods Ledger Control A/c, Dr., To Selling and Distribution Overhead A/c, c) Cost Ledger Control A/c, Dr., To Selling and Distribution Overhead A/c, d) None of these, 17. Journal entry for over-absorbed administrative overhead amount in non-integrated, accounts is, a) Costing Profit and Loss A/c, Dr., To Cost Ledger Control A/c, b) Overhead Adjustment or Suspense A/c, Dr., To Administration Overhead Control A/c, c) Administration Overhead A/c, Dr., To Overhead Adjustment or Suspense A/c, d) No entry is required, 18. Journal entry for issuing materials to production in non-integrated accounts is, a) Stores Ledger Control A/c, Dr., To Cost Ledger Control A/c, b) Cost Ledger Control A/c, Dr., To Stores Ledger Control A/c, c) Work-in-Progress Control A/c, Dr., To Stores Ledger Control A/c, d) No entry is required, 19. Journal entry for payment of wages in non-integrated accounts is, a) Wages Control A/c, Dr., To Cash A/c, b) Wages Control A/c, Dr., 3

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To Cost Ledger Control A/c, c) Wages A/c, Dr., To Cash A/c, 20. Payment to creditors for supplies made. Journal entry in non-integrated accounts, will be, a) Sundry Creditors A/c, Dr., To Cash A/c, b) Sundry Creditors A/c, Dr., To Cost Ledger Control A/c, c) Sundry Creditors A/c, Dr., To Costing Profit and Loss A/c, d) No entry is required, 21. In a period ` 50,000 was incurred on indirect labour In a Cost Ledger, the double, entry will be:, a) Wages Control A/c, Dr., To Overhead Control A/c, b) WIP Control A/c, Dr., To Wages Control A/c, c) Overhead Control A/c, Dr., To Wages Control A/c, d) Wages Control A/c, Dr., To WIP Control A/c, 22. At the end of a financial period, accounting entries for under absorbed overheads, would be, a) WIP Control A/c, Dr., To Overhead Control A/c, b) Profit and Loss A/c, Dr., To WIP Control A/c, c) Profit and Loss A/c, Dr., To Overhead Control A/c, d) Overhead Control A/c, Dr., To Profit and Loss A/c, 23. The double entry for factory cost of production in a cost ledger is, a) Cost of Sales A/c, Dr., To Finished Goods Control A/c, b) Finished Goods Control A/c, Dr., To WIP Control A/c, c) Costing Profit and Loss A/c, Dr., To Finished Goods Control A/c, d) WIP Control A/c, Dr., To Finished Goods Control A/c, 24. What is an interlocking bookkeeping system?, a) A single, combined system containing both cost accounting and financial, accounting records, b) A system combining cost accounting and management accounting, c) A system with high secured access, 4

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d) A system where separate accounts are kept for cost accounting and for financial, accounting, 25. The following documents are used in accounting for raw materials:, (i) Goods received note, (ii) Materials returned note, (iii) Materials requisition note, (iv) Delivery note, Which of the documents may be used to record raw materials sent back to stores, from production?, a) (i) and (ii), b) (i) and (iv), c) (ii) only, d) (ii) and (iii), 26. When production has been completed what double-entry would be made in a cost, accounting system?, Debit, Credit, a) Cost of Sales, Finished Goods, b) Finished Goods, Work-in-Progress, c) Finished Goods, Cost of Sales, d) Work-in-Progress, Finished Goods, 27. The raw materials issued to a job were overestimated and the excess is being sent, back to the materials store. What document is required?, a) Stores credit note, b) Stores debit note, c) Materials returned note, d) Materials transfer note, 28. When goods are sold, what double-entry would be made to record the transfer of, costs?, Debit, Credit, a) Finished Goods Account, Cost of Sales Account, b) Sales Account, Cost of Sales Account, c) Cost of Sales Account, Sales Account, d) Cost of Sales Account, Finished Goods Account, 29. The stores ledger control account for a period contained the following summary, information :, `’000, Supplier deliveries into stores, 321, Indirect materials issued from stores 13, Returns to suppliers, 8, Opening inventory in stores, 46, Closing inventory in stores, 59, There were no inventory discrepancies in the period., What accounting entry correctly records the issue of direct materials from stores?, Debit, `, Credit, `, a) Stores Ledger Account, 2,87,000 Work-in-Progress Account 2,87,000, b) Work-in-Progress Account 2,87,000 Stores Ledger Account, 2,87,000, c) Stores Ledger Account, 3,13,000 Work-in-Progress Account 3,13,000, 5

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d) Work-in-Progress Account 3,13,000 Stores Ledger Account, 3,13,000, 30. What is a cost ledger control account?, a) An account in the cost ledger to record financial accounting items, b) An account in the financial ledger to record cost accounting items, c) An account that summarizes outstanding payables balances, d) An account that summarizes outstanding receivables balances, 31. The advantages of maintaining cost control accounts include the following:, a) facilitate prompt preparation of costing profit and loss account, b) help management in policy formulation, c) facilitate internal check, d) all of the above, 32. The Work-in-Progress Control Account is not debited with :, a) direct materials and direct labour, b) direct expenses, c) production overheads (recovered), d) selling and distribution overheads, 33. The application of Factory O/h usually would be recorded as an increase in, a) Cost of goods sold, b) Work-in-progress control, c) Factory overheads control, d) Finished goods control, 34. Production overheads incurred, ` 10,000, Production overheads recovered, ` 12,000, The entry for over-recovery of overheads is, a) Production Overheads Control A/c, Dr., To Overheads Adjustment A/c, b) Overheads Adjustment A/c, Dr., To Production Overheads A/c, c) Work-in-Progress A/c, Dr., To Overheads Adjustment A/c, d) Overheads Adjustment A/c, Dr., To Work-in-Progress A/c, 35. Loss of stores (normal) is recorded in cost accounts as, Stores Ledger, Production Overheads, Costing PIL A/c, a) Debit, Credit, Nothing, b) Credit, Debit, Nothing, c) Nothing, Debit, Credit, d) Credit, Nothing, Debit, 36. In a typical cost ledger, the double entry for indirect labour charges incurred during, a period is, Debit, Credit, a) Wages control account, Overheads control account, b) WIP control account, Wages control account, c) Overheads control account, Wages control account, d) Wages control account, WIP control account, 6

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37. In the cost ledger, the double entry for factory cost of finished production for a, period is, Debit, Credit, a) Cost of sales account, Finished goods control account, b) Finished goods control account, Work-in-progress control account, c) Costing profit and loss account, Finished goods control account, d) Work-in-progress control account, Finished goods control account, 38. Stores issued to factory repair order is recorded as, a) Stores Ledger A/c, Dr., To Production Overheads A/c, b) Profit and Loss A/c, Dr., To Stores Ledger A/c, c) Production Overheads Control A/c, Dr., To Stores Ledger A/c, d) Stores Ledger A/c, Dr., To Profit and Loss A/c, 39. The debit balance of the overheads adjustment account may be transferred to, a) Cost of sales account, b) Profit and loss account, c) Finished goods account, d) Work-in-progress account, 40. Materials lost in stores due to fire is, a) a part of normal loss and hence part of cost, b) capitalized, c) a part of abnormal loss and hence excluded from cost, d) transferred to the next period, 41. A credit to Work in Process Inventory represents, a) work still in process, b) raw material put into production, c) the application of overhead to production, d) the transfer of completed items to Finished Goods Inventory, 42. A journal entry includes a debit to Work in Process Inventory and a credit to Raw, Material Inventory. The explanation for this would be that, a) indirect material was placed into production, b) raw material was purchased on account, c) direct material was placed into production, d) direct labour was used for production, 43. The journal entry to apply overhead to production includes a credit to, Manufacturing Overhead control and a debit to, a) Finished Goods Inventory, b) Work in Process Inventory, c) Cost of Goods Sold, d) Raw Material Inventory, 44. The use of indirect material would usually be reflected as an increase in, a) Stores control, b) Work in process control, c) Manufacturing overhead applied, 7

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d) Manufacturing overhead control, 45. A credit to the Manufacturing overhead control account represents the, a) actual cost of overhead incurred, b) actual cost of overhead paid this period, c) amount of overhead applied to production, d) amount of indirect material and labour used during the period, 46. When employees assemble products, a) Cost of goods manufactured decreases, b) Work in process inventory increases, c) Work in process inventory decreases, d) Manufacturing overhead decreases, 47. W Corporation's production department used ` 64,000 of materials to manufacture, products during May. Which one of the following is one effect of recording this, transaction?, a) Raw materials increases by ` 64,000, b) Manufacturing overhead increases by ` 64,000, c) Cost of goods sold increases by ` 64,000, d) Work in process increases by ` 64,000, 48. The Finished Goods account contains the cost of all units, a) Unfinished at a given point in time, b) Completed at a given point in time, c) Produced during a particular period, d) Produced and sold during a particular period, 49. The work in process account is credited when, a) Production of product is completed, b) Products are sold to customers, c) Completed goods are shipped to buyers, d) Costs of production are incurred, 50. Which account balances will decrease as a result of completing products during the, month?, a) Only work-in-process inventory, b) Only finished goods inventory, c) Both work-in-process and finished goods ending balances will decrease, d) Neither account ending balance would increase; both would increase, 51. T Company completed two jobs whose costs total to `1,20,000. Which one of the, following is one effect of this transaction?, a) Manufacturing Overhead increases by ` 1,20,000, b) Cost of Goods Sold increases by ` 1,20,000, c) Work in Process decreases by ` 1,20,000, d) Finished Goods decreases by ` 1,20,000, 52. N Corporation incurred ` 8,000 indirect labour and ` 42,000 direct labour. Which, one of the following is one effect of recording this transaction?, a) Indirect labour increases by ` 8,000, b) Work in process increases by ` 50,000, c) Manufacturing costs increase by ` 42,000, 8

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d) Manufacturing overhead increases by ` 8,000, 53. The balance of the Work in Process account is equal to, a) The total costs of the jobs completed, b) The total costs of the jobs completed and sold, c) The total manufacturing costs incurred during the period, d) The total costs of the incomplete jobs, 54. What entry should be made when a job is completed?, a) A debit to Finished Goods Inventory, and a credit to Work in Process Inventory, b) A debit to Work in Process Inventory, and a credit to Direct Materials, Direct, Labour and Manufacturing Overhead, c) A debit to Finished Goods Inventory and a credit to Direct Materials, Direct, Labour, and Manufacturing Overhead, d) A debit to Cost of Goods Sold Inventory, and a credit to Work in Process, Inventory, 55. When indirect materials are requisitioned the ______ account is increased., a) Manufacturing Overhead Control, b) Work-in-Process Control, c) Materials Control, d) Accounts Payable Control, 56. The Manufacturing Overhead Control account, a) is increased by allocated manufacturing overhead, b) is credited with amounts transferred to Work-in-Process, c) is decreased by allocated manufacturing overhead, d) is debited with actual overhead costs, 57. A company's accounting system operates so that the cost accounts are, independent of the financial accounts. The two sets of accounts are reconciled on, a regular basis to keep them continuously in agreement. This type of accounting, system is known as, a) Independent accounts, b) Interlocking accounts, c) Reconciled accounts, d) Integrated accounts, 58. In May, material requisitions were ` 44,000 (` 39,000 of these were direct, materials), and raw material purchases were ` 57,700. The end of month balance, in raw materials inventory a/c was ` 24,300. What was the beginning raw materials, inventory a/c balance?, a) ` 10,600, b) ` 43,000, c) ` 72,400, d) ` 25,300, 59. Over allocated manufacturing overhead results when, a) production is less than last year, b) estimated overhead is less than actual overhead, c) actual overhead is less than allocated overhead, d) actual overhead is less than expected, 60. Determining how much manufacturing overhead is over allocated or under, allocated, 9

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a) is done before the period starts, b) is done during the period, c) can be done at any time, d) is done at the end of the period, 61. The journal entry to record the use of direct materials on jobs is to debit work in, process inventory and credit, a) raw materials inventory, b) finished goods inventory, c) manufacturing overhead, d) wages payable, 62. Cost of goods sold is debited and finished goods inventory is credited for, a) purchase of goods on account, b) transfer of goods to the finished goods storeroom, c) transfer of materials into work in process inventory, d) the sale of goods to a customer, 63. Under which of the following situations is finished goods inventory debited and, work in process inventory credited?, a) Transfer of goods to the finished goods storeroom, b) Purchase of goods on account, c) Transfer goods out of the factory, d) Transfer of material to work in process inventory, 64. Under which of the following situations is raw materials inventory credited and work, in process inventory debited?, a) We ship goods to the customer, b) Material is transferred to the factory, c) We transfer goods to the storeroom, d) We purchase goods on account, 65. The cost of direct materials used in production is debited to, a) either manufacturing overhead or work in process, b) finished goods inventory, c) work in process, d) manufacturing overhead, 66. The cost of direct labour used in production is recorded as a, a) debit to work in process, b) debit to manufacturing overhead, c) debit to wages expense, d) debit to wages payable, 67. The cost of indirect labour used in the factory is recorded as a, a) credit to work in process, b) debit to manufacturing overhead, c) credit to wages payable, d) debit to wages expense, 68. The journal entry needed to record the completion of a job includes a, a) credit to work in process, b) credit to finished goods inventory, c) debit to work in process inventory, d) debit to cost of goods sold, 10

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69. The journal entry needed to record the completion of a job includes a, a) debit to cost of goods sold, b) debit to work in process, c) debit to finished goods inventory, d) debit to raw materials inventory, 70. The journal entry to issue ` 600 of direct materials and ` 40 of indirect materials, involves a debit to, a) manufacturing overhead for ` 640, b) work in process for ` 640, c) work in process for ` 600 and a credit to manufacturing overhead for ` 40, d) work in process for ` 600 and a debit to manufacturing overhead for ` 40, 71. To record the costs of indirect labour, which of the following would be debited?, a) Work in process, b) Manufacturing overhead, c) Finished goods inventory, d) Wages payable, 72. To record direct labour costs incurred, which of the following would be debited?, a) Finished goods inventory, b) Manufacturing overhead, c) Work in process, d) Wages payable, 73. To record the requisition of direct materials, which of the following would be, debited?, a) Finished goods inventory, b) Work in process, c) Raw materials inventory, d) Cost of goods manufactured, 74. The journal entry to record ` 300 of depreciation expense on factory equipment, involves a, a) debit to accumulated depreciation for ` 300, b) debit to manufacturing overhead for ` 300, c) debit to depreciation expense for ` 300, d) credit to manufacturing overhead for ` 300, 75. Actual manufacturing overhead for the period is ` 20,000 while allocated, manufacturing overhead is ` 18,000. What entry will close the manufacturing, overhead balance?, a) Debit manufacturing overhead and credit work in process for ` 2,000, b) Debit manufacturing overhead and credit cost of goods sold for ` 2,000, c) Debit cost of goods sold and credit finished goods inventory for ` 2,000, d) Debit cost of goods sold and credit manufacturing overhead for ` 2,000, 76. A company has over allocated manufacturing overhead by ` 1,500. The entry to, close manufacturing overhead account would be to, a) debit manufacturing overhead and credit cost of goods sold for ` 1,500, b) debit manufacturing overhead and credit work in process for ` 1,500, c) debit cost of goods sold and credit manufacturing overhead for ` 1,500, d) debit cost of goods sold and credit finished goods inventory for ` 15,000, 11

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77. Manufacturing overhead has an under allocated balance of ` 6,200; raw materials, inventory balance is ` 50,000; work in process inventory is ` 30,000; finished, goods inventory is ` 20,000: and cost of goods sold is ` 1,00,000., Which of these accounts would have a closing credit balance?, a) Raw materials inventory, b) Finished goods inventory, c) Work in process inventory, d) None of the above, 78. The entry to record cost of goods sold includes a credit to, a) Cost of Goods Sold, b) Finished Goods Inventory, c) Sales, d) Work in Process Inventory, Q2) FILL IN THE BLANKS, 1. In ______ system the cost accounts are distinct from financial accounts., 2. _______ cost accounting system involves use of cost control accounts., 3. _______cost accounting system requires reconciliation of cost and financial books., 4. _______cost accounting system is also known as inter-locking system., 5. Materials _______Note authorizes and records the issue of materials for use., 6. Materials _______Note records the return of unused materials., 7. _______ cost accounting system involves use of cost journals and cost ledgers., 8. Non-integrated cost accounting system follows the principles of ______(Double /, Single) entry., 9. _______ Ledger Adjustment Account is essential to make the cost ledger 'selfbalancing'., 10. _______ Ledger Control Account is essential to make the cost ledger 'selfbalancing'., 11. _______ Ledger Control Account is debited with purchases of materials., 12. _______ Ledger Control Account is credited with issue of materials., 13. On sale of goods, cost of such goods is credited to _______ Control Account., 14. The balance of ________ Ledger Control Account represents the total balance of, materials., 15. Wages Control Account is debited with _______ (Gross / Net) Wages., 16. Factory Overhead Control Account is credited with the amount of overhead, _______(recovered / paid)., 17. WIP Control Account is ____ (debited / credited) with the cost of finished goods., 18. Administration Overhead recovered is debited to ______ (Finished goods / WIP), Control Account., 19. Selling Overhead recovered is credited to _____(Cost of Sales / Finished Goods, Control) A/c., , Q3) STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE, 1. Work-in-progress ledger contains accounts of individual jobs., 2. Under-absorbed and over-absorbed overheads are transferred to overhead, adjustment account., 12

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3. The Stores Ledger Control Account in the Cost Ledger shows the balance of total, stores in hand as on particular date., 4. In cost control accounts, sales are credited to Cost Ledger Control Account., 5. Stock Ledger contains an account of each individual item of raw material., 6. Cost Ledger Control Account is opened in the cost ledger., 7. Work-in-Process Control will be decreased (credited) for the amount of direct-labor, costs incurred., 8. The ending balance in Work-in-Process Control represents the total costs of all, jobs that have not yet been completed., 9. The overhead accounts are closed or become zero at the end of each year., 10. When raw materials are transferred out of the storeroom to the factory, their cost is, transferred out of raw materials inventory and into work in process inventory., 11. The amount of over allocation or under allocation is found by taking the difference, between the amounts of overhead allocated during the year and the amount of, overhead estimated for the year., 12. The amount of over allocation or under allocation is found by taking the difference, between the amounts of overhead allocated during the year and the amount of, overhead incurred during the year., 13. The amount of over allocation or under allocation is typically corrected by adjusting, cost of goods sold., 14. An over allocation of manufacturing overhead is typically corrected by decreasing, Cost of Goods Sold on the income statement,, 15. When an item is sold, finished goods control is credited and cost of goods sold is, debited., 16. When indirect materials are requisitioned for a job, the raw materials inventory, account is credited., 17. When raw materials are requisitioned for a job, the raw material control is credited., 18. The work in process account is debited for the cost of direct labor., 19. The entry to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to work in process requires a, debit to work in process., 20. Finished goods control is debited when the product is sold., 21. Raw Materials Inventory, Factory Labor, and Manufacturing Overhead are all, control accounts in the general ledger when a non-integrated cost accounting, system is used., 22. The stores ledger cards are the subsidiary ledger for Raw Materials Inventory, control account in the general ledger., 23. When raw materials are purchased, the Work in Process Control account is, debited., 24. Actual manufacturing overhead costs should be charged to the Work in Process, Control account as they are incurred., 25. Finished Goods Control is charged for the cost of jobs completed during a period., 26. When goods are sold, the Cost of Goods Sold account is debited and the Work in, Process Control account is credited., ANSWERS, Q1), 13

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1. (a), 11. (c), 21. (c), 31. (d), 41. (d), 51. (c), 61. (a), 71. (b), , 2. (c), 12. (b), 22. (c), 32. (d), 42. (c), 52. (d), 62. (d), 72. (c), , 3. (d), 13. (c), 23. (b), 33. (b), 43. (b), 53. (d), 63. (a), 73. (b), , Q2), (1) Non-integrated, (4) Non-integrated, (7) Non-integrated, (10) Cost, (13) Finished Goods, (16) recovered, (19) Cost of Sales, , 4. (a), 14. (a), 24. (d), 34. (a), 44. (d), 54. (a), 64. (b), 74. (b), , 5. (b), 15. (b), 25. (c), 35. (b), 45. (c), 55. (a), 65. (c), 75. (d), , 6. (c), 16. (a), 26. (b), 36. (c), 46. (b), 56. (d), 66. (a), 76. (a), , (2) Non-integrated, (5) Requisition, (8) Double, (11) Stores, (14) Stock, (17) credited, , 7. (d), 17. (c), 27. (c), 37. (b), 47. (d), 57. (b), 67. (b), 77. (d), , 8. (b), 18. (c), 28. (d), 38. (c), 48. (b), 58. (a), 68. (a), 78. (b), , 2 - Contract Costing, , A. Conceptual, 1. Contract costing is a basic method of, a) Historical costing, b) Specific order costing, c) Process costing, d) Standard costing, 2. Contract costing is a variant of ______ Costing., a) Job, b) Process, 14, , 10. (c ), 20. (d), 30. (a), 40. (c), 50. (a), 60. (d), 70. (d), , (3) Non-integrated, (6) Return, (9) General, (12) Stores, (15) Gross, (18) Finished Goods, , Q3) True: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, False: 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, , Q1) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, , 9. (a), 19. (b), 29. (b), 39. (b), 49. (a), 59. (c), 69. (c)

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3., , 4., , 5., , 6., , 7., , c) Unit, d) Batch, Contract costing usually applicable in, a) Constructional Works, b) Textile Mills, c) Cement industries, d) Chemical Industries, _______ is the person for whom the Contract job is undertaken., a) Contractor, b) Contractee, c) Sub-contractor, d) Job-worker, Which one of the following is not a contract cost?, a) Direct wages, b) Depreciation of plant, c) Sub-contractors' fees, d) Architects' certificates, The degree of completion of work is determined by comparing the work certified, with, a) Contract price, b) Work in progress, c) Cash received on contract, d) Retention money, In contract costing credit is taken only for a part of the profit on, a) Completed contract, b) Incomplete contract, c) Work uncertified, d) Work Certified, , 8. In contract costing payment of cash to the contractor is made on the basis of, a) Uncertified work, b) Certified work, c) Work in progress, d) Retention Money, 9. The cost of any sub-contracted work is, a) A direct expense of a contract and is debited to the contract account, b) An indirect expense of a contract and is debited to the contract account, c) A direct expense of a contract and is debited to the client account, d) An indirect expense of a contract and is debited to the client account, 10. Progress payments received by the contractor from the client are, a) Debited to the contract account, b) Credited to the contract account, c) Debited to the client account, d) Credited to the client account, 11. Retention Money is equal to, a) Work certified Less Work uncertified, b) Contract price Less Work certified, 15

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c) Work certified Less Payment received by contractor, d) None of the above, 12. Material supplied by the Contractee, a) is debited to the Contract Account, b) is ignored in the Contract Account, c) is credited to the Contract Account, d) is debited to the Contractee's Account, 13. Cost of material lost or destroyed, a) is credited to the Contract Account, b) is debited to the Contract Account, c) is debited to the Costing Profit and Loss Account, d) is credited to the Costing Profit and Loss Account, 14. Work Certified is valued at, a) Cost price, b) Market price, c) Cost or market price whichever is less, d) Estimated price, 15. Value of Work Certified Less Profit =, a) Work-in-progress, b) Cost of Work Certified, c) Retention Money, d) Cost of uncertified work, 16. The Total Value of Work Completed during an accounting year is equal to, a) Work Certified + Progress Payment Received, b) Work Certified + Work Uncertified, c) Work Certified + Retention Money, d) None of the above, 17. Notional Profit is equal to, a) Work certified Less Cost of work certified, b) Work certified Less Cost of work completed, c) Payment received Less Work certified, d) None of the above, 18. Work-in-progress at year end is equal to, a) only closing stock of materials, b) only work certified, c) only work uncertified, d) the total of all the above, 19. Work certified is less than 25% of the contract price. The transfer to P & L A/c will, be, a) 1/3rd of Notional profits, b) NIL, c) 2/3rd of Notional profits, d) 100% of Notional profits, 20. Work certified is between 25% and 50% of the contract price. The transfer to P&L, A/c will be, a) 1/3rd of Notional profits, reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, b) NIL, 16

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c) 2/3rd of Notional profits, reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, d) 100% of Notional profits, 21. Work certified is between 50% and 90% of contract price. Transfer to P&L A/c will, be, a) 1/3rd of Notional profits, reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, b) NIL, c) 2/3rd of Notional profits, reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, d) 100% of Notional profits, 22. The entire contract is complete. The transfer to P & L A/c will be, a) 1/3rd of Notional profits, b) NIL, c) 2/3rd of Notional profits, d) Entire profit, 23. If a contract is 40% complete, credit taken to the profit and loss account is, a) 40% of the notional profit, b) 1/3rd of Notional profits, reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, c) NIL, d) 2/3rd of Notional profits, reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, , B. Numerical, 24. Value of work certified – ` 5,00,000, Cost of work to date – ` 4,00,000, Cost of work not yet certified – ` 1,00,000. Notional Profit is, a) ` 1,00,000, b) Nil, c) Loss ` 1,00,000, d) ` 2,00,000, 25. The total profit on a contract for ` 3,00,000 is ` 60,000 and the contract is 60%, complete and has been certified accordingly. The retention money is 20% of the, certified value, then the amount of profit that can be prudently credited to Profit and, Loss Account, a) ` 60,000, b) ` 36,000, c) ` 28,800, d) ` 48,000, 26. Contract cost, - ` 2,80,000, Contract value, – ` 5,00,000, Cash received, – ` 2,70,000, Uncertified work, – ` 30,000, Deduction from bills by way of retention money is 10%., How much profit, if any, you would take to the profit and loss account?, a) ` 50,000, b) ` 33,333, c) ` 30,000, d) Nil, 17

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27 – 28 : Total cost of contract to date, Cost of contract not yet to certified, Value of work certified, Cash received to date, 27. Value of work-in-progress is, a) ` 65,000, b) ` 41,000, c) ` 23,000, d) ` 14,000, 28. Reserve for contingencies is, a) ` 60,000, b) ` 24,000, c) ` 36,000, d) ` 1,000, , - 3,83,000, - 23,000, - 4,20,000, - 3,78,000, , Q2) FILL IN THE BLANKS, 1. Contract costing is a variant of _______(Job / Process) Costing., 2. _______ is the person for whom the Contract job is undertaken., 3. Material supplied by the Contractee _______ (is / is not) debited to the Contract, Account., 4. Cost of material lost or destroyed is _______ (debited / credited) to the Contract, Account., 5. _______ (Profit on / Cost of) material sold is credited to the Contract Account., 6. Cost of Closing Stock appears on the _______ (debit / credit) side of the Contract, Account., 7. The Contractee's Account is _______ (debited / credited) and the Contract Account, is (debited / credited) with the Contract Price, on completion of the Contract., 8. When the Contractee makes any payment towards the Contract Price, ______, (Bank / Contractee's) Account is debited and_______(Contract / Contractee's), Account is credited with the amount so received., 9. Value of the work certified but not paid is known as _______ money., 10. TDS A/c is shown as part of the current__ (assets/liabilities) of the contractor., 11. If the contract is less than____% complete, no profit should be taken into account., 12. If the Contract is complete between 25% and 50% _______ (1/3 or 2/3) of the, notional profit reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, may be, transferred to the profit and loss account., 13. If the Contract is complete between 50% and 90% _____ (2/3 or 100%) of the, notional profit reduced in the ratio of cash received to work certified, may be, transferred to the profit and loss account., 14. Value of Work Certified _______ (Less / Add) Profit = Cost of Work Certified, 15. Contract Price ` 10,00,000, Work Certified 60%; value of Work Certified is, `________., 16. Cash received ` 4,80,000 being 80% of Work Certified; value of Work Certified is, `________., 17. Retention Money = Value of Work_____ (Certified/Uncertified) – Cash Received, 18

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18. Contact price ` 5,00,000, work certified 60%, payment received from contractee, 80%; payment received from contractee is ` _______., 19. Total Costs incurred to date `1,20,000 to complete 60% of the contract work., However, architect gave certificate only for 50% of the contract price. Cost of Work, Uncertified is ` ________., 20. Contract Price ` 6,00,000, 7/10th of the contract was completed. However, architect, gave certificate only for 50% of the contract price on which 80% was paid. Cost, incurred to date ` 3,50,000. Cost of Work Uncertified is ` _______., 21. Contract Price ` 6,00,000, 7/10th of the contract was completed. However, architect, gave certificate only for 50% of the contract price on which 80% was paid. Cost, incurred to date `3,50,000. Payment received from contractee is ` _______., 22. Value of Work Certified ` 2,50,000; Cost of Work Uncertified ` 20,000; Total Cost, incurred till date ` 1,20,000. Notional Profit is ` _______., 23. Contract Price ` 8,00,000, Current cost incurred to date ` 4,00,000, Cash received, 80%. Value of work certified ` 1,90,000, Cost of work uncertified ` 2,40,000., Amount of profit credited to P&L A/c is `________., 24. Contract Price ` 8,00,000, Current cost incurred to date ` 4,00,000, Cash received, 80%. Value of work certified ` 2,00,000, Cost of work uncertified ` 2,60,000., Amount of profit credited to P&L A/c is ` ________., 25. Contract Price ` 8,00,000, Current cost incurred to date ` 4,00,000, Cash received, 80%. Value of work certified ` 4,00,000, Cost of work uncertified ` 1,20,000., Amount of profit credited to P&L A/c is ` ________., 26. Contract Price ` 8,00,000, Current cost incurred to date ` 4,00,000, Cash received, 80%. Value of work certified ` 4,80,000, Cost of work uncertified ` 64,000. Amount, of profit credited to P & L A/c is ` _______., 27. Contract Price ` 5,60,000, Current costs incurred to date ` 5,00,000, Value of work, certified ` 4,20,000, Cost of work uncertified ` 2,000, Estimated additional costs, likely to be incurred to complete the unfinished work ` 2,00,000. Amount of, profit/(loss) taken to P & L A/c is `_______., Q3) STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE, 1. Any material supplied by the Contractee (e.g. cement in construction Contract), is, debited to the Contract Account., 2. The cost of material lost or destroyed is debited to the Contract Account., 3. The sale price of material for a contract is credited to the Contract Account., 4. The price received on sale of special plant purchased for a contract is credited to, the Contract Account., 5. Retention Money = Payment received Less Work Certified., 6. If the contract is less than 25% complete, entire profit is credited to the profit and, loss account., 7. If a contract is 40% complete, 40% of the notional profit is credited to the profit, and loss account., 8. If a contract is 60% complete, 1/3rd of the notional profit is credited to the profit, and loss account., 9. A contract is 40% complete. There is a notional loss. 100% of the notional loss is, debited to the profit and loss account., 19

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10. Cost of normal wastage of materials is debited to the Contract Account., 11. Cost of abnormal wastage of materials in a contract is transferred to the Costing, Profit & Loss Account., 12. In contract costing, the percentage of price not paid by the contractee is known as, margin money., 13. In contract costing, the work - in - progress does not include uncertified work., 14. Job order system is appropriate for a manufacturer, which produces product as, special orders., 15. A contract is a small Job while a job is a big contract., 16. Work certified is valued at cost., 17. Work uncertified is valued terms of contract price,, 18. Work-in-progress is valued at cost plus profit which has not been taken to the Profit, & Loss A/c., 19. Cash received on contract is credited to Contract Account., Answers, Q1), 1.(b) 2.(a) 3.(a) 4.(b), 11.(c) 12.(b) 13.(a) 14.(a), 21.(c) 22.(d) 23.(b) 24.(d), Q2), (1) Job, (4) credited, (7) debited; credited, (10) assets, (13) 2/3, (16) 6,00,000, (19) 20,000, (22) 1,50,000, (25) 64,000, , 5.(d), 15.(b), 25.(c), , 6.(a) 7.(b), 16.(b) 17.(a), 26.(c) 27.(b), , (2) Contractee, (5) Cost of, (8) Bank; Contractee's, (11) 25, (14) Less, (17) Certified, (20) 1,00,000, (23) Nil, (26) 76,800, , Q3) True : 4, 9, 10, 11, 14, False : 1,2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, , 20, , 8.(b), 18.(d), 28.(b), , 9.(a), 19.(b), , (3) is not, (6) credit, (9) retention, (12) 1/3, (15) 6,00,000, (18) 2,40,000, (21) 2,40,000, (24) 16,000, (27) (1,40,000), , 10.(d), 20.(a)

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3 - Process Costing, Q1) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, I. PROCESS COSTING - MAIN PRODUCT, A. Conceptual, 1. Process costing is applied when, a) small number of different products are manufactured, b) large number of different products are manufactured, c) large number of identical products are manufactured, d) small numbers of customized made-to-order products are manufactured, 2. Which of the following does not use process costing?, a) Oil refining, b) Distilleries, c) Sugar, d) Air-craft manufacturing, 3. Which cost accumulation procedure is most applicable in continuous mass production manufacturing environments?, a) Standard, b) Actual, c) Process, d) Job order, 4. Which of the following statements is false?, a) In process costing, cost is accumulated according to processes or departments, b) In job costing, the basis of cost accumulation is job order or batch size, c) In process costing, cost is accumulated on time basis, d) In job costing, cost is computed at the end of the cost period, 5. Process Cost is based on the concept of, a) Average Cost, b) Marginal Cost, c) Standard Cost, d) Differential Cost, 6. Normal Loss is equal to, a) Normal Output – Actual Output, b) Actual Output – Normal Output, c) Input x % of Normal Loss, d) None of the above, 7. Normal Output is equal to, a) Input – Abnormal Loss, b) Input – Normal Loss, c) Input – Abnormal Gains, d) None of the above, 21

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8. Unit Cost is equal to, a) Normal Cost  Normal Output, b) Total Cost  Normal Output, c) Normal Cost  Total Output, d) Total Cost  Total Output, 9. Abnormal Loss is equal to, a) Input – Actual Output, b) Actual Output – Normal Output, c) Normal Output – Actual Output, d) Actual Output – Input, 10. Abnormal Gains are equal to, a) Actual Output – Normal Output, b) Normal Output – Actual Output, c) Actual Output – Input, d) Input – Actual Output, 11. Process cost is very much applicable in, a) Construction Industry, b) Pharmaceutical Industry, c) Airline Company, d) None of these, 12. In process costing, each producing department is a, a) Cost unit, b) Cost centre, c) Investment centre, d) Sales centre, 13. Which of the given units can never become part of first department of Cost of, Production report?, a) Units received from preceding department, b) Units transferred to subsequent department, c) Lost units, d) Units still in process, 14. When production is below standard specification or quality and cannot be rectified, by incurring additional cost, it is called, a) Defective, b) Spoilage, c) Waste, d) Scrap, 15. What will be the impact of normal loss on the overall per unit cost?, a) Per unit cost will increase, b) Per unit will decrease, c) Per unit cost remain unchanged, d) Normal loss has no relation to unit cost, B. Numerical, , 22

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16. 12,000 kg of a material were input to a process in a period. The normal loss is 10%, of input. There is no opening or closing work-in-progress. Output in the period was, 10,920 kg. What was the abnormal gain/loss in the period?, a) Abnormal gain of 120 kg, b) Abnormal loss of 120 kg, c) Abnormal gain of 1,080 kg, d) Abnormal loss of 1,080 kg, 17. Wastage of a raw material during a manufacturing process is 20% of input quantity., What input quantity of raw material is required per kg of output?, a) 0.8 kg, b) 1.2 kg, c) 1.25 kg, d) 1.33 kg, 18. 400 litres of a chemical were manufactured in a period. There is a normal loss of, 25% of the material input into the process. An abnormal loss of 5% of material, input occurred in the period. How many litres of material (to the nearest litre) were, input into the process in the period?, a) 500, b) 520, c) 560, d) 571, 19. A company uses process costing to value its output. The following was recorded, for the period:, Input materials 2,000 units at ` 4.50 per unit, Conversion costs ` 13,340, Normal loss 5% of input valued at ` 3 per unit, Actual loss 150 units, There were no opening or closing stocks., What was the valuation of one unit of output to one decimal place?, a) ` 11.8, b) ` 11.6, c) ` 11.2, d) ` 11.0, 20. A company uses process costing to value its output and all materials are input at, the start of the process., The following information relates to the process for one month:, Input, 3,000 units, Opening stock, 400 units, Losses, 10% of input is expected to be lost, Closing stock, 200 units, How many good units were output from the process if actual losses were 400, units?, a) 2,800 units, b) 2,900 units, c) 3,000 units, d) 3,200 units, 23

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21. The cost of production of 40 units in Process I consisting of materials ` 1,500;, Labour ` 1,300 and Overhead ` 164. The normal waste is 5% of input., a) 40 units are transferred to next process @ ` 70 each, b) 40 units are transferred to next process @ ` 74.10 each, c) 38 units are transferred to next process @ ` 78 each, d) 40 units are transferred to next process @ ` 78 each, 22. Particulars for Process A., Materials (200 Units), ` 4,000, Labour, ` 3,000, Indirect Expenses, ` 2,000, Normal wastage is 5% of the input. One unit of wastage is sold at ` 16.50 each., a) 190 units are transferred to next process at ` 9,000, b) 200 units are transferred to next process at ` 9,000, c) 190 units are transferred to next process at ` 7,000, d) 190 units are transferred to next process at ` 8,835, 23. In process Y, 75 units of a commodity were transferred from process X at a cost of, ` 1,310. The labour and overhead expenses incurred by the process were, ` 190. 20% of the units entered are normally lost and sold @` 4 per unit. The, output of the process was 70 units., a) Process Account Credit Side showed Abnormal Gains of `240, b) Process Account Debit Side showed Abnormal Loss of ` 240, c) Process Account Credit Side showed Abnormal Loss of ` 240, d) Process Account Debit Side showed Abnormal Gains of ` 240, 24. Input in a process is 4000 units and normal loss is 20%. When finished output in, the process is only 3,240 units, there is an, a) Abnormal loss of 40 units, b) Abnormal gain of 40 units, c) Neither abnormal loss nor gain, d) Abnormal loss of 60 units, 25. Details of the process for the last periods are as follows:, Put into process, 5,000 kg, Materials, ` 2,500, Labour, ` 700, Production Overheads, 200% of labour, Normal losses are 10% of input in the process. The output for the period was 4,200, kg from the process. There was no opening and lcosing work-in-process. What, were the units of abnormal loss?, a) 500 units, b) 300 units, c) 200 units, d) 100 units, 26. You are required to identify how many good units were outputs from the process., Units, Units put in process, 4,000, Lost units, 500, Units in process, 200, 24

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a) 3,300 units, b) 4,000 units, c) 4,200 units, d) 4,500 units, 27. 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?, a) 2,175 kg, b) 2,250 kg, c) 2,425 kg, d) 2,500 kg, II. JOINT PRODUCTS / BY-PRODUCTS, A. Conceptual, 28. Costs incurred prior to the point of separation of the joint or by-products are termed, as, a) Process cost, b) Joint cost, c) Main cost, d) Separable cost, 29. When a single manufacturing process yields two products, one of which has a, relatively high sales value compared to the other, the two products are respectively, known as, a) joint products and byproducts, b) joint products and scrap, c) main products and byproducts, d) main products and joint products, 30. A process gives rise, incidentally, to an item of low value, which is called, a) a joint product, b) a by-product, c) scrap, d) waste, 31. By products and main products are differentiated by, a) number of units per processing period, b) weight or volume of outputs per period, c) the amount of sales value per unit, d) none of the above, 32. A Petroleum company assigns certain value based on the calorific value to each, petroleum product, and these values become the basis of apportionment of joint, cost among petroleum products. This is an example of a) Average Unit Cost Method, b) Physical Unit Method, c) Survey method, d) None of the above, 33. Under this method of allocation of joint costs, even high quality items may have a, lower price, a) Contribution Margin Method, 25

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b) Survey method, c) Average Unit Cost Method, d) None of the above, 34. This is also known as Weighted Average Cost Method'., a) Contribution Margin Method, b) Survey method, c) Net Realizable Value Method, d) None of the above, 35. Under this method of allocation of joint costs, higher-priced items are charged more, costs a) Contribution Margin Method, b) Market Value Method, c) Average Unit Cost Method, d) None of the above, 36. This method of allocation of joint costs is useful when the products are not saleable, at the spilt-off stage without further processing, a) Market value at the point of separation, b) Net Realizable Value, c) Market value at finished stage, d) None of the above, 37. For the purpose of allocating joint costs to joint products, the sale price at point of, sale, reduced by costs to complete after split-off, is assumed to be equal to a) Joint Costs, b) Total Costs, c) Net Sales Value at split-off, d) Sale price Less normal profit margin at point of sale, 38. Joint Costs are normally allocated on the basis of relative, a) Profitability, b) Sales Value, c) Direct Labour Hours, d) Direct Machine Hours, 39. Net Realizable Value is defined as, a) Sales value at split-off point, b) Sales price minus fixed costs, c) Sales price minus joint costs, d) Sales price minus costs to complete the product, 40. Joint Cost are allocated according to sales value of individual products under a) Market Value Method, b) Average Unit Cost Method, c) Survey Method, d) Physical Unit Method, 41. Under the Market Value Method, Joint Costs are allocated according to______ of, individual products, a) Cost Price, b) Market price or cost price whichever is less, c) Sales Value, 26

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d) Cost and Demand Price, 42. Under the Average Unit Cost Method of apportionment of joint costs, the cost per, unit of each product is, a) Constant, b) Different, c) Same, d) Semi-Variable, 43. All costs incurred beyond the split off point that are assignable to one or more, individual products are called, a) byproduct costs, b) joint costs, c) main costs, d) separable costs, B. Numerical, 44-45 : Three products A, B and C are obtained from a process. The following details, are providedParticulars, A, B, C, Sales (kg.), 500, 400, 100, Selling price per kg., 25, 22, 37, Joint costs are ` 90,000, 44. The amount of joint costs allocated to product B on Sales Value method will be a) ` 45,000, b) ` 31,680, c) ` 25,720, d) ` 13,320, 45. The amount of joint costs allocated to product C on Physical Unit method will be, a) ` 45,000, b) ` 36,000, c) ` 18,000, d) ` 9,000, Q2) FILL IN THE BLANKS, I. Process Costing – Main Product, 1. _______ (Job / Process) Costing is used in case of industries where work is done, against specific order., 2. Process costing is ordinarily applied where all the operations are performed in, ______ (one/more than one) department., 3. Examples of industries that would use ______ (process / job) costing include the, pharmaceutics) and semiconductor industry., 4. Job Costing and Process Costing _______ (can /cannot) be simultaneously used in, the same industry., 5. In Process Costing ordinarily distinction ______ (is / is not) made between direct, materials and indirect materials., 27

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6. _______ (Waste / Scrap) has no sale value., 7. The sale value of scrap is always______ (more / less) than its cost of production., 8. The sale value of scrap is credited to the ___(Process / Costing P & L) Account., 9. Realizable value of Normal Loss is ____(debited / credited) to Process Account., 10. _______ (Abnormal / Normal) Loss is treated as cost of production., 11. _______ (Normal / Abnormal) process loss affects the cost per unit of output., 12. Normal Loss ______ (is / is not) absorbed by good units in process costing., 13. The cost of units of abnormal loss is ______ (debited / credited) to the Process, account., 14. The sale value of units of abnormal loss is credited to the ______ (abnormal loss /, costing profit & loss) account., 15. Realizable value of abnormal loss is credited to _______ (Process / Abnormal, Loss) Account., 16. Abnormal Loss _____ (is / is not) absorbed by good units in process costing., 17. _____ (Normal / Abnormal) process loss does not affect the cost per unit of output., 18. The sale value of units of abnormal gains is _______ (debited / credited) to the, abnormal gains account., 19. Realizable value of abnormal gain is debited to_______ (Process / Abnormal, Gains) Account., 20. The sale value of units of abnormal gains is credited to the ____ (abnormal gains /, normal loss) account., 21. The cost of units of abnormal gain is _______ (debited / credited) to the Process, account., 22. The cost of good units _______ (is / is not) reduced by the abnormal gain in, process costing., 23. Abnormal loss is _______ (debited / credited) to Process Account and Abnormal, Gain is _______ (debited / credited) to Process Account., II. Joint Products / By-Products, 24. When a production process is such that from a set of same input, two or more, distinguishably different products are produced together, products of greater, importance are termed as products., 25. The costs incurred prior to the point of separation of the by-products are termed as, ______ Costs., 26. The costs incurred _____ (before / after / up-to) the point of separation of the joint, - products are termed as Joint Costs., 27. The physical unit method of allocation of joint costs gives ____(equal / unequal), importance and value to all the joint products., 28. In case by-products are produced, the net realizable value of by-products, is_______(debited /credited) to the cost of production of the main product., 29. ______ (Separable /Joint) costs are assignable after the split off point., 30. A _______ (joint product / by-product) has a minimal sales value., 31. Joint products are of _______ (equal / unequal) importance., 32. The proportion of joint products _______ (can /cannot) be changed at the will of the, management., 33. Joint products are produced from ______ (same / different) material(s)., 28

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34. Joint products are produced from ______ (same / different) process(es)., 35. Split off point refers to the point at which joint products are___ (separated / sold)., 36. Joint costs refer to the total cost incurred upto the point when the products, are______ (separated/ sold)., 37. Joint costs = Common materials costs +______ (Common / Subsequent), processing costs., 38. Apportionment of joint costs affects the_____ (overall / product-wise) profitability., 39. Product _______(should be / should not be) processed further if the incremental, sales revenue after further processing exceeds the further processing costs., 40. Product _____ (should be / should not be) sold at split off point if the incremental, sales revenue at split off point is less than the further processing costs., , Q3) MATCH THE FOLLOWING COLUMNS, A., COLUMN A, COLUMN B, 1. Normal Loss, (a) Normal Cost / Normal Output, 2. Normal Output, (b) Unit Cost x Units of Abnormal Loss, 3. Unit Cost, (c) Unit Cost x Units of Actual Output, 4. Abnormal Loss, (d) Input x % of Normal Loss, 5. Abnormal Gains, (e) Actual Output - Normal Output, 6. Cost of Actual Output, (f) Unit Cost x Units of Abnormal Gains, 7. Cost of Abnormal Loss, (g) Input - Normal Loss, 8. Cost of Abnormal Gains (h) Normal Output - Actual Output, B., 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., , COLUMN A, Equal economic importance, Credit NRV to cost of production, Sales values of products at the spilt off, point, Add costs of further processing after, split-off points, Deduct estimated profit margins, Apportion Variable Costs on basis of, units produced, , a), b), c), d), e), f), g), h), , COLUMN B, Contribution Margin Method, Average Unit Cost Method, Physical Units Method, By-products, Joint Products, Market value at finished state method, Market value at point of separation, method, Net Realizable Value Method, , Q4) STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE, I. Process Costing - Main Product, 1. The sale value of residue etc. is credited to the Process Account., 2. Invisible waste has no sale value., 3. The sale value of scrap, is always more than the cost of production, leading to, abnormal gains., 4. Normal Loss is treated as normal cost of production., 29

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5. The actual sale of units of scrap representing normal loss is credited to P&L A/c., 6. The sale value of the units of abnormal loss is credited to the Process Alc., 7. The sale value of units of abnormal gains is debited to the abnormal gains account, and credited to the normal loss account., 8. The cost of units of abnormal loss is credited to the Process account., 9. The cost of units of abnormal gain is debited to the Process account., 10. The sale value of units of abnormal loss is credited to the abnormal loss account, 11. Abnormal loss is charged to costing profit and loss account., 12. Costs are accumulated by time period in a process costing system., 13. Process costing is ordinarily applied where all the operations are performed in one, department., 14. Process Costing is used in case of industries where work is done against specific, order., 15. The cost of good units is reduced by the abnormal gain in process costing., II. Joint Products By-Products, 16. When two or more inputs are used together to produce a product, such inputs are, termed as joint products., 17. When two or more products are produced together, products of greater importance, are termed as by-products., 18. The costs incurred after the point of separation of the joint-products are termed as, Joint Costs., 19. The physical unit method of allocation of joint costs gives equal importance and, value to all the joint products., 20. In Contribution Margin Method, the variable costs are apportioned over the joint, products on the basis of the contribution ratios., 21. Under the Market Value method, the joint costs up-to the point of sale are, apportioned in the ratio of sale values of joint products at such point., 22. In case by-products are produced, the net realizable value of by-products is, credited to the cost of production of the main product., 23. A by-product has a minimal sales value., 24. Joint products are of unequal importance., 25. The proportion of joint products can be changed at the will of the management., 26. Joint products are produced from the different processes., 27. Split off point refers to the point at which joint products are sold., 28. Joint costs refer to the total cost incurred upto the point when the products are, sold., 29. Joint costs = Common materials costs + subsequent processing costs., Answers:, Q1), 1.(c), 11.(b), 21.(c), , 2.(d), 12.(b), 22.(d), , 3.(c), 13.(a), 23.(d), , 4.(d), 14.(b), 24.(b), , 5.(a), 15.(a), 25.(b), , 6.(c), 16.(a), 26.(a), 30, , 7.(b), 17.(c), 27.(a), , 8.(a), 18.(d), 28.(b), , 9.(c), 19.(b), 29.(c), , 10.(a), 20.(a), 30.(b)

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31.(c), 41.(c), , 32.(b), 42.(c), , 33.(c), 43.(d), , Q2), (1) Job, (4) can, (7) less, (10) Normal, (13) credited, (16) is not, (19) Abnormal Gains, (22) is not, (25) Joint, (28) credited, (31) equal, (34) same, (37) Common, (40) should be, , 34.(b), 44.(b), , 35.(b), 45.(d), , 36.(c), , (2) more than one, (5) is not, (8) Process, (11) Normal, (14) abnormal loss, (17) Abnormal, (20) normal loss, (23) credited; debited, (26) before, (29) Separable, (32) cannot, (35) separated, (38) product-wise, , 37.(c), , 38.(b), , 39.(d), , (3) process, (6) Waste, (9) credited, (12) is, (15) Abnormal Loss, (18) debited, (21) debited, (24) Joint, (27) equal, (30) by-product, (33) same, (36) separated, (39) should be, , Q3) A : (1 – d), (2 – g), (3 – a), (4 – h), (5 – e), (6 – c), (7 – b), (8 – f), B : (1 – e), (2 – d), (3 – g), (4 – f), (5 – h), (6 – a), Q4) True : 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 22, 23, False : 3, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, , 31, , 40.(a)

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4 – Introduction to Marginal Costing, Q1) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, A. Conceptual, 1. What distinguishes absorption costing from marginal costing?, a) Product costs include both prime cost and production overhead, b) Product costs include both production and non-production costs, c) Stock valuation includes a share of all production costs, d) Stock valuation includes a share of all costs, 2. The Marginal Cost Statement, a) shows the gross profit, b) is sent to the shareholders, c) shows classification of costs as direct and indirect, d) can be used to predict future profits at different levels of activity, 3. CVP analysis requires costs to be categorized as, a) fixed or variable, b) direct or indirect, c) product or period, d) standard or actual, 4. Contribution equals :, a) Sales minus cost of sales, b) Sales minus cost of production, c) Sales minus variable costs, d) Sales minus fixed costs, 5. Contribution is equal to, a) Fixed cost + profit, b) Sales – variable cost, c) Fixed cost – loss, d) All the above, 6. Which of the following costs is not deducted from sales revenue in computation of, contribution?, a) Direct materials, b) Direct labour, c) Fixed factory overheads, d) Variable selling overheads, 7. The selling price per unit less the variable cost per unit is the :, a) Fixed cost per unit, b) Gross profit per unit, c) Operating profit per unit, d) Contribution per unit, 8. If contribution margin increases by ` 2 per unit, then operating profits will, 32

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a) also increase by `2 per unit, b) increase by less than `2 per unit, c) decrease by ` 2 per unit, d) cannot say, 9. P/V ratio is equal to, a) Profit/volume, b) Contribution/sales, c) Profit/contribution, d) Profit/sales, 10. Profit – volume ratio is improved by reducing, a) Variable cost, b) Fixed cost, c) Both of them, d) None of them, 11. At the break-even point, which equation will be true, a) Variable cost – fixed cost = contribution, b) Sales = variable cost + fixed cost, c) Sales – fixed cost = contribution, d) Sales – contribution = variable cost, 12. The break even points in units is equal to, a) Fixed cost/P/V ratio, b) Fixed cost x sales/total contribution, c) Fixed cost / contribution per unit, d) Fixed cost / total contribution, 13. When fixed cost increases, the break-even point, a) Increases, b) Decreases, c) No effect, d) Can't say, 14. When variable cost decreases, then break-even point, a) Increases, b) Decreases, c) No effect, d) Can't say, 15. When selling price decreases, then break-even point, a) Increases, b) Decreases, c) No effect, d) Can't say, 16. When sales increases then break-even point, a) Increases, b) Decreases, c) Remains constant, d) None of these, 17. Which of the following can improve break-even point?, a) Increase in variable cost, b) Increase in fixed cost, 33

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c) Increase in sale price, d) Increase in sales volume, e) Increase in production volume, 18. Which of the following describes the margin of safety?, a) actual contribution margin achieved compared with that required to breakeven, b) actual sales compared with sales required to break-even, c) actual versus budgeted net profit margin, d) actual versus budgeted sales, 19. Margin of safety is expressed as, a) Profit / PV ratio, b) (Actual sales – sales at BEP ) / Actual sales, c) Actual sales – Sales at BEP, d) All of the above, 20. Under which of the following cases the margin of safety decreases?, a) Reduction in fixed cost, b) Increase in variable cost, c) Increase in the level of production or selling price or both, d) Change in the sales mix in order to increase the contribution, e) Substitute the existing unprofitable product with the profitable ones, 21. In the break-even chart, the margin of safety point lies, a) To the left of break-even point, b) To the right of break-even point, c) On break-even point, d) Can't say, 22. Fixed cost is equal to, a) Break-even sales x Margin of safety, b) Sales x Margin of safety, c) Sales x Profit-volume ratio, d) Profit-volume ratio x Break even sales, 23. Which of the following factors is to be multiplied with contribution margin ratio to, calculate profit?, a) Unit contribution margin, b) Margin of safety, c) Variable costs per unit, d) Unit sales price, e) Change in sales volume, 24. In cost-volume-profit analysis, profit is equal to, a) Sales Revenue x P/V ratio – Fixed Cost, b) Sales units x contribution per unit - fixed costs, c) Total contribution – Fixed cost, d) All the above, 25. The sales volume in value required to earn the target profit, the formula is, a) Target profit / Contribution per unit, b) (Fixed cost + Target profit) x P/V ratio, c) (Fixed cost + Target profit) / Contribution on per unit, 34

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d) (Fixed cost + Target profit) / P/V ratio, 26. There is a reduction in the selling price. This will, other factors remaining same, a) increase contribution margin, b) reduce fixed costs, c) increase variable costs, d) reduce operating income, 27. There is an increase in advertising expenses. This will, other factors remaining, same, a) reduce operating income, b) reduce contribution, c) decrease selling price, d) increase variable costs, 28. Cost-volume-profit analysis is used PRIMARILY by management :, a) as a planning tool, b) for control purposes, c) to prepare external financial statements, d) for correct financial results, B. Numerical, 29. The contribution to sales ratio of a company is 20% and profit is ` 64,500. If the, total sales of the company are `7,80,000, the fixed cost is, a) ` 1,56,000, b) ` 1,21,500, c) ` 1,05,600, d) ` 91,500, e) ` 90,000, 30. The total cost of manufacturing 4,000 units of a product is ` 4,50,000 which, includes fixed costs of ` 2,50,000. If the company desires to produce 5,000 units,, then the total cost will bea) ` 5,27,778, b) ` 5,20,000, c) ` 5,00,000, d) ` 4,95,000, e) ` 4,83,500, 31. The total cost of manufacturing 3,600 units of Product X is ` 81,000 which includes, variable cost per unit of ` 15.00. If the company desires to produce 3,850 units,, then the total cost would be, a) ` 86,625, b) ` 84,750, c) ` 57,750, d) ` 52,250, e) ` 50,700, 32. P Limited incurs fixed costs of ` 1,00,000 per annum. The company manufactures, a single product and sells it for ` 50 per unit. If the contribution to sales ratio is, 40%, the break-even sales in units are, a) 5,000, 35

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b) 6,000, c) 6,500, d) 7,000, e) 7,500, 33. A company manufactures a single product with a variable cost per unit of ` 22. The, contribution to sales ratio is 45%. Monthly fixed costs are ` 1,98,000. What is the, breakeven point in units?, a) 4,950, b) 9,000, c) 11,000, d) 20,000, 34. A Ltd. manufactures and sells product 'B'. The sale price per unit of the product is, ` 35. The company will incur a loss of ` 5.00 per unit if it sells 4,000 units; but if the, volume is raised to 12,000 units, the company will make a profit of ` 4.50 per unit., The break-even point in units is, a) 5,700, b) 6,612, c) 5,250, d) 6,162, 35. The profit-volume ratio and margin of safety ratio are 30% and 40% respectively. If, the total sales is ` 3,00,000, the profit of the firm is, a) ` 54,000, b) ` 48,000, c) ` 36,000, d) ` 30,000, e) ` 25,000, 36. A company manufactures a single product which it sells for ` 15 per unit. The, product has a contribution to sales ratio of 40%. The company's weekly break-even, point is sales of ` 18,000, What would be the profit in a week when 1,500 units are, sold?, a) ` 900, b) ` 1,800, c) ` 2,700, d) ` 4,500, 37. An organization manufactures a single product. The total cost of making 4,000, units is ` 20,000 and the total cost of making 20,000 units is ` 40,000. Within this, range of activity the total fixed costs remain unchanged. What is the variable cost, per unit of the product?, a) ` 0.80, b) ` 1.20, c) ` 1.25, d) ` 2.00, 38. 5,400 units of a company's single product were sold for a total revenue of, ` 1,40,400. Fixed costs in the period were ` 39,420 and net profit was ` 11,880., What was the contribution per unit?, a) ` 7.30, 36

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b) ` 9.50, c) ` 16.50, d) ` 18.70, 39. Sales are ` 3,20,000, fixed costs are ` 80,000 and variable costs are ` 1,20,000., What is the safety margin?, a) ` 18,900, b) ` 20,000, c) ` 1,92,000, d) ` 1,28,000, e) ` 1,31,000, 40. An organization manufactures a single product which has a variable cost of ` 36, per unit. The organization’s total weekly fixed costs are ` 81,000 and it has a, contribution to sales ratio of 40%. This week it plans to manufacture and sell 5,000, units. What is the organization’s margin of safety in units?, a) 1,625, b) 2,750, c) 3,375, d) 3,500, 41. An organization's break-even point is 4,000 units at a sales price of 50 per unit,, variable cost of ` 30 per unit, and total fixed costs of ` 80,000. If the company sells, 500 additional units, by how much will its profit increase?, a) ` 25,000, b) ` 15,000, c) ` 12,000, d) ` 37,000, e) ` 10,000, 42. Banta Ltd. manufactures product KDM for last ten years. The company maintains a, margin of safety of 36% with an overall contribution to sales ratio of 35%. If fixed, cost is ` 8.4 lakh, the profit of the company is, a) ` 11.400 lakh, b) ` 24.000 lakh, c) ` 4.725 lakh, d) ` 37.500 lakh, e) ` 8.644 lakh, 43. A company wishes to make a profit of ` 1,50,000. It has fixed costs of ` 75,000 with, a C/S ratio of 0.75 and a selling price of ` 10 per unit. How many units would the, company need to sell in order to achieve the required level of profit?, a) 10,000 units, b) 15,000 units, c) 22,500 units, d) 30,000 units, 44. A company has a profit-volume ratio of 20%. To maintain the same contribution, by, what percentage (%) must sales be increased to offset 10% reduction in selling, price?, a) 10, b) 20, 37

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c) 100, d) 50, e) 80, 45. The following data is obtained from the records of the Plum Ltd.:, Particulars, First year (`), Second year (`), Sales, 1,28,000, 1,44,000, Profit, 16,000, 22,400, The break-even sales of the company in rupees is, a) `1,36,000, b) ` 1,30,000, c) ` 1,00,000, d) ` 88,000, e) ` 90,000, Q2) ALL IN THE BLANKS, 1. The price reduction policy,______(increases/reduces) the P/V ratio and, _____(increases/reduces) the break-even point., 2. ______Costing, is defined by CIMA, as "the ascertainment, by differentiating, between fixed and variable Costs, of marginal costs, and of the effect on profit of, changes in the volume and type of output.", 3. ______ Cost is the amount by which total costs change if the output is changed by, one unit., 4. ______ Cost = Prime Cost + Variable Overheads, 5. Sales – Variable Cost = _______., 6. Contribution – Fixed Costs = _______., 7. Contribution = _______ x PV Ratio, 8. ______ = Margin of Safety x Profit Volume Ratio, 9. In the break-even chart Volume (in Units) is shown on the _____(X / Y) axis., 10. _______ = Fixed Cost + Profit, 11. _______ = 100 – Variable cost to Sales Ratio, 12. _______ = Sales – (Variable Cost + Fixed Cost), 13. An increase in the physical sales volume _____(will/will not) change P/V Ratio., 14. An increase in the fixed cost, _______(will / will not) change P/V Ratio., 15. A decrease in the variable cost per unit will ____(increase / decrease) P/V Ratio., 16. A decrease in the contribution margin will _____(increase / decrease) P/V Ratio., 17. An increase in the selling price per unit will ____(increase / decrease) P/V Ratio., 18. A decrease in the both selling price and variable cost ______(will / will not) change, P/V Ratio., 19. A 10% increase in the selling price and variable cost per unit ____ (will / will not), change P/V Ratio., 20. A 10% increase in the selling price per unit and 10% decrease in the physical sales, volume will ______ (increase / decrease) P/V Ratio., 38

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Q3) STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., , Marginal Costing is a method of costing., Contract Costing is a technique of costing., In Absorption Costing Fixed as well as Variable Costs are charged to products., Absorption costing ignores the Cost - Volume - Profit Relationship., Increase in price leads to lower Margin of Safety., In the break-even chart, Fixed Costs Line will be straight line parallel to the X-axis., A large angle of incidence in the break-even chart indicates higher rate of profit., Contribution margin is also known as Gross profit., If activity increases by 10% the semi variable cost per unit will reduce in proportion, to the change in activity., 10. In Marginal Costing the price can be fixed on the basis of only Variable Costs., 11. If the selling price is below the total cost but above the marginal cost the, contribution will lead to an over-recovery of fixed expenses., 12. If the product is sold at marginal cost, the loss will be equal to the variable, expenses., 13. The effect of a price reduction is always to improve the PN ratio., 14. The effect of a price reduction is always to lower the break-even point., 15. If the selling price and the variable cost decline by the same amount, the, contribution per unit will decrease., 16. To perform cost-volume-profit analysis, a company must be able to separate costs, into fixed and variable components., 17. In CVP analysis, variable costs include direct variable costs, but do not include, indirect variable costs., 18. If the selling price per unit is ` 20 and the contribution margin percentage is 30%,, then the variable cost per unit must be ` 6., 19. Total revenues less total fixed costs equal the contribution margin., 20. Breakeven point is that quantity of output where total revenues equal total costs., 21. An increase in the tax rate will increase the breakeven point., 22. If a company's breakeven sales is ` 100 and its sales is ` 125, then its margin of, safety percentage is 25%., 23. If contribution margin decreases by ` 10 per unit, then operating profits will, increase by ` 10 per unit., 24. If variable costs per unit increase, then the breakeven point will decrease., 25. If a company increases fixed costs, then the breakeven point will be lower., 26. Contribution margin and gross margin mean one and the same thing., 27. Gross Profits will always be greater than contribution margin., 28. At the break-even point, variable expenses and fixed expenses are equal., 29. The contribution margin at the break-even point is zero., 39

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30. Margin of Safety = Break-even sales – Fixed cost., 31. Margin of safety indicates profit., 32. Sales below break-even point means profit., 33. Contribution is always equal to fixed costs., 34. Margin of safety implies 'break-even point'., 35. A firm incurs a loss when contribution is equal to fixed cost., 36. A firm earns profit when contribution is equal to fixed costs., 37. The variable cost ratio is 1 – P/V ratio, , ANSWERS, Q1), 1. (c) 2. (d), 11.(b) 12.(c), 21.(c) 22.(d), 31.(b) 32.(a), 41.(e) 42.(c), , 3. (a), 13.(a), 23.(b), 33.(c), 43.(d), , Q2), (1) reduces; increases, (4) Marginal, (7) Sales, (10) Contribution, (13) will not, (16) decrease, (19) will not, , 4. (c), 14.(b), 24.(d), 34.(d), 44.(e), , 5. (d), 15.(a), 25.(d), 35.(c), 45.(d), , 6. (c), 16.(c), 26.(d), 36.(b), , 7. (d), 17.(c), 27.(a), 37.(c), , 8.(a), 18.(b), 28.(a), 38.(b), , (2) Marginal, (5) Contribution, (8) Profit, (11) Profit Volume Ratio, (14) will not, (17) increase, (20) increase, , 9.(b), 19.(d), 29.(d), 39.(c), , 10.(a), 20.(b), 30.(c), 40.(a), , (3) Marginal, (6) Profit, (9) X, (12) Profit, (15) increase, (18) will not, , Q3), True : 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 16, 20, 31, 37, False : 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29,, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, , 40

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5 – Introduction to Standard costing, Q1) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, A Conceptual, 1. The objective of standard costing is to, a) Determine profitability of a product, b) Determine break-even production level, c) Control costs, d) Allocate costs with more accuracy, 2. A standard cost system may be used in, a) job order costing, but not process costing, b) process costing, but not job order costing, c) either job order costing or process costing, d) neither job order costing nor process costing, 3. An estimate of what cost should be is known as, a) Actual cost, b) Ideal cost, c) Standard cost, d) Forecast cost, 4. A standard cost is, a) the total amount that appears on the budget for product costs, b) a pre-determined cost which is calculated from management's standards of, efficient operation, c) the total number of units x the cost expected, d) any amount that appears on a budget, 5. Which of the following best describes a basic standard?, a) A standard set at an ideal level, which makes no allowance for normal losses,, waste and machine downtime, b) A standard which assumes an efficient level of operation, but which includes, allowances for factors such as normal loss, waste and machine downtime, c) A standard which is kept unchanged over a long period of time, d) A standard which is based on current price levels, 6. A standard which assumes efficient level of operations, but which includes, allowance for factors such as waste and machine downtime is known as an, a) Ideal standard, 41

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b) Normal standard, c) Attainable standard, d) Neither (a) nor (b) nor (c), 7. What standard is based on the assumption of most favourable conditions possible?, a) Ideal Standard, b) Normal Standard, c) Expected Standard, d) Attainable Standard, 8. The standard cost card contains quantities and costs for, a) direct material only, b) direct labour only, c) direct material and direct labour only, d) direct material, direct labour, and overhead, 9. Which one of the following does NOT accurately describe one of the ways in which, standards are developed?, a) Standard material quantities may be determined by engineering studies, b) Supplier price lists may be used to determine standard prices of materials, c) Time and motion studies are sometimes used to determine labour efficiency, standards, d) Employee time cards are often used to determine standard labour wage rates, 10. What term can be defined as a means of assessing the difference between a, predetermined amount and the actual amount?, a) Variance analysis, b) Differential costing, c) Incremental costing, d) Marginal Costing, 11. A total cost variance is best defined as the difference between, a) total standard cost for the last year and total standard cost in the current year, b) total standard cost for the last year and total actual cost in the current year, c) the standard cost value of output budgeted in a period and the total actual cost, incurred, d) the standard cost value of output achieved in a period and the total actual cost, incurred, 12. If standard cost is lower than the actual cost, the difference is known as, a) Favourable, b) Adverse, c) Positive, d) Negative, 13. A favourable variance occurs when, a) actual costs are less than marginal costs, b) standard costs are less than actual costs, c) actual costs are less than the selling price, d) actual costs are less than standard costs, 14. The "standard quantity allowed" is computed by multiplying the :, a) actual input in units by the standard output allowed, b) actual output in units by the standard input allowed, c) actual output in units by the standard output allowed, 42

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d) standard output in units by the standard input allowed, 15. The difference between the actual price and the standard price, multiplied by the, actual quantity of materials purchased is the, a) materials cost variance, b) materials usage variance, c) materials price variance, d) materials efficiency variance, 16. The difference between the actual quantity and the standard quantity, multiplied by, the standard price is the, a) materials efficiency variance, b) materials volume variance, c) materials price variance, d) materials usage variance, 17. Which of the following is correct with regard to using the standard quantity to, compute materials variances?, Standard quantity is used a) Materials Price Variance: Yes; Materials Usage Variance: No, b) Materials Price Variance: Yes; Materials Usage Variance: Yes, c) Materials Price Variance: No; Materials Usage Variance: No, d) Materials Price Variance: No; Materials Usage Variance: Yes, 18. Which of the following is correct with regard to using the standard unit price to, compute materials variances?, Standard unit price used:, a) Materials Price Variance: Yes; Materials Usage Variance: No, b) Materials Price Variance: Yes; Materials Usage Variance: Yes, c) Materials Price Variance: No; Materials Usage Variance: No, d) Materials Price Variance: No; Materials Usage Variance: Yes, 19. The term "standard hours allowed" measures, a) budgeted output at actual hours, b) budgeted output at standard hours, c) actual output at standard hours, d) actual output at actual hours, 20. The labour rate variance is computed as :, a) (Actual labour hours worked — Standard labour hours allowed) x Actual labour, rate, b) (Actual labour hours worked — Standard labour hours allowed) x Standard, labour rate, c) (Actual labour rate — Standard labour rate) x Standard hours allowed, d) (Actual labour rate — Standard labour rate) x Actual hours worked, 21. If the actual number of labour hours worked is less than the standard labour hours, allowed for equivalent units produced, this indicates, a) An unfavourable labour rate variance, b) A favourable total labour variance, c) An unfavourable labour efficiency variance, d) A favourable labour efficiency variance, 22. Which of the following is correct with regard to the standard labour hours being, used to compute labour variances?, 43

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Standard labour hours used :, a) Labour Rate Variance: Yes; Labour Efficiency Variance: No, b) Labour Rate Variance: Yes; Labour Efficiency Variance: Yes, c) Labour Rate Variance: No; Labour Efficiency Variance: No, d) Labour Rate Variance: No; Labour Efficiency Variance: Yes, 23. Which of the following is correct with regard to using the standard labour rate to, compute labour variances?, Standard labour rate used:, a) Labour Rate Variance: Yes; Labour Efficiency Variance: No, b) Labour-Rate Variance: Yes; Labour Efficiency Variance: Yes, c) Labour Rate Variance: No; Labour Efficiency Variance: No, d) Labour Rate Variance: No; Labour Efficiency Variance: Yes, 24. What is the primary benefit of a standard costing system?, a) It records costs at what should have been incurred, b) It allows for a comparison of differences between actual and standard costs, c) It is easy to implement, d) It is inexpensive and easy to use, 25. The standard which can be attained under the most favourable conditions possible, a) Ideal Standard, b) Expected Standard, c) Current Standard, d) Normal Standard, 26. A standard which is established for use unaltered for an indefinite period is called, a) Current standard, b) Ideal standard, c) Basic standard, d) Expected standards, 27. Which of the following is not a type of standard, conceptually speaking?, a) Ideal standards, b) Negative standards, c) Expected standards, d) Current standards, 28. Which of the following statements about ideal standards is false?, a) It is called theoretical or maximum efficiency standard, b) These are standard costs that are set for production under optimal condition, c) It makes no allowances for wastage, spoilage and machine breakdowns, d) It can be used for cash budgeting or product costing, 29. The cost of product as determined under standard cost system is, a) Fixed cost, b) Historical cost, c) Direct cost, d) Predetermined cost, 30. The amount of work achievable in an hour, at standard efficiency levels, is, a) An ideal standard, b) The direct labour usage per hour, c) A standard hour, d) The direct labour efficiency variance, 44

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31. While computing variances from standard costs, the difference between the actual, and the standard prices multiplied by the actual quantity yields a, a) Yield variance, b) Volume variance, c) Mix variance, d) Price variance, 32. While evaluating deviations of actual cost from standard cost, the technique used is, a) Regression analysis, b) Variance analysis, c) Linear progression, d) Trend analysis, 33. Which of the following statements is / are true?, (i) The standard cost per unit of materials is used to calculate a materials price, variance, (ii) The standard cost per unit of materials is used to calculate a materials usage, variance, (iii) The standard cost per unit of materials cannot be determined until the end of, the period, a) Only (i) above, b) Only (ii) above, c) Only (iii) above, d) Both (i) and (ii) above, 34. The labour cost variance may be expressed as, a) Budgeted labour cost – Actual labour cost, b) (Standard wage rate x Output achieved) – Actual wage cost, c) (Standard hours – Actual hours ) x Actual wage rate, d) (Standard hours – Actual hours) x Standard wage rate, 35. Which of the following statements is / are true?, (i) The standard direct labour hours per unit of output is used to calculate a labour, rate variance, (ii) The standard direct labour hours per unit of output is used to calculate a labour, efficiency variance, (iii) The standard direct labour hours per unit of output cannot be determined until, the end of the period, a) Only (i) above, b) Only (ii) above, c) Only (iii) above, d) Both (i) and (ii) above, 36. Which of the following is a purpose of standard costing?, a) To determine profit at different levels, b) To determine break even production level, c) To control costs, d) To allocate cost with more accuracy, 37. Which of the following best describe a basic standard?, a) A standard set at an ideal level, which makes no allowance for normal losses,, waste and machine downtime., 45

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b) A standard which assumes an efficient level of operation, but which includes, allowances for factors such as normal loss, waste and machine downtime., c) A standard which is kept unchanged over a period of time, d) A standard which is based on current price levels., B. Numerical, 38. Actual units of direct materials used were 20,000 at an actual cost of ` 40,000., Standard unit cost is ` 2.10. Assuming the materials price variance is recognized, when the materials are used, the materials price variance (MPV) is:, a) ` 1,000 favourable, b) ` 1,000 unfavorable, c) ` 2,000 favourable, d) ` 2,000 unfavorable, 39. If material cost variance is ` 9,400 (favourable) and material usage variance is, ` 8,200 (adverse): then material price variance (MPV) is, a) ` 5,600 (favourable), b) ` 5,600 (adverse), c) ` 6,400 (favourable), d) ` 17,600 (adverse), e) ` 17,600 (favourable), 40. The actual materials price (AP) was ` 3.50, the actual quantity (AQ) of material was, 5,100 units, and the materials price variance (MPV) was ` 1,275 unfavorable. The, standard materials price (SP) was :, a) ` 3.75, b) ` 3.30, c) ` 3.00, d) ` 3.25, 41. During the month of December 2013, XLNT Ltd. used 5,000 kgs of materials at a, total standard cost of ` 20,000. The material usage variance was `360 (adverse)., The standard usage of material (SQ) for the period is, a) 4,000 kgs, b) 4,910 kgs, c) 5,000 kgs, d) 5,850 kgs, e) 6,340 kgs, 42. The standard units (SQ) were 5,200, the standard price (SP) was ` 3.25, and the, materials quantity variance (MQV) was ` 325 favourable. The actual units (AQ), were:, a) 5,300, b) 5,000, c) 5,100, d) 5,200, 43. Last month 27,000 direct labour hours were worked at an actual cost of, ` 2,36,385 and the standard direct labour hours of production were 29,880. The, standard direct labour cost per hour was ` 8.50. What was the labour efficiency, variance (LEV)?, 46

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a) ` 17,595 Adverse, b) ` 17,595 Favourable, c) ` 24,480 Adverse, d) ` 24,480 Favourable, 44. Consider the following data pertaining to Roy Ltd. for the month of June 2014 :, Actual direct labour hours, - 27,600, Standard direct labour hours, - 28,000, Total direct labour cost (`), - 1,93,200, If direct labour efficiency variance is ` 2,560 (favourable), the direct labour rate, variance (LRV) is, a) ` 12,252 (adverse), b) ` 15,560 (adverse), c) ` 15,560 (favourable), d) ` 16,560 (adverse), e) ` 16,560 (favourable), 45. The standard hourly rate was ` 1.40. The actual rate was ` 1.30. The labour rate, variance was ` 600, favourable. The actual labour hours (AH) were:, a) 6,000, b) 6,400, c) 1,000, d) 1,500, 46. A Ltd. used 4,538 kgs of material at a standard cost of ` 2.50 per kg. The material, usage variance was ` 280 (Favourable). The standard usage of material for the, period is, a) 4,700 kgs, b) 4,650 kgs, c) 4,600 kgs, d) 4,588 kgs, 47. R Ltd. a manufacturer of portable radios, purchases the components from, subcontractors and assembles them into a complete radio. Each radio requires, three units each of part X which has standard cost of ` 145 per unit., Following is the result pertaining to part X for the month of December 2010:, Particulars, Units, Purchases (` 18,00,000), 12,000, Consumed in manufacturing, 10,000, Radios manufactured, 3,000, The material usage variance for the month of December 2010 is, a) ` 1,45,000 unfavorable, b) ` 1,45,000 favourable, c) ` 4,35,000 unfavorable, d) ` 4,35,000 favourable, 48. X Ltd. has furnished the following data for the month of March 2010:, Particulars, Standard, Actual, Material cost per kg (`), 70, 72, Material used (kgs), 3,500, 3,420, The material price variance is, 47

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a) ` 7,000 (Adverse), b) ` 7,000 (Favourable), c) ` 6,840 (Adverse), d) ` 6,840 (Favourable), 49. During the month of September 2010, 7,800 kg. of material was purchased at a, total cost of ` 16,380. The stocks of material increased by 440 kg. It is company’s, policy to value the stocks at standard purchase price. If the material price variance, was ` 1,170 (Adverse), the standard price per kg. of material is, a) ` 1.95, b) ` 2.10, c) ` 2.23, d) ` 2.25, 50. The standard and the actual requirements of material of a company are as under:, Standard – 2,400 units at the rate of ` 20 per unit, Actual – 2,600 units at the rate of ` 19 per unit, The material cost variance is, a) ` 2,600 (Adverse), b) ` 1,400 (Favourable), c) ` 2,400 (Adverse), d) ` 1,400 (Adverse), 51. Last month 27,000 direct labour hours were worked at an actual cost ` 2,36,385, and the standard direct labour hours of production were 29,880. The standard, direct labour cost per hour was ` 8.50., What was the labour efficiency variance?, a) ` 17,595 Adverse, b) ` 17,595 Favourable, c) ` 24,480 Adverse, d) ` 24,480 Favourable, 52. In the four week production period just completed, B Ltd. produced 570 units. The, standard labour cost for each unit was ` 13.50, based on budgeted production of, 550 units. The actual labour cost for the period was ` 8,238., What was the labour rate variance for the period?, a) ` 543 adverse, b) ` 543 favourable, c) ` 813 adverse, d) ` 813 favourable, 53. During a period, 17,500 labour hours were worked at a standard cost of ` 6.50 per, hour. If the labour efficiency variance is ` 7,800 (favourable), the standard direct, labour hours are, a) 20,000, b) 19,200, c) 18,700, d) 18,500, Q2) FILL IN THE BLANKS, 48

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1. ______ Cost is defined as – “pre-determined cost which is calculated from, management's standards of efficient operation and the relevant necessary, expenditure"., 2. A ______ Standard is the Standard which is "established for use unaltered for an, indefinite period which may be a long period of time"., 3. A ______ Standard is the Standard which is "established for use over a short, period of time, and is related to current conditions"., 4. A/An _______ Standard is the Standard "which can be attained under the most, favourable conditions possible"., 5. A(n) _______ standard reflects perfect operating conditions., 6. The cost that should be achieved given materials, labour, and overhead standards, is the cost., 7. ______ Time means the time expected to be required for the workers to complete, a job or to produce one unit of output., 8. Cost ________ is the difference between a standard cost and the comparable, actual cost during a period., 9. The difference between what was paid and what should have been paid for actual, inputs is called the ____ variance., 10. There is ______ (favourable / adverse) whenever the actual rupees spent are less, than the standard cost., 11. There is ______(favourable / adverse) variance whenever the actual rupees spent, are greater than the standard cost., 12. Material _______ Variance is the difference between the Standard cost of material, specified for the output achieved and the Actual cost of direct material used., 13. The standard price is the price that should have been paid per unit of, _______(input / output)., 14. The quantity of _______ (input / output) allowed per unit of _______(input / output), is the Standard Quantity., 15. Standard Quantity is the quantity of materials that should have been used to, produce the _______ (budgeted / actual) output., 16. The difference between what was paid for materials purchased and what should, have been paid is the materials _______ variance., 17. The difference between the materials actually used and the materials allowed for, actual output multiplied by the standard price is the material _______variance., 18. The difference between standard quantities and actual quantities multiplied by the, standard price is the______ variance., 19. Material_______ Variance is the difference between the Standard Quantity, specified for the actual output and the Actual Quantity used for the actual output., 20. Material ______ Variance is computed by the formula : (SQ – AQ) x SP., 21. Material ______ Variance is computed by the formula : (SP - AP) x AQ., 22. The difference between the actual payroll and what should have been paid for the, actual hours worked is the Labour ______ Variance., 23. Standard Hours are the labour hours that should have been used to produce the, _____(actual/standard) output., 24. Labour _______Variance is the difference between the Standard Hours specified, for the actual output and the Actual Hours used for the actual output., 49

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25. Labour _______Variance is computed by the formula: (Standard Hours Actual, Hours) x Standard Rate., 26. Labour Cost Variance = Labour _______Variance + Labour _______Variance., 27. The difference between the actual direct labour hours used and the standard, labour hours allowed multiplied by the standard hourly wage rate is the Labour, ______Variance., Q3) STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE, 1. Estimated Cost is defined as - "a pre-determined cost which is calculated from, management's standards of efficient operation and the relevant necessary, expenditure"., 2. An Ideal Standard is the Standard which is "established for use unaltered for an, indefinite period which may be a long period of time"., 3. A Basic Standard is the Standard which is "established for use over a short period, of time"., 4. A Basic Standard is the Standard "which can be attained under the most, favourable conditions possible"., 5. Labour Cost Variance is further divided into (a) Labour Yield Variance and (b), Labour Rate Variance., 6. Standard Costing helps to know "what the cost will be.", 7. Variance Analysis is part of Marginal Costing., 8. Standards for the same activity are the same for different firms., 9. Standard cost can be used for valuation of stock and work-in-progress., 10. The main purpose of standard costing is cost control., 11. Comparison of actual results with an Ideal Standard would result in large, unfavourable variances., 12. Standard Cost is nothing but average cost as per the cost records for past years., 13. All variances are expressed in monetary terms only., 14. If the standard cost is lower than the actual cost, the variance is Favourable., 15. Total Cost Variances are calculated based on budgeted sales level., 16. Quantity variance and price variance are synonymous terms., 17. A standard price is the price that should be paid per unit of output., 18. Standard Price is used while computing all Material Cost Variances., 19. Standard Quantity is used while computing all Material Cost Variances., 20. Standard Quantity is not used while computing Material Price Variances., 21. Actual Quantity is used while computing all Material Cost Variances., 22. Actual Price is used while computing all Material Cost Variances., 23. Actual Price is used while computing Material Usage Variances., 24. Standard Rate is used while computing all Labour Cost Variances., 25. Standard Hour is used while computing all Labour Cost Variances., 26. Standard Hour is not used while computing Labour Rate Variances., 27. Actual Hour is used while computing all Labour Cost Variances., 28. Actual Rate is used while computing all Labour Cost Variances., 29. Actual Rate is used while computing Labour Efficiency Variances., ANSWERS, Q1), 50

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1. (a), 12.(b), 23.(b), 34.(b), 45.(a), , 2. (c), 13.(d), 24.(b), 35.(b), 46.(b), , Q2), (1) Standard., (4) Ideal, (7) Standard, (10) favourable, (13) input, (16) price, (19) Usage, (22) Rate, (25) Efficiency, , 3. (b), 14.(b), 25.(a), 36.(c), 47.(a), , 4. (d), 15.(c), 26.(c), 37.(c), 48.(c), , 5. (d), 16.(d), 27.(b), 38.(c), 49.(a), , 6. (c), 17.(d), 28.(d), 39.(e), 50.(d), , 7. (a), 18.(b), 29.(d), 40.(d), 51.(d), , (2) Basic, (5) ideal, (8) Variance, (11) adverse, (14) input; output, (17) usage, (20) Usage, (23) actual, (26) Efficiency, Rate, , 8. (d), 19.(c), 30.(c), 41.(b), 52.(a), , 9. (d), 20.(d), 31.(d), 42.(c), 53.(c), , (3) Current, (6) standard, (9) price, (12) Cost, (15) actual, (18) usage, (21) Price, (24) Efficiency, (27) Efficiency, , Q3), True: 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, False: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, 23, 25, 28, 29, , 51, , 10.(a), 21.(d), 32.(b), 43.(d), , 11.(d), 22.(d), 33.(d), 44.(d)

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6 – Some Emerging Concepts of Cost Accounting, Q1) MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS, A. Target Costing, 1. Place the following steps for the implementation of target costing in order :, A = Derive a target cost, B = Develop a target price, C = Perform value engineering, D = Determine target profit, a) B, D, A, C, b) B, A, D, C, c) A, D, B, C, d) A, B, C, D, 2. In target costing, a) the target cost is established first, then the target price., b) the target cost is the estimated long-run cost that enables a product or service, to achieve a desired profit, c) the focus of target costing is to undercut the competition, d) target costs are generally higher than current costs, 3. The product strategy in which companies first determine the price at which they, can sell a new product and then design a product that can be produced at a low, enough cost to provide adequate operating income is referred to as, a) Cost-plus pricing, b) Target costing, c) Benchmark costing, d) Full costing, 4. The costing technique that produces a stipulated profit when a product is sold at, its estimated market-driven price is termed:, a) Life cycle costing, b) Product costing, c) Target costing, d) Standard costing, 5. The four tasks that follow take place in the concept known as target costing:, 1. Value engineering, 2. Establish a target selling price, 52

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6., , 7., , 8., , 9., , 3. Establish a target cost, 4. Establish a target profit, Which is the correct sequence of these tasks?, a) 1, 3, 4, 2, b) 3, 1, 4, 2, c) 2, 4, 3, 1,, d) 2, 3, 1, 4, R uses target costing and sells a product for ` 36 per unit. The company seeks a, profit margin equal to 25% of sales. If the current manufacturing cost is ` 29 per, unit, the firm will need to implement a cost reduction of, a) ` 0, b) ` 2, c) ` 9, d) ` 20, S Corporation uses target costing and sells a product for ` 40 per unit. The, company seeks a profit margin equal to 30% of sales. If target-costing calculations, revealed a need for a ` 4 cost reduction, the firm's current manufacturing cost, must be:, a) ` 12, b) ` 24, c) ` 28, d) ` 32, Which of the following denotes a target cost?, a) Market price – Desired profit margin, b) Standard selling price – Standard profit margin, c) Standard selling price – Target profit margin, d) Desired selling price – Desired profit margin, e) Market price – Return on Investment (ROI), Which of the following is true with respect to target costing?, a) It is a method of price determination, b) It is used to develop a short run price, c) It is a process where the cost of the product is determined and then an, appropriate price is chosen, d) It is the maximum manufacturing cost for a product which is arrived at by, subtracting the acceptable profit margin from the expected market price, , B. Life Cycle Costing, 10. Which of the following is usually the longest stage in the product life cycle?, a) Introduction phase, b) Growth phase, c) Maturity phase, d) Saturation phase, e) Decline Phase, 11. Which of the following is not a characteristic or assumption of Product Life Cycle, Costing?, a) Product cost, revenue and profit patterns tend to follow predictable courses, through the product life cycle, 53

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b) Each phase of the product life cycle poses different threats and opportunities, c) The products have infinite life period, d) Profit per unit varies as product move through their life cycle, e) Products require different functional emphasis in each phase, 12. Most of a product's life-cycle costs are locked in by decisions made during the, ______ business function of the value chain., a) Design, b) Manufacturing, c) Customer-service, d) Marketing, 13. Life-cycle costing is particularly important when, a) the development period for R&D is short and inexpensive, b) there are significant non-production costs, c) most costs are locked in during production, d) a low percentage of costs are incurred before any revenues are received, 14. Life-cycle costing, a) has little in common with target costing, b) is most useful to companies that manufacture small items such as household, plastics, c) helps companies estimate revenues over a multiyear horizon, d) gives companies more insight into total costs when manufacturing costs, consume the majority of the resources, C. Benchmarking, 15. The comparison of a company's practices and performance levels against those of, other organizations is most commonly known as, a) Benchmarking, b) Continuous improvement, c) Re-engineering, d) Comparative analysis., 16. Comparing the way a “best-in-class” company performs a specific activity (such as, distribution) is called, a) Competitive Benchmarking, b) Internal Benchmarking, c) Analogues Benchmarking, d) Operational Benchmarking, 17. Benchmarking allows a company to, a) Identify its strengths and weaknesses, b) Imitate those ideas that are readily transferable, c) Improve on methods in use by others, d) All of the above, 18. Benchmarking, Identifies “best-in-class” companies, analyzes the “performance gap”, a) Yes, No, b) No, Yes, c) Yes, Yes, d) No, No, 19. Which of the following is not a step in benchmarking procedures?, 54

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a), b), c), d), , Analyze the “worst-in-class” companies, Engage in continuous improvement, Analyze the “performance gap”, Identify “best-in-class” companies, , D. Activity Based Costing (ABC), 20. In ABC indirect costs are allocated to the products based on, a) types of activities used by the product, b) the extent to which the activities are used, c) both (a) and (b), d) none of the above, 21. Four basic steps are used in an ABC system. List the proper order of these steps, given below:, (A) Identify the primary activities and estimate a total cost pool for each., (B) Allocate the costs to the cost object using the activity cost allocation rates., (C) Select an allocation base for each activity., (D) Calculate an activity cost allocation rate for each activity., a) C, A, B, D, b) A, C, D, B, c) B, A, C, D, d) A, D, C, B, 22. All of the following are considered to be part of the activity levels often used to, implement ABC, with the exception of, a) production-level activity, b) batch-level activity, c) product-level activity, d) unit-level activity, 23. Which of the following systems focuses on activities as the fundamental cost, objects and uses the costs of those activities for compiling the indirect costs of, products?, a) Job costing, b) Activity-based costing, c) Process costing, d) Product costing, 24. Regarding activity-based costing systems, which of the following statements is, true?, a) ABC systems accumulate overhead costs by departments., b) ABC costing systems are less complex and, therefore, less costly than, traditional systems., c) ABC costing systems have separate indirect cost allocation rates for each, activity., d) ABC costing systems can be used in manufacturing firms only., 25. Examples of activities at the batch level of costs include:, a) cutting, painting, and packaging, b) material ordering, machine set up, and inspection, c) designing, part-specification, and advertising, d) heating, lighting, and security, 55

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e) none of the above, 26. Examples of activities at the product level of costs include:, a) cutting, painting, and packaging, b) material ordering, machine set up, and inspection, c) designing, part-specification, and advertising, d) heating, lighting, and security, e) none of the above, 27. Which of the following is typically regarded as a cost driver in traditional accounting, practices?, a) Number of purchase orders processed, b) Number of customers served, c) Number of transactions processed, d) Number of direct labour hours worked, 28. The term cost driver refers to, a) any activity that can be used to predict cost changes, b) the attempt to control expenditures at a reasonable level, c) the person who gathers and delivers cost data to the management accountant, d) any activity that causes costs to be incurred, 29. Cost allocation bases in activity-based costing should be, a) Cost drivers, b) Cost pools, c) Activity centers, d) Resources, 30. Costs that are common to many different activities within an organization are, known as costs., a) Product-level, b) Facility-level, c) Batch-level, d) Unit-level, 31. Relative to traditional product costing, activity-based costing differs in the way, costs are, a) processed, b) allocated, c) benchmarked, d) incurred, 32. In activity-based costing, final cost allocations assign costs to, a) departments, b) processes, c) products, d) activities, 33. Activity rates are determined by, a) dividing the actual cost for each activity pool by the actual activity base for that, pool, b) dividing the cost budgeted for each activity pool by the estimated activity base for, that pool, c) dividing the actual cost for each activity pool by the estimated activity base for, that pool, 56

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d) dividing the cost budgeted for each activity pool by the actual activity base in, that pool, 34. Providing the power required to run production equipment is an example of a, a) Unit-level activity, b) Batch-level activity, c) Product-level activity, d) Organization-sustaining activity, 35. The following tasks are associated with an activity-based costing system:, (1) Calculation of cost application rates, (2) Identification of cost drivers, (3) Assignment of cost to products, (4) Identification of cost pools, Which of the following choices correctly expresses the proper order of the, preceding tasks?, a) 1, 2, 3, 4, b) 2, 4, 1 , 3, c) 3, 4, 2, 1, d) 4, 2, 1, 3, e) 4, 2, 3, 1, 36. Which of the following is not a broad, cost classification category typically used in, activity-based costing?, a) Unit – level, b) Batch – level, c) Product – sustaining level, d) Facility – level, e) Management – level, 37. In an activity-based costing system, direct materials used would typically be classified, as a, a) unit – level cost, b) batch – level cost, c) product – sustaining cost, d) facility – level cost, 38. In an activity-based costing system, materials receiving would typically be classified, as a, a) unit – level activity, b) batch – level activity, c) product – sustaining activity, d) facility – level activity, 39. The salaries of a manufacturing plant's management are said to arise from, a) Unit – level activities, b) Batch – level activities, c) product – sustaining activities, d) facility – level activities, 40. An activity that has a direct cause-effect relationship with the resources consumed is, a (n), a) cost driver, b) overhead rate, 57

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c) cost pool, d) product activity, 41. A well-designed activity-based costing system starts with, a) identifying the activity-cost pools, b) computing the activity-based overhead rate, c) assigning manufacturing overhead costs for each activity cost pool to products, d) analysing the activities performed to manufacture a product, 42. Assigning overhead using ABC will usually, a) decrease the cost per unit for low volume products as compared to a traditional, overhead allocation, b) increase the cost per unit for low volume products as compared to a traditional, overhead allocation, c) provide less accurate cost per unit for low volume products than will traditional, costing, d) result in the same cost per unit for low volume products as does traditional, costing, 43. The primary benefit of ABC is it provides, a) better management decisions, b) enhanced control over overhead costs, c) more cost pools, d) more accurate product costing, 44. Which of the following is not a benefit of activity-based costing?, a) More accurate product costing, b) Enhanced control over overhead costs, c) Better management decisions, d) Less costly to use, 45. Which of the following is a limitation of activity-based costing?, a) More cost pools, b) Less control over overhead costs, c) ABC can be expensive to use, d) Poorer management decisions, 46. Which of the following is not a facility-level activity?, a) Plant management, b) Product design, c) Personnel administration, d) Training, 47. Which of the following is not a product-level activity?, a) Product design, b) Engineering changes, c) Inventory management, d) Equipment setups, 48. Which of the following is not a batch-level activity?, a) Engineering changes, b) Equipment setups, c) Inspection, d) Materials handling, 49. Which of the following is not a unit-level activity?, 58

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a) Purchase ordering, b) Assembling, c) Painting, d) Sewing, 50. Which of the following is not a facility-level activity?, a) Plant depreciation, b) Property taxes, c) Engineering changes, d) Utilities, 51. Which of the following is not a product-level activity?, a) Product design, b) Engineering changes, c) Material handling, d) Inventory management, 52. Which of the following is not a batch-level activity?, a) Purchase ordering, b) Equipment setups, c) Inspection, d) Assembling, 53. Which of the following is not a unit-level activity?, a) Drilling, b) Cutting, c) Sanding, d) Inspecting, 54. Which of the following is a unit-level activity?, a) Painting, b) Purchase ordering, c) Inspection, d) Material handling, 55. Which of the following is a batch-level activity?, a) Assembling, b) Product design, c) Engineering changes, d) Purchase ordering, 56. Which of the following is a product-level activity?, a) Equipment setups, b) Product design, c) Property taxes, d) Utilities, 57. Which of the following is a facility-level activity?, a) Engineering changes, b) Product design, c) Property taxes, d) Inspection, 58. Activities required to support or sustain an entire production process are called, a) Unit – level activities, b) Batch – level activities, 59

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c) Product – level activities, d) Facility – level activities, 59. Cost allocation bases in activity-based costing should be, a) cost drivers, b) value – added activities, c) activity centers, d) processes, 60. What is the purpose of ABC?, a) To identify what product costs are incurred by a company, b) To allocate and assign all product costs incurred to the appropriate products or, services, c) To determine a cost object for which cost information is needed, d) To allocate and assign indirect costs, e) To analyze the activities that cause cost pools to increase, 61. What type of activity is the cost of processing purchase orders?, a) Unit – level activity, b) Product line activity, c) Batch – level activity, d) Facility support activity, 62. What type of activity is the cost of designing products?, a) Unit – level activity, b) Product level activity, c) Batch – level activity, d) Facility support activity, 63. Which one of the following is the most appropriate cost driver for the ordering and, receiving materials cost pool?, a) Number of receiving clerks, b) Number of sales invoices, c) Number of parts ordered, d) Number of purchases orders, 64. In an activity-based cost system, to what does 'pooling costs' refer?, a) Assigning various overhead costs to products, b) Collecting various types of costs that relate to an activity, c) Determining how much direct materials and labour should be allocated to a, specific product or service, d) Comparing the actual performance of managers against the budget, 65. What is one aspect of ABC that differs from traditional costing?, a) Under ABC, allocation is based on the activities which generate the, respective expenses, b) Under ABC, overhead costs are equally divided between products, jobs, or, departments, c) Under ABC, direct and indirect costs are allocated based on a cause and effect, relationship., d) Under ABC, allocation is based on the units produced which is a more accurate, allocation of costs, 66. ABC is, 60

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a) a method of accounting for material, labour and overhead costs related to, products, b) a method of allocating indirect costs, c) another name for benchmarking, d) a cost object, 67. Which of the following is a typical cost pool?, a) Products manufactured, b) A service offered to customers, c) Direct labour, d) A machine used for packaging products, 68. In establishing an Activity Based Costing System, an organization's goal is to, a) allocate costs to all activities within an organization, b) define all activities within the organization and the costs required to perform, those activities, c) assign costs to pools according to the reasons the costs are assumed to be, incurred, d) allocate costs to products from pools where costs are accumulated based upon, the activities that cause the costs to be incurred, 69. Cost drivers are, a) a group of individual costs whose total is allocated, b) used to assign costs, c) selected to minimize allocated costs, d) equivalent to cost pools, e) a product, service or department to which costs are accumulated, 70. How is an activity cost rate calculated when using ABC to assign manufacturing, overhead costs?, a) Multiply manufacturing overhead rate by actual cost driver level, b) Divide estimated activity pool amount by estimated cost driver level, c) Multiply estimated activity pool amount by estimated cost driver level, d) Divide manufacturing overhead rate by actual cost driver level, 71. Which one of the following is a collection of overhead costs related to a cost, object?, a) Cost pool, b) Cost driver, c) Cost object, d) Cost allocation, 72. An accounting system that collects financial and operating data on the basis of the, underlying nature and extent of the cost drivers is, a) Direct costing, b) Activity-based costing, c) Target costing, d) Cycle-time costing, Q2) FILL IN THE BLANKS, 1. Traditional Costing allocates overheads on the basis of__(volume / activities)., 2. ABC allocates overheads on the basis of_____ (volume / activities)., 61

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3. Close down costs are taken into consideration in _____ (Life Cycle / Target), Costing., 4. Target cost = Target _____Less Target ______., 5. ______ costing is the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating, and satisfying customer requirements profitably., 6. The purpose of _____ costing is to identify the production cost for a proposed, product such that the product, when sold, generates the desired profit margin., 7. The target cost gap is the_____ cost less the _______ cost., 8. ______ is the first phase in the product life cycle., 9. Design costs are incurred during the ______ phase of the product life cycle., 10. Promotional costs are incurred at the ______ phase of the product life cycle., 11. Distribution costs are incurred at the ______ phase of the product life cycle., 12. A ______ is a target fixed based on the best practice., 13. ______ is the continuous process of measuring products, services or activities, against the best levels of performance that may be found either inside or outside, the organization., 14. Standard cost is an examples of a _____ benchmark., 15. The first step in the process of benchmarking is _______., 16. ______ benchmarking involves considering high level aspects such as core, competencies, developing new products etc., 17. ______ benchmarking involves the comparison of competitors' products,, processes and business results with own products, processes and results., 18. ______ benchmarking involves the comparison of an organization’s critical, business operations against best-practice-organization in the same field., 19. ______ benchmarking involves benchmarking operations from within the same, organization., 20. ______ Benchmarking involves seeking help of outside organizations that are, known to be best in class., 21. ______ (Under/ over) costing results when a product consumes a high level of, resources but is allocated a low cost., 22. ______ (ABC / Target) costing is defined as "Cost attribution to cost units on the, basis of benefits received from indirect activities i.e. ordering, setting-up, assuring, quality etc., 23. ______ are elements that are used for performing the activities., 24. A cost ______ is a term used to indicate grouping of costs incurred on a particular, activity which drives them., 25. Any element that would cause a change in the cost of activity is cost _____., 26. ABC is suitable when there is a _____ (wide / narrow) range of products., 27. ABC is suitable when the operations are ______ (complex / simple)., 28. ABC is suitable when the overheads form a______ (high / low) proportion of the, total costs., 29. In ABC, overheads are allocated in proportion of ______ (volume / activities)., 30. Use of indirect materials is a/an ______ level activity., 31. Machine set up is a/an ______ level activity., 32. Producing parts specifications is a/an ______ level activity., 33. Plant security is a/an ______level activity., 62

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Q3) MATCH THE FOLLOWING COLUMNS, A), COLUMN A, COLUMN B, 1. Machine set-up costs, (a) Number of machine hours, 2. Machine operating costs, (b) Number of orders executed, 3. Materials handling and dispatch, (c) Number of set-ups, , B), COLUMN A, 1. Unit level activities, 2. Batch level activities, 3. Product level activities, 4. Facility level activities, , COLUMN B, (a) Maintenance of buildings, (b) Designing the product, (c) Material ordering, (d) Indirect consumables, , C), COLUMN A, 1. Unit level activities, 2. Batch level activities, 3. Product level activities, 4. Facility level activities, , COLUMN B, (a) Producing parts to a certain specification, (b) Inspection of every item produced, (c) Production manager's salaries, (d) Machine set up, , D), COLUMN A, COLUMN B, 1. Research & Development (a) Number of service calls, 2. Design of products, (b) Number of customers, 3. Marketing, (c) Sales revenue, 4. Distribution, (d) Number of parts per product, 5. Customer service, (e) Personnel hours on a project, E), COLUMN A, COLUMN B, 1. Ordering costs, (a) Number of production runs, 2. Materials handling costs, (b) Number of production runs, 3. Machine set-up costs, (c) Number of orders, 4. Machine operating costs, (d) Number of dispatches, 5. Production scheduling costs (e) Number of machine set-ups, 6. Dispatching costs, (f) Number of machine hours, F), COLUMN A, COLUMN B, 1. Development phase, (a) Plants scrapped, 2. Introduction phase, (b) Manufacturing cost, 3. Growth phase / Maturity, (c) Capacity costs, 4. Decline phase, (d) R & D cost, G), 63

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COLUMN A, COLUMN B, 1. Development phase, (a) Product support cost, 2. Introduction phase, (b) Promotional cost, 3. Maturity phase, (c) Design cost, 4. Replacement phase, (d) Plants reused, H), COLUMN A, COLUMN B, 1. Strategic benchmarking, (a) Operations from within the same organization, 2. Performance benchmarking (b) Developing new products, 3. Process benchmarking, (c) Competitors' products, 4. Internal benchmarking, (d) Outside organizations that are known to be, 5. External Benchmarking, best in class, (e) Organization’s critical business operations, Q4) STATE WHETHER TRUE OR FALSE, 1. Life cycle costing is the profiling of cost over a product's production life., 2. Traditional costing systems are generally more accurate than ABC costing., 3. Companies that use ABC trace direct materials and direct labour to cost objects, just as would be done using traditional costing systems., 4. The use of direct labour hours or direct machine hours to trace costs to products, occurs with the use of absorption costing but not with the use of ABC., 5. Activity-based costing involves a two-stage allocation in which overhead costs are, first assigned to departments and then to jobs on the basis of direct labour hours., 6. Machine setup is normally considered a batch-level cost., 7. Machine setup is normally considered a unit-level cost., 8. Building depreciation is generally considered an organizational or facility cost., 9. Activity-based costing is appropriate for a company that manufactures a wide, variety of products., 10. Activity-based costing is appropriate for a company that manufactures a single, product., 11. Activity-based costing is appropriate for a company that has low overhead costs, that are proportional to the unit volumes of products, 12. Activity-based costing is appropriate for a company that has high overhead costs, that are not proportional to unit volumes of individual products., 13. Activity cost pools are cost accumulations associated with a given activity., 14. Activity cost pools are assigned to products, using factory overhead rates for each, activity., 15. Activity rates are computed by dividing the cost budgeted for each activity pool by, the estimated activity base for that pool., 16. Direct labour hours are not a cost pool that is regularly used in the activity-based, costing method., 17. Activity based costing is much easier to apply than single plant-wide factory, overhead allocation., 18. Activity Based Costing can be used to allocate period costs to various products that, the company sells., 64

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19. Activity based costing can only be used to allocate manufacturing factory, overhead., 20. Traditionally, overhead is allocated based on direct labour cost or direct labour, hours., 21. Current trends in manufacturing include less direct labour and more overhead., 22. The first step in activity-based costing is to assign overhead costs to products,, using cost drivers., 23. When overhead is properly assigned in ABC, it will usually decrease the unit cost, of high-volume products., 24. ABC leads to enhanced control over overhead costs., 25. ABC usually results in less appropriate management decisions., 26. ABC is generally more costly to implement than traditional costing., 27. ABC eliminates all arbitrary cost allocations., 28. ABC is particularly useful when product lines differ greatly in volume and, manufacturing complexity., 29. ABC is particularly useful when overhead costs are an insignificant portion of total, costs., 30. Activity-based costing focuses on reducing costs and improving processes., 31. Plant management is a batch-level activity., 32. Painting is a product-level activity., 33. A company that uses only volume-based measures will overcast its low-volume, products., 34. ABC will be most useful in estimating fixed costs., 35. Volume-based measures will tend to overcast high volume products., 36. Direct materials are normally considered as batch-level costs., 37. Unit level costs occur once for each unit produced., 38. Batch level costs occur once for each unit produced., 39. Machine setup is normally considered a batch-level cost., 40. Machine setup is normally considered a unit-level cost., 41. Building depreciation is generally considered an organizational or facility cost., 42. Building depreciation is generally considered a product or process level cost., ANSWERS, Q1), 1.(a), 11.(c), 21.(b), 31.(b), 41.(d), 51.(c), 61.(b), 71.(a), , 2.(b), 12.(a), 22.(a), 32.(c), 42.(b), 52.(d), 62.(b), 72.(b), , Q2), (1) volume, , 3.(b), 13.(b), 23.(b), 33.(b), 43.(d), 53.(d), 63.(d), , 4.(c), 14.(c), 24.(c), 34.(a), 44.(d), 54.(a), 64.(b), , 5.(c), 15.(a), 25.(b), 35.(d), 45.(c), 55.(d), 65.(a), , 6.(b), 16.(a), 26.(c), 36.(e), 46.(b), 56.(b), 66.(b), , (2) activities, 65, , 7.(d), 17.(d), 27.(d), 37.(a), 47.(d), 57.(c), 67.(d), , 8.(a), 18.(c), 28.(d), 38.(b), 48.(a), 58.(d), 68.(d), , 9.(d), 19.(a), 29.(a), 39.(d), 49.(a), 59.(a), 69.(b), , 10.(c), 20.(c), 30.(b), 40.(a), 50.(c), 60.(d), 70.(b), , (3) Life Cycle

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(4) price, profit, (7) estimated, target, (10) introduction, (13) Benchmarking, (16) Strategic, (19) Internal, (22) ABC, (25) driver, (28) high, (31) batch, , (5) Target, (8) Development, (11) Growth, (14) financial, (17) Performance, (20) External, (23) Resources, (26) wide, (29) activities, (32) product, , (6) target, (9) development, (12) benchmark, (15) planning, (18) Process, (21) Under, (24) pool, (27) complex, (30) unit, (33) facility, , Q3) [A] : (1 – c), (2 – a), (3 – b), [B] : (1 – d), (2 – c), (3 – b), (4 – a), [C] : (1 – b), (2 – d), (3 – a), (4 – c), [D] : (1 – e), (2 – d), (3 – c), (4 – b), (5 – a), [E] : (1 – c), (2 – a), (3 – e), (4 – f), (5 – b), (6 – d), [F] : (1 – d), (2 – c), (3 – b), (4 – a), [G] : (1 – c), (2 – b), (3 – a), (4 – d), [H] : (1 – b), (2 – c), (3 – e), (4 – a), (5 – d), Q4), True: 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28, 30,34,35,37, 39, 41., False: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17, 19, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 36, 38, 40, 42., , 66