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INTRODUCTION TO COST ACCOUNTING

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

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Class
Date
1.

The main object of cost accounting is:

a)

to record day-to-day transactions of the business

b)

to reveal managerial efficiency

c)

to ascertain true cost of products and services

d)

to determine tender price

2.

Financial Accounting is concerned with the:

a)

recording of business expenses and revenues

b)

recording of the cost of products and services

c)

recording of day-to-day business transactions

d)

none of the above

3.

The nature of financial accounting is:

a)

historical

b)

forward-looking

c)

analytical

d)

social

4.

A total of all the direct costs is known as

a)

cost of production

b)

Cost of sales

c)

prime cost

d)

Works cost

5.

Which definition best describes indirect costs?

a)

Indirect costs are those costs which are not controlled directly by a manager

b)

Indirect costs are those costs which cannot be directly associated with a product or service.

c)

Indirect costs are always fixed.

d)

Indirect costs are always manufacturing overhead costs

6.

Prime costs are comprised of

a)

materials costs plus direct labour costs

b)

materials costs plus production overheads

c)

direct labour costs plus production overheads

d)

production overheads plus materials costs plus direct labour costs

7.

Which of the following terms is used to denote the response of a cost to the change in business activity?

a)

Cost behavior

b)

Cost trend

c)

Cost response

d)

Cost accumulation

8.

A cost that changes in total dollar amount with the change in the level of activity is known as:

a)

variable cost

b)

fixed cost

c)

semi variable cost

d)

step cost

9.

Mixed cost is also known as:

a)

double cost

b)

semi variable cost

c)

fluctuating cost

d)

full cost

10.

Which of the following costs is not a product cost?

a)

Depreciation on the plant installed in the factory

b)

The electricity cost of the office of factory foreman

c)

The cost of shipping finished products to customers

d)

The cost of fuel used in the factory

11.

Product cost = ?

a)

Manufacturing overhead cost + Direct labor cost

b)

Direct materials cost + Direct labor cost

c)

Direct materials cost + Manufacturing overhead cost

d)

Direct materials cost + Direct labor cost + Manufacturing overhead cost

12.

A cost that remains constant in total but varies on a per-unit basis with changes in activity is called a

a)

variable cost

b)

fixed cost

c)

period cost

d)

product cost

13.

Variable costs are conventionally deemed to be

a)

constant per unit of output

b)

outside the control of management

c)

unaffected by inflation

d)

constant in total when production volume changes

14.

Which of the following is a variable cost in an insurance company?

a)

Office space rental fee

b)

Property taxes

c)

Salary of the company president

d)

Sales commissions

15.

The term “Cost” refers to:

a)

An asset that has given benefit and is now expired

b)

The price of product sold or services rendered

c)

The value of the sacrifice made to acquire goods or services.

d)

An asset that has not given benefit and is now expired.

16.

Which of the following is the best definition of a profit centre?

a)

A profit centre is a unit of the organisation that is operated by the management accounting department

b)

A profit centre is a unit of the organisation in respect of which a manager is responsible for profits under his or her control

c)

A profit centre is a unit of the organisation in respect of which a manager is responsible for costs under his or her control.

d)

A profit centre is a unit of the organisation that is required to make a profit.

17.

Describe the cost unit applicable to the Bicycle industry:

a)

per part of bicycle

b)

per bicycle

c)

per tonne

d)

per day

18.

Overhead refers to:

a)

Direct or Prime Cost

b)

All Indirect costs

c)

only Factory indirect costs

d)

Only indirect expenses

19.

Cost Unit is defined as:

a)

Unit of quantity of product, service or time in relation to which costs may be ascertained or expressed

b)

A location, person or an item of equipment or a group of these for which costs are ascertained and used for cost control.

c)

Centres having the responsibility of generating and maximising profits

d)

Centres concerned with earning an adequate return on investment

20.

______________ provides information for income determination

a)

financial accounting

b)

management accounting

c)

cost accounting

d)

none of the above

21.

Salary paid to general manager is an item of ______________ expenses.

a)

fixed

b)

variable

c)

semi variable

d)

estimated

22.

Warehousing cost is an item of

a)

administrative overhead

b)

distribution overhead

c)

material cost

d)

work overhead

23.

Room/day is the cost unit used in ______________

a)

hotels

b)

hospitals

c)

schools

d)

none of the above

24.

Fancy packing is an example of ______________ expenses.

a)

selling

b)

distribution

c)

administrative

d)

factory

25.

______________ is the smallest segment of activity or area or responsibility for which costs are accumulated.

a)

cost object

b)

cost center

c)

cost driver

d)

non of these

26.

In electricity supply company uses ______________ as cost unit.

a)

Kilo watt hour

b)

per household

c)

voltage

d)

none of above

27.

A company has to pay RM10,000 per unit royalty to the designer of a product which it manufactures and sells. The royalty charge would be classified as a

a)

Direct expense

b)

Production overhead

c)

Administrative overhead

d)

Selling overhead

28.

Which heading a "Factory Rental Cost" will be recorded in a cost statement?

a)

Prime Costs

b)

Manufacturing Overhead

c)

Administration Overhead

d)

Sales and distribution Overhead

29.

Which of the following is fixed costs?

a)

Cost of direct materials consumed in production

b)

Salary of production operators paid in unitary basis

c)

Depreciation on factory machinery

d)

Production royalties incurred in production

30.

Which of the following is NOT a manufacturing overhead?

a)

Direct materials

b)

Factory supervisor

c)

Indirect materials

d)

Factory rentals