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MA1 - Chapter 1 to Chapter 3

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

overhead means-----

a)

the aggregate of indirect materials, indirect labour, and indirect expenses

b)

all expenses with respect to materials

c)

all expenses with respect to labour

d)

all indirect expenses

2.

Which type of company below is unlikely to use service costing?

a)

Taxi company

b)

Hairdresser

c)

Private hospital

d)

House builder

3.

What are the elements of PRIME COST?

a)

Direct Material

b)

Manufacturing Overheads

c)

Direct Labour

d)

Direct Expense

e)

Period cost

4.

A publishing company pays an author a fee of $5,000 on delivery of a completed manuscript plus a royalty of $1.50 per book sold.

a)

Fixed

b)

Stepped Fixed

c)

Mixed / Semi Variable

d)

Variable

5.

Marginal cost is also known as

a)

Absorption cost

b)

Standard cost

c)

Variable cost

d)

None of the above

6.

Under marginal costing inventory is valued at _____.

a)

Total Cost

b)

Variable Production Cost

c)

Total Production Cost

d)

Total Variable Cost

7.

Marginal or Variable costing is the most useful costing technique for the…

a)

Shareholders

b)

Management

c)

Auditors

d)

Creditors

8.

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.

9.

Fixed cost is also referred to as ________ in the marginal costing technique.

a)

Total Cost

b)

Product Cost

c)

Period Cost

d)

None

10.

Define Management Information System (MIS)

a)

•Identifying the system that is needed for effective conclusion in organizations

b)

•Identifying the management that is needed for efficient decision making in organizations

c)

Identifying the information that is needed for effective decision making in organizations

d)

•Identifying the information that is needed for user acceptance in organizations

11.
Why are budgets useful in the planning process?
a)
They provide management with information about the company's past performance.
b)
They help communicate goals and provide a basis for evaluation.
c)
They guarantee the company will be profitable if it meets its objectives.
d)
They enable the budget committee to earn their paycheck.
12.

As volume/unit decreases, total fixed costs

a)

are constant and cost per unit decreases

b)

are constant and cost per unit increases

c)

increase

d)

decrease

13.

What is increasing when you have a variable cost?

a)

Total cost when production level increases

b)

Cost per unit when production level increases

14.

What is correct when you have a mixed cost?

a)

Total cost remains the same when production level increases

b)

Total cost increases when production level increases

c)

Cost per unit decreases when production level increases

d)

Cost per unit remains the same when production level increases

15.

Which of the following can be included when valuing inventory?

i direct material

ii direct labour

iii administrative

iv production

a)

i, ii and iv

b)

i,ii and iii

c)

ii, iii and iv

d)

i, iii and iv

16.

A firm has to pay a 0.50$ per unit royalty of a device which it manufactures and sells.

How would royalty charge be classified in the firm's accounts?

a)

selling expenses

b)

direct expense

c)

production overhead

d)

administrative overhead

17.
Which of the following costs would be considered production overhead in the production of bread?
a)
Flour
b)
Electricity
c)
Yeast
d)
Sugar
18.

Which type of cost is water used in making ice?

a)

Direct cost

b)

Indirect cost

19.

Manufacturing overhead includes:

a)

all direct material, direct labor and administrative costs.

b)

all manufacturing costs except direct labor.

c)

all manufacturing costs except direct labor and direct materials.

d)

all selling and administrative costs.

20.

Which of the following is NOT a period cost?

a)

Monthly depreciation of the equipment in a fitness room used by factory workers.

b)

Salary of a billing clerk.

c)

Insurance on a company showroom, where current and potential customers can view new products.

d)

Cost of a seminar concerning tax law updates that was attended by the company's controller.

21.

The total fixed costs is

a)

12,557

b)

14,125

c)

10,250

22.

FIND THE TOTAL OF FIXED COST:

At 3,500 units the total cost is £24,000

At 6,000 units the total cost is £34,000

a)

2.85

b)

£5.60

c)

£10,000

d)

£4.00

23.

Direct materials and direct labour are the only product costs.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

24.

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.

25.

Which type of cost is electricity used in the production of ice cream?

a)

Direct cost

b)

Indirect cost