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Manufacturing Costs Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is considered direct labour in a manufacturing process?

a)

Factory manager

b)

Factory worker operating the machinery

c)

Cleaner

d)

Security guard

2.

Which of the following would be classified as indirect labour?

a)

A factory worker assembling products

b)

A sales representative

c)

A factory supervisor

d)

A machine operator

3.

Which of the following is an example of direct materials in a shoe manufacturing factory?

a)

Shoe polish

b)

Leather used to make the shoes

c)

Factory lighting

d)

Office supplies

4.

Which of the following is considered an indirect material in a manufacturing business?

a)

Steel used to manufacture car doors

b)

Cleaning supplies for the factory

c)

Rubber for making tyres

d)

Fabric used to sew clothes

5.

Which of the following would be included in factory overhead costs?

a)

Wages of factory workers

b)

Depreciation on factory machinery

c)

Cost of raw materials

d)

Advertising expenses

6.

Prime cost in a manufacturing business is made up of which two components?

a)

Direct materials and factory overheads

b)

Direct materials and direct labour

c)

Indirect labour and factory overheads

d)

Fixed costs and variable costs

7.

Which of the following is an example of a variable cost in a manufacturing business?

a)

Factory rent

b)

Raw materials

c)

Factory supervisor salary

d)

Depreciation

8.

Which of the following costs would be classified as a fixed cost?

a)

Cost of raw materials

b)

Wages paid to factory workers

c)

Rent of the factory building

d)

Electricity used in production

9.

Work-in-progress refers to:

a)

Products that have been completed and are ready for sale

b)

Raw materials used in production

c)

Goods that are partially completed but not yet ready for sale

d)

Finished products awaiting dispatch to customers

10.

Which of the following would be classified as a fixed cost?

a)

Wages for the earring makers

b)

Transport to and from the flea market

c)

Rent of the flea market stall

d)

Beads, wire, and stoppers

11.

Using the same scenario, which of the following would be classified as a variable cost?

a)

Rent of the cutting machine

b)

Salary of the salesperson

c)

Beads, wire, and stoppers

d)

Depreciation on factory equipment

12.

Based on the same scenario, if the total production cost was R22,000 (variable costs) and R4,200 (fixed costs), how would you calculate the total production cost per unit for one earring?

a)

Total variable cost ÷ number of units produced

b)

Total production cost ÷ number of units produced

c)

Total fixed cost ÷ number of units produced

d)

Prime cost ÷ total number of employees

13.

Rita and Thembi sell their earrings at a 60% mark-up. If the total cost per earring is R5, what is the selling price of one earring?

a)

R8

b)

R6

c)

R7

d)

R9

14.

Which of the following would not be considered a factory overhead?

a)

Depreciation on the cutting machine

b)

Rent of the flea market stall

c)

Cleaning materials used in the factory

d)

Electricity costs of the factory

15.

If Rita and Thembi sell all 5,000 earrings and each earring is sold at a price of R8, what will their total earnings be?

a)

R30,000

b)

R35,000

c)

R40,000

d)

R45,000