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Cost Accounting Mcqs – MCQs
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1.
When a firm consumes more input than the planned amount for a given output level, the firm is considered to be __________?
experiencing fluctuating growth
maintaining steady growth
operating inefficiently
operating efficiently
achieving optimal productivity
2.
If the real wage paid to workers exceeds the planned wage rate, what does this indicate?
The expense is advantageous
The variance is adverse
The variance is beneficial
The expense is advantageous
3.
What is the term for the procedure where earned revenue is assigned to a particular revenue object but cannot be tracked efficiently in a cost-effective manner?
revenue allocation
revenue object
revenue increase
reciprocal revenue
revenue distribution
4.
Which of the following approaches are used to assign costs among reciprocal support departments?
Direct allocation technique
Step-down allocation approach
Reciprocal allocation method
All of the above
5.
In the incremental cost allocation approach, what is the term for the cost object user that holds the second position in the ranking sequence?
First incremental user
Main user
Auxiliary user
Second incremental user
Subsequent user
6.
What is the name of the technique that distributes the expenses of support departments to both operating and other support departments?
Indirect allocation method
Direct allocation approach
Step-down allocation technique
Reciprocal allocation method
7.
Which cost allocation technique assigns support department expenses to operating departments by accounting for all mutual services exchanged among support departments?
Indirect allocation method
Direct allocation approach
Step-down allocation technique
Reciprocal allocation method
None of the above
8.
In the incremental approach, the party assigned the highest priority in distributing shared costs is known as the ____________?
Third incremental participant
Second incremental participant
Primary party
First incremental participant
None of the above
9.
If Division A's employees work 8,000 hours at a rate of $90 per hour, what hourly rate should Division B be charged under the single rate method?
$90 per hour
A rate lower than $90 per hour
A rate higher than $90 per hour
None of the above
10.
Which cost allocation approach used for support departments does not distinguish between fixed and variable costs?
allocation based on sales composition
dual-rate method for cost distribution
single-rate cost allocation technique
allocation method based on quantity variance
11.
What is the designated term for an item that requires a specific calculation of revenue?
revenue distribution
revenue object
revenue growth
mutual revenue
revenue segment
12.
Which approach assigns bundled revenue to individual products based on their specific characteristics used as weighting factors?
sequential allocation technique
stand-alone revenue allocation approach
additional revenue allocation method
revenue composition allocation strategy
13.
In the incremental revenue allocation approach, what is the designation for the product ranked third?
Main product
Initial incremental product
Second incremental product
Third incremental product
Final incremental product
14.
In the incremental cost allocation approach, what is the term for the cost object user ranked first?
Initial incremental user
Primary user
Auxiliary user
Second incremental user
Tertiary user
15.
In the incremental cost allocation approach, how is the cost object ranked third in the sequence categorized?
Initial incremental user
Main user
Tertiary user
Second incremental user
Additional user
16.
In the incremental revenue allocation approach, what term is used to describe the product ranked first?
primary product
initial incremental product
second incremental product
third incremental product
fourth incremental product
17.
Which approach separates support department expenses into fixed and variable cost categories?
allocation based on sales composition
dual-rate cost allocation technique
single-rate cost distribution approach
allocation method based on quantity variance
18.
Which types of weights can be used in the stand-alone revenue allocation approach?
Weights based on selling prices
Weights derived from unit costs
Weights measured by physical quantities
All of the above
19.
What term describes the expenses that include both interdepartmental cost allocations and the costs of support departments?
fully reciprocal costs
notional costs
functional expenses
variable operational costs
20.
What term describes the expense of running an activity, facility, or cost object that is typically shared by two or more users?
combined expense
common cost
individual cost
additional cost
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