Function used to measure decline in labour hours per unit as units of production increases is called
A. fixed curve
B. learning curve
C. linear curve
D. mixed curve
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In linear cost function, which is y = a + bx, y is classified as
A. predicted fixed cost
B. predicted variable cost
C. predicted cost
D. predicted price
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In specification analysis, assumptions related to linearity states but linearity must be within
A. irrelevant range
B. relevant range
C. significant range
D. insignificant range
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In regression analysis, if predicted cost value is 65 and observed cost value is 19 then disturbance term will be
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In adjustment issues of costing, database must consider wide range values of
A. fixed object
B. cost driver
C. cost object
D. mixed object
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Method, which considers cost and cost drivers of departments such as employee relations and process engineering is termed as
A. pricing method
B. manufacturing method
C. conference method
D. inference method
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Examples of nonlinear cost functions are
A. step constant functions
B. step cost functions
C. step price functions
D. step object functions
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Relationship between cost and cost driver is economically plausible if goodness of fit
A. has meaning
B. has no meaning
C. has index values
D. has no index values
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Situation in which two or more independent variables are highly correlated is known as
A. price linearity
B. cost linearity
C. division linearity
D. multi-collinearity
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First step in estimation of cost function by using quantitative analysis is to
A. choose price estimation method
B. choose dependent variable
C. choose independent variable
D. choose cost estimation method
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If an unexplained variation is 350050 and total variation is 700505, then coefficient of determination would be
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Considering relationship of variables, relationship in which activity cost is included in dependent variable, which has similar cost driver is classified as
A. heterogeneous relationship
B. extreme relationship
C. no homogeneous relationship
D. homogeneous relationship
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Method which considers lowest and highest values of cost driver and cost within relevant range is called
A. low high method
B. constant equation
C. variable equation
D. high low method
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Vertical dashed line in graphical representation of cost function represents the
A. cost representation
B. irrelevant range
C. relevant range
D. graphical representation
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In dependent variable cost pool, relationship between individual cost items and cost drivers can be classified as
A. no homogeneous relationship
B. homogeneous relationship
C. heterogeneous relationship
D. an extreme relationship
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Value, which measures that how large is value of standard error in relevance to value of estimated coefficient is termed as
A. t-value
B. b-value
C. d-value
D. c-value
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Chances of cost to be considered as variable are more, if the
A. time horizons are long
B. time horizons are short
C. time horizons are irrelevant
D. time horizons are relevant
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If actual result is 25000 an df l e x ib l e b u d g e t am o u n t i s 11000, then flexible budget amount is
A. $36,000
B. $46,000
C. $56,000
D. $14,000
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Flexible budget variance for revenues of company is classified as
A. selling price variance
B. investment variance
C. profit variance
D. primary variance
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If actual selling price is 500 , a c t u a l r es u l t i s 250 and actual units sold are 350, then selling price variance will be
A. $87,500
B. $97,500
C. $67,500
D. $57,500
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