Which is the best measurement by the centre's for the contribution of a profit centre to the overall profitability of the business in the long-run?
A. Taxable income
B. Contribution margin
C. Performance margin
D. Responsibility margin
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When actual loss is . . . . . . . . than the estimated loss, the difference between the two is considered to be abnormal loss.
A. more
B. less
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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What is a serious limitation of financial ratio?
A. Ratios are not predictive
B. Ratios indicate weakness only
C. Ratios can be used only by themselves
D. Ratios are screening devices
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The sum of factory cost/work cost and administrative overheads is called
A. Factory cost
B. Production cost
C. Direct cost
D. None of these
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In inter process profits, the output of one process is transferred from one process to another not at . . . . . . . . but at . . . . . . . .
A. market price, actual cost
B. actual cost, market price
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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Halsey premium plan is based on
A. time taken
B. quantity of work
C. time saved
D. quality of work
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Fixed Cost ± Profit or Loss = . . . . . . . .
A. Variable Cost
B. Marginal Cost
C. Contribution
D. Margin of Safety
E. Break Even Point
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. . . . . . . . Accounting is not only a positive science but also a normative science because it includes techniques of budgetary control and standard costing.
A. Financial
B. Cost
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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If provision for taxation is treated as a current liability, then payment of tax is
A. an application of funds
B. a sources of funds
C. no flow of funds
D. None of these
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Basis of apportionment of stores service expenses is . . . . . . . .
A. value of materials consumed
B. units of material consumed
C. products produced
D. None of these
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Contract costing is not used in one of the following industries:
A. Ship building
B. Civil construction
C. Automobiles
D. Construction of bridges
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The ordinary trading account is a locked storehouse of most valuable information to which cost system is the . . . . . . . .
A. key
B. lock
C. house
D. None of these
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Material losses due to abnormal reasons should be transferred to . . . . . . . . . .
A. Profit and loss account
B. Costing Profit and Loss Account
C. Trading Account
D. None of these
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Volume variance arises because of:
A. Increase in overhead rate per hour
B. Decrease in overhead rate per hour
C. Increase or decrease in actual output as compared to the budgeted output
D. Difference in budgeted overheads and actual overheads
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Which of the following is usually as long-term budget?
A. Capital expenditure budget
B. Cash budget
C. Sales budget
D. None of these
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Which inventory costing method is based on the assumption that costs should be charged against revenue in the order, in which they were incurred?
A. Perpetual inventory
B. LIFO
C. FIFO
D. Average cost
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Accounting information given by a company is
Total assets turnover = 3 times
Net profit margin = 10%
Total assets = Rs. 1,00,000
The net profit is
A. Rs. 10,000
B. Rs. 15,000
C. Rs. 25,000
D. Rs. 30,000
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Service costing is not used in one of the following:
A. Electricity
B. Hospitals
C. Transport
D. Electronics
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Match the following.
List-I
List-II
a. Short-term
1. . . . . . . . . is a financing activity.
b. Current liabilities
2. Cash flow statement is useful for . . . . . . . . financial planning.
c. Amount of creditors
3. Increase in . . . . . . . . is a source of cash.
d. Payment of dividends
4. Increase in the . . . . . . . . results in increase in cash.
A. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
B. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
C. a-3, b-2, c-4, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
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A favourable variance will arise when capital revenues are . . . . . . . . than expected.
A. more
B. less
C. lesser
D. None of the above
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