Cost and Managerial Accounting 481. When a firm doubles its inputs and finds that its output has more than doubled, this is known as:
Economies of scale. Constant returns to scale. Diseconomies of scale. A violation of the law of diminishing returns. View answer Correct answer: (A) Economies of scale.
482. The standard time required per unit of a product is 20 minutes. In a day of 8 working hours a worker gave an output of 30 units. If he gets a time rate of 20/hr., his total earnings under Halsey bonus scheme was:
200 192 180 16 View answer Correct answer: (C) 180
483. Secondary packing expenses are:
Part of prime cost Part of production overheads Part of distribution overheads Written-off to costing profit and loss account View answer Correct answer: (C) Part of distribution overheads
484. Which of the following is not an assumption underlying the accountant's break-even chart?
Fixed costs remain fixed throughout the range charted Selling prices do not change Variable costs fluctuate inversely with volume Unit variable costs remain constant throughout the range charted View answer Correct answer: (C) Variable costs fluctuate inversely with volume
485. Depreciation on plant and machinery is:
Not a cash cost, so is ignored in the cost accounts Part of manufacturing overheads Part of prime cost Always calculated using the straight-line method View answer Correct answer: (B) Part of manufacturing overheads
486. Functionally, administration expenses may comprise expenses of the following activities:
Secretarial and board of directors Accounting, financing, tax and legal Audit and personnel All of these View answer Correct answer: (D) All of these
487. A manufacturing firm is very busy and is working overtime. The amount of overtime premium contained in direct wages would normally be classed as:
Part of prime cost Factory overheads Direct labour cost Administrative overheads View answer Correct answer: (B) Factory overheads
488. Labour turnover can be measured by the following methods except:
Attrition method Separation method Replacement method Flux method View answer Correct answer: (A) Attrition method
489. (1) Payment of higher wages does not necessarily mean that labour cost per unit is high. (2) Control over payment of wages aims at reducing or eliminating irregularities during actual disbursements. True or False?
(1) and (2) True (1) and (2) False (1) False; (2) True (1) True; (2) False View answer Correct answer: (A) (1) and (2) True
490. In a perpetual inventory system, an inventory flow assumption (i.e. LIFO or FIFO) is used primarily for determining costs which are used in
Forecasts of future sale. Recording the cost of goods sold. Recording Sales Revenue. Forecasts of future operating results. View answer Correct answer: (B) Recording the cost of goods sold.