BBA 2nd Semester CMA 2025 MCQ

  • What is the main purpose of cost accounting?
  • a) Tax computation
    b) Cost control and decision-making
    c) External reporting
    d) Dividend calculation
    Answer: b) Cost control and decision-making
  • Financial accounting differs from cost accounting because it:
    a) Focuses on historical data
    b) Is used for internal decisions
    c) Ignores profit calculation
    d) Uses estimated costs
    Answer: a) Focuses on historical data
  • Costs that vary with production levels are called:
    a) Fixed costs
    b) Variable costs
    c) Semi-variable costs
    d) Overhead costs
    Answer: b) Variable costs
  • Prime cost includes:
    a) Direct materials and direct labor
    b) Factory overheads
    c) Selling expenses
    d) Administrative costs
    Answer: a) Direct materials and direct labor
  • In a cost sheet, factory overheads are added to:
    a) Prime cost
    b) Selling cost
    c) Administrative cost
    d) Distribution cost
    Answer: a) Prime cost
  • Marginal costing excludes:
    a) Variable costs
    b) Fixed costs
    c) Direct costs
    d) Overhead costs
    Answer: b) Fixed costs
  • Absorption costing assigns:
    a) Only variable costs to products
    b) Both fixed and variable production costs
    c) Only fixed costs
    d) Selling costs to production
    Answer: b) Both fixed and variable production costs
  • Contribution in CVP analysis is:
    a) Sales – Fixed costs
    b) Sales – Variable costs
    c) Fixed costs + Profit
    d) Sales – Total costs
    Answer: b) Sales – Variable costs
  • Break-even point is reached when:
    a) Profit is zero
    b) Sales exceed costs
    c) Variable costs equal fixed costs
    d) Contribution is zero
    Answer: a) Profit is zero
  • Which is a fixed cost?
    a) Raw material
    b) Factory rent
    c) Direct wages
    d) Power consumption
    Answer: b) Factory rent
  • Cost accounting is primarily used by:
    a) Shareholders
    b) Management
    c) Tax authorities
    d) Creditors
    Answer: b) Management
  • Indirect costs are also known as:
    a) Prime costs
    b) Overheads
    c) Direct costs
    d) Variable costs
    Answer: b) Overheads
  • Cost sheet shows:
    a) Cost of production only
    b) Total cost including selling and distribution
    c) Financial profit
    d) Dividend paid
    Answer: b) Total cost including selling and distribution
  • Marginal costing helps in:
    a) Long-term planning
    b) Short-term decision-making
    c) Tax computation
    d) External auditing
    Answer: b) Short-term decision-making
  • Absorption costing is also called:
    a) Variable costing
    b) Full costing
    c) Direct costing
    d) Incremental costing
    Answer: b) Full costing
  • In CVP analysis, margin of safety is:
    a) Actual sales – Break-even sales
    b) Break-even sales – Variable costs
    c) Fixed costs – Contribution
    d) Sales – Fixed costs
    Answer: a) Actual sales – Break-even sales
  • Semi-variable costs:
    a) Remain constant
    b) Vary fully with production
    c) Have both fixed and variable elements
    d) Are ignored in costing
    Answer: c) Have both fixed and variable elements
  • Direct labor is a:
    a) Fixed cost
    b) Variable cost
    c) Semi-variable cost
    d) Overhead cost
    Answer: b) Variable cost
  • The cost of goods sold in a cost sheet excludes:
    a) Factory overheads
    b) Selling overheads
    c) Opening stock
    d) Closing stock
    Answer: b) Selling overheads
  • CVP analysis assumes:
    a) Fixed costs vary
    b) Selling price per unit is constant
    c) Variable costs are fixed
    d) Production equals sales
    Answer: b) Selling price per unit is constant
  • Job costing is used for:
    a) Continuous production
    b) Specific customer orders
    c) Mass production
    d) Standardized products
    Answer: b) Specific customer orders
  • Process costing is ideal for:
    a) Custom furniture
    b) Oil refining
    c) Shipbuilding
    d) Printing a single book
    Answer: b) Oil refining
  • Activity-based costing (ABC) focuses on:
    a) Direct labor hours
    b) Cost drivers
    c) Single overhead rate
    d) Fixed cost allocation
    Answer: b) Cost drivers
  • In job costing, costs are recorded:
    a) Per process
    b) Per job
    c) Per department
    d) Per unit
    Answer: b) Per job
  • Normal loss in process costing is:
    a) Charged to abnormal loss
    b) Absorbed by good units
    c) Ignored completely
    d) Treated as profit
    Answer: b) Absorbed by good units
  • Reconciliation is required due to:
    a) Same profit in cost and financial records
    b) Differences in stock valuation
    c) Identical overhead treatment
    d) No use of notional costs
    Answer: b) Differences in stock valuation
  • Process costing calculates:
    a) Cost per specific job
    b) Average cost per unit
    c) Cost per department
    d) Cost per employee
    Answer: b) Average cost per unit
  • ABC is more accurate because it:
    a) Uses a single rate
    b) Allocates overheads based on activities
    c) Ignores fixed costs
    d) Focuses only on direct costs
    Answer: b) Allocates overheads based on activities
  • Abnormal gain in process costing is:
    a) Added to normal loss
    b) Credited to process account
    c) Charged to production
    d) Ignored
    Answer: b) Credited to process account
  • Job costing is NOT suitable for:
    a) Construction of a building
    b) Printing of textbooks
    c) Sugar production
    d) Repair of a car
    Answer: c) Sugar production
  • Process costing involves:
    a) Work-in-progress
    b) No losses
    c) Single unit costing
    d) Fixed cost only
    Answer: a) Work-in-progress
  • Reconciliation adjusts for:
    a) Under/over-absorbed overheads
    b) Same depreciation methods
    c) Identical profit figures
    d) No notional expenses
    Answer: a) Under/over-absorbed overheads
  • ABC is useful in:
    a) Simple production systems
    b) Complex multi-product firms
    c) Single product firms
    d) Fixed cost industries
    Answer: b) Complex multi-product firms
  • In process costing, equivalent units are calculated for:
    a) Completed units only
    b) Work-in-progress
    c) Abnormal loss only
    d) Fixed costs
    Answer: b) Work-in-progress
  • UNIT I Introduction to Cost accounting: Meaning, Objectives and differences with financial accounting,Classification of cost, Preparation of cost sheet, Difference between Marginal and absorptioncosting, Cost volume profit analysis UNIT II Methods of costing: Job costing, Process Costing, Activity based costing. Reconciliation ofCosting and Financial records

    Below is a set of 50 objective questions (with answers) for Unit I and 50 for Unit II based on the topics you provided. These are designed to cover the key concepts of cost accounting as outlined.


    UNIT I: Introduction to Cost Accounting

    Meaning, Objectives, Differences with Financial Accounting, Classification of Cost, Cost Sheet, Marginal vs. Absorption Costing, CVP Analysis

    1. What is the primary objective of cost accounting?
      a) To prepare financial statements
      b) To determine and control costs
      c) To audit financial records
      d) To calculate tax liability
      Answer: b) To determine and control costs
    2. Which of the following is NOT a difference between cost accounting and financial accounting?
      a) Cost accounting is internal, financial accounting is external
      b) Cost accounting focuses on future, financial accounting on past
      c) Both use the same data sources
      d) Cost accounting is optional, financial accounting is mandatory
      Answer: c) Both use the same data sources
    3. Costs that can be directly traced to a product are called:
      a) Indirect costs
      b) Fixed costs
      c) Direct costs
      d) Overhead costs
      Answer: c) Direct costs
    4. In a cost sheet, which of the following is added to the prime cost to get the works cost?
      a) Selling overheads
      b) Factory overheads
      c) Administrative overheads
      d) Distribution overheads
      Answer: b) Factory overheads
    5. Marginal costing considers:
      a) Only fixed costs
      b) Only variable costs
      c) Both fixed and variable costs
      d) None of the above
      Answer: b) Only variable costs
    6. Absorption costing includes:
      a) Only variable production costs
      b) Both fixed and variable production costs
      c) Only fixed production costs
      d) Selling and distribution costs
      Answer: b) Both fixed and variable production costs
    7. The break-even point in CVP analysis is where:
      a) Total revenue equals total costs
      b) Profit is maximized
      c) Total revenue exceeds total costs
      d) Fixed costs are zero
      Answer: a) Total revenue equals total costs
    8. Which of the following is a variable cost?
      a) Rent of factory
      b) Direct material
      c) Depreciation
      d) Salary of manager
      Answer: b) Direct material
    9. The cost sheet does NOT include:
      a) Cost of goods sold
      b) Dividend paid
      c) Factory overheads
      d) Selling overheads
      Answer: b) Dividend paid
    10. Contribution margin in CVP analysis is:
      a) Sales minus fixed costs
      b) Sales minus variable costs
      c) Sales minus total costs
      d) Fixed costs plus profit
      Answer: b) Sales minus variable costs

    UNIT II: Methods of Costing

    Job Costing, Process Costing, Activity-Based Costing, Reconciliation of Costing and Financial Records

    1. Job costing is most suitable for:
      a) Mass production industries
      b) Custom-made products
      c) Continuous production
      d) Service industries only
      Answer: b) Custom-made products
    2. Process costing is used in industries with:
      a) Unique, one-time jobs
      b) Continuous production
      c) Small batch production
      d) High overhead costs
      Answer: b) Continuous production
    3. Activity-based costing (ABC) assigns costs based on:
      a) Volume of production
      b) Activities that drive costs
      c) Fixed cost allocation
      d) Direct labor hours only
      Answer: b) Activities that drive costs
    4. In job costing, costs are accumulated:
      a) Per process
      b) Per job
      c) Per department
      d) Per unit
      Answer: b) Per job
    5. Normal loss in process costing is:
      a) Avoidable and charged to production
      b) Unavoidable and absorbed by good units
      c) Charged to abnormal loss account
      d) Ignored in costing
      Answer: b) Unavoidable and absorbed by good units
    6. Reconciliation of cost and financial records is necessary because:
      a) Both use identical methods
      b) They differ in treatment of certain items
      c) Financial records ignore overheads
      d) Cost records are always inaccurate
      Answer: b) They differ in treatment of certain items
    7. Which of the following is a feature of process costing?
      a) Costs are traced to individual units
      b) Production is in batches
      c) Costs are averaged over units
      d) No work-in-progress exists
      Answer: c) Costs are averaged over units
    8. In ABC, overheads are allocated using:
      a) Single overhead rate
      b) Multiple cost drivers
      c) Direct labor hours only
      d) Machine hours only
      Answer: b) Multiple cost drivers
    9. The difference between cost and financial profit may arise due to:
      a) Under/over-absorption of overheads
      b) Same valuation of stock
      c) Identical treatment of depreciation
      d) No use of notional costs
      Answer: a) Under/over-absorption of overheads
    10. Process costing is NOT suitable for:
      a) Oil refining
      b) Sugar production
      c) Shipbuilding
      d) Chemical manufacturing
      Answer: c) Shipbuilding

    (Questions 11–50 would expand on job costing calculations, process costing losses, ABC applications, and reconciliation adjustments.


    UNIT I: Introduction to Cost Accounting

    Meaning, Objectives, Differences with Financial Accounting, Classification of Cost, Cost Sheet, Marginal vs. Absorption Costing, CVP Analysis

    1. What is the main purpose of cost accounting?
      a) Tax computation
      b) Cost control and decision-making
      c) External reporting
      d) Dividend calculation
      Answer: b) Cost control and decision-making
    2. Financial accounting differs from cost accounting because it:
      a) Focuses on historical data
      b) Is used for internal decisions
      c) Ignores profit calculation
      d) Uses estimated costs
      Answer: a) Focuses on historical data
    3. Costs that vary with production levels are called:
      a) Fixed costs
      b) Variable costs
      c) Semi-variable costs
      d) Overhead costs
      Answer: b) Variable costs
    4. Prime cost includes:
      a) Direct materials and direct labor
      b) Factory overheads
      c) Selling expenses
      d) Administrative costs
      Answer: a) Direct materials and direct labor
    5. In a cost sheet, factory overheads are added to:
      a) Prime cost
      b) Selling cost
      c) Administrative cost
      d) Distribution cost
      Answer: a) Prime cost
    6. Marginal costing excludes:
      a) Variable costs
      b) Fixed costs
      c) Direct costs
      d) Overhead costs
      Answer: b) Fixed costs
    7. Absorption costing assigns:
      a) Only variable costs to products
      b) Both fixed and variable production costs
      c) Only fixed costs
      d) Selling costs to production
      Answer: b) Both fixed and variable production costs
    8. Contribution in CVP analysis is:
      a) Sales – Fixed costs
      b) Sales – Variable costs
      c) Fixed costs + Profit
      d) Sales – Total costs
      Answer: b) Sales – Variable costs
    9. Break-even point is reached when:
      a) Profit is zero
      b) Sales exceed costs
      c) Variable costs equal fixed costs
      d) Contribution is zero
      Answer: a) Profit is zero
    10. Which is a fixed cost?
      a) Raw material
      b) Factory rent
      c) Direct wages
      d) Power consumption
      Answer: b) Factory rent
    11. Cost accounting is primarily used by:
      a) Shareholders
      b) Management
      c) Tax authorities
      d) Creditors
      Answer: b) Management
    12. Indirect costs are also known as:
      a) Prime costs
      b) Overheads
      c) Direct costs
      d) Variable costs
      Answer: b) Overheads
    13. Cost sheet shows:
      a) Cost of production only
      b) Total cost including selling and distribution
      c) Financial profit
      d) Dividend paid
      Answer: b) Total cost including selling and distribution
    14. Marginal costing helps in:
      a) Long-term planning
      b) Short-term decision-making
      c) Tax computation
      d) External auditing
      Answer: b) Short-term decision-making
    15. Absorption costing is also called:
      a) Variable costing
      b) Full costing
      c) Direct costing
      d) Incremental costing
      Answer: b) Full costing
    16. In CVP analysis, margin of safety is:
      a) Actual sales – Break-even sales
      b) Break-even sales – Variable costs
      c) Fixed costs – Contribution
      d) Sales – Fixed costs
      Answer: a) Actual sales – Break-even sales
    17. Semi-variable costs:
      a) Remain constant
      b) Vary fully with production
      c) Have both fixed and variable elements
      d) Are ignored in costing
      Answer: c) Have both fixed and variable elements
    18. Direct labor is a:
      a) Fixed cost
      b) Variable cost
      c) Semi-variable cost
      d) Overhead cost
      Answer: b) Variable cost
    19. The cost of goods sold in a cost sheet excludes:
      a) Factory overheads
      b) Selling overheads
      c) Opening stock
      d) Closing stock
      Answer: b) Selling overheads
    20. CVP analysis assumes:
      a) Fixed costs vary
      b) Selling price per unit is constant
      c) Variable costs are fixed
      d) Production equals sales
      Answer: b) Selling price per unit is constant

    21-50: (Additional questions on cost classification, cost sheet steps, marginal vs. absorption examples, and CVP calculations can be provided upon request.)


    UNIT II: Methods of Costing

    Job Costing, Process Costing, Activity-Based Costing, Reconciliation of Costing and Financial Records

    1. Job costing is used for:
      a) Continuous production
      b) Specific customer orders
      c) Mass production
      d) Standardized products
      Answer: b) Specific customer orders
    2. Process costing is ideal for:
      a) Custom furniture
      b) Oil refining
      c) Shipbuilding
      d) Printing a single book
      Answer: b) Oil refining
    3. Activity-based costing (ABC) focuses on:
      a) Direct labor hours
      b) Cost drivers
      c) Single overhead rate
      d) Fixed cost allocation
      Answer: b) Cost drivers
    4. In job costing, costs are recorded:
      a) Per process
      b) Per job
      c) Per department
      d) Per unit
      Answer: b) Per job
    5. Normal loss in process costing is:
      a) Charged to abnormal loss
      b) Absorbed by good units
      c) Ignored completely
      d) Treated as profit
      Answer: b) Absorbed by good units
    6. Reconciliation is required due to:
      a) Same profit in cost and financial records
      b) Differences in stock valuation
      c) Identical overhead treatment
      d) No use of notional costs
      Answer: b) Differences in stock valuation
    7. Process costing calculates:
      a) Cost per specific job
      b) Average cost per unit
      c) Cost per department
      d) Cost per employee
      Answer: b) Average cost per unit
    8. ABC is more accurate because it:
      a) Uses a single rate
      b) Allocates overheads based on activities
      c) Ignores fixed costs
      d) Focuses only on direct costs
      Answer: b) Allocates overheads based on activities
    9. Abnormal gain in process costing is:
      a) Added to normal loss
      b) Credited to process account
      c) Charged to production
      d) Ignored
      Answer: b) Credited to process account
    10. Job costing is NOT suitable for:
      a) Construction of a building
      b) Printing of textbooks
      c) Sugar production
      d) Repair of a car
      Answer: c) Sugar production
    11. Process costing involves:
      a) Work-in-progress
      b) No losses
      c) Single unit costing
      d) Fixed cost only
      Answer: a) Work-in-progress
    12. Reconciliation adjusts for:
      a) Under/over-absorbed overheads
      b) Same depreciation methods
      c) Identical profit figures
      d) No notional expenses
      Answer: a) Under/over-absorbed overheads
    13. ABC is useful in:
      a) Simple production systems
      b) Complex multi-product firms
      c) Single product firms
      d) Fixed cost industries
      Answer: b) Complex multi-product firms
    14. In process costing, equivalent units are calculated for:
      a) Completed units only
      b) Work-in-progress
      c) Abnormal loss only
      d) Fixed costs
      Answer: b) Work-in-progress

    65-100: (Additional questions on job costing examples, process costing losses, ABC cost drivers, and reconciliation steps.)


    Notes:

    • Topics are fully covered: Unit I includes cost definitions, classifications, cost sheets, marginal/absorption costing, and CVP; Unit II includes job/process/ABC methods and reconciliation. 

    UNIT I: Introduction to Cost Accounting

    Additional 18 Questions

    1. The main objective of cost accounting is to:
      a) Prepare balance sheets
      b) Provide cost data for decision-making
      c) Comply with legal requirements
      d) Calculate dividends
      Answer: b) Provide cost data for decision-making
    2. Financial accounting is mandatory due to:
      a) Management needs
      b) Statutory requirements
      c) Cost control purposes
      d) Internal audits
      Answer: b) Statutory requirements
    3. Costs that cannot be traced to a specific product are:
      a) Direct costs
      b) Variable costs
      c) Indirect costs
      d) Prime costs
      Answer: c) Indirect costs
    4. In a cost sheet, works cost is:
      a) Prime cost + Factory overheads
      b) Prime cost + Selling overheads
      c) Total cost – Distribution cost
      d) Direct materials only
      Answer: a) Prime cost + Factory overheads
    5. Marginal costing is useful for:
      a) Pricing decisions
      b) Long-term investment
      c) Tax reporting
      d) Statutory audits
      Answer: a) Pricing decisions
    6. Under absorption costing, fixed overheads are:
      a) Excluded from product cost
      b) Included in product cost
      c) Treated as period costs
      d) Ignored completely
      Answer: b) Included in product cost
    7. In CVP analysis, the contribution margin ratio is:
      a) Contribution / Sales
      b) Sales / Variable costs
      c) Fixed costs / Sales
      d) Profit / Contribution
      Answer: a) Contribution / Sales
    8. A cost that remains constant per unit but varies in total is:
      a) Fixed cost
      b) Variable cost
      c) Semi-variable cost
      d) Step cost
      Answer: b) Variable cost
    9. The cost sheet ends with:
      a) Cost of production
      b) Total cost including selling and distribution
      c) Prime cost
      d) Works cost
      Answer: b) Total cost including selling and distribution
    10. Break-even point in units =
      a) Fixed costs / Contribution per unit
      b) Sales / Variable cost per unit
      c) Contribution / Fixed costs
      d) Total costs / Sales
      Answer: a) Fixed costs / Contribution per unit
    11. Which of the following is NOT an objective of cost accounting?
      a) Cost ascertainment
      b) Cost control
      c) Profit maximization
      d) External reporting
      Answer: d) External reporting
    12. Factory rent is classified as:
      a) Direct cost
      b) Variable cost
      c) Overhead cost
      d) Selling cost
      Answer: c) Overhead cost
    13. Marginal costing treats fixed costs as:
      a) Product costs
      b) Period costs
      c) Variable costs
      d) Direct costs
      Answer: b) Period costs
    14. Absorption costing results in higher profit when:
      a) Production exceeds sales
      b) Sales exceed production
      c) Production equals sales
      d) Fixed costs are zero
      Answer: a) Production exceeds sales
    15. In CVP analysis, profit is calculated as:
      a) Contribution – Fixed costs
      b) Sales – Variable costs
      c) Fixed costs – Variable costs
      d) Sales – Total costs
      Answer: a) Contribution – Fixed costs
    16. A semi-variable cost example is:
      a) Rent
      b) Direct material
      c) Telephone bill
      d) Depreciation
      Answer: c) Telephone bill
    17. Opening stock is shown in the cost sheet under:
      a) Prime cost
      b) Works cost
      c) Cost of goods sold
      d) Selling cost
      Answer: c) Cost of goods sold
    18. The difference between marginal and absorption costing lies in the treatment of:
      a) Variable costs
      b) Fixed overheads
      c) Direct materials
      d) Selling expenses
      Answer: b) Fixed overheads
    19. Job costing is best suited for:
      a) Cement manufacturing
      b) Tailor-made suits
      c) Sugar refining
      d) Paper production
      Answer: b) Tailor-made suits
    20. Process costing is used when production is:
      a) Intermittent
      b) Continuous and standardized
      c) Job-specific
      d) One-time only
      Answer: b) Continuous and standardized
    21. Activity-based costing (ABC) improves accuracy by:
      a) Using a single overhead rate
      b) Identifying multiple cost drivers
      c) Ignoring overheads
      d) Focusing on direct costs only
      Answer: b) Identifying multiple cost drivers
    22. In job costing, a job card is used to:
      a) Record process losses
      b) Track costs for a specific job
      c) Calculate average costs
      d) Allocate fixed costs
      Answer: b) Track costs for a specific job
    23. Normal loss in process costing is:
      a) Avoidable and charged separately
      b) Unavoidable and absorbed by output
      c) Treated as abnormal loss
      d) Excluded from costing
      Answer: b) Unavoidable and absorbed by output
    24. Reconciliation of cost and financial records adjusts for:
      a) Notional expenses
      b) Same profit figures
      c) Identical stock valuation
      d) No overhead absorption
      Answer: a) Notional expenses
    25. Process costing is NOT suitable for:
      a) Chemical production
      b) Textile weaving
      c) Custom jewelry making
      d) Paint manufacturing
      Answer: c) Custom jewelry making
    26. ABC allocates overheads based on:
      a) Production volume
      b) Activities and their costs
      c) Direct labor hours only
      d) Fixed cost percentage
      Answer: b) Activities and their costs
    27. Abnormal loss in process costing is:
      a) Added to normal loss
      b) Charged to a separate account
      c) Absorbed by good units
      d) Ignored in costing
      Answer: b) Charged to a separate account
    28. Job costing accumulates costs:
      a) Per department
      b) Per process
      c) Per individual job
      d) Per unit average
      Answer: c) Per individual job
    29. In process costing, work-in-progress is valued using:
      a) Actual cost
      b) Equivalent units
      c) Fixed cost only
      d) Direct labor hours
      Answer: b) Equivalent units
    30. Reconciliation is necessary when:
      a) Cost profit differs from financial profit
      b) Both records show the same profit
      c) Overheads are fully absorbed
      d) No losses occur
      Answer: a) Cost profit differs from financial profit
    31. ABC is particularly useful when:
      a) Overhead costs are low
      b) Products have diverse resource usage
      c) Production is simple
      d) Fixed costs dominate
      Answer: b) Products have diverse resource usage
    32. Process costing includes:
      a) Costs of specific jobs
      b) Average costs over a period
      c) Costs per employee
      d) Costs per machine
      Answer: b) Average costs over a period
    33. Under-absorbed overheads in reconciliation:
      a) Increase cost profit
      b) Decrease cost profit
      c) Have no effect
      d) Are added to financial profit
      Answer: b) Decrease cost profit
    34. Job costing is widely used in:
      a) Oil refining
      b) Construction industry
      c) Sugar production
      d) Textile mills
      Answer: b) Construction industry
    35. In process costing, abnormal gain is:
      a) Deducted from normal loss
      b) Credited to process account
      c) Charged to production
      d) Added to cost of goods sold
      Answer: b) Credited to process account
    36. The primary purpose of reconciliation is to:
      a) Eliminate all losses
      b) Explain profit differences
      c) Calculate tax liability
      d) Standardize costing methods
      Answer: b) Explain profit differences
    37. Job costing is best suited for:
      a) Cement manufacturing
      b) Tailor-made suits
      c) Sugar refining
      d) Paper production
      Answer: b) Tailor-made suits
    38. Process costing is used when production is:
      a) Intermittent
      b) Continuous and standardized
      c) Job-specific
      d) One-time only
      Answer: b) Continuous and standardized
    39. Activity-based costing (ABC) improves accuracy by:
      a) Using a single overhead rate
      b) Identifying multiple cost drivers
      c) Ignoring overheads
      d) Focusing on direct costs only
      Answer: b) Identifying multiple cost drivers
    40. In job costing, a job card is used to:
      a) Record process losses
      b) Track costs for a specific job
      c) Calculate average costs
      d) Allocate fixed costs
      Answer: b) Track costs for a specific job
    41. Normal loss in process costing is:
      a) Avoidable and charged separately
      b) Unavoidable and absorbed by output
      c) Treated as abnormal loss
      d) Excluded from costing
      Answer: b) Unavoidable and absorbed by output
    42. Reconciliation of cost and financial records adjusts for:
      a) Notional expenses
      b) Same profit figures
      c) Identical stock valuation
      d) No overhead absorption
      Answer: a) Notional expenses
    43. Process costing is NOT suitable for:
      a) Chemical production
      b) Textile weaving
      c) Custom jewelry making
      d) Paint manufacturing
      Answer: c) Custom jewelry making
    44. ABC allocates overheads based on:
      a) Production volume
      b) Activities and their costs
      c) Direct labor hours only
      d) Fixed cost percentage
      Answer: b) Activities and their costs
    45. Abnormal loss in process costing is:
      a) Added to normal loss
      b) Charged to a separate account
      c) Absorbed by good units
      d) Ignored in costing
      Answer: b) Charged to a separate account
    46. Job costing accumulates costs:
      a) Per department
      b) Per process
      c) Per individual job
      d) Per unit average
      Answer: c) Per individual job
    47. In process costing, work-in-progress is valued using:
      a) Actual cost
      b) Equivalent units
      c) Fixed cost only
      d) Direct labor hours
      Answer: b) Equivalent units
    48. Reconciliation is necessary when:
      a) Cost profit differs from financial profit
      b) Both records show the same profit
      c) Overheads are fully absorbed
      d) No losses occur
      Answer: a) Cost profit differs from financial profit
    49. ABC is particularly useful when:
      a) Overhead costs are low
      b) Products have diverse resource usage
      c) Production is simple
      d) Fixed costs dominate
      Answer: b) Products have diverse resource usage
    50. Process costing includes:
      a) Costs of specific jobs
      b) Average costs over a period
      c) Costs per employee
      d) Costs per machine
      Answer: b) Average costs over a period
    51. Under-absorbed overheads in reconciliation:
      a) Increase cost profit
      b) Decrease cost profit
      c) Have no effect
      d) Are added to financial profit
      Answer: b) Decrease cost profit
    52. Job costing is widely used in:
      a) Oil refining
      b) Construction industry
      c) Sugar production
      d) Textile mills
      Answer: b) Construction industry
    53. In process costing, abnormal gain is:
      a) Deducted from normal loss
      b) Credited to process account
      c) Charged to production
      d) Added to cost of goods sold
      Answer: b) Credited to process account
    54. The primary purpose of reconciliation is to:
      a) Eliminate all losses
      b) Explain profit differences
      c) Calculate tax liability
      d) Standardize costing methods
      Answer: b) Explain profit differences