22. Procedure of assigning direct cost to any cost abject is classified as

by
A) sales allocation
B) cost tracing
C) cost allocation
D) sales tracing
✅ ANSWER: C
Procedure of assigning direct cost to any cost abject is classified as cost allocation. Cost allocation is the process of identifying, aggregating, and assigning costs to cost objects. A cost object is any activity or item for which you want to separately measure costs.

16. Insufficient working capital results in __________.

by
A) Block of cash
B) Loosing interests
C) Lack of production
D) Lack of smooth flow of production
✅ ANSWER: D
Insufficient working capital results in Lack of smooth flow of production. Inadequate amount of working capital may create a lot of financial problems in business. Due to shortage of working capital, raw materials can not be purchased on time and payment of labor and other expenses can not be made on time.

10. Labour turnover is ______.

by
A) productivity of labour
B) efficiency of the labour
C) change in labour force
D) total cost of the labour
✅ ANSWER: C
Labour turnover is change in labour force. Labour turnover may be defined as the number of workers replaced during a given period relative to the average labour force during the period. It is the number of workers who left the job during a period relative to the average labour force during the period.

8. The expected return on an investment in stock is___________.

by
A) the expected dividend payments
B) the anticipated capital gains
C) the sum of expected dividends and capital gains
D) less than the realized return
✅ ANSWER: C
The expected return on an investment in stock is the sum of expected dividends and capital gains. The expected return on an investment is the expected value of the probability distribution of possible returns it can provide to investors.

5. Static budget amount is subtracted from flexible budget amount to calculate the

by
A) sales budget variance
B) cost budget variance
C) resultant budget variance
D) static budget variance
✅ ANSWER: A
Static budget amount is subtracted from flexible budget amount to calculate the sales budget variance. A sales budget is management’s estimate of sales for a future financial period. A business uses sales budgets to set department goals, estimate earnings and forecast production requirements.

2. LIFO method of pricing of materials is more suitable when _________.

by
A) material prices are rising
B) material prices are falling
C) material prices are constant
D) material prices are fluctuating
✅ ANSWER: A
LIFO method of pricing of materials is more suitable when material prices are rising. LIFO method of pricing issues is suitable because materials are issued at the current market prices which are high. This method thus helps in showing a lower profit because of increased charge to production during periods of rising prices and lower profit reduces burden of income-tax.

6. The claims against the company not acknowledged as debts are shown as

by
A) Current liabilities
B) Loans and advances
C) Notes to balance sheet
D) Director’s report
✅ ANSWER: C
The claims against the company not acknowledged as debts are shown as notes to balance sheet. All claims which the company does not acknowledge as debts should be disclosed. Claims against the company by the labour union for additional wages, compensation, etc. come under this category.

37. Values of assets purchased or liabilities recorded as recorded by bookkeepers are considered as

by
A) appreciated values
B) depreciated values
C) market values
D) book values
✅ ANSWER: D
Values of assets purchased or liabilities recorded as recorded by bookkeepers are considered as book values. Book value is also the net asset value of a company calculated as total assets minus intangible assets (patents, goodwill) and liabilities.