Absorption Marginal Costing - Finance (MCQ) Questions and answers

1)   All costs are classified under ______ segments under absorption costing.

a. Five
b. Six
c. Four
d. Three
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Three

Explanation:
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2)   Managers utilizes marginal costing for

a. Make or buy decision
b. Utilization of additional capacity
c. Determination of dumping price
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

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3)   Marginal costing is also known as

a. Direct costing
b. Variable costing
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

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4)   Which of the following statements related to Contribution Analysis are true?

a. If contribution is zero, there is loss equal to fixed costs
b. If contribution is negative, loss is less than fixed costs
c. If contribution is positive and more than fixed cost there will be profit
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: If contribution is zero, there is loss equal to fixed costs

Explanation:
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5)   When contribution is negative but less than fixed cost,

a. There is loss equal to fixed costs
b. There is loss more than fixed costs
c. There will be loss less than fixed costs
d. All of above are false
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: There will be loss less than fixed costs

Explanation:
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6)   The problems associated with marginal costing are

a. Difficulties in divisions of costs
b. Problem of valuation of stocks
c. Ignores time elements
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

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7)   ___________ is not suitable where selling price is determined on the basis of cost-plus method.

a. Absorption costing
b. Marginal costing
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Marginal costing

Explanation:
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8)   Which of the following are advantages of marginal costing?

a. Makes the process of cost accounting more simple
b. Helps in proper valuation of closing stock
c. Useful for standard and budgetary control
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All of the above

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9)   If sales is less than production and there is no opening stock, it suggests there is closing stock. In such a scenario, profit under marginal costing will be less than the one shown by absorption costing.

a. True
b. False


Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: True

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10)   Under absorption costing, managerial decisions are based on

a. Profit
b. Contribution
c. Profit volume ratio
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Profit

Explanation:
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