Description : If the fixed costs of a factory producing candles is Rs 20,000, selling price is Rs 30 per dozen candles and variable cost is Rs 1.5 per candle, what is the break-even quantity? (1) 20000 (2) 10000 (3) 15000 (4) 12000
Last Answer : (1) 20000 Explanation: Breakeven quantity is the number of incremental units that the firm needs to sell to cover the cost of a marketing program or other type of investment. It is given by the formula: BEQ = FC / (P-VC) Where ... per unit = 30/12 = Rs. 2.5 So 20000/ (2.5-1.5) = 20000/1= Rs. 20,000
Last Answer : 20000
Description : Marginal cost is defined as____ a). Cost that arises when the quantity produced changes by one unit b). Cost of producing one more unit of a good c). Increase in cost that accompanies a unit in crease in output d). All the above
Last Answer : d). All the above
Description : Which one of the following ratios is likely to be affected the most on account of price level changes ? (A) Current Ratio (B) Inventory Turnover Ratio (C) Debtors’ Turnover Ratio (D) Fixed Assets Turnover Ratio
Last Answer : Answer: Debtors’ Turnover Ratio
Description : Principle of ‘Unity of Command’ means– (A) Unity of directions (B) To receive orders from one officer only (C) A fixed place for every person (D) Proper delegation to subordinates
Last Answer : Answer: To receive orders from one officer only
Description : The following data, relates to manufacturing company for the year 2006-07- Net Profit as per P & L A/c-Rs. 2,40,000; Depreciation-Rs. 80,000; Goodwill written-off- Rs. 40,000, Profit on Sale of Fixed Assets-Rs. 16,000, ... ) Rs. 4,40,000 (B) Rs. 4,00,000 (C) Rs. 6,40,000 (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: None of the above
Description : Increase in fixed asset due to purchase is– (A) Source of fund (B) Fund from operation (C) Use of fund (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Use of fund
Description : According to Balance Sheet equation concept, the capital will be– (A) Capital = Liabilities – Assets (B) Capital = Fixed Assets – Current Assests (C) Capital = Assets – Liabilities (D) Capital = Assets + Liabilities
Last Answer : Answer: Capital = Assets – Liabilities
Description : From the information given below, calculate Debt service coverage Ratio- Net profit after interest and Tax Rs. 40,000, Depreciation Rs. 5,000, Rate of Income Tax 50%, 10% Mortgage Debentures Rs. 60,000. Fixed Interest Charges Rs. 6 ... . (A) 4 06 times (B) 5 06 times (C) 6 06 times (D) 7 06 times
Last Answer : Answer: 4•06 times
Description : The profit of a company (whose capital is divided into 25‚000 shares of Rs. 10 each) for the last three years are : Rs. 50‚000; Rs. 60‚000 and Rs. 40‚000. The fair return on investment is taken at 10% p.a. The value of company’s share will be– (A) Rs. 10 (B) Rs. 20 (C) Rs. 30 (D) Rs. 40
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 20
Description : Into how many divisions the Home Trade is divided?
Last Answer : Into two they are, Whole sale and retail
Description : The trade is sub divided into two divisions, which are they?
Last Answer : Home trade and Foreign trade.
Description : Into how many departments is commerce mainly divided into? Which are they?
Last Answer : Into two. They are Trade Aids of trade
Description : )If the average total cost is Rs.54, total fixed cost is Rs.45000 and quantity produced is 2500 units, find the average variable costs (in Rs.) of the firm - (1) 24 (2) 18 (3) 36 (4) 60
Last Answer : (3) 36 Explanation: The standard method of calculating average variable cost is to divide total variable cost by the quantity, illustrated by this equation : Average Variable Cost = Total Variable Cost/ Quantity of ... , Average Total Cost = 45000/2500 = 18 So Average Variable Cost = 54 - 18= 36
Description : If the average total cost is Rs. 54, total fixed cost is Rs. 45000 and quantity produced is 2500 units, find the average variable costs (in Rs.) of the firm : (1) 24 (2) 18 (3) 36 (4) 60
Last Answer : 36
Description : "Marginal Cost" equals - (1) total cost minus total benefit for the last unit produced (2) total cost divided by total benefit for the last unit produced (3) total cost divided by quantity (4) the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity
Last Answer : (4) the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity Explanation: Marginal cost is the change in the total cost that arises when the quantity produced has an increment by unity. That is, it is ... Rs.50,002. That would mean the marginal cost-the cost of producing the next unit- was Rs.2.
Description : “Marginal Cost” equals (1) total cost minus total benefit for the last unit produced (2) total cost divided by total benefit for the last unit produced (3) total cost divided by quantity (4) the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity
Last Answer : the change in total cost divided by the change in quantity
Description : Sometimes an auditor is called upon to review the operations of an enterprise for evaluating their cost-effectiveness. What is this kind of audit generally known as ? (A) Cost Audit (B) Operations Audit (C) Tax Audit (D) Independent Financial Audit
Last Answer : Answer: Cost Audit
Description : When sale is Rs. 4,80,000, gross loss is 25% on cost, purchase is Rs. 3,50,000 and closing stock is Rs. 60,000, the stock in the beginning would be– (A) Rs. 70,000 (B) Rs. 94,000 (C) Rs. 1,34,000 (D) Rs. 3,50,000
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 3,50,000
Description : According to the Accounting Standard (AS)-2, the inventory is to be valued at which one of the following ? (A) Actual cost or sales value, whichever is lower (B) Historical cost (C) Net realizable value (D) Historical cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower
Last Answer : Answer: Historical cost or net realizable value, whichever is lower
Description : The rate of gross profit is 20% on sales and the cost of goods sold is Rs. 1‚00‚000, the amount of gross profit will be– (A) Rs. 30‚000 (B) Rs. 25‚000 (C) Rs. 20‚000 (D) Rs. 16‚667
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 25‚000
Description : Expenses need to be recorded in the period in which the associated revenues are recognised. This is to be ensured as per which one of the following accounting principles ? (A) Revenue recognition (B) Cost benefit (C) Matching (D) Periodicity
Last Answer : Answer: Revenue recognition
Description : At what price the stock is valued under conventional method ? (A) At cost price (B) At market price (C) At cost price or market price whichever is lower (D) At cost price or market price whichever is higher
Last Answer : Answer: At cost price or market price whichever is lower
Description : The Branch of Accounting which is concerned with the processing and presenting data for decision making is known as– (A) Common Dollar Accounting (B) Social Accounting (C) Cost Accounting (D) Management Accounting
Last Answer : Answer: Management Accounting
Description : Rate of Gross Profit on cost is 25%. Total sales is Rs. 1,00,000 and Average Stock is Rs. 1,60,000. Stock Turnover Ratio will be– (A) 0•5 times (B) 0•8 times (C) 0•10 times (D) 0•4 times
Last Answer : Answer: 0•5 times
Description : Share premium account can be used for– (A) Paying tax liability (B) Meeting the cost of issue of shares or debentures (C) Paying Dividend on shares (D) Meeting the loss on sale of old asset
Last Answer : Answer: Meeting the cost of issue of shares or debentures
Description : What is C.I.F. (Cost Insurance Freight)?
Last Answer : This includes the cost of goods, insurance, freight and all charges upto to the port of import.
Description : What is C & F (Cost & Freight)?
Last Answer : This includes the cost of goods plus the freight charges and other expenses for delivering the goods at the importer’s port.
Description : Is it obvious or not obvious why some stores charge customers (annual for eg.) a fee in order to sell them their products?
Last Answer : I worked in a grocery store that was a Franchise and that company charges a fee to have the ideal placement on the shelves, or near the cash register , knowing that some people (or most) buy on impulse. That is why adverting of a product with colorful and eye catching themes becomes very important .
Description : If the purchases made during the year were Rs. 60,000, the balance of stock in trade at the beginning and at the end of the year were Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 9,000 respectively and the gross profit on sales was 1/5th, when which ... year ? (A) Rs. 15,750 (B) Rs. 14,000 (C) Rs. 12,500 (D) Rs. 17,250
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 12,500
Description : The loss on the sale of old furniture is debited to– (A) profit & loss account (B) furniture account (C) trading account (D) depreciation account
Last Answer : Answer: profit & loss account
Description : Maintenance of intended delegation requires that decisions lying within the individual managers' authority should be made by them and not referred upwards in the organizational hierarchy. This is ... scalar principle (C) authority level principle (D) principle of absoluteness of responsibility
Last Answer : Answer: authority level principle
Description : Wider span of control is effective in organization where– (A) authority delegation is inadequate (B) tasks are complex (C) thorough subordinate training scheme exists (D) the leadership style is authoritarian
Last Answer : Answer: thorough subordinate training scheme exists
Description : One of the major disadvantages of the Matrix form of organization structure is that– (A) it does not pinpoint product profit responsibility (B) it is not oriented towards results (C) there is possibility of disunity of command (D) it generates rivalry between line and staff members
Last Answer : Answer: there is possibility of disunity of command
Description : Which Stock Exchange was the first to introduce a transparent, screen-based trading system in the wholesale debt market including govt. securities in 1994 ? (A) Bombay Stock Exchange (B) Delhi Stock Exchange (C) National Stock Exchange (D) Jaipur Stock Exchange
Last Answer : Answer: National Stock Exchange
Description : Which one of the following statements is false ? (A) The Open Market Operations involve the sale or purchase of govt. securities by the Central Bank (B) The RBI manages longterm liquidity through ... change the proportion of govt. securities held by the RBI, Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks
Last Answer : Answer: The RBI manages longterm liquidity through rapos
Description : The Open Market Operations [OMOs] is an important tool of– (A) Forex management (B) Liquidity management (C) Inventory management (D) Marketing management
Last Answer : Answer: Liquidity management
Description : Which one of the following is not an objective of the introduction of Primary Dealer System ? (A) To encourage a voluntary holding of govt. securities amongst a wider investor base (B) To ... (C) To strengthen the private equity infrastructure (D) To strengthen the govt. securities infrastructure
Last Answer : Answer: To strengthen the private equity infrastructure
Description : The tool used by auditor to monitor and control the progress of audit work is– (A) Engagement diary (B) Audit programme (C) Audit working papers (D) Audit notes.
Last Answer : Answer: Audit programme
Description : Which one of the following securities cannot be issued by a Public Limited Company in India ? (A) Participating preference shares (B) Redeemable preference shares (C) Deferred shares (D) Debentures.
Last Answer : Answer: Deferred shares
Description : If the goodwill raised at the time of retirement of a partner is to be written-off, then the capital accounts of the remaining partners are debited in– (A) New profit sharing ratio (B) Capital ratio (C) Old profit sharing ratio (D) Sacrificing ratio
Last Answer : Answer: Old profit sharing ratio
Description : When an incoming partner purchases his share from any one of the existing partners, then- (A) total assets of the firm do not change (B) total assets of the firm will be augmented to the extent ... ) change in total assets of the firm will depend upon the new profit sharing ratio of the partners
Last Answer : Answer: total assets of the firm do not change
Description : Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal can appeal to which one of the following and within how much period ? (A) High Court, within 30 days (B) ... Court within 60 days (C) SEBI within 90 days (D) Department of Companies Affairs within 60 days
Last Answer : Answer: Supreme Court within 60 days
Description : The current ratio is 3 : 2 and the amount of current liabilities is Rs. 40,000. What is the amount of current assets ? (A) Rs. 60,000 (B) Rs. 70,000 (C) Rs. 80,000 (D) Rs. 1,00,000
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 60,000
Description : A company forfeited 30 equity shares of Rs. 10 each fully called-up, for non-payment of allotment money of Rs. 3 and call-money of Rs. 4 per share. If these shares are reissued at Rs. 8 per share fully paid, the amount ... to capital reserve will be- (A) Rs. 300 (B) Rs. 60 (C) Rs. 90 (D) Rs. 30
Last Answer : Answer: Rs. 30
Description : A company can forfeit shares if the– (A) shareholder fails to pay the amount of the call during the stipulated time (B) shareholder pays calls in advance (C) shareholder does not pay the application money (D) shares have been issued at par
Last Answer : Answer: shareholder fails to pay the amount of the call during the stipulated time
Description : Dividend can be paid generally out of– (A) share premium account (B) capital redemption reserve account (C) current year’s profits (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer: current year’s profits
Description : Which one of the following functions is served most by information technology ? (A) Replacement of human labour (B) Provision for a handle to the management to improve industrial relations (C) Substitution of human information processing (D) Rationalisation of office work
Last Answer : Answer: Rationalisation of office work
Description : Which one of the following is the most appropriate task of office management ? (A) Creation of profit centre (B) Creation of control centre (C) Making office supplies available (D) Supervision of production Quality Control
Last Answer : Answer: Creation of control centre
Description : In which one of the following, Crisis Management is reflected ? (A) Future expansion plans of business (B) Organization Development Programme (C) Short-term Manpower Planning (D) Prudent managerial leadership
Last Answer : Answer: Prudent managerial leadership