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practice quiz - cost accounting, Quizzes of Accounting

practice quiz - cost accounting

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2021/2022

Uploaded on 04/30/2024

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Certainly! Here's a practice quiz for cost accounting:
**Cost Accounting Practice Quiz**
**Question 1:**
What is the primary purpose of cost accounting?
a) To calculate a company's net income
b) To provide information about a company's financial position
c) To measure and analyze the costs of producing goods or services
d) To evaluate a company's market share
**Question 2:**
Which of the following is NOT a type of cost in cost accounting?
a) Direct labor cost
b) Variable cost
c) Sunk cost
d) Indirect cost
**Question 3:**
What is the formula for calculating total manufacturing cost?
a) Direct materials cost + Direct labor cost + Manufacturing overhead cost
b) Direct labor cost + Manufacturing overhead cost - Direct materials cost
c) Direct materials cost + Manufacturing overhead cost - Direct labor cost
d) Direct labor cost + Direct materials cost - Manufacturing overhead cost
**Question 4:**
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Certainly! Here's a practice quiz for cost accounting: Cost Accounting Practice Quiz Question 1: What is the primary purpose of cost accounting? a) To calculate a company's net income b) To provide information about a company's financial position c) To measure and analyze the costs of producing goods or services d) To evaluate a company's market share Question 2: Which of the following is NOT a type of cost in cost accounting? a) Direct labor cost b) Variable cost c) Sunk cost d) Indirect cost Question 3: What is the formula for calculating total manufacturing cost? a) Direct materials cost + Direct labor cost + Manufacturing overhead cost b) Direct labor cost + Manufacturing overhead cost - Direct materials cost c) Direct materials cost + Manufacturing overhead cost - Direct labor cost d) Direct labor cost + Direct materials cost - Manufacturing overhead cost Question 4:

What term is used to describe costs that vary in direct proportion to changes in production levels? a) Fixed costs b) Variable costs c) Semi-variable costs d) Overhead costs Question 5: Which of the following is an example of a period cost in cost accounting? a) Direct materials cost b) Direct labor cost c) Selling and administrative expenses d) Manufacturing overhead costs Question 6: What is the formula for calculating contribution margin? a) Sales revenue - Total variable costs b) Total variable costs - Total fixed costs c) Sales revenue - Total fixed costs d) Total fixed costs - Sales revenue Question 7: What term is used to describe the difference between actual costs and standard costs in cost accounting? a) Cost variance b) Cost allocation

  1. a) Direct materials cost
  2. a) Direct materials cost + Direct labor cost + Manufacturing overhead cost
  3. b) Variable costs
  4. c) Selling and administrative expenses
  5. a) Sales revenue - Total variable costs
  6. a) Cost variance
  7. d) Selling price
  8. b) Fixed cost
  9. a) To analyze the relationship between costs, sales volume, and profits Feel free to adjust the difficulty level or topics covered based on the level of familiarity with cost accounting concepts and specific learning objectives.