The Multiple Choice Questions Blog

What will result in under-absorption of fixed production overhead? 

Select ONE answer:

1. absorption based on actual expenditure and actual activity
2. actual expenditure below budget expenditure
3. actual activity above budget activity
4. actual activity below budget and expenditure as budgeted

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct

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The following information is available for a business.

What is the fixed cost?

Select ONE answer:

1. £1,600
2. £4,000
3. £5,200
4. £5,600

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct – £21,200 – £5,200 = £16,000 / 100 units = £160 vc per unit
4. Not correct

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A business uses job costing to calculate the cost of vehicle repair jobs. 

Overheads are allocated on an absorption costing basis.

What is the effect of this method of allocation?

Select ONE answer:

1. overheads will include both fixed and variable overhead costs
2. overheads will include direct costs only
3. overheads will include fixed overhead costs only
4. overheads will include variable overhead costs only

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 1

1. Correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Not correct

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A company wishes to improve its current ratio and its acid test ratio. 

How can this be done?

Select ONE answer:

1. increasing discounts to debtors
2. increasing the provision for doubtful debts
3. purchasing additional stock on credit
4. selling fixed assets

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 4

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Not correct
4. Correct

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The opening stock of a business is £10,000 and the cost of goods sold is £200,000.

Using the average figure of opening and closing stock, what value of closing stock is needed to give a stock turnover of 10?

Select ONE answer:

1. £10,000
2. £20,000
3. £30,000
4. £40,000

Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:

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This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.

The answer is 3

1. Not correct
2. Not correct
3. Correct – (186 / 24) * 365
4. Not correct

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