MCQ On Standard Costing

Direct costing.

Indirect costing.

Marginal costing.

Both (A) and (C).

Direct materials and direct labor.

Direct materials, direct labor, and fixed overhead.

Direct materials, direct labor, and variable overhead.

Direct materials, direct labor, variable overhead, and fixed overhead.

$22

$24

$28

$30

Only direct materials and direct labor.

Direct materials, direct labor, and fixed overhead.

Direct materials, direct labor, and variable overhead.

Direct materials, direct labor, variable overhead, and fixed overhead

$22

$24

$28

$30

Higher than under variable costing.

Lower than under variable costing.

Equal to variable costing.

Higher sometimes and lower sometimes than variable costing.

Absorption costing makes distinctions between fixed and variable product costs.

Absorption costing is well suited to CVP analysis techniques.

Absorption costing provides useful tools to managers for planning and control.

To generate data for CVP analysis, considerable time would have to be invested to rework income statements constructed under absorption costing.

No change occurs to inventories for either absorption costing or variable costing methods.

The use of absorption costing produces a higher net income than the use of variable costing.

The use of absorption costing produces a lower net income than the use of variable costing.

The use of absorption costing causes inventory value to increase more than they would through the use of variable costing.

Net operating income is not affected by changes in production under absorption costing.

Net operating income is not affected by changes in production under variable costing.

Both of the above statements are true.

Neither of the above statements is true.

A cost center.

An investment center.

A profit center.

Residual income.