Costing - Study Mode

[#151] Overhead is also known as ________.
Correct Answer

(A) ongoing cost

Explanation

Solution: Overhead is also known as ongoing cost. Overhead is those costs required to run a business, but which cannot be directly attributed to any specific business activity, product, or service.

[#152] Reorder level = ________.
Correct Answer

(B) maximum consumption X maximum reorder period

Explanation

Solution: Reorder level = maximum consumption X maximum reorder period.

[#153] Overhead can be classified according to function-wise as ________.
Correct Answer

(C) manufacturing o/h, administration o/h and selling & distribution o/h

Explanation

Solution: Overhead can be classified according to function-wise as manufacturing o/h, administration o/h and selling & distribution o/h.

[#154] Allotment of overhead incurred for a particular cost centre to that specific cost centre is ________.
Correct Answer

(A) allocation

Explanation

Solution: Allotment of overhead incurred for a particular cost centre to that specific cost centre is allocation. Allocation and apportionment are accounting methods for attributing cost to certain cost objects for budgeting, planning, and financial reporting.

[#155] The process of setting standards and comparing actual performance with standards with a view to control the cost is ________.
Correct Answer

(B) cost control

Explanation

Solution: The process of setting standards and comparing actual performance with standards with a view to control the cost is cost control. Cost control is the practice of identifying and reducing business expenses to increase profits, and it starts with the budgeting process. A business owner compares actual results with the budgeted expectations and if actual costs are higher than planned, management takes action.