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Cost Accounting and Budgeting Questions for SSC CGL

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Q1 · medium · AI-verified
A company's fixed overhead absorption rate is ₹10 per unit. Budgeted production was 5,000 units but actual production was 4,800 units. What is the fixed overhead volume variance?
  1. ₹200 (Adverse)
  2. ₹4,800 (Adverse)
  3. ₹2,000 (Favourable)
  4. ₹2,000 (Adverse)
Q2 · medium · AI-verified
Direct material cost is ₹40,000, direct labour cost is ₹25,000, factory overhead is ₹15,000, and selling & distribution overhead is ₹10,000. What is the 'Works Cost' (Factory Cost)?
  1. ₹55,000
  2. ₹80,000
  3. ₹90,000
  4. ₹65,000
Q3 · medium · AI-verified
Which costing method is most suitable for industries like oil refining, chemicals, and sugar, where production is a continuous process?
  1. Contract Costing
  2. Process Costing
  3. Job Costing
  4. Operating Costing
Q4 · medium · AI-verified
In marginal costing, which of the following costs is treated as a period cost and written off to the Profit & Loss account in the period it is incurred?
  1. Prime Cost
  2. Variable Cost
  3. Semi-variable Cost
  4. Fixed Cost
Q5 · medium · AI-verified
Standard material cost for one unit of product is 5 kg at ₹8 per kg. Actual material used for 100 units was 520 kg at ₹7.50 per kg. What is the Material Price Variance?
  1. ₹260 (Favourable)
  2. ₹260 (Adverse)
  3. ₹400 (Favourable)
  4. ₹160 (Adverse)
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