Cost Accounting · Quick practice · answer shown after each question
Question 1 of 10
Under-absorption of overheads occurs when
Question 2 of 10
Budgeted overheads GH¢40,000; budgeted labour hours 8,000. The absorption rate is
Question 3 of 10
Electricity for machines is best apportioned by
Question 4 of 10
Budgeted overheads GH¢60,000; budgeted labour hours 12,000; actual hours 13,000; actual overheads GH¢62,000. Overheads are
Question 5 of 10
Charging overheads to cost centres on a fair basis is
Question 6 of 10
Overheads of GH¢18,000 are apportioned on floor area: A 300 m², B 200 m², C 100 m². Department B's share is
Question 7 of 10
Canteen costs are best apportioned on the basis of
Question 8 of 10
When overheads absorbed are less than overheads actually incurred, there is
Question 9 of 10
Service department costs reapportioned among production departments using the repeated distribution method account for
Question 10 of 10
Budgeted overheads are GH₵ 40,000 and budgeted machine hours are 8,000. Find the overhead absorption rate.
Questions written by OtisamLMS in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.