Management
Accounting Question Papers 2012, Gauhati University Question Papers B.Com 5th
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Gauhati University
Question Papers
MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING (May-June’ 2012)
(MAJOR)
Full Marks: 80
Time Allowed: 3
hours
Answer either in
English or Assamese
The figures in the
margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. (a) Answer the following
questions as directed:
1X10=10
1)
The information in the management accounting system is used for
purposes like measurement, control and decision making. (State whether true or
false)
2)
The excess of the actual sales revenue (ASR) over the break even
sales revenue (BESR) is known as the margin of safety. (State whether true or
false)
3) A
sale minus variable cost is known as _____. (Fill in the blanks)
4)
A budget is a comprehensive and Co-ordinated plan, expressed in
financial terms for the operations and resources of an enterprise for some
specified period in the future. (State whether the statement is true or false)
5)
Cash budget is prepared with the items having a bearing on cash
flows, non items such as depreciation are exclude. (State whether the statement
is true or false)
6)
A flexible budget does not estimate cost at several levels of
activity. It contains only one estimate at one level. (State whether the
statement is true or false)
7)
The marginal costing assumes that there is no limiting factor and
there is no limit on the number of units of each product to be produced or
sold. (State whether the statement is true or false)
8)
The level of activity at which there is neither profit nor loss
is known as _____. (Fill in the blank)
9)
Standard costing uses standards for cost and revenues; and not for
control purpose. (State whether the statement is true or false)
10) A budget should cover a definite and well
defined period for future (State whether the statement is true or false)
(b) Write a brief
answers to the following in about 50 words each:
2x5=10
1)
State the meaning of budget.
2)
State the meaning of variance.
3)
What is marginal cost?
4)
What is flexible budget?
5)
State the meaning of standard cost.
2. Write short notes
on any four of the following:
5x4=20
a)
Standard costing vs. budgetary control.
b)
Cash budget.
c)
Break even analysis.
d)
Tools of management accounting.
e) Scope
of management accounting.
f)
Applications of standard costing.
3. The Shevlock
Company produce three products A, B and C, the following are the results for
2010:
Product |
Sale (Rs.) |
Variable cost (Rs.) |
A B C |
5,000 3,000 2,000 |
2,000 1,800 1,500 |
Fixed cost Rs. 2,200
Find out the breakeven point in
rupee value and comment on the results.
10
Or
Describe the marginal uses of
marginal costing.
10
4. Isubu Tiles Ltd.
has prepared the budget for the production of 1,00,000 units for a costing
period as given below: 10
Per unit (Rs.) |
|
Raw materials Direct labour Direct expenses Works overhead (60% fixed) Administrative overhead (80% fixed) Sales overhead (50% fixed) |
10.00 3.00 0.30 10.00 1.60 0.70 |
Actual production in
the period was only 60,000 units prepare budgets for the original and revised
levels of output.
Or
Describe the steps to
be adopted for the installation of a budgetary control system.
5. Skywalk
manufacturing company which has adopted standard costing furnishes the
following information: 10
Standard: Material for 70 kgs output of finished products Price of material Actual: Output Material used Cost of material |
100 Kgrs. Rs. 1 per Kg. 2,10,000 Kgs. 2,80,000 Kgs. Rs. 2,52,000 |
Or
1)
Show the differences between historical costing and standard
costing.
2)
Discuss the objectives and uses of standard costing.
5+5=10
6. Explain the nature of
management accounting. Discuss its role in decision making process.
10
Or
Discuss the use of
accounting information and use of computer for management purposes.
10
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