Management
Accounting Question Papers 2016, Gauhati University Question Papers B.Com 5th
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Gauhati University
Question Papers
MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING (May-June'2016)
(MAJOR)
Full Marks: 80
Time: 3 hours
The figures in the
margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. (a) State whether
the following statements are True or False:
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1)
Management accounting anticipates future events.
2)
Profit-volume ratio is also known as contribution ratio.
3)
Standard costing and budgetary control are similar in nature.
4) A
flexible budget is also known as variable budget.
5)
Material usage variance is the same as material quantity variance.
(b) Fill in the
blanks with appropriate words:
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1)
Management accounting provides all possible information required
for _____ purposes.
2)
Prime cost plus variable overhead is known as _____ cost.
3)
All functional budgets are integrated to form a _____ budget.
4)
Idle time variance is always _____.
5)
Budgetary control emphasizes on controlling of cost, while standard costing
emphasises on achieving of _____.
(c) Write in brief on
the following in about 50 words each: 2x5=10
1)
Scope of Management Accounting.
2)
Advantages of Marginal Costing.
3)
Meaning of Budgetary Control.
4)
Limitations of Standard Costing.
5)
Two points of distinction between Fixed Budget and Flexible Budget.
2. Write short notes
on any four of the following:
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a) Five
points of differences between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting.
b)
Cost-volume Profit Analysis.
c)
Objectives of Budgetary Control.
d) Distinction
between Standard Costing and Budgetary Control.
e)
Components of Labour Cost Variance.
f)
Use of Accounting Information for Management Purpose.
3. Describe the tools
and techniques of management accounting needed for managerial decisions. 10
Or
“Management
accounting is concerned with information which is useful to management.”
Explain the above statement highlighting the nature of information referred to.
4. The information in
respect of sales and profit of a concern are given below:
Year |
Sales (Rs.) |
Profit (Rs.) |
2014 2015 |
1,00,000 1,20,000 |
15,000 23,000 |
You are required to calculate the
following:
1)
P/V ratio
2)
Fixed cost.
3)
Break-even point.
4) Profit
when sales are Rs. 1,25,000
5)
Sales required to earn a profit of Rs. 20,000
Or
Describe the managerial
application of marginal costing techniques in various decision-making areas.
10
5. X Ltd. uses
standard costing and furnished the following information:
Standard material for 700 units of finished product Standard price of material Actual output produced Opening stock of material Purchased 3,00,000 kg of material for Closing stock of material |
1000 kg Rs. 1 per kg 2,10,000 units 22,000 kg Rs. 2,70,000 17,000 kg |
Calculate the following:
a)
Direct material cost variance.
b)
Direct material price variance.
c)
Direct material usage variance.
Give the significance of the
above variances.
10
Or
State the meaning of standard
costing. Explain the steps of setting standard cost.
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6. The expenses for
production of 6,000 units and 8,000 units at 60% and 80% capacity respectively
in a factory are given below:
Expenses (in Rs.) |
||
6,000 units |
8,000 units |
|
Material Labour Direct Expenses Factory overhead Administrative overhead Selling expenses |
4,20,000 1,50,000 30,000 2,20,000 50,000 83,200 |
5,60,000 2,00,000 40,000 2,60,000 50,000 1,06,600 |
9,53,200 |
12,16,600 |
Administrative
overhead, fixed factory overhead and fixed selling expenses are rigid at any
level of activity upto 100% capacity. Prepare a Flexible Budget for production
of 10,000 units at 100% capacity. [Show proper working notes]
10
Or
State the advantages and
limitations of budgetary control in a business.
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