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Cost Concepts and Classifications Quiz

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What is the main focus of cost accounting?

Analyzing financial statements

Forecasting market trends

Managing human resources

Determining the cost of a product and services (correct)

What does cost accounting measure and report?

Only non-financial information

Both financial and non-financial information relating to the cost of acquiring or consuming resources (correct)

Information related to marketing strategies

Only financial information

What does cost accounting identify, define, measure, and analyze?

Competitor pricing strategies

Customer preferences

Various elements of costs associated with producing and marketing goods and services (correct)

Employee satisfaction levels

What does cost accounting focus on preparing in good form for a manufacturing concern?

Cost of goods manufactured and sold, including Income Statement and Balance Sheet Signup and view all the answers

What type of firms does cost accounting compare the flow of costs for?

Service, trading, and manufacturing firms Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of cost accounting?

Determining the cost of a product and services Signup and view all the answers

What does cost accounting measure and report?

Both financial and non-financial information relating to the cost of acquiring or consuming resources Signup and view all the answers

What does cost accounting identify, define, measure, and analyze?

Various elements of costs associated with producing and marketing goods and services Signup and view all the answers

In what form does cost accounting prepare the cost of goods manufactured and sold for a manufacturing concern?

Income Statement and Balance Sheet Signup and view all the answers

What does cost accounting compare/distinguish in terms of income statement for service, trading, and manufacturing firms?

Income statement of service, trading, and manufacturing terms Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Cost Accounting Overview

The main focus of cost accounting is to determine the cost of goods manufactured and sold.
Cost accounting measures and reports the costs of products, services, or activities.

Cost Analysis

Cost accounting identifies, defines, measures, and analyzes the costs of business operations.
It identifies and classifies costs as direct or indirect, fixed or variable, and controllable or uncontrollable.

Manufacturing Concerns

Cost accounting prepares the cost of goods manufactured and sold in a manufacturing concern in a comprehensive and detailed form.
It prepares the cost of goods manufactured and sold report, which includes the costs of direct materials, direct labor, and overhead.

Comparison of Firms

Cost accounting compares the flow of costs for manufacturing, service, and trading firms.
It distinguishes between the costs of these firms in terms of income statement, highlighting the differences in cost structures and profit margins.

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Description

Test your knowledge of cost concepts and classifications with this quiz. Learn about the relationship between financial and cost accounting, different cost classifications, flow of costs in service, trading, and manufacturing firms, actual vs. normal costing methods, and separating variable and fixed components of mixed costs. This quiz will also cover preparing cost of goods manufactured.