Corporate/Business Roles Interview Questions and Answers in 2025 (100+ Q&A)

Ques:- The assessment of financial statements by a shareholder is an example of which analysis?

Asked In :- AvenDATA GmbH, Bajaj Finserv Lending, London Stock Exchange Group, HOOPP, FLO, devere group, fitch solutions, tokio marine insurance group,

Right Answer:
Vertical analysis.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- Cash Flow Statement is also known as?

Asked In :- RWE Supply & Trading, JOCATA FINANCIAL ADVISORY & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, natixis, hsbc commercial banking, findex,

Right Answer:
Cash Flow Statement is also known as the Statement of Cash Flows.

Management Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- A company produces and sells three types of products namely X, Y and Z. Total sales per month is Rs 60,000 in which the share of these three goods are 40%, 40% and 20% respectively. Variable costs of these three goods are 40%, 50% and 60% respectively. Compute combined P/V ratio.

Asked In :- cnk & associates llp, sari sari store,

Right Answer:
Combined P/V ratio = 25%

Management Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- Given Sales is 1,20,000 and Gross Profit is 30,000, the gross profit ratio is

Asked In :- CARE Ratings, Kirtane & Pandit,

Right Answer:
The gross profit ratio is 25%.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- The receipts from cash sales, advance from customers, collection from debtors and bills receivable are called?

Asked In :- S S Kothari Mehta & Co, mercury insurance, fairstone, ipac, sberbank,

Right Answer:
Cash inflows.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- True or False: In make or buy decision, marginal costs as well as additional fixed costs are the factors to be considered.

Asked In :- Zaggle, Vested Finance, offshore, fraternal order of eagles,

Right Answer:
True.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- What is the use of Absorption costing?

Asked In :- zehrs, Millennium Management (Investment Firm), ria financial, flow traders, lodha & co., columbia shipmanagement, 340b health,

Right Answer:
Absorption costing is used to capture all manufacturing costs, both fixed and variable, in the cost of a product. This method helps in determining the total cost of production and is essential for inventory valuation and financial reporting.

Management Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- During the year, a business was bought by issue of Rs 25,000 debentures and Rs 25,000 shares. The business bought had machine worth Rs 20,000, Debtors Rs 15,000, Stock Rs 5,000 and Creditors Rs 5,000. Determine the effect of this transaction on flow of funds.

Asked In :- Vertace Consultants, moss adams llp, britam, equity methods,

Right Answer:
The effect of this transaction on the flow of funds is an inflow of Rs 50,000 (from debentures and shares) and an outflow of Rs 35,000 (for assets minus liabilities: Rs 20,000 + Rs 15,000 + Rs 5,000 - Rs 5,000). Therefore, the net effect on the flow of funds is an inflow of Rs 15,000.

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DK BOSS Jul 17, 2021

Net inflow of Rs 15,000

Management Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- A box manufacturer discovers that while it costs Rs 6.25 per unit to make a component T the same is available in the market at Rs 5.75 each. There is reliability of regular supply. The breakdown of costs is materials is Rs 2.75 per unit, Labor is Rs 1.75 per unit, Other variable expenses is Rs 0.50 and depreciation and other fixed costs is Rs 1.25. Will you make or buy?

Asked In :- tata chemicals, symmetry financial group,

Right Answer:
Buy the component T, as it is cheaper at Rs 5.75 compared to the manufacturing cost of Rs 6.25.

Management Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- Determine P/V ratio if Sales is Rs 1,00,000, Fixed cost is Rs 30,000 and Profit is Rs 20,000.

Asked In :- GSFC, beever and struthers, dcaa,

Right Answer:
P/V ratio = (Profit / Sales) × 100 = (20,000 / 100,000) × 100 = 20%.

Management Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- Determine P/V ratio if Sales is Rs 80,000 and Variable cost is Rs 60,000.

Asked In :-

Right Answer:
P/V ratio = (Sales - Variable Cost) / Sales = (80,000 - 60,000) / 80,000 = 25%.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- What is the meaning of TDS? How it is charged?

Asked In :- idfc bank, sendik's food market, ccil, creditmantri, continental,

Right Answer:
TDS stands for Tax Deducted at Source. It is a tax that is deducted by the payer at the time of making certain payments, such as salaries, interest, or professional fees, and is then deposited with the government. The rate of TDS varies depending on the type of payment and the applicable tax laws.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- When the actual cost is less than the standard cost, the difference is termed as

Asked In :- Sage Intacct, deloitte australia, pwc singapore, medplus, bda partners, flexiloans, blackarch partners,

Right Answer:
Favorable variance.

Management Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- Determine Contribution if Fixed cost is Rs 50,000 and loss is Rs 20,000.

Asked In :-

Right Answer:
Contribution = Fixed Cost + Loss = Rs 50,000 + Rs 20,000 = Rs 70,000.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- The formula to calculate material price variance is?

Asked In :- sa power networks, bse,

Right Answer:
Material Price Variance = (Actual Price - Standard Price) × Actual Quantity Purchased

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- Responsibility Accounting is also known as?

Asked In :- DTCC, FLO, tata capital, dscl, brac bank limited, pwc philippines, aib bank, 340b health,

Right Answer:
Responsibility Accounting is also known as "Cost Center Accounting."

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- Material cost variances is measured as?

Asked In :- Bank Rakyat, EisnerAmper, Lavya Associates, Accelya Kale Solutions, Zelis, diamond trust bank, william buck, capitalvia global research limited, aster medcity,

Right Answer:
Material cost variances are measured as the difference between the actual cost of materials used and the standard cost of materials that should have been used for the actual level of production.

Accounting Senior Accountant

Ques:- True or False: While ascertaining gross profit under absorption costing, only that portion of manufacturing overheads is deducted from sales revenue which is associated with the goods sold?

Asked In :- SNB, fatface, great southern bank, aegis, ipac, Mosmil Consultancy,

Right Answer:
False.

Budgeting

Ques:- How is the growth in HDFC?

Asked In :- Healthians, Quess Corp, Norfolk Southern Corp, Anand Rathi, Ashiana Housing, Bapco Bahrain Petroleum Company, Bengal Energy, BOM, BUP, DFO,

Right Answer:
HDFC has shown consistent growth in its loan book, profitability, and market share, driven by strong demand for housing finance and effective risk management strategies.

Cost Accounting

Ques:- How much of experience you have?

Asked In :- Bobst India, CPCL, pwc philippines, water corporation, dana india private limited,

Right Answer:
I have [insert number] years of experience in cost accounting.

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