Operation Research (2171901) MCQs

MCQs of Inventory Control

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11.

One of the important basic objective of Inventory management is

(a)

to calculate EOQ for all materials in the organization.

(b)

to go in person to the market and purchase the materials

(c)

to employ the available capital efficiently so as to yield maximum results

(d)

once materials are issued to the departments, personally check how they are used

Answer:

Option (c)

12.

The stock of materials kept in the stores in anticipation of future demand is known as

(a)

storage of materials

(b)

stock of materials

(c)

inventory

(d)

raw materials

Answer:

Option (c)

13.

Materials management bring about increased productivity of capital by

(a)

very strict control overuse of materials

(b)

increasing the efficiency of workers,

(c)

preventing large amounts of capital locked up for long periods in the form of inventory

(d)

to apply the principles of capital management

Answer:

Option (c)

14.

We can reduce the materials cost by

(a)

using systematic inventory control techniques

(b)

ordering the material as and when the need arises

(c)

by ordering in bulk quantities

(d)

ordering the material at fixed interval irrespective of need

Answer:

Option (a)

15.

The basis for ABC analysis is

(a)

interests of Materials manager

(b)

interests of the top management

(c)

Pareto’s 80-20 rule

(d)

None of these

Answer:

Option (c)

16.

ABC analysis depends on the

(a)

Quality of materials

(b)

Cost of materials

(c)

Quantity of materials used

(d)

Annual consumption value of materials

Answer:

Option (d)

17.

‘A’ class materials consumes

(a)

10 % of the total annual inventory cost

(b)

30% of the total annual inventory cost

(c)

70 to 75% of the total inventory cost,

(d)

90% of the total annual inventory cost

Answer:

Option (c)

18.

‘B’ class of materials consumes ---------% of annual inventory cost

(a)

60 to 70%

(b)

20 to 25%

(c)

90 to 95%

(d)

5 to 8%

Answer:

Option (b)

19.

‘C’ class materials consume _________ % of annual inventory cost.

(a)

5 to 10 %

(b)

20 to 30%

(c)

40 to 50%

(d)

70 to 80%

Answer:

Option (a)

20.

The rent for the stores where materials are stored falls under

(a)

inventory carrying cost

(b)

ordering cost

(c)

procurement cost

(d)

stocking cost

Answer:

Option (a)

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