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Foundation Level

Management Accounting
Fundamentals

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21 November 2001
Day 3 afternoon

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SECTION A 50 MARKS
ANSWER ALL TWENTY-FIVE SUB-QUESTIONS 2 MARKS EACH
Each of the sub-questions numbered from 1.1 to 1.25 inclusive, given below, has only ONE
correct answer.
Question One
1.1

A standard cost is

the planned unit cost of a product, component or service in a period.

the budgeted cost ascribed to the level of activity achieved in a budget centre in a
control period.

the budgeted production cost ascribed to the level of activity in a budget period.

the budgeted non-production cost for a product, component or service in a period.

1.2

The term budget slack refers to the

extended lead time between the preparation of the functional budgets and the master
budget.

difference between the budgeted output and the breakeven output.

additional capacity available which can be budgeted for.

deliberate over-estimation of costs and under-estimation of revenues in a budget.

The following information is required for sub-questions 1.3 and 1.4


RS Ltd is currently preparing the production budget for Product A and the material
purchase budget for material X for the forthcoming year. Each unit of Product A
requires 5 kgs of material X.
The anticipated opening stock for Product A is 5,000 units and the company wishes to
increase the closing stock by 30% by the end of the year.
The anticipated opening stock for material X is 50,000 kgs and in order to avoid stockouts the required closing stock has been increased to 60,000 kgs.
The Sales Director has confirmed a sales requirement of 70,000 units of Product A.

1.3

How many units of Product A will need to be produced?

68,500 units.

1.4

What will be the purchases budget for material X?

347,500 kgs.

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71,500 units.

350,000 kgs.

76,500 units.

80,000 units.

357,500 kgs.

367,500 kgs.

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1.5

S Ltd absorbs overheads on the basis of direct labour hours. Details of budgeted and
actual figures for the latest period are as follows:
Budget
350,000
70,000 units
35,000 hours

Overheads
Output
Labour hours

Actual
400,000
60,000 units
30,000 hours

Which ONE of the following statements is correct?


A

Overheads were 50,000 over-absorbed.

Overheads were 50,000 under-absorbed.

Overheads were 100,000 over-absorbed.

Overheads were 100,000 under-absorbed.

1.6

PP Ltd has recorded the following distribution costs during the last three months:
Month

Volume
units
32,000
40,000
50,000

1
2
3

Total cost

100,000
120,000
145,000

What will be the distribution costs (to the nearest ) in month 4 when the expected activity level
is 42,500 units?
126,250.

127,500.

129,861.

132,813.

The following information is required for sub-questions 1.7 and 1.8


ZK Ltd has been asked to quote a price for a special job that must be completed within
one week.
The job requires a total of 100 skilled labour hours and 50 unskilled labour hours. The
current employees are paid a guaranteed minimum wage of 525 for skilled workers
and 280 for unskilled workers for a 35-hour week. Currently, skilled labour has spare
capacity amounting to 75 labour hours each week and unskilled labour has spare
capacity amounting to 100 labour hours each week. Additional skilled workers and
unskilled workers can be employed and paid by the hour at rates based on the wages
paid to the current workers.
The materials required for the job are currently held in stock at a book value of 5,000.
The materials are regularly used by ZK Ltd and the current replacement cost for the
materials is 4,500. The total scrap value of the materials is 1,000.

1.7

What is the total relevant cost to ZK Ltd of using skilled and unskilled labour on this job?

Nil.

1.8

What is the relevant cost to ZK Ltd of using the materials in stock on this job?

1,000.

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375.

3,500.

775.

4,500.

1,540.

5,000.

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1.9

Which ONE of the following statements is true?

The total variable cost varies with a measure of activity.

A variable cost is an unavoidable cost.

A variable cost is not relevant for decision-making.

A variable cost becomes fixed in the long run.

1.10

ABC Ltd operates an integrated cost accounting system. The fixed production overhead
account at 31 July 2001, which is ABC Ltds year end, showed the following information:
Fixed production overhead account

50,000
20,000
5,000
40,000
10,000
125,000

Trade creditors
Bank
Depreciation
Salaries
Materials

120,000
5,000

Work-in-progress
?

125,000

The 5,000 credit entry represents the value of the transfer to the
A

profit and loss account for the under-recovery of fixed production overheads.

profit and loss account for the over-recovery of fixed production overheads.

work-in-progress account for the under-recovery of fixed production overheads.

following period.

1.11

The following budgeted information is available for a company that manufactures four
types of specialist paints:

Selling price
Variable overhead
Fixed overhead
Profit

Product W
per litre

2000
960
360
680

Product X
per litre

1500
600
300
600

Product Y
per litre

1500
960
2.10
330

Product Z
per litre

1750
850
210
690

12

10

11

Machine hours per unit


All four products use the same machine.

In a period when machine hours are in short supply, the product that makes the most profitable
use of machine hours is
product W.

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product X.

product Y.

product Z.

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1.12

For decision-making purposes, which of the following are relevant costs?


(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)

Avoidable cost
Future cost
Opportunity cost
Differential cost

(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv).

(i) and (ii) only.

(ii) and (iii) only.

(i) and (iv) only.

The following information is required for sub-questions 1.13 to 1.15


A company produces a single product that passes through two processes. The details
for process 1 are as follows:
Materials input

20,000 kg at 250 per kg

Direct labour

15,000

Production overheads

150% of direct labour

Normal losses are 15% of input in process 1 and without further processing any losses
can be sold as scrap for 1 per kg.
The output for the period was 18,500 kg from process 1.
There was no work-in-progress at the beginning or end of the period.

1.13

What value (to the nearest ) will be credited to the process 1 account in respect of the
normal loss?

Nil.

1.14

What is the value (to the nearest ) of the abnormal loss/gain for the period for
process 1?

6,104.

1.15

What is the value (to the nearest ) of the output to process 2?

88,813.

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3,000.

6,563.

90,604.

4,070.

7,257.

91,956.

5,250.

7,456.

94,063.

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A joint product is

1.16

(i)

the incidental product produced as a result of a process.

(ii)

not saleable at the point of separation and must always be processed further.

(iii)

one of two or more products separated during processing, each having a


significant sales value.

Which of the above is/are correct?


A

(iii) only.

(i) and (iii) only.

(ii) and (iii) only.

(i), (ii) and (iii).

1.17

BH Ltd is currently undertaking a contract to build an apartment block. The contract


commenced on 1 January 2001 and is expected to take thirteen months to complete.
The contract value is 54 million. The contractors financial year ends on
30 September.
The contract account for the building of the apartment block indicates the following
situation at 30 September 2001:
Value of work certified
Costs incurred to date
Future costs to completion

30 million
20 million
28 million

The amount of profits to be recognised is based on the value of work certified to date.
It is company policy not to recognise profit on contracts unless the value certified is at
least 50% of the total contract value.
The maximum amount of profit/loss for the contract that can be taken to the profit and
loss account for the year ended 30 September 2001 is
A

nil.

1.18

XX Ltd absorbs overheads based on units produced. In one period, 23,000 units were
produced, actual overheads were 276,000 and there was 46,000 under-absorption.

199 million.

333 million.

555 million.

The budgeted overhead absorption rate per unit was


10.

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12.

13.

14.

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1.19

RD Limited uses the LIFO system for valuing material issues from stores to production.
The Materials account had an opening value of 850 on 1 October 2001:
500 units at 120 purchased 12 September 2001
200 units at 125 purchased 27 September 2001
The following receipts and issues were recorded during October:
8 October 2001

Receipts 600 units

130 per unit

20 October 2001

Receipts 600 units

150 per unit

29 October 2001

Issues

1,500 units

What was the total value (to the nearest ) of the issues on 29 October?
A

1,930.

1.20

During a period of rising prices, which ONE of the following statements is correct?

The LIFO method will produce lower profits than the FIFO method, and lower closing
stock values.

The LIFO method will produce lower profits than the FIFO method, and higher closing
stock values.

The FIFO method will produce lower profits than the LIFO method, and lower closing
stock values.

The FIFO method will produce lower profits than the LIFO method, and higher closing
stock values.

1.21

The economic order quantity is

the order quantity which minimises the total of stock ordering and holding costs.

the order quantity used for special ordering purposes.

the order quantity used for buffer stock.

the order quantity used to avoid stock outs.

1.22

In a standard cost bookkeeping system, when the actual material price exceeds the
standard price, the double entry to record the difference in price is

debit the material price variance account and credit the raw material control account.

credit the material price variance account and debit the raw material control account.

debit the material price variance account and credit the work-in-progress account.

credit the material price variance account and debit the work-in-progress account.

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1,969.

1,997.

2,050.

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1.23

An overhead absorption rate is used to

allocate overhead costs to cost centres.

attribute overheads to products.

spread indirect cost across a number of cost centres.

control overheads.

1.24

A company operates a premium bonus system by which employees receive a bonus of


75% of the time saved compared with a standard time allowance (at the normal hourly
rate).
Details relating to employee X are shown below:
Employee X
Actual hours worked

42 hours

Hourly rate of pay

10

Output achieved

400 units of product Y

Standard time allowed (per unit of Y)

7 minutes

The bonus payable (to the nearest ) to employee X is


A

35.

1.25

HD Ltd currently uses absorption costing to calculate profit.

47.

70.

82.

During the last period, the fixed production overhead absorption rate was 25 per unit.
There were 500 units of opening stock for the period and 350 units of closing stock.
If marginal costing principles had been used, the profit for the period compared to the absorption
costing profit would have been
A

3,750 lower.

3,750 higher.

8,750 lower.

8,750 higher.

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Foundation Level

Management Accounting Fundamentals

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SECTION A 50 MARKS
ANSWER ALL TWENTY-FIVE SUB-QUESTIONS 2 MARKS EACH
Each of the sub-questions numbered from 1.1 to 1.25 inclusive, given below, has only ONE correct
answer.
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another letter. You will NOT receive marks if more than one letter is circled.
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has been provided for you to do your workings where these sub-questions require them.

Question One
1.1

Which ONE of the following would be classified as direct labour?

Personnel manager in a company servicing cars.

Bricklayer in a construction company.

General manager in a DIY shop.

Maintenance manager in a company producing cameras.

1.2

The principal budget factor is the

factor which limits the activities of the organisation and is often the starting point in budget preparation.

budgeted revenue expected in a forthcoming period.

main budget into which all subsidiary budgets are consolidated.

overestimation of revenue budgets and underestimation of cost budgets, which operates as a safety
factor against risk.

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1.3

R Ltd absorbs overheads based on units produced. In one period 110,000 units were produced and
the actual overheads were 500,000. Overheads were 50,000 over-absorbed in the period.
The overhead absorption rate was

400 per unit.

450 per unit.

500 per unit.

550 per unit.

Space for workings to 1.3

1.4

X Ltd operates an integrated cost accounting system. The Work-in-Progress Account at the end of the
period showed the following information:
Work-in-Progress Account
Stores ledger a/c
Wage control a/c
Factory overhead a/c

100,000
75,000
50,000
225,000

200,000

?
Balance c/d

25,000
225,000

The 200,000 credit entry represents the value of the transfer to the
A

Cost of sales account.

Material control account.

Sales account.

Finished goods stock account.

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1.5

X Ltd operates a standard costing system and absorbs overheads on the basis of standard machine
hours. Details of budgeted and actual figures are as follows:
Budget
1,250,000

Actual
1,005,000

Output

250,000 units

220,000 units

Machine hours

500,000 hours

450,000 hours

Overheads

Which ONE of the following statements is correct?


A

Overheads were 95,000 over-absorbed.

Overheads were 95,000 under-absorbed.

Overheads were 120,000 over-absorbed.

Overheads were 120,000 under-absorbed.


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The following information is required for Questions 1.6 and 1.7


P Ltd uses the FIFO system for valuing material issues from stores to production.
The Materials Account had an opening value of 12,000 on 1 April 2002:
1,000 units @
1,000 units @

580 Purchased 22 March 2002


620 Purchased 23 March 2002

The following receipts and issues were recorded during April:


2 April 2002
15 April 2002
30 April 2002

Receipts
Receipts
Issues

5,000 units 630 per unit


8,000 units 625 per unit
9,000 units

Space for workings to 1.6 and 1.7

1.6

Using the FIFO method, what was the value of the closing stock on 30 April?

37,200

1.7

If P Ltd had used LIFO, instead of FIFO, the value of the material issued would have been

100 lower.

1.8

In an integrated bookkeeping system, when the actual production overheads exceed the absorbed
production overheads, the accounting entries to close off the production overhead account at the end
of the period would be

debit the production overhead account and credit the work-in-progress account.

debit the work-in-progress account and credit the production overhead account.

debit the production overhead account and credit the profit and loss account.

debit the profit and loss account and credit the production overhead account.

37,400

100 higher.

37,500

37,600

300 lower.

300 higher.

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1.9

X Ltd currently uses marginal costing to calculate profit. There were 10,000 units of opening stock and
12,000 units of closing stock for the period.
If absorption costing principles had been used and the fixed overhead absorption rate was 30 per
unit, the absorption costing profit for the period compared to the marginal costing profit would have
been
30,000 lower.

30,000 higher.

60,000 lower.

60,000 higher.

The following information is required for Questions 1.10 to 1.12


The following data relate to stock item PR7:

Space for workings to 1.10 to 1.12

Average usage

1,000 units per day

Minimum usage

600 units per day

Maximum usage

1,300 units per day

Average lead time

75 days

Minimum lead time

5 days

Maximum lead time

10 days

EOQ

40,000 units

1.10 The reorder level is


3,000 units.

7,500 units.

9,750 units.

13,000 units.

44,500 units.

46,750 units.

50,000 units.

3,000 units.

5,500 units.

8,000 units.

1.11 The maximum stock level is


40,000 units.

1.12 The minimum stock level is


2,250 units.

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1.12

1.13 A company operates a differential piece-rate system and the following weekly rates have been set:
1 500 units
501 600 units
601 units and above

020 per unit in this band


025 per unit in this band
055 per unit in this band

Details relating to employee A are shown below:


Employee A
Actual output achieved
Actual hours worked

800 units
45

There is a guaranteed minimum wage of 5 per hour for a 40-hour week paid to all employees.
The amount payable (to the nearest ) to employee A is
A

200

235

435

440

Space for workings to 1.13

1.14 Overtime premium is


A

the additional amount paid for hours worked in excess of the basic working week.

the additional amount paid over and above the normal hourly rate for hours worked in excess of the
basic working week.

the additional amount paid over and above the overtime rate for hours worked in excess of the basic
working week.

the overtime rate.

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The following information is required for Questions 1.15 and 1.16


X Ltd has two production departments, Assembly and Finishing, and one service department, Stores.
Stores provide the following service to the production departments: 60% to Assembly and 40% to Finishing.
The budgeted information for the year is as follows:
Budgeted fixed production overheads:
Assembly
100,000
Finishing
150,000
Stores
50,000
Budgeted output

100,000 units

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1.15 The budgeted fixed production overhead absorption rate for the Assembly Department will be
A

100 per unit.

130 per unit.

250 per unit.

300 per unit.

1.16 At the end of the year, the total of all of the fixed production overheads debited to the Finishing
Department Fixed Production Overhead Control Account was 130,000, and the actual output
achieved was 100,000 units.
The overheads for the Finishing Department were
A

20,000 under-absorbed.

20,000 over-absorbed.

40,000 under-absorbed.

40,000 over-absorbed.

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1.17 R Ltd has been asked to quote for a job. The company aims to make a profit margin of 20% on sales.
The estimated total variable production cost for the job is 125.
Fixed production overheads for the company are budgeted to be 250,000 and are recovered on the
basis of labour hours. There are 12,500 budgeted labour hours and this job is expected to take 3
labour hours.
Other costs in relation to selling and distribution, and administration are recovered at the rate of 15
per job.
The company quote for the job should be
A

200.

222.

240.

250.

Space for workings to 1.17

1.18 Which of the following would NOT be included in a cash budget?


(i)

Depreciation

(ii)

Provisions for doubtful debts

(iii)

Wages and salaries

(i) and (ii) only

(ii) and (iii) only

(iii) only

(i) only

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The following information is required for Questions 1.19 and 1.20


X Ltd is preparing its budgets for the forthcoming year.
The estimated sales for the first four months of the forthcoming year are as follows:
Month 1

6,000 units

Month 2

7,000 units

Month 3

5,500 units

Month 4

6,000 units

40% of each months sales units are to be produced in the month of sale and the balance is to be produced
in the previous month.
50% of the direct materials required for each months production will be purchased in the previous month
and the balance in the month of production.
The direct material cost is budgeted to be 5 per unit.

Space for workings to 1.19 and 1.20

1.19 The production budget in units for Month 1 will be


A

2,400 units.

5,200 units.

6,000 units.

6,600 units.

31,750

35,000

1.20 The material cost budget for Month 2 will be


A

29,750

30,500

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1.21 When calculating the material purchases budget, the quantity to be purchased equals
A

material usage + materials closing stock materials opening stock

material usage materials closing stock + materials opening stock

material usage materials closing stock materials opening stock

material usage + materials closing stock + materials opening stock

1.22 The following extract is taken from the overhead budget of X Ltd:
Budgeted activity
Budgeted overhead

50%

75%

100,000

112,500

The overhead budget for an activity level of 80% would be


A

115,000

120,000

136,000

160,000

Space for workings to 1.22

1.23 Which of the following would be included in the cash budget, but would not be included in the
budgeted profit and loss account?
(i)

Repayment of a bank loan

(ii)

Proceeds from the sale of a fixed asset

(iii)

Bad debts write off

(i) and (ii) only

(i) and (iii) only

(ii) and (iii) only

(i), (ii) and (iii)

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1.24

Sales
Total cost

Fixed cost
Level of activity
This graph is known as a
A

semi-variable cost chart.

conventional breakeven chart.

contribution breakeven chart.

profit volume chart.

1.25 The following details have been extracted from the creditors records of X Limited:
Invoices paid in the month of purchase
Invoices paid in the first month after purchase
Invoices paid in the second month after purchase
Purchases for July to September are budgeted as follows:
July

250,000

August

300,000

September

280,000

25%
70%
5%

For suppliers paid in the month of purchase, a settlement discount of 5% is received. The amount
budgeted to be paid to suppliers in September is
A

227,500

240,000

289,000

292,500

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cross through neatly any work that is not to be marked. Avoid the use of correction fluid.
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Answer the THREE questions in section B (these are on pages 11-16)
You are advised to spend 10 minutes reading through the paper before starting to answer the questions.
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25 sub-questions.
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ANSWER ALL TWENTY-FIVE SUB-QUESTIONS 2 MARKS EACH
Each of the sub-questions numbered from 1.1 to 1.25 inclusive, given below, has only ONE correct
answer.
REQUIRED:
Place a circle O around the letter A, B, C or D that gives the correct answer to each sub-question.
If you wish to change your mind about an answer, block out your first answer completely and then circle
another letter. You will NOT receive marks if more than one letter is circled.
Please note that you will NOT receive marks for any workings to these sub-questions. Sufficient space
has been provided for you to do your workings where these sub-questions require them.

Question One
1.1

X
Level of activity

The difference in the values () between point X and point Y on the profit volume chart shown above
represents
A

contribution.

profit.

breakeven.

loss.

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1.2

Level of activity
The shaded area on the conventional breakeven chart shown above represents
A

loss.

fixed cost.

variable cost.

profit.

1.3

In a standard cost bookkeeping system, when the actual material usage has been greater than the
standard material usage, the double entry to record this is

Debit the material usage variance account

Credit the material usage variance account Debit the raw material control account

Debit the material usage variance account

Credit the material usage variance account Debit the work-in-progress account

1.4

R Ltd makes one product, which passes through a single process. Details of the process account for
period 1 were as follows:

Credit the raw material control account

Credit the work-in-progress account

26,000
12,000
5,700

Material cost 20,000 kg


Labour cost
Production overhead cost
Output
Normal losses

18,800 kg
5% of input

There was no work-in-progress at the beginning or end of the period. Process losses have no value.
The cost of the abnormal loss (to the nearest ) is
A

437

441

460

465

Space for workings to 1.4

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1.5

JJ Ltd is preparing a quote for a job. The job requires 500kg of material X. There are 400kg of material
X currently held in stock at a book value of 2 per kg. JJ Ltd uses material X regularly and the current
market price is 250 per kg. The material has a scrap value of 1 per kg.
The relevant cost of using the materials for this job is

850

1,000

1,050

1,250

Space for workings to 1.5

The following information is required for sub-questions 1.6 to 1.12


X Ltd operates a standard marginal costing system. The following budgeted and standard cost
information is available:
10,000 units

Budgeted production and sales

per unit
250
30
40
20

Selling price
Direct material cost 3 kg x 10
Direct labour cost 5 hours x 8
Variable production overheads 5 hours x 4
Actual results for the period were as follows:
Production and sales

11,500 units

2,817,500
342,000
468,000
195,000

Sales value
Direct material 36,000 kg
Direct labour 52,000 hours
Variable production overheads

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1.6

The direct material price variance is

18,000 adverse.

1.7

The direct material usage variance is

15,000 adverse.

1.8

The direct labour rate variance is

52,000 adverse.

1.9

The direct labour efficiency variance is

49,500 adverse.

3,000 adverse.

14,250 adverse.

8,000 adverse.

44,000 adverse.

3,000 favourable.

18,000 favourable.

14,250 favourable.

15,000 favourable.

8,000 favourable.

52,000 favourable.

44,000 favourable.

49,500 favourable.

35,000 favourable.

22,000 favourable.

1.10 The variable production overhead expenditure variance is


A

35,000 adverse.

13,000 adverse.

13,000 favourable.

1.11 The variable production overhead efficiency variance is


A

22,000 adverse.

20,625 adverse.

20,625 favourable.

1.12 The total sales contribution variance is


A

240,000 adverse.

182,500 adverse.

182,500 favourable.

240,000 favourable.

You may use this space for workings for sub-questions 1.6 1.12
(no marks are awarded for these workings)

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1.13 Y Ltd operates a standard absorption costing system. The following fixed production overhead data is
available for the latest period:
Budgeted output

100,000 units

500,000
650,000
50,000 Adverse

Budgeted fixed production overhead


Actual fixed production overhead cost
Total fixed production overhead cost variance
The actual level of production for the period is
A

115,000 units.

120,000 units.

135,000 units.

140,000 units.

Space for workings to 1.13

1.14 X Ltd manufactures a product called the "ZT". The original budget for next year was:
Annual sales

10,000 units
per unit
20
14
3
3

Selling price
Variable cost
Fixed costs
Profit

If the selling price of the ZT were reduced by 10%, the sales revenue that would be needed to
generate the original budgeted profit would be
A

90,000

135,000

180,000

270,000

Space for workings to 1.14

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1.15 A Ltd operates a standard costing system and absorbs overheads on the basis of standard labour
hours. There were 500,000 labour hours budgeted and the budgeted production overheads were
300,000 for the forthcoming year. The company budgeted to produce 125,000 units. The actual
results for the period were as follows:
Overheads
Output
Labour hours

350,000
130,000 units
450,000 hours

Which ONE of the following statements is correct?


A

Overheads were 38,000 over-absorbed.

Overheads were 38,000 under-absorbed.

Overheads were 80,000 over-absorbed.

Overheads were 80,000 under-absorbed.


Space for workings to 1.15

1.16 Z Ltd produces a single product. The management currently uses marginal costing, but is considering
using absorption costing in the future. The budgeted fixed production overheads for the period are
250,000. The budgeted output for the period is 1,000 units. There were 400 units of opening stock for
the period and 250 units of closing stock.
If absorption costing principles were applied, the profit for the period compared to the marginal costing
profit would be
A

37,500 higher.

37,500 lower.

62,500 higher.

62,500 lower.

Space for workings to 1.16

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1.17 Which of the following terms best describes an abnormal loss?


(i)
(ii)
(iii)
A

Controllable cost
Unavoidable cost
Expected cost

(i) only.

(i) and (ii) only.

(ii) and (iii) only.

(i) and (iii) only.

1.18 The audit fee paid by a manufacturing company would be classified by that company as
A

a production overhead cost.

a selling and distribution cost.

a research and development cost.

an administration cost.

1.19 A purchase requisition is used to


A

order goods or services specifying quantities, prices, delivery dates and order terms.

instruct the buying office to purchase goods or services, stating their quantity and description.

authorise the issue from stores of a specified quantity of material.

record goods or services at the point of receipt.

1.20 The following information relates to stock item 007:


Price of stock item 007

20 per unit

Cost of placing an order

15

Annual storage costs

3% of purchase price

Monthly usage of 007

7,500 units per month

Note: EOQ basic model:


EOQ =

Where

Co
Ch
D

2C oD
Ch
=
=
=

cost of placing an order


cost of holding 1 unit in stock for 1 year
annual demand

The economic order quantity for 007 (to the nearest unit) is
A

463 units

612 units

1,604 units

2,121 units

Space for workings to 1.20

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1.21 Wage payments for idle time within a production department are classified as
A

direct labour cost.

prime cost.

administration overhead.

factory overhead.

1.22 Z Ltd operates a standard absorption costing system. The following fixed production overhead data is
available:
Actual output

500,000 units

Actual fixed production overhead cost

800,000

Total fixed production overhead cost variance

125,000 favourable

The fixed production overhead absorption rate is


A

125 per unit.

135 per unit.

160 per unit.

185 per unit.

Space for workings to 1.22

1.23 Retention monies are


A

agreed proportions of a contract price held as security.

interim payments made on a contract.

deposit payments made to secure a contract.

payments made on a contract on a regular basis.

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The following information is required for sub-questions 1.24 and 1.25


R Ltd has the following year-end information regarding one of its long-term contracts:

2,500,000

Value certified
Profit recognised

750,000

Cash received

1,875,000

Costs to date

2,200,000

Future costs to completion

220,000

R Ltd uses the following formula to calculate the amount of profit to be recognised on the contract:
Profit to be recognised = Notional profit to date x

Value of work certified to date


Total contract value

1.24 The cost of work certified was


A

1,750,000

1,980,000

2,200,000

2,420,000

545,000

625,000

1.25 The value of the contract debtor is


A

105,000

325,000

Space for workings to 1.24 and 1.25

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you will NOT receive marks for your workings. Do not exceed the stated number of words. Do NOT
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Answer the ONE question in section A (this has 25 sub-questions and is on pages 2-12)
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ANSWER ALL TWENTY-FIVE SUB-QUESTIONS 2 MARKS EACH

Each of the sub-questions numbered from 1.1 to 1.25 inclusive, given below, has only ONE correct
answer.
REQUIRED:
Place a circle O around the letter A, B, C or D that gives the correct answer to each sub-question.
If you wish to change your mind about an answer, block out your first answer completely and then circle
another letter. You will NOT receive marks if more than one letter is circled.
Please note that you will NOT receive marks for any workings to these sub-questions. Sufficient space
has been provided for you to do your workings where these sub-questions require them.

Question One
1.1

W plc uses the economic order quantity (EOQ) as part of its materials control policy. The objective of
the EOQ is to ensure that

the company never runs out of stock, except in exceptional circumstances.

the cost of being out of stock is minimised.

the combined cost of ordering and holding stock is minimised.

stock is purchased from suppliers at the cheapest price.

1.2

The effect of using the last in, first out (LIFO) method of stock valuation rather than the first in, first out
(FIFO) method in a period of rising prices is

to report lower profits and a lower value of closing stock.

to report higher profits and a higher value of closing stock.

to report lower profits and a higher value of closing stock.

to report higher profits and a lower value of closing stock.

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The following information is required for sub-questions 1.3 and 1.4


Costs &
Revenues
($)

Total revenue

m
Total cost
f

n
p
k
0

h
Output & sales (units)

The company expects to sell h units in the next accounting period.

1.3

The margin of safety is shown on the diagram by

1.4

The effect of an increase in fixed costs, with all other costs and revenues remaining the same, will be

an increase in m.

an increase in k .

an increase in f.

a reduction in p.

1.5

A company uses the repeated distribution method to reapportion service department costs. The use of
this method suggests

the companys overhead rates are based on estimates of cost and activity levels, rather than actual
amounts.

there are more service departments than production cost centres.

the company wishes to avoid under- or over-absorption of overheads in its production cost centres.

the service departments carry out work for each other.

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1.6

The management accountants report shows that fixed production overheads were over-absorbed in
the last accounting period. The combination that is certain to lead to this situation is
Production activity

and

Fixed overhead expenditure

lower than budget

and

higher than budget

higher than budget

and

higher than budget

as budgeted

and

as budgeted

higher than budget

and

lower than budget

1.7

Which ONE of the following costs would NOT be classified as a production overhead cost in a food
processing company?

The cost of renting the factory building.

The salary of the factory manager.

The depreciation of equipment located in the materials store.

The cost of ingredients.

1.8

The output of a process consists of two joint products, Jointpro A and Jointpro B, and a by-product.
Jointpro B could go through a further process in order to increase its sales value. To assist
management in making the decision whether to carry out further processing, which ONE of the
following is relevant?

The share of the total processing cost which has been allocated to Jointpro B.

The sales value of Jointpro A and the by-product.

The physical quantities of all three products at separation point.

The cost of further processing Jointpro B and the increase in sales value that will result.

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The following information is required for sub-questions 1.9 to 1.11


The incomplete process account relating to period 4 for a company which manufactures paper is shown
below:
Process account
Material
Labour
Production overhead

Units
4,000

$
16,000
8,125
3,498

Units
2,750
400
700

Finished goods
Normal loss
Work in progress

$
700

There was no opening work in process (WIP). Closing WIP, consisting of 700 units, was complete as
shown:
Material
Labour
Production overhead

100%
50%
40%

Losses are recognised at the end of the production process and are sold for $175 per unit.

1.9

Given the outcome of the process, which ONE of the following accounting entries is needed to
complete the double entry to the process account?

Debit
Abnormal Loss account

Process account

Credit

Process account

Abnormal Loss account

Abnormal Gain account

Process account

Process account

Abnormal Gain account

1.10 The value of the closing WIP was


A

$3,868.

$4,158.

$4,678.

$5,288.

$22,65650.

1.11 The total value of the units transferred to finished goods was
A

$21,05250.

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$21,58750.

$22,12250.

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1.12 A machine operator is paid $1020 per hour and has a normal working week of 35 hours. Overtime is
paid at the basic rate plus 50%. If, in week 7, the machine operator worked 42 hours, the overtime
premium paid to the operator would be
A

$2820.

$3570.

$7140.

$10710.

1.13 An engineering firm operates a job costing system. Production overhead is absorbed at the rate of
$850 per machine hour. In order to allow for non-production overhead costs and profit, a mark up of
60% of prime cost is added to the production cost when preparing price estimates.
The estimated requirements of job number 808 are as follows:
Direct materials
Direct labour
Machine hours

$10,650
$3,260
140

The estimated price notified to the customer for job number 808 will be
A

$22,256.

$22,851.

$23,446.

$24,160.

1.14 The diagram represents the behaviour of a cost item as the level of output changes:
Total
cost ($)

Output

Which ONE of the following situations is described by the graph?


A

Discounts are received on additional purchases of material when certain quantities are purchased.

Employees are paid a guaranteed weekly wage, together with bonuses for higher levels of production.

A licence is purchased from the government which allows unlimited production.

Additional space is rented to cope with the need to increase production.

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1.15 A hospitals records show that the cost of carrying out health checks in the last five accounting periods
have been as follows:
Period

Number of patients seen

1
2

650
940

3
4
5

1,260
990
1,150

Total cost
$
17,125
17,800
18,650
17,980
18,360

Using the high-low method and ignoring inflation, the estimated cost of carrying out health checks on 850
patients in period 6 is
A

$17,515.

$17,570.

$17,625.

$17,680.

1.16 The principal budget factor for a footwear retailer is


A

the cost item taking the largest share of total expenditure.

the product line contributing the largest amount to sales revenue.

the product line contributing the largest amount to business profits.

the constraint that is expected to limit the retailers activities during the budget period.

The following information is required for sub-questions 1.17 and 1.18


Extracts from the budget of H Ltd, a retailer of office furniture, for the six months to 31 December 2003
show the following information:
Sales
Purchases
Closing stock finished goods
Opening stock finished goods
Opening debtors
Opening creditors

$
55,800
38,000
7,500
5,500
8,500
6,500

Debtors and creditors are expected to rise by 10% and 5% respectively by the end of the budget
period.

1.17 The estimated cash receipts from customers during the budget period are
A

$54,825.

$54,950.

$55,475.

$56,125.

1.18 The profit mark-up, as a percentage of the cost of sales (to the nearest whole number) is
A

32%.

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47%.

55%.

64%.

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1.19 The following actions are possible responses to an anticipated cash shortage:
(i)

issue additional shares;

(ii)

request additional bank overdraft facilities;

(iii)

sell machinery currently working at half capacity;

(iv)

postpone the purchase of plant and machinery.

Which of the above actions are appropriate if the cash shortage is thought to be temporary?
A

(ii) only.

(ii) and (iv) only.

(ii), (iii) and (iv) only.

(i), (ii), and (iv) only.

The following information is required for sub-questions 1.20 and 1.21


A company manufactures three products, X, Y and Z. The sales demand and the standard unit
selling prices and costs for the next accounting period, period 1, are estimated as follows:

Maximum demand (000 units)

Selling price
Variable costs:
Raw material ($1 per kg)
Direct labour ($12 per hour)

X
40

Y
55

Z
70

$ per unit
28

$ per unit
22

$ per unit
30

5
12

4
9

6
18

1.20 If supplies in period 1 are restricted to 90,000 kgs of raw material and 18,000 hours of direct labour,
the limiting factor would be
A

direct labour.

raw material.

both direct labour and raw material.

neither direct labour nor raw material.

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1.21 In period 2 the company will have a shortage of raw materials, but no other resources will be
restricted. The standard selling prices and costs and the level of demand will remain unchanged.
In what order should the materials be allocated to the products if the company wants to maximise
profit?
st

nd

rd

1
Z

2
X

3
Y

1.22 Performance standards which have remained unchanged over a long period of time are known as
A

ideal standards.

current standards.

basic standards.

long-term standards.

The following information is required for sub-questions 1.23 and 1.24


W Ltd makes leather purses. It has drawn up the following budget for its next financial period:
Selling price per unit
Variable production cost per unit
Sales commission
Fixed production costs
Fixed selling and administration costs
Sales

$1160
$340
5% of selling price
$430,500
$198,150
90,000 units

1.23 The margin of safety represents


A

56% of budgeted sales.

83% of budgeted sales.

116% of budgeted sales.

148% of budgeted sales.

1.24 The marketing manager has indicated that an increase in the selling price to $1225 per unit would not
affect the number of units sold, provided that the sales commission is increased to 8% of the selling
price.
These changes will cause the breakeven point (to the nearest whole number) to be
A

71,033 units.

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76,016 units.

79,879 units.

87,070 units.

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1.25 An engineering firm has surplus capacity and wishes to secure a short-term contract to supply
components. It has decided to bid for a contract at a price which will just cover all relevant costs.
Which ONE of the following costs should be included in the calculation of the minimum price it can bid?
A

The cost of a research project undertaken last year which has resulted in an improved method of
manufacturing the components.

The cost of hiring a supervisor to oversee the contracts progress.

The cost of labour which will be transferred to the contract from another production line where it is
currently idle.

The depreciation charge on existing machinery owned by the firm which will be used to manufacture
the components.

(Total = 50 Marks)

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NOT remove any sheets from this booklet: cross through neatly any work that is not to be marked. Avoid
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Answer the ONE question in section A (this has 25 sub-questions)
Answer the THREE questions in section B)
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You should spend no more than 85 minutes in total answering the ONE question in section A, which has
25 sub-questions.
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ANSWER ALL TWENTY-FIVE SUB-QUESTIONS 2 MARKS EACH
Each of the sub-questions numbered from 1.1 to 1.25 inclusive, given below, has only ONE correct
answer.
REQUIRED:
Place a circle O around the letter A, B, C or D that gives the correct answer to each sub-question.
If you wish to change your mind about an answer, block out your first answer completely and then circle
another letter. You will NOT receive marks if more than one letter is circled.
Please note that you will NOT receive marks for any workings to these sub-questions. Sufficient space
has been provided for you to do your workings where these sub-questions require them.

Question One
1.1

The benefits of using a computerised budget system as opposed to a manual one are:
(i)

data used in drawing up the budget can be processed more quickly;

(ii)

budget targets will be more acceptable to the managers responsible for their achievement;

(iii)

changes in variables can be incorporated into the budget more quickly;

(iv)

the principal budget factor can be identified before budget preparation begins;

(v)

continuous budgeting is only possible using a computerised system.

(i) and (iii) only

(i), (ii) and (iii) only

(i), (iii) and (iv) only

(i), (iii) and (v) only

1.2

A firm calculates the material price variance when material is purchased. The accounting entries
necessary to record a favourable material price variance in the ledger are:
Debit

Credit

Material control account

Material variance account

Work-in-progress control account

Material variance account

Material variance account

Material control account

Material variance account

Work-in-progress control account

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1.3

The accounting entries necessary to record an adverse labour efficiency variance in the firms ledger
are:
Debit

Credit

Wages control account

Labour variance account

Labour variance account

Wages control account

Labour variance account

Work-in-progress control account

Work-in-progress control account

Labour variance account

1.4

The following graph shows the wages earned by an employee during a single day:

Wages ($)

Output

Which ONE of the remuneration systems listed below does the graph represent?
A

Differential piecework.

A flat rate per hour with a premium for overtime working.

Straight piecework.

Piecework with a guaranteed minimum daily wage.

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1.5

J Ltd uses standard absorption costing and absorbs production overheads on the basis of standard
machine hours. The following budgeted and actual information applied in its last accounting period:
Budget

Actual

$180,000

$178,080

Machine hours

50,000

48,260

Units produced

40,000

38,760

Production overhead

At the end of the period, production overhead will be reported as


A

under-absorbed by $4,344.

under-absorbed by $3,660.

over-absorbed by $4,344.

over-absorbed by $3,660.

1.6

The Management Accountant of H Ltd has calculated the following variances for the last accounting
period:
Total sales margin variance
Material usage variance
Labour rate variance
Fixed overhead volume variance
Fixed overhead expenditure variance
Variable overhead expenditure variance

$
11,245 (F)
6,025 (F)
3,100 (A)
5,075 (F)
3,800 (A)
2,415 (A)

All other variances were zero.


If the budgeted profit for the period was $475,000, the actual profit reported was
A

$461,970.

$465,685.

$488,030.

$497,345.

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Use the following data to answer questions 1.7 and 1.8 below
E Ltds stock purchases during a recent week were as follows:
Day
1
2
3
4
5

Price per unit ($)


145
160
175
180
190

Units purchased
55
80
120
75
130

There was no stock at the beginning of the week. 420 units were issued to production during the
week. The company updates its stock records after every transaction.
1.7

Using a first in, first out (FIFO) method of costing stock issues, the value of closing stock would be

$5800

$7000

$7200

$7600

1.8

If E Ltd changes to the weighted average method of stock valuation, the effect on closing stock value
and on profit for the week compared with the FIFO method will be
Closing stock value

Gross profit

Higher

Higher

Lower

Higher

Lower

Lower

Higher

Lower

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Use the following data to answer questions 1.9 and 1.10 below
The diagram shows the profit-volume chart of Z Ltd for its last accounting period. The company
made a profit of $w during the period.
Profit ($)
u

0
Sales units
r

Loss ($)
1.9

An increase in the fixed costs per period (assuming the selling price per unit and the variable cost per
unit remain unchanged), will result in

a reduction in r.

an increase in w.

a reduction in t.

no change in u.

1.10 The following results were achieved in the last accounting period:
r = $50,000

w = $16,000

t = 800 units

u = 2,500 units

The company expects to make and sell an additional 1,400 units in the next accounting period. If variable
cost per unit, selling price per unit and total fixed costs remain unchanged, the effect on profit will be
A

an increase of $10,500.

an increase of $21,210.

an increase of $28,000.

an increase of $87,500.

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1.11 A manufacturer of cell phones is considering the following actions. Which of these is likely to increase
the manufacturers C/S (contribution/sales) ratio?
(i)

taking advantage of quantity discounts for bulk purchases of material;

(ii)

introducing training programmes designed to improve labour efficiency;

(iii)

following the actions of a competitor who has cut prices substantially;

(iv)

reducing exports to countries where there is intense price competition;

(v)

offering retailers a lower price if they display the product more prominently.

(ii), (iii) and (v)

(i), (ii) and (iv)

(i), (iii) and (iv)

(ii), (iv) and (v)

1.12 An advertising agency uses a job costing system to calculate the cost of client contracts. Contract A42
is one of several contracts undertaken in the last accounting period. Costs associated with the
contract consist of:
Direct materials
Direct expenses

$5,500
$14,500

Design staff worked 1,020 hours on contract A42, of which 120 hours were overtime. One third of
these overtime hours were worked at the request of the client who wanted the contract to be
completed quickly. Overtime is paid at a premium of 25% of the basic rate of $2400 per hour.
The prime cost of contract A42 is
A

$41,600.

$44,480.

$44,720.

$45,200.

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The following data are to be used to answer questions 1.13 and 1.14 below.
The following estimates have been prepared for a retailers next budget period:
$
160,000
27,500
19,400
16,600
18,700

Sales
Opening debtors
Closing debtors
Opening stock
Closing stock

The gross profit margin on sales is budgeted at 55%.


1.13 The cash which the retailer expects to receive from customers during the budget period amounts to
A

$88,000.

$151,900.

$157,900.

$168,100.

1.14 The value of purchases made by the retailer during the budget period is expected to be
A

$69,900.

$74,100.

$85,900.

$90,100.

1.15 V Ltd buys IT support services from an outside agency. In its last four accounting periods, the charges
made by the agency have been as follows:
Period

Usage
(hours)
3,700
4,900
3,250
5,800

1
2
3
4

Charge for services


$
16,700
20,300
15,350
23,000

The agency did not increase its charging rates in periods 1 to 4. It has notified V Ltd that, in period 5, it
will increase the fixed element of the charge by 5% and the variable element by 10%.
If V Ltd estimates its level of usage at 5,500 hours in period 5, the expected charge for IT support services
will be
A

$23,485.

$24,030.

$25,020.

$26,010.

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Use the following data to answer questions 1.16 and 1.17 below
A newly-formed company has drawn up the following budgets for its first two accounting periods:
Sales units
Production units (equivalent to normal capacity)

Period 1
9,500
10,000

Period 2
10,300
10,000

The following budgeted information applies to both periods:


$
640
360
15,000

Selling price per unit


Variable cost per unit
Fixed production overhead per period
1.16 In period 1, the budgeted profit will be
A

the same under both absorption costing and marginal costing.

$750 higher under marginal costing.

$750 higher under absorption costing.

$1,400 higher under absorption costing.

1.17 In period 2, everything was as budgeted, except for the fixed production overhead, which was
$15,700.
The reported profit, using absorption costing in period 2, would be
A

$12,300

$12,690

$13,140

$13,840

1.18 If fixed production overhead is over-absorbed in an accounting period, which ONE of the following
combinations could have caused this result?
Fixed overhead expenditure variance

and

Fixed overhead volume variance

$4,200 (A)

$3,750 (F)

$3,250 (A)

$4,170 (F)

$2,240 (A)

$1,870 (A)

$2,980 (F)

$3,690 (A)

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1.19 A company undertaking long-term building contracts has a financial year end of 30 April. The following
details on the purchase and use of machinery refer to contract A44, which was started on 1 May 2003
and is due for completion after 27 months.
1 July 2003:

Machine 1 was purchased at a cost of $55,000. It is to be used throughout the


contract, and will be sold for $6,400 when the contract finishes.

1 October 2003:

Machine 2 was purchased at a cost of $28,600. The machine will be scrapped at


the end of contract A44, and is not expected to have any saleable value.

If the companys policy is to charge depreciation in equal monthly amounts, the balance sheet value of
machinery on contract A44 at 30 April 2004 will be
A

$51,172.

$52,500.

$55,060.

$56,500.

Use the following data to answer questions 1.20 and 1.21 below
Standard direct labour cost of one unit of product Q (025 hours x $1200 per hour) is $300.
The eight employees who make product Q work a seven-hour day. In a recent three-day period, results were
as follows:
Actual units produced
Actual wages cost

650 units
$2,275

During this period, there was a power failure. This meant that all work had to stop for 2 hours.
1.20 If the company reports idle time separately, the labour efficiency variance for the period is
A

$258 (A)

$126 (A)

$42

$126 (F)

(F)

1.21 The labour rate variance for the period is


A

$451 (A)

$259 (A)

$266 (F)

$375 (F)

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1.22 G Ltd repairs electronic calculators. The wages budget for the last period was based on a standard
repair time of 24 minutes per calculator and a standard wage rate of $1060 per hour.
Following the end of the budget period, it was reported that:
Number of repairs

31,000

Labour rate variance

$3,100 (A)

Labour efficiency variance

Nil

Based on the above information, the actual wage rate during the period was
A

$1035 per hour.

$1060 per hour.

$1085 per hour.

$1110 per hour.

1.23 Which ONE of the following factors could explain a favourable direct material usage variance?
A

More staff were recruited to inspect for quality, resulting in a higher rejection rate.

When estimating the standard product cost, usage of material had been set using ideal standards.

The company had reduced training of production workers as part of a cost reduction exercise.

The material price variance was adverse.

1.24 S Ltd makes a single product. The budget for October 2003 contained the following details:
Sales volume
Selling price per unit
Cost per unit

12,000 units
$1500
$950

The actions of a competitor and an unexpected fall in material prices meant that actual results were:
Sales volume
Selling price per unit
Cost per unit

10,800 units
$1350
$870

The total sales margin variance for October was


A

$22,800 (A)

$14,160 (A)

$7,560 (A)

$9,600 (F)

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1.25 Which of the following is the responsibility of the budget committee?


A

Taking corrective action to ensure that sales targets are achieved.

Ensuring the sales budget is consistent with other budgets.

Providing information on sales levels and prices in previous budget periods.

Drawing up the sales budget.

(Total for Question One = 50 Marks)

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