Question 1

In order to remain competitive an organization wishes to achieve cost savings for one of its existing products.
Which of the following correctly describes methods which the organization can use to achieve these cost savings?
Select ALL that apply.

Options :

A : Functional analysis is carried out only on existing products and is concerned only with minimizing the cost of the originally defined functions of a product.

B : Value engineering is a fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of an organization-s existing processes.

C : Target costing is continuously setting new stretch targets while the product is in production.

D : Value analysis is examining a product-s costs in order to achieve its purpose at a reduced cost while maintaining its reliability and quality.

E : Kaizen costing is seeking to make cost savings by continuously making small incremental cost reductions while the product is in production.

Answer: A,D

Question 2

A company is investing $150,000 in a project which will yield an annual cash inflow of $40,000 for eight years. The company's cost of capital is 10%.
To the nearest $100, what is the project's equivalent annual net present value?

Options :

A : $11,900

B : $7,900

C : $63,400

D : $21,300

Answer: A

Question 3

How does beyond budgeting NOT help to resolve the weaknesses of traditional budgeting? Select ALL that apply.

Options :

A : Managers are set goals and targets to achieve rather than abiding by strict budgets and variances.

B : Managers have a much larger scope of business goals that when achieved, will increase shareholder value.

C : Managers are given more freedom and control over their business units under Beyond budgeting.

D : Managers focus on keeping costs low in the short term to ensure maximised profits.

E : Managers are given incentives to meet or undercut budgets.

F : Managers are encouraged to designate responsibility to others to lessen their workload so they may concentrate on important tasks.

Answer: A,D

Question 4

An organization is competing in the high technology market. It sets a high sales price for its products initially to target the early adopters, and then the price is gradually reduced.
This pricing strategy is known as:

Options :

A : Market skimming

B : Penetration pricing

C : Premium pricing

D : Loss leader pricing

Answer: A

Question 5

A company manufactures and sells a range of products. Relevant data for one unit of a particular product are as follows.

The company is using target costing to ensure that it achieves a contribution of 40% of the market selling price.
In order to achieve the target cost, by how much does the company need to reduce the variable cost per unit?

Options :

A : $ 2.10

B : $ 0.50

C : $ 1.40

D : $ 2.60

Answer: B