Question 1

Firefighters risk serious and potentially fatal accidents whenever they attend an incident.
Which of the following statements is correct?

Options :

A : The risk of serious accidents should be accepted in all but the most extreme incidents.

B : The risk of serious accidents should always be accepted because that is what firefighters are paid to do.

C : The risk of serious accidents should be avoided because the risk has a high probability and a high impact.

D : Every incident should be the subject of a detailed and thorough risk assessment before the firefighters are permitted to respond.

Answer: A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE about the activity based costing system when compared to absorption costing method?

Options :

A : ABC is easier to administer than an absorption costing system

B : ABC will be less detailed than an absorption costing system

C : ABC will provide more accurate overhead allocation than absorption costing

D : ABC will cost less to administer than an absorption costing system

Answer: C

Question 3

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

Question 4

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 5

One of an investment centre's products is sold on an external market. Output is limited because the specialist machine that manufactures the product is operating at full capacity.

Current data for the product are as follows.

Options :

A : $21,400

B : $17,800

C : $23,900

D : $26,160

Answer: A