Question 1

D3 makes 2 types of toilets - the Executive (Ex) and the Classic (CI). Direct labour costs $6 per hr and overheads are absorbed on a machine hour basis. The overhead absorption rate for the period is $28 per machine hour. What is the traditional cost per unit for (Ex) and (CI)?

Options :

A : (Ex) 60, (CI) 56

B : (Ex) 58, (CI) 53

C : (Ex) 65, (CI) 49

D : (Ex) 62, (CI) 52

E : (Ex) 63, (CI) 48

Answer: C

Question 2

A company is preparing its annual budget and is estimating the number of units of Product A that it will sell in each quarter of year 2. Past experience has shown that the trend for sales of the product is represented by the following relationship:

y = a + bx where

y = number of sales units in the quarter a = 10,000 units b = 3,000 units x = the quarter number where 1 = quarter 1 of year 1

Actual sales of Product A in Year 1 were affected by seasonal variations and were as follows:

Quarter 1:14,000 units Quarter2: 18,000 units Quarter 3: 18,000 units Quarter 4: 20,000 units

Calculate the expected sales of Product A (in units) for each quarter of year 2, after adjusting for seasonal variations using the additive model.

Options :

A : The expected sales for year 2 Quarter 4 was 32700 units

B : The expected sales for year 2 Quarter 4 was 32000 units

C : The expected sales for year 2 Quarter 4 was 33000 units

D : The expected sales for year 2 Quarter 4 was 40000 units

Answer: B

Question 3

A medium-sized manufacturing company, which operates in the electronics industry, has employed a firm of consultants to carry out a review of the company's planning and control systems. The company presently uses a traditional incremental budgeting system and the inventory management system is based on economic order quantities (EOQ) and reorder levels. The company's normal production patterns have changed significantly over the previous few years as a result of increasing demand for customized products. This has resulted in shorter production runs and difficulties with production and resource planning. The consultants have recommended the implementation of activity based budgeting and a manufacturing resource planning system to improve planning and resource management.

What are the benefits for the company that could occur following the introduction of an activity based budgeting system?

Select ALL the correct answers.

Options :

A : Under an activity based budgeting system, resource allocation is linked to the strategic plan and is prepared after considering alternative strategies. This approach ensures that new activities that are required to meet the company-s strategic objectives are included in the budget.

B : Under a traditional incremental budgeting system the focus is on existing resources and operations. Adjustments are then made for changes in activity and price which results in past inefficiencies being perpetuated. Under an activity based budgeting system, only resources that are needed to perform activities required to meet the budgeted production and sales volumes are included.

C : Activity based techniques including activity based budgeting focus on the outputs of a process rather than the input to the process. This approach provides a clear framework for understanding the link between costs and the level of activity. It allows the ranking of activities and the determination of how limited resources should be allocated across competing activities.

D : Activity Based Budgeting Systems present costs under functional headings i.e. the emphasis is on the nature of the cost. The weakness if this approach is that it gives little indication of the link between the level of activity and the cost incurred.

E : The approach under an Activity based Budgeting System is to make arbitrary cuts in order to meet overall financial targets.

Answer: A,B,C

Question 4

Christian the management accountant at a car manufacturer has been given a list of costs that have been incurred due to accidents and errors either occurring or being prevented.
Which of the following are examples of non-conformance costs? Select ALL that apply.

Options :

A : Cost of scrap

B : Loss of goodwill

C : Cost of repairs to products

D : Inspection costs

E : Cost of repairs to equipment

Answer: A,B,C

Question 5

The labour requirement for a special contract is 250 skilled labour hours paid at $10 per hour and 750 semi-skilled labour hours paid at $8 per hour.
At present, skilled labour is fully utilised on other contracts which generate a $12 contribution per hour, after charging labour costs. Additional skilled labour is unavailable in the short term.
There is a surplus of 1,200 semi-skilled hours over the period of the contract but the firm has a policy of no redundancies.
The relevant cost of labour for the special contract is:

Options :

A : $ 5,500

B : $ 3,000

C : $ 8,500

D : $ 11,500

Answer: A