Question 1

A company is classifying its quality costs to prepare a quality cost report. Which of the following are conformance costs?
Select ALL that apply.

Options :

A : Internal Failure Costs

B : External Failure Costs

C : Prevention Costs

D : Appraisal Costs

Answer: C,D

Question 2

The following summarised financial statements have been prepared by JNM's North subsidiary for the year just ended:

Calculate the North subsidiary's Residual Income, assuming that JNM's cost of capital is 10%.
Give your answer to the nearest $ million.

Options :

A : A

Answer: A

Question 3

A company has three divisions, each of which is an investment centre. The divisional managers' performance is assessed using return on investment (ROI). A higher ROI will result in a higher bonus for the divisional manager.
The company's cost of capital is 15%.

For the forthcoming year each divisional manager has one investment opportunity available as follows:

The manager(s) of which division(s) will proceed with their respective investment opportunity?

Options :

A : Division 1 and Division 3

B : Division 2 and Division 3

C : Division 3 only

D : Division 1 only

Answer: B

Question 4

Which TWO of the following conditions are necessary for a learning curve to apply?

Options :

A : The process must be simple.

B : The process must be complex.

C : There must be regular breaks in production.

D : Production must be machine intensive.

E : Production must be labor intensive.

Answer: A,B

Question 5

Company D is about to launch an innovative and unique product which may face direct competition within three years. The company needs to achieve a rapid payback on all investments because it has limited access to external finance.
Which is the most appropriate pricing strategy for company D's new product, and for what reason?

Options :

A : Market skimming because it exploits areas of the market which are sensitive to price.

B : Penetration pricing because it can be used to rapidly build sales volume in mature markets.

C : Market skimming because it enables high prices to be charged to buyers who want the product as soon as possible.

D : Penetration pricing because it can be used to rapidly build sales volume in high growth markets.

Answer: C