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4 important questions couldnt answeri (please help)

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA MA Management Accounting Forums › 4 important questions couldnt answeri (please help)

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  • October 22, 2010 at 7:53 pm #45651
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    MPORTANT INOTE:
    IF ANY ONE THINKS THE QUESTION ARE WRONG PLEASE COMPLETE IT OR LET ME KNOW WHAT PART OF QUESTION IS MISSING .IF ITS RIGHT PLEASE SOLVE IT.

    Question no 1

    OVERHEADS IN PRODUCTION COST SENTRE Z ARE ABSORBED ON THE BASIS OF LABOUR HOURS.BUDGETED OVERHEADS FOR A PERIOD IN THE COST CENTRE ARE
    ALLOCATED 25800
    APPORTIONED 16200
    BUDGTED PRODUCTION IN THE PERIOD IN 210000 UNITS ARE PRODUCED WHICH ARE PRODUCED AT A RATE OF THE UNITS PER LABOUR HOUR IN COST CENTRE Z.

    WHAT IS THE PRODUCTION OVERHEAD RATE PER LABOUR HOUR IN PRODUCTION COST CENTRE Z.

    QUESTION NO 2 A FIRM IS PREPARING RAW MATERIAL BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR .THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REALTED TO NEXT YEAR.

    FINISHED PRODUCTION BUDGET UNITS ARE (6000).EACH OF THE PRODUCTION CONTAINS A 9 KG OF RAW MATERIALS AND 10 % OF INPUT RAW MATERIALS ARE WASTED IN THE PROCESS.

    WHAT IS THE RAW MATERIAL PURCHASE BUDGET IN KGS
    A) 60250
    🙂 54150
    C) 59750
    D)59650

    QUESTION NO 3

    A FIRM IS CONSIDEREING A NEW CONTRACT THAT REQUIRES RAW MATERIALS TO BE PROCESSED IN ORDER TO CREATE THE PRODUCT.FOR DELIVERY 10 % OF RAW MATERIALS INPUT TO THE PROCESS IS WASTED.THE RAW MATERIAL IS REGULAR USE BY THE FIRM.THE CONTRACT REQUIRES THE DELIVERY OF 450 KG OF FINISHED OUTPUT.THE FOLLOWING INMFORMATION RELATED TO MATERIALS.
    CURRENT INVENTORY $ 35
    CURRENT PURCHASE PRICE/KG $19
    ORIGNAL COST OF INVENTORY PER KG $18

    WHAT IS THE RELEVANT COST OF RAW MATERIALS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE CONTRACT .

    QUESTION NO 4

    THE FIRM IS PREPARING LABOUR BUDGET FOR NEXT PERIOD .PRODUCTION VOLUME BUDGET IS TO BE ASAME AS THE LAST PERIOD.THE TOTAL LABOURS HOURS USED TO PRODUCE THE OUTPUT WAS 54000 AND LABOUR EFFICIENCY IS 90%.FROM START OF NEXT PERIOD THE FIRM IS INTRODUCING NEW MATERIALS WHICH WILL IMPROVE LABOUR EFFICIENCY TO 120 %(CALCULATE USING SAME BASIS)

    WHAT IS THE BUDGETED LABOUR HOURS

    NOTE:IF YOU THINK ANY QUESTION IS WRONG PLEASE CORRECT IT ILL REALLY BE GRATEFUL ….
    THANKS

    October 26, 2010 at 3:57 pm #69644
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    Question 1: labour hour per unit is not given, therefore unable to complete the question.
    Question 2: 6000 x 9kg = 54000kg, this is the raw material that will be purchased if without other information, in this question it states that 10% of input material are wasted (there will be wastage), so you need to buy more. 54000kg will be 90%, you need to buy 100% in order to really run the production, so 54000 x 100/90 = $60000, no answer again.
    Question 3: Again there will be lost so need to buy more raw material, 450kg will be 90%, so 100% is 450 x 100/90 = 500kg. The purchase price will be relevant cost as company is regularly using the raw material (replacement cost). Answer will be 500 x $19 = $9500
    Question 4: When labour efficiency is at 90%, the hour used were 54000 hours. So when labour efficiency is 120% (doing faster by 30%), the hour reduced will be 54000 x (120 – 90)/90 = 18000hours, answer will be 54000 – 18000 = 36000 hours.

    October 26, 2010 at 7:58 pm #69646
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    THANK YOU VERY MUCH …. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL HOW WILL I DO QUESTION 1 IF THE LABOUR HOUR PER UNIT IS GIVEN

    THERE IS ONE MORE QUESTION IF YOU COULD PLEASE HELP

    Take the following example :
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    Output (Units) 12000 15000 20000
    70000 80000 86000

    THE VARIABLE COST WILL DECRESE BY $1 IF THE ACTIVITY EXCEEDS 18000 UNITS.
    WHAT IS THE TOTAL VARIABLE COST

    NOTE:THE QUESTION MIGH HAVE AN ERROR IF THEREIS AN ERROR COULD YOU PLEASE CORRECT IT THANKS ONCE AGAIN

    October 27, 2010 at 7:15 am #69647
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    If labour hour per unit is given, you just have to add up $25800 + $16200 and divide 210000 units x labour hour per unit. OAR = budgeted cost/ budgeted level of activity.

    I guess for this question 70000 80000 and 86000 are the cost right, but one thing is missing, the total variable cost for “how many units” should be given in order to complete this question.

    October 27, 2010 at 12:11 pm #69648
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    Thanks once again could you please tell me if the question was complete how would I solve it.

    There is one more question I can’t understand which is as follows:
    A firm manufactures ad sells a single product with a contribution to sales ratio 40%the budgeted net profit/loss for period 1 and 2 are as follows

    Period 1 net loss 30000

    Profit 2 net profit 50000

    In period 1 the budgeted sales is required to the budgted profit period 2

     

    a-350000

    b-450000

    c-375000

    d-300000

     

    what are the potential principal budgeting factor?( If any thing is missing could you please complete the question and solve it for me )

    There was 1 more question (what is the cost of material x and z in period 2) I don’t know from which chapter can this question possibly be) if you could give an example ill be really grateful …

    October 27, 2010 at 2:00 pm #69649
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    If question was complete, let say require total variable cost of 12000 units, firsly you need to add the decreased variable cost ($1 x 2000 = $2000), then do high-low method:
    variable cost per unit = ($86000 + $2000 – $70000) / 20000 – 12000 = $2.25
    Total variable cost for 12000 units = $2.25 x 12000 = $27000

    Well the information given is not relevant to determine principal budgetary factor and it is actually not enough to do much thing, so I can’t complete this question.

    Well most probably this question is from budgeting chapter, again I can’t guess or create a question asking for cost of material x and z as I am also student 🙂

    October 27, 2010 at 4:58 pm #69650
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    Thank you very much for the answers really appreciated

    IN THIS HIGH LOW QUESTION WHERE DID 2000 COME FROM AND IN THE QUESTION I STATED ABOUT 18000 UNITS, IS THIS INFORMATION IRRELAVENT TO THE QUESTION(I MEAN IT HAS NOTHING TO DO THE QUESTION ITS JUST THERE TO CONFUSE THE STUDENTS ?)

    October 28, 2010 at 1:58 am #69651
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    “When activity exceeds 18000 units”, this is the key word, your budget for highest activity level is 20000 units and so the difference of 2000 units will be affected by the decrease of variable cost per unit 🙂

    October 28, 2010 at 5:52 am #69652
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    thank you very much … i thought you were a professor lol 🙂 … just one last question can you olease define adverse capacity variance for me ….. thanks once again

    October 28, 2010 at 10:29 am #69653
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    Capacity variance tells you that the labour is hardworking, working for more than required, so adverse capacity variance means that the actual hour worked is lesser than budgeted hour worked, showing that labour is not working at full capacity (leaving free time). That’s why when you calculate fixed overhead capacity variance, it will be (budgeted hour – actual hour) x standard fixed absorption rate (cost per hour) 🙂

    October 28, 2010 at 12:27 pm #69654
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    one last question mate hope i aint disturbing you i have a paper tommorow and i am worried lolx 🙂 thanks for the last answer

    The following tabels refers to an in ventory item

    reorder level (unit ) 800
    lead time (day) 7
    daily demand (units) 100
    EOQ (units) 2000

    A purchase order was placed in accordance with the above and demand was as expected but the supplier delivered the order 10 days late …

    October 28, 2010 at 2:05 pm #69655
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    You haven’t stated your question,lol but in this case, the delivery was late for 10 days and this will cause the inventory in hand to become zero. This is because you reorder when inventory falls to 800 units, daily demand is 100 units, so if suppliers are late for 10 days, no sales can be made and you will loss the customer’s goodwill.

    October 28, 2010 at 2:48 pm #69656
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    sorry the question was “How many of these units in inventory immediatly after delivery” thanks 🙂 what is the answer now lolx

    October 29, 2010 at 11:15 am #69657
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    lol your question is still not clear yet, what you mean by “inventory immediately after delivery”?

    October 29, 2010 at 6:40 pm #69658
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    lol, actually i copied this question from some where, its propably “inventory available immediately after the delivery” ?

    October 30, 2010 at 2:28 pm #69659
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    Haha EOQ is 2000 units, so answer will be it 😉

    November 7, 2010 at 3:57 pm #69660
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    @ Ahmedali88
    Can you tell me which kit all those tough questions are set?

    November 29, 2010 at 4:40 am #69661
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    @ seah Thank you very much seah ,i passed my exams with flying colurs 66 % .. god bless you … i wouldnt have done without your constant help ….

    @ shadrachmartey
    All the questons are from different books and sources .. i would recommend you to try bbp revsion kit 🙂

    December 5, 2010 at 1:20 pm #69662
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    Hey Ahmedali88

    Congrats on passing. I just wanted to ask how did you go about revising i have BPP book and revision kit and pass cards how many times do you recommend to do the revsion kit and the best methods. Im due to sit my exam this month.

    Hope to hear from you soon

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