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MSmarium salman11y ago
Hello Sir. Could you please help me out in the following questions? I'd be so so grateful. Q1. The following information is available for X plc: Budgeted production 13120 units Budgeted fixed O.H $45920 Budgeted labour hours 26240 Actual production 12920 units Actual fixed O.H $48400 Actual labour hours 25200 What is the fixed OH capacity variance? What is the fixed OH efficiency variance? I got 1820(F) for capacity variance but the answer states it is adverse? Can you please tell me how and why? Also please tell me how to calculate the fixed OH efficiency variance? Q2. A division of a company is capable of making 2 products, X and Y. X Y External selling price 80 100 Variable cost 60 70 Contribution 20 30 Labour hours per unit 5 10 The company has limited labour hours available , and another division requires product Y. What is the minimum transfer price that should be charged by the division in order to achieve goal congruence? Q3. A contract required 100 hours of skilled labour Labour is paid $5 per hour. Labour is currently fully occupied making another product which is generating a contribution of $8 per unit. Each unit of other product requires 2 hours of skilled labour. What is the relevant cost of labour? Q4. A company has budgeted to sell 100000 units of its product at a price of $25 per unit. The CS ratio is 25% and the fixed costs are $375000. What is the breakeven sales revenue and the margin of safety? Please let me know how to solve these. Looking forward. Thank you!
Ssehrish11y ago#1
q3: $1600 is relevant labour cost. Please confirm, is that correct?
MSmarium salman11y ago#2
Its 900. But how i dont know :/
Ssehrish11y ago#3
Q4. margin of safety (revenue): $1,000,000
Ssehrish11y ago#4
oh i got it. $8 is contribution per unit. so we will be losing contribution of $4 per hour. so $5 per hour we need to pay to labour and $4 is lost contribution per hour. so new project needs 100 hrs and it becomes 100x 5+4= 900 labour cost
Ssehrish11y ago#5
what's the answer of Q4?
MSmarium salman11y ago#6
Q4. I have calculated the Breakeven sales revenue but i can't calculate the MOS as a %. They need MOS as a % and I've no idea how to do that. The answer is breakeven revenue $1500000 and MOS 40%. and thank youu so much for the labour questionn.
MSmarium salman11y ago#7
Thank you Josy and Sehrish i got it :)
MSmarium salman11y ago#8
oh this was so easy :o thanks :D
Ssehrish11y ago#9
what's the standard rate in q1?
MSmarium salman11y ago#10
Sehrish you have to calculate the OAR/ hour which is B.OH/B.Activity 45920/26240 = $1.75/hr x (26240-25200) =1820 (A).
Ssehrish11y ago#11
oh yes. thank you :)
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