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Kaplan mtq question

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Kaplan mtq question

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  • October 11, 2024 at 8:46 am #712214
    Rajshekharrsf
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    Bogh Co manufactures wooden picture frames.
    The company’s information system produces an operating statement, and on the basis of the
    variances calculated, managers are assessed and bonuses paid.
    The standard material cost for each picture frame is $8. This is made up:

    Wood 0.5 kg @ $10 per kg $5
    Glass 0.25 kg @ $12 per kg $3

    In July, Bogh manufactured 300 picture frames, and purchased:
    Wood 170 kg $2,040
    Glass 70 kg $860

    Required:
    (a) Using the information above, calculate (to the nearest whole number):

    The total materials usage variance and state if it is adverse or favourable:

    I normally calculate material usage variance by using this following formula:

    Actual units*standard usage XXXX
    -Actual usage (XXXX)
    Variance in kg -X/X
    standard cost per kg $X
    Variance in $ (Standard cost per kg*Variance in kg

    By applying this formula, I get an answer different from that which is given in the kaplan kit:

    Wood
    Glass
    Aq × Ap = 170 × 12
    Aq × Ap = 70 × 12.29
    = 2,040
    = 860 = 2,900
    (i) Price = $360A
    Wood
    Glass
    Aq × Sp = 170 × 10
    Aq × Sq = 70 × 12
    = 1,700
    = 840 = 2,540
    (ii) Usage = $140A
    Wood
    Glass
    Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.5 × 10
    Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.25 × 12
    = 1,500
    = 900 = 2,400

    Is it not possible to identify the cost per kg and get the same answer?

    October 11, 2024 at 3:45 pm #712226
    John Moffat
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    No, there is no choice but to look at each material separately.

    (Why did you waste time calculating the price variance when it wasn’t asked for? 🙂 )

    October 12, 2024 at 7:59 am #712230
    Rajshekharrsf
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    All right. I will keep that mind.

    I didn’t calculate price variance for this question. The long workings given above is from the kaplan exam kit book. They have given workings for price variance because another part of this question (I have not mentioned it here) also asks for price variance as well.

    My usual method of calculating usage is the following method:

    Actual units*standard usage XXXX
    -Actual usage (XXXX)
    Variance in kg -X/X
    standard cost per kg $X

    But this method fails to give the correct answer for this question.

    October 12, 2024 at 8:17 am #712234
    John Moffat
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    But surely that is what has been done in the printed answer that you have copied out?

    October 13, 2024 at 9:53 am #712253
    Rajshekharrsf
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    Wood
    Glass
    Aq × Ap = 170 × 12
    Aq × Ap = 70 × 12.29
    = 2,040
    = 860 = 2,900
    (i) Price = $360A
    Wood
    Glass
    Aq × Sp = 170 × 10
    Aq × Sq = 70 × 12
    = 1,700
    = 840 = 2,540
    (ii) Usage = $140A
    Wood
    Glass
    Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.5 × 10
    Sq × Sp = 300 × 0.25 × 12
    = 1,500
    = 900 = 2,400

    Yes, this is what has been given as an answer in the kaplan Book.

    The question is actually an MTQ from section B of Kaplan KIT. Apart from finding the usage and price variance, it asks a few more other question which I have not posted here as I had doubt with question on usage variance only.

    October 14, 2024 at 1:44 pm #712380
    Rajshekharrsf
    Participant
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    Question 3:

    I’m writing the question in short in my own words. The company estimates to get an incremental revenue of 1 mil as a result of investing in a machine. If it does not undertake the project, the revenue from current machine would increase by $0.2.

    the question ask to calculate the incremental revenue from the project, what figure would be included in the answer.

    My own answer to this question was 1mil+0.2 = $1200000.
    The correct answer on study hub is the difference between the two, which is $800000

    Could you please explain the logic behind the correct answer?

    October 14, 2024 at 4:42 pm #712394
    John Moffat
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    Please do start a new thread when asking a different topic 🙂

    If they do not do the project then the current revenue will increase by 200,000.
    If they do the project then the current revenue will increase by 1,000,000.

    Therefore doing the project gives 800,000 more than not doing the project.

    October 16, 2024 at 11:37 am #712474
    Rajshekharrsf
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    Thank you! Understood.

    I’ll remember to start a new thread for new topics.

    October 16, 2024 at 4:59 pm #712487
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome.

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