pass question december 2010 q3 please how did they got figure of food revenue, 2.staff wages,3 energy cost.please help me to through more light on this questions
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13y ago#1Please can you check which exam you mean?
The December 2010 exam did not have a pricing question (and Q3 was linear programming).
The December 2010 exam did not have a pricing question (and Q3 was linear programming).
yes is december 2010 q3. i
13y ago#3It is NOT December 2010.
I think you must mean June 2011 Q3, although this is not a pricing question. Part (a) is asking for a flexed budget. (Parts (b) and (c) are variances).
A flexed budget means rewriting the original budget for the actual level of activity.
So... the original budget was based on there being 1,200 meals, and the budgeted food cost was $48,000. This means that they were budgeting on a cost of 48,000/1200 = $40 for each meal.
The actual number of meals served was 1,560, and so this would mean that they would have expected the food cost to be 1,560 x $40 = $62,400. This is the figure for the flexed budget.
(The actual cost was only 60840 - the difference between this and the flexed budget is the variance).
The same sort of exercise needs doing for all the variable costs - the examiner has shown the workings in his answer.
I think you must mean June 2011 Q3, although this is not a pricing question. Part (a) is asking for a flexed budget. (Parts (b) and (c) are variances).
A flexed budget means rewriting the original budget for the actual level of activity.
So... the original budget was based on there being 1,200 meals, and the budgeted food cost was $48,000. This means that they were budgeting on a cost of 48,000/1200 = $40 for each meal.
The actual number of meals served was 1,560, and so this would mean that they would have expected the food cost to be 1,560 x $40 = $62,400. This is the figure for the flexed budget.
(The actual cost was only 60840 - the difference between this and the flexed budget is the variance).
The same sort of exercise needs doing for all the variable costs - the examiner has shown the workings in his answer.
please sir how did they get the extra 15 per day
13y ago#5What extra 15 per day? For food costs there is no extra 15 a day - I have shown you above how the flexed food cost figure is calculated.
The only extra 15 a day is for the number of order (i.e. meals served a day) and this is only relevant for the wages.
The examiners answer explains why there are 65 meals served per day. The question says that in the original budget there are 50 order per day, and so 65 a day means an extra 15 a day.
The only extra 15 a day is for the number of order (i.e. meals served a day) and this is only relevant for the wages.
The examiners answer explains why there are 65 meals served per day. The question says that in the original budget there are 50 order per day, and so 65 a day means an extra 15 a day.
thanking sir
13y ago#7You are welcome :)
please sir the same question;how did they get this figure's;8 staff * 1.5hour* 6day*4 week=288extra hour
at $12 per hour =$3456 extra wages
total flexed wage=$9216+$3456=$12672.please sir break it down for me
at $12 per hour =$3456 extra wages
total flexed wage=$9216+$3456=$12672.please sir break it down for me
13y ago#9Note 5 of the question says that for every 5 extra orders, the staff have to work 0.5 hours of overtime. Because the actual number of orders is 15 more than the original budget (I explained the 15 to you earlier), it means the staff all have to work an extra 1.5 hours a day. Note 5 also says that the overtime is paid an $12 per hour.
The number of staff/hours/days/weeks are all given in the question.
It therefore means that the flexed budget wages will be $3456 more than the original budget.
The number of staff/hours/days/weeks are all given in the question.
It therefore means that the flexed budget wages will be $3456 more than the original budget.
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