slackForums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › slackThis topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.Viewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)AuthorPosts December 4, 2017 at 11:10 am #420119 adarsh1997ParticipantTopics: 646Replies: 282☆☆☆☆The management accountant has calculated that the slack for material is 500 kg per week.What does a slack of 500 kg per week for material x represent?A. The quantity of material x that is available each week. B. The excess of material x available over production needs.1. The answer is B 2. Could you explain why what’s wrong with A? December 4, 2017 at 3:16 pm #420238 John MoffatKeymasterTopics: 57Replies: 54724☆☆☆☆☆The material available is the total available. They will be using some of it for production – the slack is the amount that is available but that they are not using.AuthorPostsViewing 2 posts - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)The topic ‘slack’ is closed to new replies.