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    The document contains multiple questions and solutions related to management accounting. It includes questions about variances, costing, budgeting, and spreadsheet applications. The final question asks which statements are consistent with variances shown for direct materials, direct labour, and direct expenses. Statements 1, 2 and 4 are consistent as they could explain the adverse materials variance and favorable labour variance.

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    1.There was no work-in-progress (WIP) in a manufacturing process at the start of a period.

    18,000 units of a product commenced processing in the period during which completed output was 16,100 units. The WIP was 75% complete for conversio n costs which were $4.60 per equivalent unit. There were no losses or gains in the process. What amount was included in the closing WIP for conversion costs? $8,740 $11,653 $6,555 $18,515 ans. C

    2.Which of the following statements is TRUE? Data consists of processed information Data consists of information Information consists of data which has been processed in a predefined way Information consists of raw facts that have not been processed ans C For which of the following tasks would a computer spreadsheet be most useful? Product listing Cost coding structure Staff appraisal Variance analysis ans d Product X is manufactured by Y Co. Direct materials cost $6.10 and prime costs total $9.60 per unit of product. Production overheads are absorbed at a rate of $13.40 per machine hour. 2 units of Product X are manufactured per machine hou r. Using absorption costing, what is the total production cost per unit of Product X? $29.10 $22.40 $16.30 $23.00

    ans c Which of the following is a MAJOR advantage of the use of computer spreadsheets in management accounting? What-if analysis can be carried out easily and quickly Formulas are consistent in that they usually appear as numbers They can be used to record the cost coding structure They can be printed and hard copies filed

    ans a Product X requires 1.8 kg of a raw material per finished unit. The material has

    a weight loss of 10% in preparation for manufacture. Inventory of the material is currently 420 kg but needs to be increased to 500 kg. 2,000 units of Produc t X are to be manufactured. How many kg of the raw material needs to be purchased to satisfy the above requ irements? 4,080 4,040 3,880 3,920

    ans a A production operative is paid $11.00 per hour for a basic 35-hour week. Overt ime is paid at 40% over the basic rate. The operative worked for 38 hours in we ek 9. Income tax deducted was $76.40 and benefit contribution payments were: Employer $40 Employee 10% of gross pay What was the net pay of the operative in week 9? $319.29 $311.68 $271.68 $316.30

    ans b No losses or gains occur in a manufacturing process. There was no work in progr ess (WIP) at the start of a period during which 9,600 litres of a raw material w ere input to the process. 8,700 litres of finished product were output from the process in the period. The stage of completion of the WIP was: Materials 100% Conversion costs 60% What were the equivalent 9,600 for materials and 8,700 for materials and 8,700 for materials and 9,600 for materials and units 9,600 8,700 9,060 9,240 of production in the period? for conversion costs for conversion costs for conversion costs for conversion costs

    ans d

    A differential piecework payment scheme applies to direct workers in a productio n cost centre, subject to a guaranteed minimum wage of $50 per day. The differe ntial rates for output each day are: $ Up to 100 units 0.50 per unit Excess over 100 units 0.60 per unit A worker produced the following over a three-day period: Units Day 1 100 Day 2 90 Day 3 110 What is the worker's total wages for the three days? $151 $166 $161 $156

    ans d A manufacturer absorbs production overhead into the cost of jobs as a percentage of actual direct labour cost. Two jobs were worked on during a period: Job 1 ($) Job 2 ($) Opening work in progress 5,269 Direct materials in the period 10,726 4,652 Direct labour in the period 4,360 2,940 Production overheads of $9,855 were incurred in the period. Job 1 was completed in the period and the selling price is set so as to give a gross margin of 40%. What is the selling price of Job 1? $41,986 $43,735 $36,737 $65,603

    ans b The following indirect costs were incurred in a factory in a period: Rental of premises $80,000 Utilities $25,000 There are two cost centres, A and B, in the factory which between them occupy th

    e 20,000 square metres (sq m) of floor space (cost centre A, 8,000 sq m; cost ce ntre B, 12,000 sq m). What is the total indirect cost apportionment to cost centre B in the period if floor space is used as the basis of apportionment? $105,000 $63,000 $52,500 $42,000

    ans b In an interlocking accounting system what would be the entry for the issue of i ndirect material? Dr Production overhead Cr Raw material inventory Dr Raw material inventory Cr Work in progress Dr Work in progress Cr Raw material inventory Dr Raw material inventory Cr Production overhead

    ans a Which of the following are reasons for formatting data in a spreadsheet? (1) (2) (3) (4) To To To To get data into the correct order for analysis make labels visually interesting make numbers more descriptive of what they represent make the data appear as plain text

    2 and 4 1, 2 and 3 2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only ans c Which of the following statements concerning the recording and analysis of sales are TRUE? (1) The sales figure that should be taken from an invoice is net of both trade d iscount and sales tax (2) Sales may be analysed in a number of different ways for management accountin g purposes 2 only 1 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2

    ans c Which of the following may cause an adverse selling price variance? (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 1 2 2 An increase in competitor activity A decrease in competitor activity Actual demand less than forecast demand Actual demand higher than forecast demand and and and and 4 3 4 3

    ans b

    Production labour costs incurred during a period included the following items: $ Salary of factory manager 2,400 Training of direct workers 1,660 Normal idle time 840 Overtime premiums of direct workers 2,760 Overtime hours of direct workers at basic rate 9,200 What total amount would usually be charged to production overhead for the above items? $7,660 $4,900 $4,060 $16,860

    ans a The following information has been extracted from the records of a firm: Production Department Budget $ Result $ Variance $ Direct materials 1,231 1,648 427 adverse

    Direct labour 2,156 1,972 184 favourable Direct expenses 125 142 17 adverse

    Consider the following statements: (1) Overtime premium of direct labour caused direct expenses to increase (2) Lower skilled direct labour was used causing increased usage of direct mater ials (3) Higher quality of direct labour and materials were used enabling fewer direc t labour hours to be required (4) Higher skilled direct labour was used enabling less direct material to be us ed Which of the statements are consistent with the variances shown? 3 and 4 only 1, 2, 3 and 4 1, 2 and 4 only 2 and 3 only

    ans d

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