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?Blunt is considering a new project but is unsure how much overhead to include in the?calculations to help him decide whether or not to proceed. Existing fixed overheads are?absorbed at the rate of $8 per hour worked.? Blunt is certain that the project will involve an?incremental 500 labour hours.??

The project will involve extra machine running costs and these variable overheads cost him?$4 per hour. The number of extra machine hours is expected to be 450 hours. The?difference between this figure and the 500 labour hours above is expected idle time.??

The project will require a little more temporary space that can be rented at a fixed cost of?$1,200 for the period of hire. This overhead is not included in the fixed overhead?absorption rate above.?

What is the overhead to be charged against the project decision??

A

?$3,000?

B

?$3,200?

C

?$7,000?

D

?$7,200?

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Chapter6Short-termdecisions

The relevant cash flow is:?

Extra variable overheads: 450 hours × $4/hr? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $1,800?

Rent? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$1,200?

Total? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$3,000?

Fixed costs are not incremental and idle time would normally mean that the machines are?not in use are so are not an incurred cost.?

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?The following statements have been made about material price planning variances:?

(1) The publication of material price planning variances should always lead to automatic?updates of standard costs.?

(2) The causes of material price planning variances do not need to be investigated by?managers at any level in the organisation.?

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true??

A

?(1) only?

B

?(2) only?

C

?Neither (1) nor (2)?

D

?Both (1) and (2)?

?Leaf limited has had a mixed year. Its market share has improved two percentage points to?20% but the overall market had contracted by 5% in the same period.? The budgeted sales?were 504,000 units and standard contribution was $12 per unit.?

?What is the level of actual sales??

A

?Two percentage points up on budget at 510,080 units?

B

?Three percent down overall on budget at 488,880 units?

C

?Three percent up on budget at 519,120 units?

D

?Up by a little over five and a half percent to 532,000 units?

?The finance director of Paint Mixers Ltd has produced the table below showing the variance?results for the first three months of the year:?

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?January? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? February? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?March?

Material price variance? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $3,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$2,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$1,000 A?

Material mix variance? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$2,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $750 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$100 F?

Material yield variance? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$4,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?$2,000 A? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? $50F?

Which of the following interpretations of the variances analysis exercise above is NOT?correct???

A

?The purchasing manager should be able to threaten to switch suppliers to get better?deals and address the adverse material price variance?

B

?The materials mix variance is entirely under the control of the production manager?

C

?The favourable yield variance in March could be the result of operational efficiency?

D

?The responsibility for the initial poor performance must be borne by both the?purchasing manager and the production manager?

?The following statements have been made in relation to the use of standard costs in rapidly?changing environments:?

(1) Variance analysis results will take into account important criteria such as customer?satisfaction or quality of production.?

(2) Achieving standards is suitable in most modern manufacturing environments.?

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true??

A

?(1) only?

B

?(2) only?

C

?Neither (1) nor (2)?

D

?Both (1) and (2)?

?The following statements have been made about planning and control as described in the?three tiers of Robert Anthony’ s decision-making hierarchy:?

(1) Strategic planning is concerned with making decisions about the efficient and?effective use of existing resources.?

(2) Operational control is about ensuring that specific tasks are carried out efficiently?and effectively.?

Which of the above statements is/are true??

A

?(1) only?

B

?(2) only?

C

?Neither (1) nor (2)?

D

?Both (1) and (2)?

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