Summer Special Limited Time 65% Discount Offer - Ends in 0d 00h 00m 00s - Coupon code: exc65

Data for the latest period for a company which makes and sells a single product are as follows:

There were no budgeted or actual changes in inventories during the period.

The variable overhead expenditure variance for the period was:

A.

$462 favourable.

B.

$462 adverse.

C.

$2,202 favourable.

D.

$2,202 adverse.

A company is appraising two projects. Both projects are for five years. Details of the two projects are as follows.

Based on the above information, which of the following statements is correct?

A.

An annuity could be used to calculate the net present value of the projects.

B.

The annuity factor for project A would be lower than the annuity factor for the project B.

C.

A perpetuity could be used to calculate the net present value of the projects.

D.

The annuity factor for project A would double the annuity factor for project B.

The staffing policy for a supermarket is to have one cashier station open for every forecasted 20 customers per hour. Cashiers are hired by the hour as and when required, and do not perform any other duties.

The cost of the cashiers in relation to the number of customers would be classified as which type of cost?

A.

Stepped fixed cost

B.

Variable cost

C.

Semi-variable cost

D.

Fixed cost

According to CIMA’s Code of Ethics, CIMA members should not allow bias, conflict of interest of the influence of other people to override their professional judgement.

This is an example of:

A.

objectivity.

B.

professional behaviour.

C.

integrity.

D.

professional competence and due care.

In order for the information in a management accounting report to be authoritative its contents must be:

A.

trusted and from reliable sources.

B.

complete and reported in a timely manner.

C.

complete and relevant.

D.

both financial and non-financial.

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate performance measure for a profit centre manager?

A.

Return on capital employed

B.

Contribution per unit

C.

Sales price variance

D.

Gross margin

Which of the following statements regarding variances is valid?

A.

Using higher quality material than standard could explain an adverse labour efficiency variance.

B.

Improved maintenance of production machinery could explain an adverse material usage variance.

C.

An adverse labour rate variance could explain a favourable labour efficiency variance.

D.

Poor supervision could explain a favourable labour rate variance.

In responsibility accounting, costs and revenues are grouped according to:

A.

the budget holder.

B.

their function.

C.

the service provided.

D.

their behaviour.

Refer to the exhibit.

ZAP publishes a monthly magazine aimed at the teenage market. It has drawn up a budget for next year as follows:

The magazine is currently sold at $2.00 per copy.

The margin of safety is

Refer to the exhibit.

The following costs apply to batch 325, which consists of 10000 units of identical products:

The company charges selling and administration costs at a rate of 20% of production costs and wishes to achieve a profit margin of 20% of sales.

What is the required selling price per unit of product?

Give your answer to 2 decimal places.