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Refer to the exhibit.

The standard variable cost per unit of Product W is $26. The budgeted sales of Product W in April was 3,300 units. The company recorded the following variances for the month of April:

During April 3,600 units of Product W were actually sold.

The budgeted contribution for Product W in April was to the nearest $000:

In a manufacturing company which produces a range of products, the wages of a machine operator in the factory would be classified as a:

A.

Direct labor cost

B.

Indirect labor cost

C.

Direct expense

D.

Indirect expense

Refer to the exhibit.

A company operates a process costing system. The following data relates to Process X for the month of September.

Normal loss is 5% of input and all losses occur at the end of the process.

The number of equivalent units, using an average cost basis of valuation, was:

Conversion:

Which THREE of the following costs would normally be classified as semi-variable?

A.

Wages of a waitress paid a fixed rate per hour

B.

Salary of a sales executive paid a basic salary and a bonus based on sales level

C.

Advertising costs

D.

Cost of renting a photocopier which is a fixed rental fee plus a charge per copy made

E.

Telephone costs

F.

Royalties paid per unit produced

Which THREE of the following statements could explain why an adverse material price variance has arisen?

A.

Change in market conditions causing a general price rise

B.

Increased efficiency in the purchasing department

C.

Purchase of inferior quality materials

D.

Bulk purchasing resulting in higher discounts

E.

Poor production planning

F.

Poor inventory control

JB has fixed costs of $120,000 per annum. It manufactures a single product which it sells for $12 per unit. It has a profit/volume ratio of 60%.

JB’s break-even point is

Refer to the exhibit.

Xpert Ltd uses a standard costing system and therefore values all inventory at standard cost. During period 7, the price paid for material 'Z' was £2 per kg more than the standard price.

The following information for material 'Z' relates to period 7:

What was the material price variance for 'Z' in period 7?

A.

£2 adverse

B.

£40 adverse

C.

£400 adverse

D.

£500 adverse

A company operates a flexible budget system. A budget for direct material cost is set at £12500 for 2500 kgs of material.

It is budgeted that all materials will be obtained at a 5% discount when total production is in excess of 2700 kgs.

What variance is reported if actual material usage is 3000 kgs and the actual cost is £13500?

A.

£750 favourable

B.

£1000 adverse

C.

£1500 favourable

D.

£1250 favourable

Which of the following are NOT behavioural aspects of budgetary controls? (Select ALL that apply.)

A.

Motivation

B.

Irrational spending

C.

Budget negotiation

D.

Short term focus

E.

Competitiveness

F.

Long term focus

Refer to the exhibit.

A company operates a process costing system. The following data relates to Process X for the month of September.

Normal loss is 5% of input and all losses occur at the end of the process.

The number of equivalent units, using an average cost basis of valuation, was:

Materials: