Question Paper

Management Accounting ñ II (152) : April 2005

• Answer all questions.
• Marks are indicated against each question.

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1. In which of the following situations, can cost based transfer prices be used?
I. No market price exists.
II. Difficulties in negotiating market prices.
III.Where the product contains a secret ingredient or production process which the top management
do not wish to disclose to outside customers.
IV. The transferor division is constrained by capacity limitation.

(a) Both (I) and (II) above (b) Both (II) and (IV) above
(c) Both (III) and (IV) above (d) (I), (II) and (III) above
(e) (I), (II), (III) and (IV) above.
(1 mark)
2. The estimated annual production of products X and Y are 10,000 and 20,000 respectively. The budgeted < Answer >
cost details of these products are as under:
Particulars X Y
Direct materials per unit Rs.45 Rs.42
Direct labor per unit (@Rs.9 per hour) Rs.27 Rs.18
Selling overheads per unit (50% variable) Rs. 9 Rs.12
The other overheads are charged to the products as under:
Factory overheads (50% fixed) - 100% of direct wages
Administrative overheads (100% fixed) - 10% of factory cost
The fixed capital investment is Rs.10,00,000 and the working capital requirement is equivalent to 6
months stock of cost of sales of both the products. A return on investment of 25% is expected.
The expected return on capital employed is
(a) Rs.6,41,875 (b) Rs.6,00,000 (c) Rs.6,13,500
(d) Rs.6,80,500 (e) Rs.6,90,875.
(2 marks)
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3. Consider the following data of Shituja Ltd. for the year 2004-05:

Variable cost per unit Rs.25

Fixed costs Rs.4,00,000
Estimated profit Rs.1,95,000
Normal volume of production 10,000 units

The mark-up percentage on total cost is

(a) 78.00% (b) 48.75% (c) 40.00% (d) 30.00% (e) 25.00%.
(1 mark)
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4. Which of the following is true in respect of full cost pricing method?
(a) It is used to recover market price plus mark-up
(b) It is used to recover standard cost plus mark-up
(c) It is used to recover fixed costs only
(d) It is used to recover variable costs only
(e) It is used where a company does not have the basic idea of demand for the product.
(1 mark)
5. If a company charges different prices in different markets for the same product, this pricing strategy is < Answer >
known as
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 known as
(a) Target pricing (b) Standard pricing
(c) Full cost pricing (d) Discriminatory pricing (e) Shadow pricing.
(1 mark)
6. A company manufactures 780 units of product A during 2004-05. The variable cost per unit and fixed < Answer >
costs per annum are Rs.12 and Rs.5,600 respectively. If the company expects an annual profit of
Rs.7,200, the mark-up percentage on variable cost is
(a) 128.57% (b) 130.00% (c) 132.82% (d) 136.75% (e) 236.75%.
(1 mark)
7. Excel Ltd. operates under standard cost system. Factory overhead cost is applied to products on a direct < Answer >
labor hour basis. At normal operating level, the company utilizes 3,60,000 direct-labor hours per year.
The budgeted overhead cost at normal capacity level is as follows:
Variable – Rs.7,20,000
Fixed – Rs.1,80,000.
During the year 2004-05, the actual labor hours were 3,70,000 to get production that should have
required only 3,50,000 hours.
The overhead efficiency variance is
(a) Rs.50,000 (F) (b) Rs.50,000 (A) (c) Rs.40,000 (F)
(d) Rs.40,000 (A) (e) Rs.20,000 (A).
(2 marks)
8. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the difference between a flexible budget and a < Answer >
fixed budget?
(a) A flexible budget primarily is prepared for planning purposes while a fixed budget is prepared for
performance evaluation
(b) A flexible budget provides cost allowances for different levels of activity whereas a fixed budget
provides costs for one level of activity
(c) A flexible budget includes only variable costs whereas a fixed budget includes only fixed costs
(d) A flexible budget is established by operating management while a fixed budget is determined by
top management
(e) The variances are usually larger with a flexible budget than with a fixed budget.
(1 mark)
9. In analyzing company operations, the controller of the Sarkar Corporation found a flexible-budget < Answer >
revenue variance of Rs.2,50,000 favorable. The variance was calculated by comparing the actual results
with the flexible budget. This variance can be wholly explained by
(a) The total flexible budget variance
(b) The total sales volume variance
(c) The total static budget variance
(d) The changes in unit selling price
(e) The changes in unit market price.
(1 mark)
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10. Which of the following pricing techniques ignores fixed cost?
(a) Standard cost based pricing (b) Full cost pricing
(c) Cost plus profit pricing (d) Return on investment based pricing
(e) Differential cost pricing.
(1 mark)
11. Which of the following schedules would be the last item to be prepared in the normal budget < Answer >
preparation process?
(a) Sales budget (b) Cash budget
(c) Direct labor budget (d) Cost of goods sold budget
(e) Manufacturing overhead budget.
(1 mark)
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12. Which of the following statements is/are true?
I. Quarterly manufacturing cost budgets may legitimately show widely varying manufacturing costs
per unit, if production is not evenly distributed.
II. The first financial budget prepared is the cash budget.
III. A flexible budget is a budget prepared for different levels of activity.

(a) Only (I) above (b) Only (II) above (c) Only (III) above
(d) Both (I) and (III) above (e) (I), (II) and (III) above.
(1 mark)
13. The relationship between the budgeted number of working hours and the maximum possible working < Answer >
hours in a budgeted period is
(a) Efficiency ratio (b) Activity ratio
(c) Calendar ratio (d) Capacity usage ratio (e) Capacity utilization ratio.
(1 mark)
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14. To identify the interrelationships between key activities and resources consumed, is a part of the
(a) Activity Based Costing method of cost allocation
(b) Classification of costs as either fixed, mixed, variable or semi -fixed
(c) Absorption costing method
(d) Step-down method to allocate cost pools from one service department to other service departments
(e) Reciprocal services method.
(1 mark)
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15. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Material price variance is caused on account of pilferage of materials
(b) Material usage variance is caused on account of excessive shrinkage or loss of material in transit
(c) Material price variance occurs, if defective materials are purchased
(d) Material price variance arises because of purchasing substitute materials at different prices
(e) Material mix variance will result, if materials are placed into production in the same ratio as the
standard mix.
(1 mark)
16. Consider the following data pertaining to Nandini Ltd. for 1,000 units of product-N which requires two < Answer >
raw materials – A and B:
Standard material cost per unit:
Material A - 2 kg. at the rate of Rs.10 = Rs.20
Material B - 3 kg. at the rate of Rs.20 = Rs.60
Materials issued:
Material A - 2,050 kg. at a cost of Rs.43,050
Material B - 2,980 kg. at a cost of Rs.56,620
The total material usage variance is
(a) Rs.900 (Adverse) (b) Rs.900 (Favorable)
(c) Rs.500 (Adverse) (d) Rs.400 (Favorable) (e) Rs.100 (Adverse).
(1 mark)
17. The master budget is a proforma financial statement. It summarizes all the planned activities of all < Answer >
subunits. The information comprises of the
(a) General estimates of financial targets and costs
(b) Detailed schedules and financial statements
(c) Activity cost drivers and cost-volume-profit analysis
(d) Planned expenditures for new facilities and financing plans
(e) Changes in financial cash flows only.
(1 mark)
18. Consider the following data pertaining to production department in Skylab Ltd. for the month of March < Answer >
2005:

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 Actual overhead costs Rs.11,000
Standard hours for actual work 4,500 hours
Actual hours during the month 5,000 hours
Standard overhead rate Rs.2 per hour
The overhead variance is
(a) Rs.2,000 (Favorable) (b) Rs.2,000 (Adverse)
(c) Rs.1,500 (Favorable) (d) Rs.1,000 (Adverse) (e) Rs.1,000 (Favorable).
(1 mark)
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19. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Differential cost pricing could bring about pricing decisions that tend to disregard the necessity of
recovering total costs in the long run
(b) Differential cost pricing is not related to economic marginal analysis
(c) Full cost pricing ignores the vital economic considerations of demand and competition
(d) Full cost pricing is prone to distortion by accounting misapplication such as an unjustifiable
inclusion of manufacturing overhead based on predetermined rates
(e) ROI pricing method guides management in determining what selling price will provide at a given
rate of return.
(1 mark)
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20. Which of the following is/are particularly associated with operating a system of transfer pricing?
I. Ensuring that goal congruence is retained among the organization’s separate divisions.
II. Ensuring that divisional performance measurement is not affected.
III. Ensuring that corporate profits are maximized.
IV. Ensuring that the group remains competitive.
(a) Only (I) above (b) Only (IV) above
(c) Both (II) and (III) above (d) (I), (II) and (III) above
(e) (I), (II), (III) and (IV) above.
(1 mark)
21. Individual budget schedules are prepared to develop an annual comprehensive or master budget. The < Answer >
budget schedule which provides the necessary input data for the Direct Labor Budget is
(a) Sales budget
(b) Raw materials purchases budget
(c) Schedule of cash receipts and disbursements
(d) Schedule of manufacturing overhead
(e) Production budget.
(1 mark)
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22. Neem Ltd. has furnished the following data for the month of March 2005:

Particulars Budget Actual

Variable overhead cost Rs.4,000 Rs.3,900
Labor hours 4,000 hours 3,500 hours
Units produced 16,000 units 13,400 units
The variable overhead efficiency variance is
(a) Rs.650 (Adverse) (b) Rs.500 (Favorable)
(c) Rs.500 (Adverse) (d) Rs.150 (Favorable) (e) Rs.150 (Adverse).
(1 mark)
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23. Krokodile Ltd. has furnished the following budgeted and actual sales for the month of March 2005:

Particulars Budget Actual

Units sold 4,000 units 4,200 units
Sale price Rs.65 per unit Rs.62 per unit
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 The sales volume variance is
(a) Rs.13,400 (Adverse) (b) Rs.13,400 (Favorable)
(c) Rs.13,000 (Adverse) (d) Rs.13,000 (Favorable) (e) Rs.12,400
(Favorable).
(1 mark)
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24. Which of the following information is required by the Operating Management?
(a) Changes in government policies (b) Overtime payments
(c) Working capital (d) Order bookings (e) Return on investment.
(1 mark)
25. Which of the following does not form a part of needs according to Maslow’s hierarchy of human < Answer >
needs?
(a) Psychological needs (b) Safety needs (c) Social needs
(d) Esteem needs (e) Self-fulfillment needs.
(1 mark)
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26. Which of the following is/are not true in relation to Value Chain Analysis?
I. Value chain is the linked set of value-creating activities from the basic raw material sources for
suppliers to the ultimate end-use product delivered to the customer.
II. No individual firm is likely to span the entire value chain.
III. Value chain requires an internal focus unlike conventional management accounting in which focus
is external to the firm.
IV. Each firm must be understood in the context of the overall value chain of value -creating activities.
(a) Only (I) above (b) Only (II) above (c) Only (III) above
(d) Only (IV) above (e) Both (II) and (III) above.
(1 mark)
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27. Which of the following statements is false in respect of activity based costing?
(a) It does not segregate variable and fixed costs
(b) It tends to be more costly than the traditional methods of costing
(c) It is based on historical costs
(d) It highlights the causes of costs
(e) It deals with the direct costs only.
(1 mark)
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28. Which of the following statements is false with respect to target costing?
(a) Target costing is a customer oriented technique
(b) Target costing requires market research to determine the customer’s perceived value of the product
based on its functions and attributes
(c) The maximum advantage of adopting target costing is, when it is deployed at the products selling
stage
(d) A major feature of target costing is that a team approach is adopted to achieve the target cost
(e) Target costs are conceptually different from standard costs.
(1 mark)
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29. Target pricing
(a) Is more appropriate when applied to mature and long-established products
(b) Considers the variable costs and excludes fixed costs
(c) Is often used when costs are difficult to control
(d) Is a pricing strategy used to create competitive advantage
(e) Is well suited for complex products that require many sub-assemblies.
(1 mark)
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30. Which of the following statements is false with respect to Total Quality Control (TQC)?
(a) TQC is a management process based on the belief that quality costs are minimized with zero
defects
(b) The proponents of TQC do not advocate that ‘quality is free’
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 (c) TQC begins with the design and engineering of the product
(d) TQC is often associated with JIT manufacturing
(e) TQC is sometimes referred to as TQM (Total Quality Management).
(1 mark)
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31. A profit making firm can increase its return on investment by
(a) Increasing sales revenue and operating expenses by the same amount in rupees
(b) Increasing investment and operating expenses by the same amount in rupees
(c) Decreasing sales revenue and operating expenses by the same percentage
(d) Increasing sales revenue and operating expenses by the same percentage
(e) Decreasing investment and sales by the same percentage.
(1 mark)
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32. Consider the following data relating to Max Ltd.:

Sales Rs. 5,00,000

Variable costs Rs. 3,00,000
Traceable fixed costs Rs. 50,000
Average invested capital Rs. 1,00,000
Imputed interest rate 26%
The residual income of the company is
(a) Rs.1,50,000 (b) Rs.1,44,000 (c) Rs.1,30,000
(d) Rs.1,26,000 (e) Rs.1,24,000.
(1 mark)
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33. Which of the following is false with respect to Return on Investment (ROI) and Residual Income (RI)?
(a) In case of RI, there is a problem of defining the minimum required rate of return associated with
various investment opportunities
(b) ROI can be readily employed for inter-divisional comparisons
(c) A project will be rejected under ROI method and accepted under RI method if the rate of return
from such project is more than the minimum required rate of return but less than the current ROI
(d) RI is the rate of return which a division is able to earn above the minimum required rate of return
on operating assets
(e) Under RI approach, the larger divisions will be expected to have more RI than the smaller
divisions.
(1 mark)
34. The imputed interest rate used in the residual income approach to perform evaluation can best be < Answer >
described as the
(a) Average return on investments for the company over the last several years
(b) Target return on investment set by the company’s management
(c) Average lending rate for the year being evaluated
(d) Historical weighted-average cost of capital for the company
(e) Marginal after-tax cost of capital on new equity capital.
(1 mark)
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35. A segment of an organization is referred to as a profit center, if it has
(a) Responsibility for developing markets for and selling the output of the organization
(b) Authority to make decisions affecting the major determinants of profit, including the power to
choose its markets and sources of supply
(c) Responsibility for combining materials, labor and other factors of production into a final output
(d) Authority to provide specialized support to other units within the organization
(e) Authority to make decisions affecting the major determinants of profit, including the power to
choose its markets and sources of supply and significant control over the amount of invested
capital.
(1 mark)

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36. Which of the following is not true with respect to Zero-Based Budgeting?
(a) It is developed using the concept of incrementalization
(b) It is done from scratch
(c) Previous years’ figures are not considered as the base
(d) It challenges the existence of every budgeting unit and every budget period
(e) It cannot be considered as an adjustment for the previous years’ figures.
(1 mark)
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37. Consider the following data pertaining to a company for the month of March 2005:

Budgeted hours 600 hrs.

Actual hours 560 hrs.
Maximum possible hours in the budget period 700 hrs.
Standard hours for actual production 660 hrs.
The capacity usage ratio of the company for the month is
(a) 1.17 (b) 1.07 (c) 1.06 (d) 0.86 (e) 0.80.
(1 mark)
38. When a normal costing system is used, budgeted rates would be used for applying costs by the < Answer >
absorption-costing method for
(a) Direct labour and variable factory overhead
(b) Variable factory overhead and fixed factory overhead
(c) Fixed factory overhead and direct materials
(d) Direct materials and direct labour
(e) Fixed factory overhead and direct labour.
(1 mark)
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39. A difference between standard costs used for cost control and budgeted costs
(a) Can exist because standard costs must be determined after the budget is completed
(b) Can exist because standard costs represent what cost should be, whereas budgeted costs represent
expected actual costs
(c) Can exist because budgeted costs are historical costs, whereas standard costs are based on
engineering studies
(d) Cannot exist because they should be the same amounts
(e) Can exist because standard costs must be determined before the budget is completed.
(1 mark)
40. The number of standard hours equivalent to the work produced expressed as a percentage of the < Answer >
budgeted standard hours is known as
(a) Efficiency ratio (b) Activity ratio (c) Calendar ratio
(d) Capacity usage ratio (e) Capacity utilization ratio.
(1 mark)
41. AB Ltd. is organized into two large divisions – A and B. Division A produces a component which is < Answer >
used by division B in making a final product. The final product is sold for Rs.480. Division A has a
capacity to produce 2,400 units and the entire quantity can be purchased by division B.
Division A informed that due to installation of new machines, its depreciation cost has gone up and
hence wanted to increase the price of the component to be supplied to division B to Rs.264. Division B,
however, can buy the component from the outside market at Rs.264 each. The variable cost of division
A is Rs.228 and fixed cost is Rs.24 per component. The variable cost of division B in manufacturing the
final product by using the component is Rs.180 (excluding the component cost).
If division B purchases the entire component from division A, the total contribution of the company as a
whole is
(a) Rs.5,47,200 (b) Rs.86,400 (c) Rs.1,72,800
(d) Rs.1,15,200 (e) Rs.5,18,400.
(2 marks)

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42. Kashmira Ltd. has two divisions - A and B. The division A has the capacity to manufacture 1,50,000 < Answer >
units of a special component LKJ annually and it has some idle capacity currently. The budgeted
residual income for the division A is Rs.10,00,000. The relevant details extracted from the budget of
division A are as under:

Sales (to outside customers) 1,20,000 units @ Rs.180 per unit

Variable cost per unit Rs.160
Divisional fixed cost Rs.8,00,000
Capital employed Rs.75,00,000
Cost of capital 12% per annum
Division B received an order for which it requires 30,000 units of a component similar to LKJ. An
additional variable cost of Rs.5 per unit will be incurred to make minor modifications to LKJ to suit the
requirements of Division B.
The minimum transfer price per unit, which A should quote to B to achieve its budgeted residual income
is
(a) Rs.185 (b) Rs.170 (c) Rs.165 (d) Rs.160 (e) Rs.175.
(2 marks)
43. Srirupa Ltd. manufactures a single product at the operated capacity of 8,000 units while the normal < Answer >
capacity of the plant is 10,000 units per annum. The company has estimated 25% profit on sales
realization and furnished the following budgeted information:

Particulars 10,000 units (Rs.) 8,000 units (Rs.)

Fixed overheads 1,50,000 1,50,000
Variable overheads 50,000 40,000
Semi-variable overheads 1,00,000 88,000
Sales realization 8,00,000 6,40,000
The company has received an order from a customer for a quantity equivalent to 10% of the normal
capacity. It is noticed that prime cost per unit of product is constant.
If the company desires to maintain the same percentage of profit on selling price, the minimum price per
unit to be quoted for the new order is
(a) Rs.36.25 (b) Rs.48.33 (c) Rs.37.70 (d) Rs.38.06 (e) Rs.30.75.
(2 marks)
44. D’cent Ltd. pays commission to its salesmen in the month the company receives cash for sales, which is < Answer >
equal to 5% of the cash inflows. The company has budgeted sales of Rs.4,25,000 for April 2005,
Rs.5,25,000 for May 2005 and Rs.5,85,000 for June 2005. 60% of the sales are on credit. Experience
indicates that 60% of the budgeted credit sales will be collected in the month following the sales. 35%
are expected to be realized in the second month following the month of sales and remaining 5% will be
non-recoverable.
The total amount of sales commission for the month of June 2005 is
(a) Rs.31,462.50 (b) Rs.25,612.50 (c) Rs.25,785.25
(d) Rs.17,225.00 (e) Rs.15,650.00.
(2 marks)
45. Yamini Ltd. has a policy of maintaining a minimum cash balance of Rs.1,00,000 at the end of each < Answer >
month. Any deficit will be financed through bank borrowings and any surplus will be utlised to repay
the outstanding bank borrowing and the balance will be invested in short-term securities. For this
purpose, the company has an agreement with the bank to borrow in multiples of Rs.10,000 whenever a
need arises subject to a maximum of Rs.2,00,000. The rate of interest is 12% per annum payable
monthly on the amount borrowed.
50% of the sales are on credit and is expected to be collected in the month following the month of sales.
25% of the purchases are on credit and will be paid in the month following the month of purchases. The
salaries and other expenses are to be paid in the month for which they relate. The following is the
budgeted information for the quarter ending June 2005:

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 Particulars April 2005 (Rs.) May 2005 (Rs.) June 2005 (Rs.)
Sales 40,000 50,000 1,00,000
Purchases 30,000 40,000 40,000
Salaries 60,000 70,000 50,000
Manufacturing and other
25,000 30,000 10,000
administrative expenses
If the closing cash balance for the month of April 2005 is Rs.1,00,000, the cash balance as on July 01,
2005 will be
(a) Rs.1,07,500 (b) Rs.1,01,500 (c) Rs.81,500
(d) Rs.1,02,500 (e) Rs.82,500.
(2 marks)
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46. Consider the following information pertaining to Akash Ltd.:

Particulars April 2005 May 2005 June 2005

Expected sales (units) 5,000 6,000 7,000
Estimated wages and other
1,25,000 1,60,000 1,80,000
manufacturing expenses (Rs.)
Akash Ltd. sells the goods at Rs.50 per unit. 50% of the sales are on cash. The debtors are estimated to
be collected the next month. One unit of finished output requires 2 Kg of raw material and is estimated
to be purchased for Rs.6 per Kg. The production in a month includes half of that month’s sales and half
of next month’s sales. The raw material required in a month is purchased in the same month on credit.
The creditors are paid in the next month. The wages and other expenses are paid in the month in which
they are incurred. The cash surplus in the month of May 2005 will be
(a) Rs.49,000 (b) Rs.74,000 (c) Rs.37,000
(d) Rs.62,000 (e) Rs.82,000.
(2 marks)
47. A company estimates its direct material requirements for the month of May 2005 to be Rs.2,40,000 and < Answer >
the direct labor to be Rs.1,50,000. It is the policy of the company to absorb overheads as under:
Factory overheads 60% of direct wages
Administrative overheads 20% of works cost
Selling and distribution overheads 25% of works cost
It is estimated that the selling and distribution overheads will increase by 15% in May 2005. The
company sells goods at a profit of 16.67% on sales. The budgeted sales for the month of May 2005 is
(a) Rs.9,21,600 (b) Rs.8,56,800 (c) Rs.9,09,900
(d) Rs.6,87,150 (e) Rs.8,35,200.
(2 marks)
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48. Consider the following particulars for the month of March 2005:
Budgeted fixed production overhead cost Rs.60,000
Budgeted production 6,000 units
The fixed overhead cost was under absorbed by Rs.10,000 and the fixed production overhead
expenditure variance was Rs.2,500 (Adverse).
The number of units produced during the month of March 2005 was
(a) 4,750 (b) 5,000 (c) 5,250 (d) 6,750 (e) 7,250.
(2 marks)
49. The flexible budget for the month of May 2005 was for 10,000 units with direct material at Rs.24 per < Answer >
unit. Direct labor was budgeted at 45 minutes per unit for a total of Rs.1,02,000. Actual output for the
month was 8,500 units with Rs.2,04,000 in direct material and Rs.89,500 in direct labor expenses. The
direct labor standard of 45 minutes was maintained throughout the month. The variance analysis of the
performance for the month of May 2005 would show a/an
(a) Favorable material usage variance of Rs.6,200
(b) Unfavorable material price variance of Rs.5,000

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 (c) Favorable direct labor efficiency variance of Rs.2,800
(d) Unfavorable direct labor efficiency variance of Rs. 2,800
(e) Unfavorable direct labor rate variance of Rs. 2,800.
(2 marks)
50. A1 Ltd. has furnished the following data pertaining to budgeted expenses for 12,000 electrical automatic < Answer >
iron:
Particulars Per unit cost (Rs.)
Direct materials 40
Direct labor 60
Variable manufacturing overhead 20
Fixed manufacturing overhead (Rs.1,50,000) 15
Selling expenses (20% fixed) 15
Administrative expenses (100% fixed) 5
Distribution expenses (40% fixed) 5
160
The total cost of 8,000 electrical automatic iron is
(a) Rs.12,80,000 (b) Rs.16,00,000 (c) Rs.13,30,000
(d) Rs.13,50,000 (e) Rs.12,50,000.
(2 marks)
51. Pawan Ltd. manufactures 5,000 units of Product PT at a cost of Rs.120 per unit. Presently, the company < Answer >
is utilizing 50% of the total capacity. The information pertaining to cost per unit of the product is as
follows:
Material – Rs.60
Labor – Rs.25
Factory overheads – Rs.15 (40% fixed)
Administrative overheads – Rs.20 (50% fixed)
Other information:
i. The current selling price of the product is Rs.160 per unit.
ii. At 60% capacity level – Material cost per unit will increase by 3% and
current selling price per unit will reduce by 2%.
iii. At 80% capacity level – Material cost per unit will increase by 5% and
current selling price per unit will reduce by 4%.
The profit per unit of the product of the company at 70% and 90% capacity levels will be
(a) Rs.39.57 and Rs.37.71 respectively (b) Rs.39.57 and Rs.45.60 respectively
(c) Rs.39.57 and Rs.50.50 respectively (d) Rs.50.50 and Rs.40.00 respectively
(e) Rs.56.50 and Rs.37.71 respectively.
(2 marks)
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52. TQM Ltd. has furnished the following data:
Particulars Budgeted Actual
Fixed Overheads Rs.5,62,000 Rs.6,02,250
Output per labor hour 3 units 2.6 units
Number of working days 25 27
Labor hours per day 3,000 3,500
Fixed overhead volume variance is
(a) Rs.39,750 (favorable) (b) Rs.12,000 (adverse)
(c) Rs.12,000 (favorable) (d) Rs.51,750 (adverse) (e) Rs.51,750 (favorable).
(2 marks)
53. HP Ltd. produces a commodity by blending two raw materials – A and B. The following are the details < Answer >
regarding the raw materials:

Material Standard mix Standard price per kg.

A 40% Rs.5
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B 60% Rs.6
The standard process loss is 15%. During the month of March 2005, the company produced 4,250 kg . of
finished product. The position of stock and purchases for the month of March 2005 are as under:
Material Stock as on Stock as on Purchases during
March 2005
March 01, 2005 March 31, 2005
(Kg.) (Kg.) (Kg.) (Rs.)
A 85 40 2,400 13,200
B 90 55 2,600 15,080
The material yield variance of the company is
(a) Rs.420.20 (adverse) (b) Rs.441.32 (adverse)
(c) Rs.519.20 (adverse) (d) Rs.441.32 (favorable) (e) Rs.519.20 (favorable).
(2 marks)
54. Kavya Ltd. is producing three complimentary products. The demand for the products is very much < Answer >
fluctuating. The demand estimates for the products are as below:
Product Selling price (Rs.) Unit Variable cost (Rs.) Sales units
A 16 10 15,000
B 18 11 20,000
C 25 16 5,000
Fixed cost is Rs.80,000. At the end of the budget period the total sales margin variance is found to be
Rs.1,65,000 (Adverse) but same sales mix, cost and price were maintained because of the
complimentary nature. If there is no opening and closing inventories of WIP, finished goods and raw
materials, and each unit of A, B and C consumes 4 kg, 2 kg and 5 kg of raw material per unit and
purchase price of each kg of raw material is Rs.1.50, then the cost of raw materials consumed during the
budgeted period is
(a) Rs.63,000 (b) Rs.69,720 (c) Rs.86,000
(d) Rs.52,500 (e) Rs.75,000.
(2 marks)
55. Sankara Ltd. uses standard process costing method. The standard process cost card per month shows < Answer >
that 2 hours of direct labor is required to produce one kg. of finished product and the fixed overheads,
which are recovered on direct labor hours, amount to Rs.200 per kg. of output. The budgeted output is
2,000 kg. per month. Actual production during the month of March 2005 is 1,900 kg. and the direct
labor hours utilized during the month were 3,350.
The details of opening and closing work-in progress (WIP) are as under:
Opening work-in-progress – 480 kg.: Degree of completion of labor and overheads – 60%.
Closing work-in-progress – 550 kg.: Degree of completion of labor and overheads – 20%.
The company uses FIFO method for evaluation of stocks. The fixed overhead efficiency variance is
(a) Rs.9,400 (Adverse) (b) Rs.9,400 (Favorable)
(c) Rs.10,700 (Adverse) (d) Rs.7,200 (Favorable) (e) Rs.7,200 (Adverse).
(2 marks)
< Answer >
56. Consider the following particulars pertaining to Jasmine Ltd. for the month of March 2005:
Overheads cost variance Rs.3,640 (Adverse)
Overheads volume variance Rs.2,600 (Adverse)
Budgeted hours for March 2005 3,120 hours
Budgeted overheads for March 2005 Rs.15,600
Actual rate of overheads Rs.8 per hour.
The overhead capacity variance is
(a) Rs.5,200 (Favorable) (b) Rs.1,040 (Favorable)
(c) Rs.5,200 (Adverse) (d) Rs.6,240 (Adverse) (e) Rs.8,320 (Adverse).
(2 marks)
< Answer >
57. The standard labor component and the actual labor component for a job in a week are given below:

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 Skilled Semi-skilled Unskilled
Particulars
workers workers workers
i. Standard number of workers in the gang 32 12 6
ii. Standard wage rate per hour (Rs.) 12 10 8
iii. Actual number of workers employed in the
28 18 4
gang during the week
iv. Actual wage rate per hour (Rs.) 14 8 6
During the 40 hours working week, the gang produced 1,800 standard labor hours of work.
The labor efficiency variance is
(a) Rs.2,048 (A) (b) Rs.2,880 (A) (c) Rs.2,432 (A)
(d) Rs.2,016 (F) (e) Rs.2,000 (F).
(2 marks)
58. ABM Ltd. has furnished the following production budget pertaining to a single product for the month of < Answer >
March 2005:
Production quantity 2,00,000 units
Production costs:
Material 3,06,000 kg at Rs.4.10 per kg
Direct labor 2,16,000 hours at Rs.4.50 per hour
Variable overheads Rs. 4,86,000
Fixed overheads Rs.12,28,000
The variable overheads are absorbed at a predetermined direct labor hour rate and the fixed overheads
are absorbed at a predetermined rate per unit of output.
During the month the actual production was 1,80,000 units and the following costs were incurred :
Material 2,83,063 kg at Rs.14,15,300
Direct labor 1,86,000 hours at Rs.8,35,200
Variable overheads Rs.4,05,800
Fixed overheads Rs.12,00,600
The variable overhead efficiency variance and fixed overhead volume variance are
(a) Rs.18,900 (F) and Rs.1,22,800 (A) respectively
(b) Rs.18,900 (F) and Rs.1,06,440 (A) respectively
(c) Rs.18,900 (F) and Rs.1,15,800 (A) respectively
(d) Rs.1,06,440 (F) and Rs.18,900 (A) respectively
(e) Rs.1,22,800 (A) and Rs.1,26,800 (F) respectively.
(2 marks)
59. ABC Ltd. has furnished the following information pertaining to its four products for the month of < Answer >
March 2005:
Product

A B C D
Output units 120 100 80 120
Cost per unit:
Direct material (Rs.) 40 50 30 60
Direct labor (Rs.) 28 21 14 21
Machine hour per unit 4 3 2 3
The four products are similar and are usually produced in production runs of 20 units and sold in
batches of 10 units. The produc tion overhead is currently absorbed by using a machine hour rate and the
total production overhead for the period has been analyzed as follows:

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 Inspection / Quality control 2,100
Material handling and dispatch 4,620

The following cost drivers are identified for the absorption of production overhead cost:
Cost Cost Driver
Setup costs Number of production runs
Stores receiving Requisitions raised
Inspection / Quality control Number of production runs
Materials handling and dispatch Orders executed
The number of requisitions raised on the stores was 20 for each product and number of orders executed
was 42, each order being for a batch of 10 of a product. The total costs of products A and D, if the
production overheads are absorbed on a machine hour basis, are
(a) Rs.17,760 and Rs.16,920 respectively
(b) Rs.6,720 and Rs.16,920 respectively
(c) Rs.14,800 and Rs.17,760 respectively
(d) Rs.17,760 and Rs.6,720 respectively
(e) Rs.13,100 and Rs.16,920 respectively.
(2 marks)
60. Sarovar Ltd. services washing machines and clothes dryers. It charges customers for the spare materials < Answer >
with markup on cost. The company has five employees, each earning Rs. 7,500 per year and
spending 1,000 hours per year on service calls. It sells parts that cost Rs. 37,500 annually. The
company has other costs of Rs. 20,000 a year, which is allocated two-thirds to labor and the remainder
to material. The amount of markup on parts, if the target profit of the company is Rs.30,000 per annum,
is
(a) Rs. 25,000 (b) Rs. 75,000 (c) Rs. 30,000
(d) Rs. 45,000 (e) Rs. 27,000.
(2 marks)
< Answer >
61. Consider the following data of Product ‘KN’ of a company for production and sales of 50,000 units:
Material – Rs.1,00,000
Labor – Rs. 80,000
Overheads – Rs.3,20,000
The fixed portion of capital employed is Rs.50,000 and the varying portion is 40% of sales turnover.
The company desires to earn a profit of 12% on capital employed after payment of tax at 40%. The
selling price of the product is
(a) Rs.10.28 (b) Rs.11.09 (c) Rs.15.88 (d) Rs.10.00 (e) Rs.12.29.
(2 marks)
< Answer >
62. Consider the following data pertaining to the division of a company for the year 2004-05:
Investment in working capital – Rs.6,60,000
Investment in fixed assets – Rs.8,80,000
Total cost – Rs.7,70,000
Imputed interest cost – 12%
If the company desires to achieve a residual income of Rs.2,06,200, the revenue of the division would
be
(a) Rs.15,40,000 (b) Rs. 9,76,200 (c) Rs.11,02,500
(d) Rs.14,30,000 (e) Rs.11,61,000.
(1 mark)
< Answer >
63. Consider the following particulars pertaining to products A and B of a company:
Particulars A B
Estimated production (units) 4,000 6,000
Total variable costs (other than direct labor) (Rs.) 1,60,000 2,70,000
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 Total variable costs (other than direct labor) (Rs.) 1,60,000 2,70,000
Direct labor cost per hour (Rs.) 6 4.50
Number of labor hours per unit 3 4
Fixed costs (Rs.) 1,15,000 1,10,000
The investment in fixed capital is Rs.7,60,000 and working capital requirements amount to Rs.5,00,000.
A return of 25% on investment is expected.
If the contribution per direct labor hour is expected to be the same for both the products, the selling
price of product B is
(a) Rs.123 (b) Rs.58 (c) Rs.103 (d) Rs.140 (e) Rs.65.
(2 marks)
< Answer >
64. Consider the following data of CT Ltd. for the quarter ending March 2005:

Projected sales 20,000 units

Raw materials per unit of finished goods 5 kg
Opening stock of finished goods 2,500 units
Closing stock of finished goods 5,500 units
Opening stock of raw materials 23,000 kg
Closing stock of raw materials 25,000 kg
The total quantity of materials purchased during the quarter is
(a) 82,500 kg (b) 87,000 kg (c) 1,13,000 kg
(d) 1,15,000 kg (e) 1,17,000 kg.
(2 marks)
65. Zuari Ltd. manufactures tables for schools, restaurants, hotels and other institutions. The company < Answer >
manufactures table tops and purchases four legs for each table from an outside supplier and assembles
them. It takes 20 minutes of labor to assemble a table. The company follows a policy of producing
enough tables to ensure that 40% of next month’s sales are in the finished goods inventory. The
company also purchases sufficient raw materials to ensure that raw materials inventory is 60% of the
following month’s scheduled production. The sales budget for tables in units for the second quarter is as
follows:
April 2005 – 2,300
May 2005 – 2,500
June 2005 – 2,100
July 2005 – 2,000
The closing inventory in units for the month of March 2005 is
Finished goods – 1,900
Raw materials (table legs) – 4,000
The number of table legs to be purchased in the month of May 2005 is
(a) 10,000 (b) 11,040 (c) 8,688 (d) 9,200 (e) 12,940.
(2 marks)
66. Consider the following particulars pertaining to 1,000 units of product XLN produced during the month < Answer >
of March 2005:
Standard price per kg. of raw material Rs.6
Standard direct labor cost Rs.16,000
Standard direct labor hours 3,200
Standard overheads per direct labor hour Re.1
Total standard cost per unit Rs.42
Material usage variance Rs.1,200 (A)
The actual quantity of raw material consumed during the month of March 2005 is
(a) 8,000 kg (b) 3,600 kg (c) 4,000 kg (d) 3,200 kg (e) 2,400 kg.
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67. The concept of Management by exception refers to management’s
(a) Consideration of only rare events
(b) Lack of predetermined plan
(c) Consideration of items selected at random
(d) Considering only those items which materially vary from plans
(e) Considering all the items except the items under the purview of Top management.
(1 mark)

68. Costs which can be reduced or removed from the company’s cost structure without affecting product or < Answer >
service quality for the customer are referred to as
(a) Variable costs (b) Indirect costs
(c) Non-value-added costs (d) Avoidable costs (e) Irrelevant costs.
(1 mark)
< Answer >
69. Johanson Ltd. has following production costs:

Direct wages Rs.1,50,000

Direct material Rs.2,25,000
Production overheads:
Fixed Rs.60,000
Variable Rs.1,00,000
Following are the budgeted values for the current year:
(a) Labor rate is expected to decrease from Re.1.00 per hour to Re.0.80 per hour.
(b) Production efficiency is expected to fall by 10%.
(c) Production will increase by 40%.
The budgeted cost of production for the year is
(a) Rs.6,00,000 (b) Rs.6,59,800 (c) Rs.7,03,600
(d) Rs.7,13,800 (e) Rs.7,23,000.
(2 marks)
< Answer >
70. Consider the following data of a company:
Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Budgeted direct-labor hours 60,000 80,000 75,000 70,000
Variable overhead rate per hour Rs.3.00 Rs.3.00 Rs.3.00 Rs.3.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead Rs.80,000 Rs.80,000 Rs.80,000 Rs.80,000
The fixed manufacturing overhead includes depreciation of Rs.35,000 per quarter.
Ninety percent of the cash payments for manufacturing overhead for each quarter are made during the
quarter, and the remaining 10% is made in the following quarter. How much cash payments are made
for overhead costs during the period of 2nd quarter?
(a) Rs.2,74,500 (b) Rs.2,79,000 (c) Rs.3,14,000
(d) Rs.3,49,000 (e) Rs.3,54,000.
(2 marks)
< Answer >
71. Consider the following information of Subal Ltd. for the quarter ended March 31, 2005:
Actual variable overhead is Rs.25,800. Budgeted variable overhead at 25,000 machine hours is
Rs.25,000. The variable-overhead efficiency variance is Rs.800 (favorable). How many machine hours
were actually used?
(a) 22,000 (b) 23,800 (c) 24,200 (d) 26,300 (e) 25,800.
(1 mark)

Suggested Answers
Management Accounting ñ II (152): April 2005

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1. Answer: (d) < TOP >

Reason : The cost based transfer pricing is used in the following situations:
I No market prices exist
II. Difficulties in negotiating market-prices
III. Where the product contains a secret ingredient or production process which the top
management do not wish to disclose to outside customers.
Where the transferor division is constrained by capacity limitation, shadow price is the
best suited transfer price. Therefore, option (d) is true.
Answer : (a) < TOP >
2.
Reason:
Particulars X Y
Total cost Variable cost Total cost Variable cost
Direct material 45.00 45.00 42.00 42.00
Direct labor 27.00 27.00 18.00 18.00
Factory overheads 27.00 13.50 18.00 9.00
Total factory cost 99.00 85.50 78.00 69.00
Administrative 9.90 7.80
overheads
Selling overheads 9.00 4.50 12.00 6.00
Total cost per unit 117.90 90.00 97.80 75.00
Total cost = (Rs.117.9 × 10,000 units) + (Rs. 97.80 × 20,000 units) =Rs.31,35,000
Particulars Rs.
Fixed capital 10,00,000
Working capital (Rs.31,35,000 × 6/12) 15,67,500
Total capital employed 25,67,500
Expected ROI = 25%
Expected return = Rs.25,67,500 ×25% = Rs.6,41,875.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
3.
Reason : Total variable cost – 10,000 units × Rs.25 = Rs.2,50,000
Fixed cost = Rs.4,00,000
Total cost = Rs.6,50,000
Estimated profit
× 100 Rs.1,95,000
Mark-up % on total cost = Total cos ts = Rs.6,50,000 × 100 =30%
Answer: (e) < TOP >
4.
Reason : Full cost pricing method is used if a company does not have the basic idea of demand for
the product. It is not used to recover only fixed costs or only variable cost. It is not used
to recover market price plus mark-up or standard cost plus mark -up.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
5.
Reason : If a company charges different prices in different markets for the same products, this is
known as discriminatory pricing. It can not be defined as target pricing, standard pricing,
full cost pricing and shadow pricing. Therefore, option (d) is correct.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
6.
Sales-Variable costs
×100
Reason : Mark-up percentage = Variable costs
Now sales = 780 units × Rs.12 + Rs.5,600 + Rs.7,200
= Rs.22,160
Variable cost = Rs.12 × 780 = Rs.9,360
Rs.22,160-Rs.9,360
×100
∴ Mark-up percentage = Rs.9,360 = 136.75%.
Answer : (b) < TOP >
7.

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 Reason : Standard rate of fixed overheads = Rs.1,80,000 / 3,60,000 hours = Re.0.50 per hour
Standard rate of variable overheads = Rs.7,20,000 / 3,60,000 hours = Rs.2.00 per hour
Total Standard rates = Rs.2.00 + Re.0.50 = Rs.2.50
Overhead efficiency variance = Rs.2.50 (3,70,000 hrs – 3,50,000 hrs) =Rs.50,000
(Adverse).
Answer: (b) < TOP >
8.
Reason : A flexible budget is a series of budgets prepared for different levels of activity. It allows
adjustments of the budget to the actual level of activity before comparing the budgeted
activity with actual result. Fixed budget is a budget prepared for one level of activity.
Therefore (b) is correct. Other statements mentioned in (a), (c), (d) and (e) are not correct.
< TOP >
9. Answer: (d)
Reason : Variance analysis can be used to judge the effectiveness of selling departments. If a
firm’s sales differ from the amount budgeted, the difference may be attributable to either
the sales price variance or the sales volume (quantity) variance. Changes in unit selling
prices may account for the entire variance if the actual quantity sold is equal to the
quantity budgeted. None of the revenue variance is attributed to the sales volume
variance because no such variance exists when a flexible budget is used. The flexible
budget is based on the level of sales at actual volume. Answer (a) is incorrect because the
total flexible budget variance includes items other than revenue. Answers (b) and (e) are
incorrect because the sales volume variance represents the change in contribution margin
caused by a difference between actual and budgeted units sold. However, given a flexible
budget, there is no difference between budgeted and actual units sold. By definition, a
flexible budget’s volume is identical to actual volume. Answer (c) is incorrect because
the total static budget variance included many items other than revenue.
Answer: (e) < TOP >
10.
Reason : Differential cost technique for pricing ignores fixed cost. Differential cost technique is the
change of cost for different options. Therefore, fixed cost has no relevancy with these
differential cost techniques. Other techniques mentioned in (a), (b), (c) and (d) consider
the fixed cost in pricing the goods
Answer: (b) < TOP >
11.
Reason : The budget process begins with the sales budget, proceeds to the production and expense
budgets and eventually the cash budget. The cash budget cannot be prepared until the end
of the process because all other budgets provide inputs to the cash budget.
(a) is not correct because budget process begins with the sales budget.
(c) is not correct because direct labor budget provides inputs to the cash budget.
(d) and (e) are not correct because these budgets provide inputs to the cash budget,
which is not prepared until the end of the process.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
12.
Reason : If the production is not evenly distributed, quarterly manufacturing cost budget may
widely vary. The first financial budget prepared is the budgeted income statement. Hence
statement (II) is wrong. The flexible budget is prepared for different level of activity..
Statements (I) and (III) are true. Hence the correct answer is (d).
Answer: (d) < TOP >
13.
Reason : The relationship between the budgeted number of working hours and the maximum
possible working hours in a budgeted period is capacity usage ratio. Hence the answer is
(d). The standard hours equivalent to the work produced expressed as a percentage of the
actual hours spent in producing that work is efficiency ratio. The activity ratio is the
number of standard hours equivalent to the work produced expressed as a percentage of
the budgeted standard hours. Calendar ratio is the relationship between the number of
working days in a period and the number of working days in the relative budget period.
Capacity utilization ratio is the relationship between the actual hours in a budget period
and the budgeted working hours in a given period.
Answer: (a) < TOP >
14.
Reason : Identifying interrelationships between key activities and resources consumed is central to
understanding how business activities drive costs. It is part of creating an ABC cost
allocation method and usually requires direct input from employees engaged in the
process.

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15.
Reason : Material price variance arises due to purchase of substitutes at different prices. It does
not arise due to pilferage or defective material. Other statements mentioned in (a), (b), (c)
and (e) are false.
Answer: (e) < TOP >
16.
Reason : Material usage variance = Standard rate (Actual quantity ~ Standard quantity)
Material A = Rs.10 (2,050 kgs ~ 1,000 units × 2kgs)
= Rs.10 × 50 kgs = Rs.500 (Adverse)
Material B = Rs.20 (2,980 kgs ~ 1,000 units × 3 kgs)
= Rs.20 × 20 kgs = Rs.400 (Favorable)
Material usage variance Rs.100 (Adverse)
Answer: (b) < TOP >
17.
Reason : The master budget comprises detailed schedules of all prices, costs, and quantities for
every organizational function. It is the mechanism through which all activities are
coordinated and includes sales forecasts, expenses, cash receipts and disbursements as
well as balance sheets.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
18.
Reason :
Actual overheads cost Rs.11,000
Less: Applied overhead cost = Rs. 9,000
(Standard hours for actual work × standard overhead rate)
4,500 hours × Rs.2
Overhead cost variance Rs. 2,000 (Adverse)
Other options (a), (c), (d) and (e) are not correct.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
19.
Reason : As the economist maintains that to maximize income, a firm should produce at the point
where the marginal revenue equals marginal cost, in differential cost analysis, the
accountant says that the firm should produce at the point where differential costs equal
differential income. So differential cost Pricing is related to economic marginal analysis.
Hence, statement (b) is false. All other statements are true.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
20.
Reason : A balance needs to be kept between divisional autonomy to provide incentives and
motivation, and retaining centralized authority to ensure that the organization’s divisions
are all working towards the same targets, the benefit of the organization as a whole. It
ensures the goal congruence, divisional performance in different division and maximize
the corporate profit. Therefore (d) is correct.
Answer: (e) < TOP >
21.
Reason : A master budget typically begins with the preparation of a sales budget. The next step is
to prepare a production budget. Once the production budget has been completed, the next
step is to prepare the direct labor, raw material and overhead budgets. Thus, the
production budget provides the input necessary for the completion of direct labor budget.
Therefore, (e) is correct.
< TOP >
22. Answer: (e)
Rs.4,000
Reason : Standard rate per hour = ,000 hrs. = Re.1
4
Standard unit per hour = 16,000 units ÷ 4,000 hours = 4 units per hour
13,400 units
Standard hours for actual production = 4 units = 3,350 hours.
Actual hours = 3,500 hours.
Variable overhead efficiency variance = Re.1 (3,500 hours ~ 3,350 hours)
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23. Answer: (d)
Reason : Sales volume variance = Standard sale price (Standard sales quantity ~ Actual sales
quantity)
= Rs.65 (4,000 units ~ 4,200 units)
= Rs.65 × 200 units = Rs.13,000 (favorable).
Answer: (b) < TOP >
24.
Reason : The operating management is responsible for executing various tasks within the
framework of plans, programs and schedules defined by executive management. They
need the information regarding the overtime payments. The information regarding the
changes in government policies, return on investment is required by top management and
the information regarding the working capital, order bookings, etc. is required by the
executive management.
Answer: (a) < TOP >
25.
Reason : Maslow set forth a hierarchy of human needs which include Physiological needs, Safety
needs, Social needs, Esteem needs and Self-actualisation needs (also called Self-
fulfillment needs). The psychological needs are not indicated by him.
Answer: (c) < TOP >
26.
Reason : Value chain requires an external focus, unlike conventional management accounting in
which the focus is internal to the firm i.e., option ‘c’ is the right option. Options (a), (b),
and (d) are the correct statements in relation to value chain analysis. Hence they are not
right options.
Answer: (e) < TOP >
27.
Reason : Activity based costing deals with the overhead costs. Overhead cost is the cost other than
direct cost. It does not segregate variable and fixed costs. It is based on historical costs. It
highlights the causes of costs. It is very costly. Therefore (e) is false.
Answer: (c) < TOP >
28.
Reason : The major advantage of adopting target costing is that it is deployed during a products
design and planning stage so that it can have a maximum impact in determining the level
of the locked in costs. Target costing is not deployed at the product selling stage.
Therefore (c) is false.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
29.
Reason : Target pricing and costing may result in a competitive advantage because it is customer-
oriented approach that focuses on what products can be sold at what prices. Hence (d) is
the answer. It is also advantageous because it emphasizes control over costs prior to their
being locked in during the early links in the value chain. The company sets a target price
for a potential product reflecting what it believes consumer will pay and competitors will
do. After subtracting the desired profit margin, the long-run target cost is known. If
current costs are too high to allow an acceptable profit, cost-cutting measures are
implemented or the product is abandoned. The assumption is that target price is the
constraint. Option (a) is incorrect because target pricing is used on products that have not
yet been developed. Option (b) is incorrect because target pricing includes all costs.
Option (c) is incorrect because target pricing can be used in any situation but is most
likely to succeed when costs can be well controlled. Option (e) is not correct because it is
difficult to use with complex products that require many sub-assemblies such as
automobiles. This is because tracking costs becomes too complicated and tedious, and
cost analysis must be performed at so many levels.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
30.
Reason : TQC is a management process based on the belief that quality costs are minimized with
zero defects. The phrase ‘Quality is free’ is commonly advocated by the proponents of
TQC. Hence statement (b) is incorrect and all other statements (a), (c), (d) and (e) are
correct.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
31.
Reason : Return on investment (ROI) equals to income divided by invested capital. If a firm is
already profitable, increasing sales and expenses by the same percentage will increase the
ROI. Other options given in (a), (b), (c) and (e) are not correct.

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32.
Reason : Sales Rs.5,00,000
Less variable costs Rs.3,00,000
Rs.2,00,000
Less fixed costs (traced) Rs. 50,000
Rs.1,50,000
Less interest (26% of Rs.1,00,000) Rs. 26,000
Residual income = Rs.1,24,000.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
33.
Reason : RI is the net operating income which a division is able to earn above the minimum rate of
return on operating assets. It is in absolute terms and not a ratio. Hence (d) is false. As RI
is the income above the minimum rate of return, there is a problem of defining the
minimum required rate of return associated with various investment opportunities. ROI
can be readily employed for inter-divisional comparisons as it is a ratio. A project will be
rejected under ROI method and accepted under RI method if the rate of return from such
project is more than the minimum required rate of return but less than the current ROI.
Under RI approach, the larger divisions will be expected to have more RI than the smaller
divisions, not necessarily because they are better managed but because of the bigger
numbers involved.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
34.
Reason : Residual income is the excess of the return on an investment over a targeted amount equal
to an imputed interest charge on invested capital. The rate used is ordinarily set as a target
return by management but is often equal to the weighted average cost of capital. Some
enterprises prefer to measure managerial performance in terms of the amount of residual
income rather than the percentage of ROI because the firm will benefit from expansion as
long as residual income is earned. Therefore, (b) is correct.
< TOP >
35. Answer: (b)
Reason : A profit center is a segment of a company responsible for both revenues and expenses. A
profit center has the authority to make decisions concerning markets (revenues) and
sources of supply (costs).Option (a) is not correct because a revenue center is responsible
for developing markets and selling the firm’s products. Option (c) is not correct because a
cost center combines labor, materials, and other factors of production into a final output.
Option (d) is not correct because a service center provides specialized support to other
units of the organization. Option (e) is incorrect because an investment center is
responsible for revenues, expenses, and the amount of invested capital.
Answer: (a) < TOP >
36.
Reason : Zero-Based Budgeting is a method of budgeting whereby all activities are re-evaluated
each time a budget is set. In zero-based budgeting no reference is made to previous level
of expenditure and thus each activity is analyzed and questioned afresh. Alternative (a) is
false as the concept of incrementalization is not used in case of Zero-based budgeting.
Answer: (d) < TOP >
37.
Reason : Capacity usage ratio = Budgeted hours ÷ Maximum possible hours in the budget period
= 600 hours ÷ 700 hours
= 0.86.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
38.
Reason : Normal costing charges production for the actual prime costs, but budgeted costs for
variable and fixed factory overhead. Any combination, which includes direct costs like
Direct Material and Direct Labour, is wrong.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
39.
Reason : Standard cost are predetermined, attainable unit costs. Standard cost systems isolate
deviations of actual from expected costs. One advantage of standard costs is that they
facilitate flexible budgeting. Accordingly, standard and budgeted costs should not differ
when standards are currently attainable. However, in practice, budgeted (estimated actual)
costs may differ from standard costs when operating conditions are not expected to reflect
those anticipated when the standards were developed. Answer (a) is incorrect because
standard costs are determined independently
20 of the budget. Answer (c) is incorrect
 standard costs are determined independently of the budget. Answer (c) is incorrect
because budgeted costs are expected future costs, not historical cost. Answer (d) is
incorrect because budgeted and standard costs should in principle be the same, but in
practice they will differ when standard costs are not expected to be currently attainable.
Answer (e) is not correct. Therefore (b) is the answer.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
40.
Reason : The number of standard hours equivalent to the work produced expressed as a percentage
of the budgeted standard hours is known as activity ratio.
Answer : (c) < TOP >
41.
Reason : Rs.
Contribution of division A
Sales – 2,400 × Rs.264 = 6,33,600
Less : Variable cost:
Purchase cost (2,400 × Rs.228) = 5,47,200
86,400
Contribution of division B
Sales – 2400 × Rs.480 11,52,000
Less : Variable cost
Division A: Rs.6,33,600
Own cost
2,400 × Rs.180 Rs. 4,32,000 10,65,600
86,400
Total Contribution - 1,72,800

Answer : (e) < TOP >

42.
Reason :
Fixed costs 8,00,000
Return on capital employed (Rs.75,00,000 x 12%) 9,00,000
Residual income desired 10,00,000
Total desired contribution 27,00,000
Contribution per unit from outside sales = Rs.180 – Rs.160 = Rs.20 per unit
Total contribution from outside sales = Rs.20 per unit x 1,20,000 units
= 24,00,000
Minimum contribution to be earned from supply to division B
= Rs.27,00,00 – Rs.24,00,000 = Rs. 3,00,000
Rs. 3,00,000
Contribution per unit on additional 30,000 units = 30,000 units = Rs.10 per unit
Variable cost for minor modification = Rs.5 per unit
Minimum transfer price per unit to be quoted = Rs.160 + Rs.10 + Rs.5 = Rs.175.
Answer : (b) < TOP >
43.
Reason : Computation of prime cost
Rs.
Sales (8,000 units) 6,40,000
Less: Profit margin – 25% 1,60,000
Cost of sales – (75% of Rs.6,40,000) 4,80,000
Less: Variable overheads – Rs.40,000
Semi-variable overheads – Rs.88,000
Fixed overheads – Rs.1,50,000 2,78,000
Prime cost 2,02,000
Semi-variable overheads:

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 Change in cos t Rs.1,00,000-Rs.88,000
Variable cost = Change in units = 10,000 units-8,000 units

Rs.12, 000
= 000 units = Rs.6per unit
2,
At 8,000 units: Fixed cost = Total semi-variable cost – Variable cost
= Rs.88,000 – 8,000 units × Rs.6 = Rs.40,000
At 9,000 units: Total cost = 9,000 units × Rs.6 + Rs.40,000 = Rs. 94,000
Computation of differential cost of production of 1,000 additional units
(i.e. 10% of normal capacity):
8,000 Units 9,000 units Differential cost for 1000
Element of cost
(Rs.) (Rs.) units (Rs.)
Prime cost 2,02,000 2,27,250 25,250
Variable overhead 40,000 45,000 5,000
Semi variable overhead 88,000 94,000 6,000
Fixed overhead 1,50,000 1,50,000 –
4,80,000 5,16,250 36,250
Rs.36, 250
Cost per unit of new order = 1, 000 = Rs.36.25
Profit margin 33.33% (25% on sale = 33.33% on cost) = Rs. 12.08
Minimum selling price per unit =Rs.48.33
Answer : (b) < TOP >
44.
Reason :
Cash sales for June 2005 (Rs.5,85,000 x 0.4) Rs.2,34,000
Cash flows for the credit sales in the month of April 2005
Rs.89,250
(Rs.4,25,000 x 0.6 x 0.35)
Cash flows for the credit sales in the month of May 2005
Rs.1,89,000
(Rs.5,25,000x 0.6 x 0.6)
Rs.5,12,250
Total commission payable to salesmen = Rs. 5,12,250x 5% = Rs.25,612.50

Answer : (b) < TOP >

45.
Reason :
Particulars May June
Opening cash balance 1,00,000 1,07,500
Cash sales 25,000 50,000
Collection of credit sales 20,000 25,000
Cash inflows 1,45,000 1,82,500
Cash purchases 30,000 30,000
Payment to creditors 7,500 10,000
Salaries 70,000 50,000
Expenses 30,000 10,000
Interest (Rs.1,00,000 × 12% × 1/12) - 1,000
Cash outflows 1,37,500 1,01,000
Closing balance before borrowings 7,500 81,500
Borrowings * 1,00,000 20,000
Surplus - -
Closing balance 1,07,500 1,01,500
*As the closing balance before borrowings in May 2005 is Rs.7,500, it needs to borrow
Rs.92,500 to make the cash balance to Rs.1,00,000. However as the agreement with the
bank provides to borrow in multiples of Rs.10,000, the company should borrow
Rs.1,00,000 at the end of May 2005. Similarly, for the month of June 2005, the company
is required to borrow Rs.20,000.
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Answer : (a) < TOP >
46.
Reason :
Particulars April 2005 May 2005
Expected sales Kg. 5,000 6,000
Production (units) 2,500 + 3,000 3,000 + 3,500
= 5,500 = 6,500
Raw material required for production (kg) 11,000 13,000
Amount to be paid for raw material (Rs.) 66,000 78,000
Payment to creditors 66,000

Particulars April 2005 May 2005 June 2005

Expected sales (units) 5,000 6,000 7,000
Sales (in Rs.) 2,50,000 3,00,000 3,50,000
Cash sales 1,25,000 1,50,000 1,75,000
Collection from debtors 1,25,000 1,50,000

Particulars May 2005

Cash sales 1,50,000
Collection from debtors 1,25,000
Less: Payment to creditors 66,000
Other expenses 1,60,000
Cash surplus 49,000
Answer : (b) < TOP >
47.
Reason :
Rs.
Direct material 2,40,000
Direct labor 1,50,000
Factory overheads (60% of direct labor) 90,000
Works cost 4,80,000
Administrative overheads (20% of works cost) 96,000
Selling and distribution expenses 1,38,000
(25% of works cost + 15%) (4,80,000 × 25% × 115%)
7,14,000
Profit 16.67% on sales (i.e. 20% on cost) 1,42,800
Sales 8,56,800
Answer : (c) < TOP >
48.
Reason :
Fixed overhead cost Rs.60,000
= =Rs.10 per unit
Fixed overhead recovery rate = Production (Units) 6,000 units
Particulars Rs.
Budgeted fixed overhead 60,000
Add: Fixed overhead expenditure variance 2,500
Actual fixed overhead 62,500
Absorbed overhead = Actual fixed overhead – under-absorbed overhead
= Rs.62,500 – 10,000 = Rs.52,500
Overhead absorbed Rs.52,500
= =Rs.5,250
Actual production = Fixed overhead rate Rs.10 units
Answer : (e) < TOP >
49.
Reason : The standard cost of materials for 8,500 units is Rs.2,04,000 (i.e. 8,500 × Rs.24). Thus,
no variance arose with respect to materials. Because labor for 10,000 units was budgeted
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 no variance arose with respect to materials. Because labor for 10,000 units was budgeted
at Rs.1,02,000, the unit labor cost is Rs.10.20. Thus, the labor budget for 8,500 units is
Rs.86,700 and total labor variance is Rs.2,800 (i.e. Rs.89,500 – Rs.86,700). Because the
actual cost is greater than the budgeted amount, Rs.2,800 variance is unfavorable. Given
that the actual time per unit (45 minutes) was the same as that budgeted, no labor
efficiency variance was incurred. Hence, the entire Rs.2,800 unfavorable variance must
be attributable to labor rate variance.
Answer : (d) < TOP >
50.
Reason :
Particulars Rs.
Variable cost:
Direct materials 40
Direct labor 60
Manufacturing overheads 20
Selling expenses 12
Distribution expenses 3
Total variable cost 135
Fixed cost:
Manufacturing overheads 1,50,000
Selling expenses 36,000
Administrative expenses 60,000
Distribution expenses 24,000
2,70,000
Total cost of 8,000 units = 8,000 units × Rs.135 + Rs.2,70,000
= 10,80,000 + Rs.2,70,000 = Rs.13,50,000
Answer : (a) < TOP >
51.
Reason :
Capacity 50% 70% 90%
Production (units) 5,000 7,000 9,000
(Rs.) (Rs.) (Rs.)
Material 60 61.80 63.00
Labor 25 25.00 25.00
Variable overheads
Factory 9 9.00 9.00
Administrative 10 10.00 10.00
104 105.80 107.00
Total variable cost 5,20,000 7,40,600 9,63,000
Fixed overheads
Factory 30,000 30,000 30,000
Administrative 50,000 50,000 50,000
6,00,000 8,20,600 10,43,000
Sale price per unit 160 156.80 153.60
Sales value 8,00,000 10,97,600 13,82,400
Profit 2,00,000 2,77,000 3,39,400
Profit per unit 40.00 39.57 37.71
Answer: (e) < TOP >
52.
Reason: Standard output
= Standard Number of working days x Standard Labor hours per day x Standard Output
per labor hour = 25 x 3000 x 3 = 2,25,000 units
Standard fixed overhead rate per unit = Rs. 5,62,500 / 2,25,000 = Rs.2.50
Actual output
= Actual Number of working days x Actual Labor hours per day x Actual Output
per labor hour = 27 x 3,500 x 2.60 = 2,45,700 units

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 Fixed overhead volume variance
= Actual output x standard rate – Budgeted fixed overheads
=2,45,700 units x Rs.2.50 – Rs.5,62,500
=Rs.6,14,250 – Rs5,62,500 = Rs.51,750 (favorable).
Answer : (b) < TOP >
53.
Reason: Actual material consumption:
Particulars A B
Stock as on March 01, 2005 85 90
Add: Purchases during the month of March 2005 2,400 2,600
2,485 2,690
Less: Stock as on March 31, 2005 40 55
Material consumed during the month of March 2005 2,445 2,635
Total material consumption = 2,445+ 2,635= 5,080 kg.
Materials input = 4,250 ÷ 0.85 = 5000 kg
Standard cost:
Quantity (kg.) Price (Rs.) Amount (Rs.)
A 2,400 5 12,000
B 2,600 6 15,600
5,000
Loss: 750
Output 4,250 27,600
Actual standard output 85 kg.
× Actual input = × 5,080kg.= 4,318kg.
Standard yield = Standard input 100 kg.
Material yield variance = Standard rate of output (Actual yield – Standard yield) =
Rs.27,600
× (4,250 kg. ~ 4,318 kg.)
4,250 = Rs.6.49 x 68kg. = Rs. 441.32 (Adverse)
Answer : (e) < TOP >
54.
Reason : Here the total sales margin variance is Rs.1,65,000 (Adverse ) implies the actual sales
margin (contribution) = Budgeted sales margin –Rs.1,65,000
= [15,000 x Rs.6+20,000 x Rs.7+5,000 x Rs.9] –Rs.1,65,000
= Rs.2,75,000-Rs.1,65,000 = Rs.1,10,000.
Here sales mix ratio is 3:4:1.Let us assume a composite unit has 3 units of product
A,4units of product B and 1 unit of product C. So , contribution from composite unit = 3
x Rs.6+4 x Rs.7+1 x Rs.9=Rs.55.
Number of composite units to be sold = Contribution of Rs.1,10,000 / Rs.55 = 2,000
units.i.e.
A-2,000 x 3=6,000 units
B-2000 x 4=8,000 units
C-2000 x 1=2,000 units.
So, the consumption of raw materials = 6,000 x 4 + 8,000 x 2 + 2,000 x 5 = 50,000 kg.
The cost of raw materials is = 50,000 x Rs.1.50 =Rs.75,000.
Answer : (b) < TOP >
55.
Reason:
Completed stock: Units Degree of completion Overheads
From opening work-in- 480 40 % 192
progress
Closing work-in- 550 20 % 110
progress
Current production 1,420 100 % 1,420
Total 1,722

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 Budgeted rate per unit = Rs.200
No. of direct labor hours per unit = 2
Budgeted rate per hour = Rs.100
Standard hours for actual production = 1,722 x 2 = 3,444 hours
Fixed overhead efficiency variance = (Standard hours for actual production – Actual
hours) x budgeted rate per hour = (3,444 hours – 3,350 hours ) x Rs.100
= Rs.9,400 (F)
Answer : (c) < TOP >
56.
Reason: Overhead expenditure variance = Overhead cost variance ~ Overhead volume variance =
Rs.3,640 (A) ~ Rs.2,600 (A) = Rs.1,040(A)
Actual overheads incurred = budgeted overheads ~ overheads expenditure variance =
Rs.15,600 ~ Rs.1,040(A) = Rs.16,640
Actual overheads incurred Rs.16,640
= =2,080 hours
Actual hours = Actual rate of recovery 8
Overheads capacity variance = Standard rate × (Actual hours – budgeted hours)
Rs.15,600
= 3,120 × (2,080 hours – 3,120 hours) = 5,200 (Adverse)
Answer : (a) < TOP >
57.
Reason: Actual hours = 40 (28 + 18 + 4) = 2,000 hrs
Total standard = 40 (32 + 12 + 6) = 2,000 hrs
Standard time for actual output
1, 800
× 40 × 32
Skilled = 2, 000 = 1,152 hrs
1, 800
× 40 ×12
Semi-skilled = 2, 000 = 432 hrs
1, 800
× 40 × 6
Unskilled = 2, 000 = 216 hrs
Efficiency variance:
Skilled = Rs.12 (40 ×28 ∼ 1152) = Rs.384 (F)
Semi-skilled = Rs.10 (40 × 18 ∼ 432) = Rs.2,880 (A)
Unskilled = Rs.8 (40 × 4 ∼ 216) = Rs. 448 (F)
Rs.2,048 (A)
Answer : (a) < TOP >
58.
Reason: Standard variable overhead rate=Rs.4,86,000÷2,16,000 hrs = Rs.2.25 per hour
Standard hours per unit = 2,16,000 hours ÷2,00,000 units= 1.08 hours
Fixed overhead rate per unit = Rs.12,28,000÷2,00,000 units= Rs.6.14
Variable overhead efficiency variance:
=(Standard hours for actual production- Actual hours) x Standard rate per hour
=(1,80,000 units x 1.08 hours ∼ 1,86,000) x Rs.2.25 = (1,94,400 ~ 1,86,000) x Rs. 2.25 =
Rs.8,400 x Rs. 2.25 = Rs. 18,900(F)
Fixed overhead volume variance
=(Actual output ∼ Budgeted output) x Standard rate
=1,80,000 units ∼ 2,00,000 units) x Rs.6.14= 20,000 units x Rs.6.14= Rs.1,22,800 (A).
Answer : (a) < TOP >
59.
Reason: Total machine hours = 120 × 4 + 100 × 3 + 80 × 2 + 120 × 3
= 480 + 300 + 160 + 360 = 1300 hrs.

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 Rs.10, 430 + Rs.5, 250 + Rs.3, 600 + Rs.2,100 + Rs.4, 620
Machine hour rate = 1300 hrs

Rs.26, 000
= 1300hrs = Rs.20 per machine hour.
Particulars A (Rs.) D (Rs.)
Direct material 40 60
Direct labor 28 21
Production overhead 80 60
148 141
Total units 120 units 120 units
Total cost Rs.17,760 Rs.16,920
Answer : (a) < TOP >
60.
Reason: Total labor cost 5 x Rs. 7,500 = Rs. 37,500
Cost of parts = Rs. 37,500
Total variable cost Rs.75,000
Target profit = Rs. 30,000
Fixed cost = Rs. 20,000
= Rs. 50,000
Mark up % = Rs. 50,000 ÷Rs. 75,000 = 66.67%
Mark up on parts = 66.67% of Rs. 37,500 = Rs. 25,000.
Answer: (b) < TOP >
61.
Reason : Let the sale price = x
12%
[Rs.50,000 + .4(50, 000x)]
50,000x = Rs.1,00,000 + Rs.80,000 + Rs.3,20,000 + 1 − .4
50,000x = Rs.5,00,000 + 0.2 (50,000 + 20,000x)
50,000x = Rs.5,00,000 + Rs.10,000 + 4000x
46,000x = Rs.5,10,000
x = 11.09.
Answer : (e) < TOP >
62.
Reason: Revenue = Total cost + Target profit
= Total cost + Imputed interest cost + Residual income
= Rs.7,70,000 + 12% on (Rs.6,60,000 + Rs.8,80,000) + Rs.2,06,200
= Rs.7,70,000 + Rs.1,84,800 + Rs.2,06,200
= Rs.11,61,000.
Answer : (a) < TOP >
63.
Reason:
Particulars Rs.
Fixed cost (Rs. Rs.1,15,000 + Rs.1,10,000) 2,25,000
Add: expected return (Rs.7,60,000 + Rs.5,00,000) ×25% 3,15,000
Contribution 5,40,000
Total labor hours: Rs.5,40,000
Contribution per labor hour = 36,000 hour = Rs.15 per labor hour.
Calculation of selling price:

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 Variable cost other than labor (Rs.2,70,000 / 6,000 units) 45
Direct labor (Rs.4.50 × 4 hours) 18
Contribution (Rs.15 × 4) 60
Selling price 123
Answer : (e) < TOP >
64.
Reason:
Closing finished goods 5,500 units
Add: Budgeted sales 20,000 units
Total requirement of sales 25,500 units
Less: Opening finished goods 2,500 units
Required production of finished goods 23,000 units
Raw material per unit x 5 kg
Material usage 1,15,000 kg
Add: Closing raw material 25,000 kg
1,40,000 kg
Less: Opening raw material 23,000 kg
Required purchases 1,17,000 kg
Answer : (c) < TOP >
65.
Reason:
Production of tables for the month of May 2005:
2,500 + 40% of 2,100 = 2500 + 840 = 3,340
Less: Opening stock (40% of 2,500) 1,000
Production 2,340
Production of tables for the month of June 2005 :
2,100 + 40% of 2,000 = 2100 + 800 = 2,900
Less: Opening stock 840
Production 2,060
Legs for May 2005:
4 × 2340 + 60% of 2060 × 4 = 9360 + 4944 = 14,304
Less: Opening stock – 60% of 2340 × 4 5,616
8,688
Answer : (c) < TOP >
66.
Reason:
Particulars Rs.
Total standard cost of XLN (1,000 units @ Rs.42) 42,000
Less: Standard direct labor cost 16,000
Standard overhead cost (3,200 hours @ Re.1) 3,200
Standard cost of raw material 22,800
Total standard quantity of raw material required
Standard cost of raw material use dRs.22 800,
=
= Standard rate per kg. of raw materia lRs 6 . = 3,800 kg.
Material usage variance = Standard rate (standard quantity – actual quantity)
i.e. Rs.1,200 (A) = Rs.6 x (3,800 kg. – actual quantity)
(Rs.6 × 3,800 kg.) + 1,200
=4,000 kg.
Actual quantity = 6
Answer : (d) < TOP >
67.
Reason: The concept of Management by exception refers to managements considering only those
items which materially vary from plans. So option (d) is correct. All other options are
incorrect and no other option is giving similar meaning.
Answer : (c) < TOP >
68.
Reason: A value added activity contributes to customer satisfaction or meets a need of the entity.
A non-value adding activity does not make such a contribution. It can be eliminated,
reduced or redesigned without impairing quantity, quality or responsiveness of the
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 reduced or redesigned without impairing quantity, quality or responsiveness of the
product or service desired by customers or entity. For example, raw materials storage may
be greatly reduced or eliminated in just-in-time (JIT) production system without affecting
the customer value. Variable costs are the costs, which vary with volume. Indirect costs
lack an obvious connection with products produced or services provided. Value-added
costs cannot be reduced or taken away without changing the customer’s perceived value
of the organization’s service or product. Irrelevant costs are the costs which are irrelevant
for decision making. Avoidable costs are the costs which can be avoided with dropping of
a decision.
Answer : (d) < TOP >
69.
Reason: Labor hours = 1,50,000/1.00 = 1,50,000 hours.
Increase in labour hours due to decrease in production efficiency by 10% and 40%
increase in production
= 1,50,000 x (1 + 0.10) x (1 + 0.40) = 2,31,000 hours.
Hence, budgeted wages = 2,31,000 x 0.80 = Rs.1,84,800.
Direct material when production increases by 40% = 2,25,000 x (1+0.40) = Rs.3,15,000.
Fixed overhead cost = Rs.60,000.
Variable cost after decrease in production efficiency by 10% and 40% increase in
Production
= Rs.1,00,000 x (1 + 0.10) x (1+ 0.40) = Rs.1,54,000.
Cost of production
= Direct material + Direct labour + Variable overhead + Fixed overhead
=Rs.(3,15,000 + 1,84,800 +1,54,000 + 60,000)
=Rs.7,13,800.
Answer : (b) < TOP >
70.
Reason: Total planned overhead costs for the first quarter = (60,000x3 + 80,000)
= Rs.260,000
1st quarter cash payments = 90% x (260,000 – 35,000), (depreciation is excluded)
= Rs.202,500
Total planned overhead costs for the second quarter =
(80,000x3 + 80,000) = Rs.320,000.
2ndst quarter cash payments =
{90% x (320,000 – 35,000} + {10% x (Rs.260,000 – Rs.35,000)}
= (2,56,500 + 22,500) = Rs.2,79,000.
Answer : (c) < TOP >
71.
Reason: Variable-overhead efficiency variance = Standard variable-overhead rate x (actual hours
– standard hours).
The standard variable-overhead rate is Rs.25,000 / 25,000 = Re.1.
Substituting: Re.1(AH – 25,000) = Rs.800(F);
Re.1(AH) – Rs.25,000 = (Rs.800);
Re.1(AH) = Rs.24,200;
AH = Rs.24,200 / Re.1;
AH = 24,200 machine hours.

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