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Management Accounting August 2016 2nd

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Management Accounting 2

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August 2016

Exam Paper, Solutions & Examiners Comments


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Accounting Technicians Ireland

2nd

Year Examination: Autumn 2016

Paper: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING

Monday 15 August 2016

2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

In this examination paper the €/£ symbol may be understood and used by candidates in Northern Ireland

to indicate the UK pound sterling and by candidates in the Republic of Ireland to indicate the Euro.

Answer ALL THREE questions in Section A and ANY TWO of the three questions from Section B.

If more than the required number of questions is answered, then only the requisite number, in the order

filed, will be corrected.

Candidates should allocate their time carefully.

All figures should be labelled, as appropriate, e.g. €/£’s, units etc.

Answers should be illustrated with examples, where appropriate.

Question 1 begins on Page 2 overleaf.

Note: Examinees are permitted to use terminology of either International Accounting Standards (I.A.S’s) or Financial

Reporting Standards (F.R.S’s) where appropriate (e.g. Receivables/Debtors) when preparing management

accounting statements.


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SECTION A

ANSWER ALL THREE QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1 (Compulsory)

Peafield plc. manufactures two products, PQ and YZ and both are produced from the same material and

labour. They currently use machine hours as a basis for absorbing production overheads. The company is now

considering implementing an activity based costing system.

The management accountant has supplied the following information for the two products for the last year.

PQ YZ

Data per unit €/£ €/£

Sales price 30 45

Direct material cost 12 15

Direct labour cost 10 12

Direct material usage (kg) 4.0 6.0

Direct labour hours 1.2 1.8

Machine hours 1.5 2.4

Activities per annum

Number of production set ups 22 32

Number of purchase orders 195 85

Number of inspections 60 40

Number of designs 20 25

Production and sales volumes (units) 45,000 75,000

The annual production overheads were as follows:

€/£

Machine set up costs 270,000

Deign costs 135,000

Machine maintenance costs 195,000

Ordering costs 140,000

Quality control 151,000

Total overhead cost 891,000

Required:

a) Calculate the full cost and profit per unit for products PQ and YZ using Peafield plc’s current method of

absorbing production overheads.

6 Marks

b) Calculate the full cost and profit per unit for each product using activity based costing.

10 Marks

c) Advise Peafield plc. of four benefits that arise as a result of the implementation of an activity based costing

system.

4 Marks

Total: 20 Marks


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Gardner Ltd. budgets to sell three products and has provided you with the following selling prices and variable

costs:

Product Sales

Units

Selling price

per unit

€/£

Variable cost per

unit

€/£

Bit 800,000 12 7

Bob 1,000,000 11 6

Bolt 1,100,000 8 4

Annual fixed costs are budgeted at €/£8,000,000.

Required:

(a) Calculate the total budgeted profit.

3 Marks

(b) Calculate the contribution / sales ratio for each product.

3 Marks

(c) Calculate the total breakeven sales volume and sales revenue.

5 Marks

(d) How many units of each product and in total would Gardner Ltd need to sell to earn a total profit of

€/£4,200,000?

4 Marks

(e) Management are deciding whether or not to spend an extra €/£300,000 on the advertising of Product Bolt.

It is considering reducing its selling price to 90% of the current price which will result in an increase in

sales of 30%. Advise whether or not it is financially worthwhile spending €/£300,000 on the advertising.

5 Marks

Total 20 Marks


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McNulty plc. manufactures three products, X1, Y2 and Z3, of which unit costs, machine hours and selling

prices are as follows:

X1 Y2 Z3

€/£ €/£ €/£

Selling price per unit 42.0 32.5 37.0

Direct materials at €/£2.00 per kg 14.0 12.0 10.0

Direct wages at €/£2.50 per hour 12.5 7.5 10.0

Variable overheads 5.0 3.0 4.0

––– ––– –––

Variable cost per unit 31.5 22.5 24.0

Fixed cost per unit 8.0 8.5 6.0

––– ––– –––

Profit per unit 2.5 1.5 7.0

Sales demand for the period is limited as follows.

Units

Product X1 6,000

Product Y2 8,000

Product Z3 9,000

The production manager of McNulty plc. has informed the management accountant that the supply of labour and

machine capacity in any period is unlimited. However materials will be in short supply as a result of some

suppliers ceasing to trade due to the recession. McNulty plc. can only source 114,000kg materials.

Required:

a) Assuming there is no limiting factor, calculate the maximum achievable contribution.

4 Marks

b) Given the constraint advised by the production manager, indicate the production levels that should be

adopted for the three products in order to maximise contribution and state the maximum contribution

achievable in the period.

12 Marks

c) Advise the management accountant of four ways that may help to overcome the direct material constraint

that exists within McNulty plc.

4 Marks

Total: 20 Marks


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SECTION B

ANSWER TWO OUT OF THE FOLLOWING THREE QUESTIONS

QUESTION 4

‘The budgeting process is an important feature of effective management performance’.

Required:

a) Outline and briefly explain five benefits of budgeting.

5 Marks

b) Provide a brief overview of the budgeting process.

6 Marks

c) Explain each of the following approaches to budgeting;

(i) Activity based budgeting;

(ii) Zero based budgeting;

(iii) Rolling budgets.

9 Marks

Total 20 Marks


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QUESTION 5

Thornfield plc. manufactures sand products in its forming department. Thornfield plc. operate a process costing

system. All direct materials are added at the beginning of the process, and conversion costs are added evenly

during the process.

The management accountant of Thornfield plc. has provided you with the following summary data for

December.

Required:

a) Prepare for the month of December:

(i) the process account;

(ii) the normal loss (scrap) account;

(iii) the abnormal loss/abnormal gain account.

12 Marks

b) Explain the terms:

(i) Normal loss;

(ii) Abnormal loss;

(iii) Abnormal gain;

(iv) Equivalent units.

8 Marks

Total 20 Marks

Units

Direct

Materials

Labour

Overheads

€/£ €/£ €/£

Materials added 10,000

Completed during the month 9,000

Normal loss 8% of input

Total costs 1,360,000 1,284,000 1,172,000

Scrap value of the normal loss is €/£55 per unit.

There is no opening or closing stock of work-in-progress in December.


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QUESTION 6

The following information relates to product Jupiter, produced by Brierfield plc. during January.

This represents the information that remains after a fire in the premises destroyed most of the accounting

records.

Variances €/£

Selling price 50,000A

Materials price 28,500 F

Materials usage 7,500 A

Labour rate 18,700 F

Labour efficiency 20,400A

Actual data

Sales (25,000 units at €/£10) 250,000

Materials costs (112,500 kg at €/£1.20) 135,000

Labour costs (75,000 hrs at €/£1.9) 142,500

There was no opening or closing inventories

Required:

a) Calculate the following;

(i) Standard selling price per unit; 2 Marks

(ii) Standard cost of material per kilogram; 2 Marks

(iii) Standard kilograms of materials required per unit; 2 Marks

(iv) Standard labour rate per hour; 2 Marks

(v) Standard hours of labour required per unit. 2 Marks

b) Prepare the standard cost card per unit of product Jupiter. 4 Marks

c) Outline two possible reasons for each of the sales, material and labour variances produced by Brierfield

plc. above.

6 Marks

Total: 20 Marks


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2nd

Year Examination: August 2016

Management Accounting

Suggested Solutions

and

Examiner’s Comments

Students please note: These are suggested solutions only; alternative answers may also be deemed to be correct

and will be marked on their own merits.

Statistical Analysis – By Question

Question No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Average Mark

(%)

47%

30% 42% 70% 47% 55%

Nos.

Attempting

192 196 183 129 110 141

Statistical Analysis - Overall

Pass Rate 43%

Average Mark 46%

Range of Marks Nos. of Students

0-39 78

40-49 33

50-59 39

60-69 27

70 and over 19

Total No. Sitting Exam 196

Total Absent 247

Total Approved Absent 14

Total No. Applied for Exam 51


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General Comments:

GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE PAPER AS A WHOLE

This paper was divided into two sections A and B each consisting of three questions. All three

questions in section A were compulsory and candidates had a choice of two from three questions from

section B. All of the questions carried 20 marks each. Five out of the six questions were mainly

computational with some narrative elements whilst question 4 was all narrative.

Overall, I am very disappointed with the performance of candidates sitting this paper. There was

evidence of rote learning and it was clear that many candidates were not prepared for the questions

which were examined. The majority of scripts were very badly presented.

There is no excuse for the standard of answers presented at this sitting. All of the areas examined are

covered in the study text, past exam papers and sample papers and they should not have created any

difficulty.

In many cases there was no evidence of workings. Candidates presented a final figure rather than

showing the workings which lead to this figure. If this final figure is not correct then valuable marks are

lost for workings.

Furthermore, candidates should be aware that marks are awarded if the principle is correct even if the

incorrect figures are used. In order to answer some parts of a question the solution to a previous part is

required. If the figures carried forward are incorrect marks will not be lost if the principle is correct.

The candidate will not be penalised twice, so it is important that all parts of a question are attempted.


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Examiners Comments on Question One

SOLUTION 1

a)

PQ YZ

€/£ €/£

Selling price 30.00 45.00

Direct material 12.00 15.00

Direct labour 10.00 12.00

Overhead (working 1) 5.40 8.64

Total cost 27.40 35.64

Profit 2.60 9.36

6 Marks

b)

PQ YZ

€/£ €/£

Selling price 30.00 45.00

Direct material 12.00 15.00

Direct labour 10.00 12.00

Overhead (working 2) 9.14 6.40

Total cost 31.14 33.40

Profit/(loss) (1.14) 11.60

10 Marks

c)

Four potential benefits from implementing an activity based costing system

1. Improves the accuracy of the cost of a product/service. The overhead

2. is allocated according to the activity that caused it to occur. It is based on a cause-and-effect

relationship rather than based on an arbitrary measure.

3. Costs are firstly divided into cost pools and then allocated to the product using cost drivers.

Management are more aware of how costs arise using this method.

4. ABC can aid the identification of non- value added activities.

5. ABC makes waste more visible.

This question was compulsory and tested the candidate’s knowledge traditional and absorption costing.

Part (a) required candidates to calculate the cost per unit of two products using the traditional method of

absorption costing. Candidates demonstrated a poor command of the traditional method of accounting.

Many candidates were unable to calculate the overhead absorption rate per machine hour. Others did

calculate the overhead absorption rate per hour correctly but failed to then convert it to a cost per unit.

Part (b) required candidates to calculate the cost per unit of each product using an activity based costing

approach. This part of the question was exceptionally well answered in the vast majority of cases.

Part (c) required candidates to discuss four benefits that arise as a result of the implementation of an

activity based costing system. The answers to this part of the question were mixed with some

candidates not attempting this part.


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(Other reasonable benefits also acceptable)

4 Marks

Working 1

Machine Hours

hrs

PQ 45,000 units x 1.5 hrs = 67,500

YZ 75,000 units x 2.4 hrs = 180,000

247,500

Total overhead €/£ 891,000

Overhead absorption rate €/£891,000 / 247,500 machine hours = €/£3.60 per machine hour

PQ 1.5 Machine hours x €/£3.60 = €/£ 5.40

YZ 2.4 Machine hours x €/£3.60 = €/£ 8.64

Working 2

Cost pool Cost driver PQ YZ

€/£ €/£ €/£ €/£ Machine set up 270,000 54 set ups 5,000 per set up 110,000 160,000

Design costs 135,000 45 designs 3,000 per design 60,000 75,000

Machine maintenance 195,000 247,500 MH 0.788 per MH 53,190 141,810

Ordering costs 140,000 280 orders 500 per order 97,500 42,500

Quality control 151,000 100 inspections 1,510 per inspection 90,600 60,400

Total 891,000 411,290 479,710

Total units 45,000 75,000

Overhead per unit 9.14 6.40

4 Marks

Total: 20 Marks


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Examiners Comments on Question Two

SOLUTION 2

(a) Total budgeted profit

Bit Bob Bolt

€/£ €/£ €/£

Selling Price 12 11 8

Variable Cost 7 6 4

Contribution per unit 5 5 4

Total contribution 4m 5m 4.40m

€/£m

Total Contribution 13.40

Fixed Cost 8.00

Profit 5.40

3 Marks

(b) Contribution /sales ratio

Bit Bob Bolt

C/S % 5/12 = 41.7% 5/11 = 45.45% 4/8 = 50%

3 Marks

(c) Breakeven total sales volume

Weighted average CPU = €/£13.4m / 2.9m units = €/£4.62 per unit

BEP = Fixed cost / Weighted average CPU = €/£8m / €/£4.62 = 1,731,602 units

Breakeven total sales revenue

Average sales price:

Bit Bob Bolt Total

Selling Price €/£ 12 11 8

Sales units 800,000 1,000,000 1,100,000 2,900,000

Total sales €/£ 9,600,000 11,000,000 8,800,000 29,400,000

This question was compulsory and tested the candidate’s knowledge of cost volume profit analysis.

Parts (a) to (d) required calculations of total budgeted profit, contribution to sales ratio, breakeven sales

volume and sales revenue and activity required to produce a certain profit.

The answers were very disappointing as many candidates demonstrated a complete lack of

understanding of the concepts underlying CVP analysis.

Part (e) required candidates to decide if it was financially worthwhile for the company to spend an extra

€300,000 on advertising. Many candidates did not attempt this part and those that attempted it displayed

a very poor understanding of what the question actually asked.


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Average sales price €/£ 10.137

Breakeven total sales revenue = 1,731,602 x €/£10.137 = €/£17,553,249

5 Marks

(d)

Total

(Fixed Cost + Target Profit) / Weighted average CPU

(€/£8 million + €/£4.20 million) / €/£4.62 = 2,640,693 units

Per product

Bit 2,640,693 x 800/2,900 = 728,467

Bob 2,640,693 x 1,000/2,900 = 910,584

Bolt 2,640,693 x 1,100/2,900 = 1,001,642

2,640,693

4 Marks

(e)

€/£m

Existing Contribution (1,100,000 x €4) 4.400

Revised Contribution (1,430,000 x €3.2) 4,576

Increase in Contribution 0.176

Therefore spending the extra €300,000 on advertising is not financially worthwhile.

5 Marks

Total: 20 Marks


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Examiners Comments on Question Three

SOLUTION 3

a)

€/£

Product X1 6,000 x €/£10.50 63,000

Product Y2 8,000 x €/£10 80,000

Product Z3 9,000 x €/£13 117,000

Total contribution 260,000

4 Marks

b)

X1 Y2 Z3

CPU (€/£) 10.50 10.00 13.00

Kg material per unit 7 6 5

Contribution per kg (€/£) 1.50 1.67 2.60

Rank 3 2 1

Kg

Total kgs available

Total kgs required

114,000

This question was compulsory and tested the candidate’s knowledge of limiting factors.

This question required the calculation of the total contribution for three products, maximum

contribution achievable when there is a constrained resource and listing four ways to overcome a labour

constraint.

Part (a) of the question required the calculation of total contribution for three products and

this part of the question was answered quite well.

Part (b) required the calculation of the maximum contribution achievable when materials were limiting.

This part of the question was very poorly answered.

Students failed to identify the limiting factor and for those that did identify it they were unable to rank

the products according to the highest contribution per limiting factor.

Many ranked them according to the highest contribution per unit.

In order to answer this type of question there are four steps. Many answers did not follow those steps

with the result that candidates ended up with no format which caused them confusion and many

answers were unfinished.

I was surprised at the number of candidates that multiplied the kg of materials per unit by the

contribution per unit rather than dividing which meant that the rankings were incorrect. However marks

were awarded because the principle was correct.

Part (c) required candidates to list four ways to overcome labour constraints and this part of the

question was answered very well.


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Product X1 6,000 x 7kg 42,000

Product Y2 8,000 x 6kg 48,000

Product Z3 9,000 x 5kg 45,000

135,000

12 Marks

Production Plan

Production Kg

units

Product Z3 9,000 9,000 x 5 kg per unit 45,000

Product Y2 8,000 8,000 x 6 kg per unit 48,000

Product X1 3,000 3,000 x 7 kg per unit 21,000

20,000 114,000

Contribution

€/£

Product X1 3,000 units x €/£10.50 31,500

Product Y2 8,000 units x €/£10.00 80,000

Product Z3 9,000 units x €/£13.00 117,000

228,500

c)

1. That part of the production that cannot be carried out in-house due to the constraint could be

subcontracted out.

2. A different type of material may be used as a substitute, without compromising quality.

3. Check if the materials may be sourced internationally.

4. Productivity could be improved by eliminating waste in order to reduce the kg required per unit.

(Note: Other reasonable suggestions are acceptable)

4 Marks

Total: 20 Marks


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Examiners Comments on Question Four

SOLUTION 4

a) There are many advantages to using budgets. The use of budgets:

provide a method of allocating and using resources within the organisation

help to monitor and control operations

promote forward thinking

show employees an overall picture of the direction of the organisation which can motivate staff

help to co-ordinate different departments and align them towards shared objectives

provide a framework for delegation.

(Note: Other reasonable suggestions are acceptable)

5 Marks

b) The budgeting process normally follows a set structure as follows;

Form a budget committee

Establish a budget administration system

Set the budget period

Set budget guidelines

Prepare initial budgets

Negotiate, review and approve

Budget revision

This question was optional and tested the candidate’s knowledge of budgeting.

It required candidates to give a brief overview of the budgeting process and to explain certain budgeting

terms.

Part (a) of the question required candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of the benefits of budgeting

and this part of the question was answered very well.

Part (b) required candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of the budgeting process and again was

well answered. Many candidates listed the points directly from the study text whilst others used

practical examples rather than word for word from the study text. Both answers scored highly.

Part (c) required an explanation of Activity based budgeting, Zero Based Budgeting and Rolling

Budgets. Some candidates confused rolling budgets and incremental budgets but otherwise this part of

the question was well answered.


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(each needs to be briefly explained to get marks)

6 Marks

c) (i) Activity Based Budgeting is a method of budgeting in which the activities that incur costs in every

functional area of an organisation are recorded and their relationships are defined and analyzed. Activity

based budgeting stands in contrast to traditional, cost-based budgeting practices in which a prior period's

budget is simply adjusted to account for inflation or revenue growth. As such, ABB provides

opportunities to align activities with objectives, streamline costs and improve business practices.

(ii) Zero based budgeting is an alternative approach that is sometimes used particularly in government

and not for profit sectors of the economy. Under zero based budgeting managers are required to justify

all budgeted expenditures, not just changes in the budget from the previous year. The base line is zero

rather than last year's budget.

Zero based budgeting approach requires considerable documentation. In addition to all of the schedules

in the usual master budget, the manager must prepare a series of decision packages in which all of the

activities of the department are ranked according to their relative importance and the cost of each activity

is identified. Higher level managers can then review the decision packages and cut back in those areas

that appear to be less critical or whose costs do not appear to be justified.

(iii) A rolling budget is one that is revised at regular intervals by adding a new budget period to the full

budget as each budget period expires. A budget for one year, for example, could have a new quarter

added to it as each quarter expires.

In this way, the budget will continue to look one year forward. Cash budgets are often prepared on a

continuous basis.

Advantages of rolling budgets:

The budgeting process should be more accurate

Much better information upon which to appraise the performance of management

The budget will be much more ‘relevant’ by the end of the traditional budgeting period

Disadvantages of rolling budgets:

More costly and time consuming

An increase in budgeting work may lead to less control of the actual results

9 Marks

Total 20 Marks


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Examiners Comments on Question Five

SOLUTION 5

a) (i)

Process Account

Unit Reconciliation units

Input 10,000

Normal loss (8%) 800

Expected Output 9,200

Actual Output 9,000

Abnormal Loss 200

Cost per unit = Cost of Production less scrap value of normal loss

Expected Output

€/£(3,816,000-44,000)/9,200

= €410

Valued as follows:

Actual output: 9,000 x €410 = €3,690,000

Abnormal loss: 200 x €410 = €82,000

Scrap value of normal loss: 800 units x €/£ 55 = €/£ 44,000

(ii) Normal loss Account (Scrap Account)

UNITS €/£ UNITS €/£

Materials 10,000 1,360,000 Normal loss 800 44,000

Labour 1,284,000 Output 9,000 3,690,000

Overhead 1,172,000 Abnormal loss 200 82,000

10,000 3,816,000 10,000 3,816,000

This question was optional and tested the candidate’s knowledge of process costing. This is the first

time that process costing has been examined in detail.

Part (a) required candidates to prepare the process account, the normal loss account and the abnormal

loss/gain account. Many candidates displayed an understanding of the process account but very few

produced the normal and abnormal loss/gain account correctly.

Part (b) required candidates to explain four terms associated with process costing and this part was

answered very well.


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Scrap Value for Abnormal Loss: 200 units x €/£ 55 = €/£ 11,00

(iii) Abnormal loss Account

12 Marks

b) (i) Normal loss

A normal loss is a loss whose occurrence is inevitable. It is a loss that occurs each time an activity is carried out.

(ii) Abnormal loss An abnormal loss is a loss whose occurrence can be avoided. It is a loss that does not occur each time an activity

takes place. It occurs when the actual loss is higher than the normal loss.

(iii) Abnormal gain

This is a gain that occurs when the actual loss is lower than the normal loss.

(iv) Equivalent units

In order to calculate the cost of production the number of units produced is required together with the cost of

materials, labour and overhead costs. The output will consist of fully completed units together with partially

completed units. Those partially completed units will be mathematically converted to the equivalent of full units

of production. E.g. 1,000units that are 80% complete is the equivalent of 800 fully completed units.

8 Marks

Total 20 Marks


Process Account 800 44,000 Bank 1,000 55,000

Abnormal loss 200 11,000

1,000 55,000 1,000 55,000


Process Account 200 82,000 Normal loss Account 200 11,000

Statement of P/L and OCI 71,000

200 82,000 200 82,000


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Examiners Comments on Question Six

SOLUTION 6

Sales price per unit

Sales price variance

€/£

25,000 units should have brought in (25,000 x S) 25,000S

25,000 units did bring in 250,000

Variance 50,000A

€/£

25,000 units should have brought in (25,000 x S) 300,000

25,000 units did bring in 250,000

Variance 50,000A

Therefore 25,000 x S = €/£300,000

S = €/£300,000/25,000 = €/£12

Cost per kg of material

Material price variance

€/£

112,500 kg should have cost (112,500 x C) 112,500C

112,500 kg did cost 135,000

Variance 28,500F

€/£

112,500 kg should have cost 163,500 (BF)

112,500 kg did cost 135,000

Variance 28,500F

This question was optional and tested the candidate’s knowledge of standard costing and variance

analysis. Candidates were required to work backwards from variances to standard cost.

Part (a) of the question required candidates to prepare a standard cost sheet for a product.

This area of the syllabus is still creating problems. The standard of answers has not improved over the

past few years.

Part (b) of the question required candidates to outline one possible reason for each of the sales, material

and labour variances. This part of the question was answered well even by candidates who did not

demonstrate a competency in answering part (a).


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Therefore 112,500 x Cost = €/£163,500

C = €/£163,500/112,500 = €/£1.453

Kg material per unit of product

Material usage variance

Kg

25,000 units should have used (25,000 x Kg) 25,000Kg

25,000 units did use 112,500

5,162A

x standard cost per kg €/£1.453

Variance €/£7,500A

25,000 units should have used (25,000 x Kg) 107,338

25,000 units did use 112,500

5,162A



Therefore 25,000 x Kg = 107,338

Kg = 107,338/25,000 = 4.29Kg

Cost per labour hour

Labour rate variance

€/£

75,000 hours should have cost (75,000 x C) 75,000C

75,000 hours did cost 142,500

Variance 18,700F

€/£

75,000 hours should have cost (75,000 x C) 161,200 (Bal. Fig.)

75,000 hours did cost 142,500

Variance 18,700F

Therefore 75,000 x Cost = €/£161,200

C = €/£161,200/75,000 = €/£2.15

Labour hours per unit of product

Labour efficiency variance


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Hrs

25,000 units should have used (25,000 x Hrs) 25,000Hrs

25,000 units did use 75,000



Hrs

25,000 units should have used (25,000 x Hrs) 65,512 (Bal.Fig.)

25,000 units did use 75,000

x standard cost per kg €/£2.150 (€/£20,400/€/£2.15) 9,488A


Therefore 25,000 x Hrs = 65,512

Hrs = 65,512/25,000 = 2.62hrs 10 Marks

a) Standard cost card per unit

4 Marks

b) Reasons for the variances

Material Variances

The business may have sourced cheaper materials of a lower quality for production. Accordingly, these cost

less, resulting in the favourable price variance of €/£28,500. However, there has been more usage (perhaps more

wastage) with an adverse usage variance of €/£7,500.

Labour Variances

The adverse labour efficiency variance of €/£20,400 could be attributable to less-skilled or less-experienced

staff that have proved to be cheaper to employ, hence the favourable labour rate variance of €/£18,700, but have

taken longer to do the job.

Sales price variance

The adverse sales price variance may be due to more competition in the market and due to the original standard

being incorrect.

6 Marks

Total 20 Marks

€ / £

Sales price 12.00

Materials cost 4.29kg @ € / £ 1.453 per kg 6.23

Labour cost 2.62 hours @ € / £ 2.15 per hour 5.63

Contribution 0.14


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