Sunday, April 17, 2011

CONTOH SOALAN MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FINAL SET 1

Question 1


a. Briefly describe what is meant by enterprise risk management

(2 marks)

b. Explain the four steps in the planning and control cycle.

(5 marks)

c. Given the following information, calculate the company's manufacturing overhead:

Work in process, ending................

RM8,000

Work in process, beginning...........

RM11,000

Cost of goods manufactured........

RM70,000

Direct labor....................................

RM25,000

Direct materials.............................

RM20,000

Required :

Calculate the manufacturing overhead by using the Schedule of Cost of Goods Manufactured.

(6 marks)

d. Mei Corporation has provided the following partial listing of costs incurred during April:

RM

Marketing salaries.....................................

39,000

Property taxes, factory.............................

8,000

Administrative travel..................................

102,000

Sales commissions...................................

73,000

Indirect labor..............................................

31,000

Direct materials.........................................

197,000

Advertising.................................................

145,000

Depreciation of production equipment......

39,000

Direct labor................................................

78,000

Required :

(i) Calculate the total product cost listed above.

(4 marks)

(ii) Calculate the period cost for April

(3 marks)

[Total : 20 marks]

Question 2

a. List the three main categories of inventories in a manufacturing company.

(1.5 marks)

b. Explain the difference between a contribution approach income statement and a traditional approach income statement.

(4 marks)

c. Lala Brothers, Inc., used the high-low method to derive its cost formula for electrical power cost. According to the cost formula, the variable cost per unit of activity is RM3 per machine-hour. Total electrical power cost at the high level of activity was RM7,600 and at the low level of activity was RM7,300.

Required :

Calculate the low level of activity if the high level of activity was 1,200 machine hours.

(3.5 marks)

d. An income statement for Cerdik's Bookstore for the first quarter of the current year is presented below:

Sales..........................................................

RM800,000

Cost of goods sold.....................................

560,000

Gross margin.............................................

RM240,000

Selling and administrative expenses:

Selling.....................................................

RM98,000

Administrative.........................................

98,000

196,000

Net operating income................................

RM 44,000

On average, a book sells for RM50. Variable selling expenses are RM5.50 per book, with the remaining selling expenses being fixed. The variable administrative expenses are 3% of sales, with the remainder being fixed.

Required :

i. Calculate the contribution margin and net operating income for Cerdik's Bookstore for the first quarter by preparing the income statement using the contribution approach

(8 marks)

ii. State the cost formula for selling and administrative expenses with “X” equal to the number of books sold

(3 marks)

[Total : 20 marks]

Question 3

Wanz Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system.

Information for the month of May concerning Department A, the first stage of the company's

production process follows:

Materials

Conversion

Work in process, beginning.......................

RM 4,000

RM 3,000

Current costs added..................................

20,000

16,000

Total costs.................................................

RM24,000

RM19,000

Goods completed......................................

90,000 units

90,000 units

Work in process, ending............................

10,000 units

Material costs are added at the beginning of the process. The ending work in process is 50% complete with respect to conversion costs and 100 % complete for materials.

Required :

a. Calculate the equivalent units for May for the Department A

(5 marks)

b. Calculate the cost per equivalent units for May for the Department A

(7 marks)

c. Calculate the total cost of units transferred out to the next process in May

(5 marks)

d. Calculate the total cost of ending work in process inventory for May for the Department A.

(3 marks)

[Total : 20 marks]

Question 4

a. Define the meaning of;

i. budget

(1.5 marks)

ii. budgetary control

(1.5 marks)

b. Explain FOUR (4) of the major benefits to be gained from budgeting.

(8 marks)

c. All of Gemilang Company's sales are on account. 35 % of the credit sales are collected in the month of sale, 45% in the month following sale, and the rest are collected in the second month following sale. Bad debts are negligible and should be ignored. The following are budgeted sales data for the company:

January

February

March

April

Total sales (RM)....

50,000

60,000

40,000

30,000

Required :

Calculate the amount of cash that should be collected in March

(4 marks)

d. Garry Manufacturing Corporation's most recent production budget indicates the following required production:

October

November

December

Required production (units)........

210,000

175,000

110,000

Each unit of finished product requires 5 pounds of raw materials. The company maintains raw materials inventory equal to 25% of the next month's expected production needs.

Required :

Calculate the weight of raw material (pounds) that Garry should plan to purchase for the month of November.

(5 marks)

[Total : 20 marks]

Question 5

a. Abdi Company, which has only one product, has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations:

Selling price...............................................

RM81

Units in beginning inventory......................

0

Units produced..........................................

7,300

Units sold...................................................

7,000

Units in ending inventory...........................

300

Variable costs per unit:

Direct materials......................................

RM20

Direct labor.............................................

RM30

Variable manufacturing overhead..........

RM7

Variable selling and administrative.........

RM11

Fixed costs:

Fixed manufacturing overhead..............

RM65,700

Fixed selling and administrative.............

RM21,000

Required :

i. Calculate the unit product cost for the month under variable costing.

(2 marks)

ii. Calculate the unit product cost for the month under absorption costing

(3 marks)

b. A manufacturing company that produces a single product has provided the following data concerning its most recent month of operations:

Selling price...............................................

RM123

Units in beginning inventory......................

0

Units produced..........................................

1,000

Units sold...................................................

900

Units in ending inventory...........................

100

Variable costs per unit:

Direct materials......................................

RM41

Direct labor.............................................

RM26

Variable manufacturing overhead..........

RM4

Variable selling and administrative.........

RM6

Fixed costs:

Fixed manufacturing overhead..............

RM17,000

Fixed selling and administrative.............

RM11,700

Required :

Prepare the income statement for the month using the variable costing.

(9 marks)

c. The following standards for variable manufacturing overhead have been established for a company that makes only one product:

Standard hours per unit of output........

1.2

hours

Standard variable overhead rate.........

RM10.20

per hour

The following data pertain to operations for the last month:

Actual hours..............................................

5,000

hours

Actual total variable overhead cost...........

RM52,750

Actual output.............................................

4,000

units

Required :

Calculate variable overhead efficiency variance for the month

(3 marks)

d. The following materials standards have been established for a particular product:

Standard quantity per unit of output..........

2.8 grams

Standard price...........................................

RM12.50 per gram

The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:

Actual materials purchased.......................

6,200 grams

Actual cost of materials purchased...........

RM81,530

Actual materials used in production..........

5,700 grams

Actual output.............................................

1,800 units

Required :

Calculate the materials price variance for the month.

(3 marks)

[Total : 20 marks]

END OF QUESTIONS

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