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Questions # 91:

Which of the following is a relevant cost?

Options:

A.

A sunk cost


B.

A committed cost


C.

An incremental cost


D.

A historical cost


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Questions # 92:

A company operates an integrated standard cost accounting system. The standard price of raw material A is $20 per litre. At the start of period 1, the inventory of 500 litres of raw material A was valued at $20 per litre. During period 1, 100 litres of raw material A were purchased at an actual price of $21 per litre. During period 2, 550 litres of raw material A were issued to Job 789.

In respect of the above events, which TWO of the following statements are correct? (Choose two.)

Options:

A.

The raw material inventory at the end of period 1 should include 100 litres valued at $21 per litre.


B.

An adverse material price variance should be recorded in the statement of profit or loss for period 1.


C.

The raw material inventory at the end of period 2 should be valued at $20 per litre.


D.

An adverse material price variance should be recorded in the statement of profit or loss for period 2.


E.

The first 500 litres of raw material A issued should be debited to the Job 789 account at $20 per litre, and the remaining 50 litres at $21 per litre.


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Questions # 93:

A company uses full cost pricing. The unit costs for product Z are given below.

Question # 93

What price per unit should be charged in order to achieve a profit margin of 20%?

Give your answer to the nearest cent.


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Questions # 94:

Which of the following would NOT require taking into account the time value of money?

Options:

A.

Deciding to make a long-term investment in a project on the basis of its payback period.


B.

Selecting an investment project on the basis that it has a positive net present value (NPV).


C.

Calculating the present value of a five-year annuity.


D.

Taking a long-term investment decision on the basis of the project’s internal rate of return (IRR).


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Questions # 95:

A company makes and sells a range of products. The standard details per unit for one of these products, product X, are as follows.

Question # 95

To meet sales demand, the company must obtain 2,000 units of product X next month. There is sufficient labour capacity to produce 1,500 of these units in-house during normal time. However, any production above this level would require overtime working which would be paid at a premium of 50%.

The company can buy as many units of product X as it wishes next month from an external supplier at a price of $120 per unit.

What is the total financial benefit to the company of purchasing the appropriate number of units from the external supplier rather than producing them in-house?

Options:

A.

$20,000


B.

$30,000


C.

$27,500


D.

$5,000


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Questions # 96:

The year-to-date results at the end of month 9 included sales revenue of $3,600,000 and variable costs of $2,100,000.

During month 10, sales revenue was $450,000 and variable costs were $270,000.

What year-to-date contribution to sales ratio (C/S ratio) would be reported at the end of month 10?

Options:

A.

58,5%


B.

70,9%


C.

41,5%


D.

40,0%


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Questions # 97:

An organisation’s management report contains the following data:

Question # 97

Which division has the highest operating margin percentage?

Options:

A.

Division A


B.

Division B


C.

Division C


D.

Division D


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Questions # 98:

Which of the following is a valid definition of a cash budget?

Options:

A.

A detailed budget of estimated cash inflows and outflows incorporating both revenue and capital items.


B.

A detailed budget of estimated cash inflows only, incorporating receipts from cash sales as well as from credit customers.


C.

A detailed budget of estimated cash inflows and outflows incorporating revenue items only.


D.

A detailed budget of estimated cash outflows only, incorporating both depreciation and capital expenditure.


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Questions # 99:

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

This is an example of:

Options:

A.

objectivity.


B.

professional behaviour.


C.

integrity.


D.

professional competence and due care.


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Questions # 100:

The following data are available for a company that produces and sells a single product.

The company’s opening finished goods inventory was 2,500 units.

The fixed overhead absorption rate is $8.00 per unit.

The profit calculated using marginal costing is $16,000.

The profit calculated using absorption costing and valuing its inventory at standard cost is $22,400.

The company’s closing finished goods inventory is:

Options:

A.

3,300 units


B.

1,700 units


C.

3,900 units


D.

8,900 units


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