Which type of budget would be the most suitable for a cash budget?
Which of the following statements about batch costing is true?
A company has spent $5,000 on a report into the viability of using a subcontractor. The report highlighted the following:
A machine purchased six years ago for $30,000 would become surplus to requirements. It has a written-down value of $10,000 but would be resold for $12,000.
A machine operator would be made redundant and would receive a redundancy payment of $40,000.
The administration of the subcontractor arrangement would cost the company $25,000 each year.
Which THREE of the following are relevant for the decision? (Choose three.)
A management accountant has forecast the following cash inflows from four potential projects.
All four projects require the same initial investment and will last for four years. They all result in a positive net present value but only one of the projects can be undertaken.
Which project should be selected?
A new product requires an investment of $200,000 in machinery and working capital. The total sales volume over the product’s life will be 5,000 units. The forecast costs per unit throughout the product’s life are as follows:
The product is required to earn a return on investment of 35%.
What unit selling price needs to be achieved?
Assume that a unit of output is the cost object. Which of the following statements is valid?
A small airport’s management accountant has prepared the following management report on the performance of its four retail outlets.
Which retail outlet has the highest contribution per square metre?
The following data are available for a delivery company. The table shows the number of tonnes delivered (x) and the associated distribution cist (y) in recent periods.
Further analysis of this data has determined the following:
∑xy = 36,427∑x2 = 1,144
Using least squares regression analysis, calculate the variable cost per tonne delivered. Give your answer to the nearest cent.
Based upon extensive historical evidence, a company’s daily sales volume is known to be normally distributed with a mean of 1,728 units and a standard deviation of 273 units.
What is the probability that, on any one day, the sales volume will be at least 1,300 units?
Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate performance measure for a profit centre manager?
