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SECTION A
Attempt ALL multiple choice questions in this section.
Each of the following questions has only ONE correct answer. Write the LETTER of the
correct answer you have chosen in your answer booklet. Marks are allocated against each
question.
QUESTION ONE
1.1
1.2
1.3
(2 marks)
Future costs
Un avoidable costs
Common costs
Differential costs
A.
B.
C.
D.
(2 marks)
The purchase price of an inventory item is K25,000 per unit. Quarterly consumption
rate for this item of inventory is 20,000 units. The annual holding costs associated
with one unit equate to 6% of its purchase price and the cost of placing an order for
the item is K20,000
To the nearest whole number, what is the economic order quarterly (EOQ) for the
inventory item?
A. 1,461
B.
894
C. 1,433
D.
730
1.4
(2 marks)
An organisation has the following total costs at two activity levels:Activity level (units) 16,000
20,000
Total costs (K000)
135,000
165,000
The total cost at an activity of 22,000 units is;
A.
B.
C.
D.
K165,000,000
K 15,000,000
K180,000,000
K150,000,000
(2 marks)
1.5
1.6
(2 marks)
A manufacturing company has the following budgeted information for the next
period.
Production
Sales
Fixed production costs
Fixed selling costs
14,000 units
12,000 units
K63,000,000
K12,000,000
K36,000,000
K27,000,000
K37,000,000
K45,000,000
(2 marks)
1.8
K6,000,000 (A)
K6,000,000 (F)
K1,000,000 (A)
K1,000,000 (F)
(2 marks)
K6,000,000 (A)
K6,000,000 (F)
K1,000,000 (A)
K1,000,000 (F)
(2 marks)
1.9
1.10
K128,000
K180,000
K144,000
K160,000
(2 marks)
A companys accounting system operates so that the cost accounts are independent
of financial accounts. The two sets of accounts are reconciled on a regular basis to
keep them continuously in agreement. This type of accounting system is known as;
A.
B.
C.
D.
Independent accounts
Reconciled accounts
Integrated accounts
Interlocking accounts
(2 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
SECTION B
Attempt any FOUR questions in this section
QUESTION TWO
Smart Boutique commenced business of buying and selling shirts on 1 st July 2011. During
the next six months, the following transactions occurred:
Shirt purchases:
13 July
8 August
11 September
12 October
15 December
Shirt sales:
10 August
20 October
15 November
25 December
20 shirts
40 shirts
60 shirts
40 shirts
50 shirts
@
@
@
@
@
K72,000 per
K76,000 per
K80,000 per
K70,000 per
K56,000 per
shirt
shirt
shirt
shirt
shirt
50 shirts
60 shirts
30 shirts
40 shirts
@
@
@
@
Closing inventory, counted on 31 December 2011, is 30 shirts. Smart Boutique incurred and
paid in cash expenses amounting to K460,000.
Required:
(a)
Prepare the stores ledger card using the following methods of inventory valuation:
(i)
(FIFO) (5 marks)
4
(ii)
(iii)
(b)
(5 marks)
(5 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION THREE
The following details have been extracted from the standard cost card for product X:
Direct material
Direct labour
Fixed overhead
Standard cost
K per unit
8,000
32,000
20,000
60,000
During March 2012, 5,450 units of the product were made compared to a budgeted
production target of 5,500 units.
The actual costs incurred were:
Direct material
Direct labour
Fixed overhead
K42 million
K176 million
K109 million
The actual number of labour hours was 22,000 and the actual number of kilograms of
material was 10,800.
Required:
(a)
Calculate:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(b)
(4 marks)
(4 marks
(6 marks)
Prepare a statement reconciling the standard cost of actual production and the actual
cost.
(6 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FOUR
Njanji Plc, a construction company makes up its accounts to 31 March each year. The
following details have been extracted in relation to one of its contracts:Contract M
Commencement date
Completion date
Retention %
Contract price
Materials to site
Materials returned to stores
Plant to site
Materials transferred to contract N
Materials on site (March 31,2012)
Plant hire charges
Labour cost incurred
Central overhead cost
Direct expenses incurred
Value certified
Cost of work not certified
Cash received from client
Estimated cost of completion
April 1, 2011
May 31, 2012
4
K000
2,000,000
700,000
80,000
1,000,000
40,000
75,000
200,000
300,000
75,000
25,000
1,545,000
160,000
1,440,000
135,000
Depreciation is charged on plant using the straight line method at a rate of 12% per annum.
Required:
(a)
(b)
The details below relates to the main process of Njanji Plcs paint manufacturing
section.
Opening Work-In-Progress:
2,400 litres
Closing Work-In-Progress
3,000 litres
Material input
58,000 litres
52,500 litres
Required:
Determine the number of equivalent units to be used in the calculation of the cost
per equivalent unit using weighted average basis of valuation.
(6 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION FIVE
An engineering company which uses Job costing to attribute costs to individual products and
services provided to its customers has began the preparation of its fixed production
overhead cost budget for 2013.
Costs have been identified as follows:-
Apportioned
cost
Machining
K000
6,000
Assembly
K000
2,500
Finishing
K000
1,500
Stores
K000
1,000
Maintenance
K000
800
The stores and maintenance departments are production service departments and
provide services as follows:
Stores
Maintenance
Machining
K000
40%
55%
Assembly
K000
30%
20%
Finishing
K000
20%
20%
Stores
K000
5%
Maintenance
K000
10%
-
The number of machine and labour hours budgeted for 2013 is:
Machine hours
Labour hours
Machine
50,000
10,000
Assembly
4,000
30,000
Finishing
5,000
20,000
Required:
(a)
Calculate appropriate overhead absorption rates for each production department for
2013.
(12 marks)
(b)
Prepare a quotation for Job K34 to be commenced early in 2013, assuming it has;
Direct materials
Direct labour
and requires:
Machining department
Assembly department
Finishing department
Costing
Costing
K24,000
K15,000
Machine
Hours
45
5
4
Labour
hours
10
15
12
(8 marks)
(Total: 20 marks)
QUESTION SIX
PD manufacturing company makes and sells two products, P and D. The direct costs of
production are K120 per unit of P and K240 per unit of D.
Information relating to annual production and sales is as follows:P
24,000 units
1.0
10
12
1
1
D
24,000 units
1.5
140
240
3
4
Number
Number
Number
Number
-
of
of
of
of
Annual Cost
set ups
special parts
batches
orders
K
732,000
600,000
630,000
198,000
2,160,000
4,320,000
Calculate the production cost per unit of P and D based on Activity Based Costing
(ABC).
(14 marks)
(b)
8 hours
K6,000
2 minutes
75% of time saved at basic rate
Find the total labour cost in a day when 340 units are made.
END OF PAPER
(6 marks)
(Total 20 marks)
SOLUTIONS
Question 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
B
D
A
C
D
A
C
A
B
D
QUESTION 2
(a)
(i)
DATE
13 July
8 Aug.
40
76
Value
(K000)
1,440
Quantity
(Shirts)
ISSUES
Unit Cost
(K000)
Value
(K000)
3,040
10 Aug.
Quantity
(Shirts)
20
60
50
20@72
30@76
3,720
10
11 Sept.
60
80
4,800
70
12 Oct.
40
70
2,800
110
20 Oct.
60
15 Nov.
30
15 Dec.
50
56
10@76
50@80
10@80
20@70
50
2,200
20
2,800
25 Dec.
70
40
(ii)
4,760
20@70
20@56
2,520
30
BALANCE
Unit cost
(K000)
72
Value
(K000)
1,440
20@72
40@76
76
4,480
10@76
60@80
10@76
60@80
40@70
10@80
40@70
70
5,560
20@70
50@56
56
4,200
760
8,360
3,600
1,400
1,680
RECEIPTS
Quantity Unit Cost
(Shirts)
(K000)
20
72
DATE
13 July
8 Aug.
40
76
Value
(K000)
1,440
Quantity
(Shirts)
ISSUES
Unit Cost
(K000)
Value
(K000)
3,040
Quantity
(Shirts)
20
60
10 Aug.
50
10@72
40@76
3,760
10
11 Sept.
60
80
4,800
70
12 Oct.
40
70
2,800
110
20 Oct.
60
15 Nov.
30
15 Dec.
50
56
(iv)
50
2,400
20
70
40
56
2,240
30
Quantity
(Shirts)
ISSUES
Unit Cost
(K000)
Value
(K000)
Quantity
(Shirts)
20
Value
(K000)
1,440
20@72
40@76
72
4,480
10@72
60@80
10@72
60@80
40@70
10@72
40@80
10@72
10@80
10@72
10@80
50@56
10@72
10@80
50@56
5,520
720
8,320
3,920
1,520
4,320
2,080
13 July
Quantity
(Shirts)
20
RECEIPTS
Unit Cost
(K000)
72
Value
(K000)
1,440
8 Aug.
40
76
3,040
DATE
4,400
2,800
25 Dec.
(i)
20@80
40@70
80
BALANCE
Unit cost
(K000)
72
10 Aug.
50
75
3,750
BALANCE
Unit cost
(K000)
72
Value
(K000)
1,440
60
75
4,480
10
75
750
11 Sept.
60
80
4,800
70
79
5,550
12 Oct.
40
70
2,800
110
76
8,350
20 Oct.
60
76
4,560
50
76
3,800
15 Nov.
30
76
2,280
20
76
1,520
70
62
4,320
30
62
1,860
15 Dec.
25 Dec.
50
56
2,800
40
62
10
2,480
3,040,000 1,440,000
40 20
= 74,666.67
= K75,000
(b)
Income Statement
Sales revenue
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Expenses
Net profit
FIFO
K000
15,840
(13,200)
2,640
(460)
2,180
LIFO
K000
15,840
(12,800)
3,040
(460)
2,580
AVCO
K000
15,840
(13,020)
2,820
(460)
2,360
Workings:
1. Cost of sales
Opening inventory
Purchases
Closing inventory
Cost of sales
FIFO
K000
LIFO
K000
AVCO
K000
14,880
(1,680)
13,200
14,880
(2,080)
12,800
14,880
(1,860)
13,020
2. Expenses
FIFO
K000
LIFO
K000
AVCO
K000
460
460
460
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QUESTION 3
(a)
(i)
(ii)
K000
43,200
42,000
1,200 (F)
10,900kg
10,800kg
100 (F)
K 4,000
K400,000 (F)
(iii)
K000
176,000
176,000
Nil
21,800 hours
22,000 hours
200 (A)
K8,000
K1,600,000 (A)
Expenditure variance
Budgeted fixed overhead expenditure
(5,500 units x K20,000 per unit)
Actual fixed overhead expenditure
Fixed overhead expenditure variance
K000
110,000
109,000
1,000 (F)
Capacity variance
Actual hours worked
Budgeted hours of work (4 hrs x 5,500)
Capacity variance
22,000 hours
22,000 hours
Nil
Efficiency variance
Standard hours produced (5,450 x 4 hrs)
Actual hours worked
Efficiency variance
X standard fixed overheard cost per hour
12
21,800 hours
22,000 hours
200 hours (A)
K 5,000
K1,000,000 (A)
(b)
Reconciliation Statement
Standard cost of (5,450 units x 60,000)
Production cost variances:
Material price
Material usage
Labour rate
Labour efficiency
Fixed overhead expenditure
Fixed overhead capacity
Fixed overhead efficiency
Total cost variance
Actual product cost
K000
K000
F
1,200
400
000
1,000
_____
2,600
1,600
1,000
2,600
K000
327,000
327,000
Check:
Actual production cost
K000
42,000
176,000
109,000
327,000
Direct material
Direct labour
Fixed production overhead
SOLUTION FOUR
(a)
Contract M Account
K000
Materials to site
Plant to site
Plant hire
Labour
Overhead
Expenses
700,000
Material returns
80,000
Transfers to N
40,000
200,000
Materials c/fd
75,000
300,000
Plant c/fd W1
880,888
75,000
160,000
25,000
1,000,000
2,300,000
Cost of work certified
Profit taken W2
Profit not taken
Cost of work not certified b/fwd
Plant b/fwd
Materials b/fwd
K000
1,065,000
1,065,000
2,300,000
1,545,000
460,800
19,200
1,545,000
160,000
880,000
75,000
13
1,545,000
Working:
1.
2.
12 x1,000,000,000 x 12
)
100
12
1,000,000,000 (
K880,000,000
Profit taken
K000
1,065,000
160,000
135,000
1,360,000
2,000,000
640,000
1,500,000,000 x 640,000,00
2,000,000,000
= K460,800,000
(b)
Output
Next process
Normal loss
Closing work in
Progress
Abnormal loss
Equivalent units
Statement of
Total
52,500 100%
2,900
3,000
100%
Equivalent Units
Materials
52,500
100%
3,000
50%
Conversion Costs
52,500
1,500
2,000
2,000
57,500
2,000
56,000
100%
14
100%
SOLUTION FIVE
(a)
Apportioned cost
Stores
Maintenance
Budgeted overhead
Basis of
Machining
appointment
6,000
Percentages
418
Percentages
498
6,916
Assembly
2,500
314
181
2,995
K 6,916,000
50,000machinehou rs
K138.32/machine hour
K 2,995,000
30,000 labour hours
K1,890,000
20,000 labour hours
= K138
Assembly
OAR
= K100
Finishing
OAR
=K95
Workings:
Algebraic method:
Let
x
y
Then y
x
=
=
=
=
stores
maintenance
800,000 + 0.1x
1,000,000 + 0.05y
(1)
(2)
15
Finishing
1,500
209
181
1,890
Direct material
Direct labour
Production overheads:
Machining Dept. (45xK138.32)
Assembly Dept. (15xK99.83)
Finishing dept. (12xK94.5)
6,224.4
1,497.45
1,134.0
Job cost
Profit
(20 x 47,85.85)
80
JobK34 price
K
24,000
15,000
8,855.85
47,855.85
11,963.96
59,819.81
SOLUTION SIX
(a)
Set up costs
Special parts
Order handling costs
Materials handling
Other overheads
Number of units
K
120
43.3
163.3
Direct costs
Overhead cost per unit
ABC cost
Working:1.
Hours
24,000
36,000
60,000
K4,320,000
16
D
K
720,000
480,000
184,800
600,000
1,296,000
3,280,000
24,000
K
240
136.67
376.67
Recover rate =
K 4,320,000
60,000 labour hours
=
2.
Orders
Batches
Set ups
Special parts
Set up costs
(a)
K 732,000
732
K 600,000
120,000
K5 per part
Order handling
K198,000
150
Materials handling
K 630,000
252
Other overheads
K 2,160,000
60
680 minutes
480 minutes
200 minutes
K
48,000
15,000
200
x K6,000)
60
63,000
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