.
ACCA
Paper F5
Performance Management
Revision Mock Examination
December 2014
Question Paper
Time Allowed
15 minutes
Reading and planning
3 hours
Writing
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Section A – ALL TWENTY questions are compulsory and MUST
be attempted.
1. Which of the following are characteristics of management accounting information?
(i) Non-financial as well as financial (ii) Used by all stakeholders
(iii) Concerned with cost control only (iv) Not legally required
A. (i) and (iv) only B. (ii) and (iii) only C. (i), (ii) and (iii) only D. (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
2. The budgeted overheads of Coleman Ltd for the next year have been analysed as
follows:
$000
Machine running costs 640
Purchase order processing costs 450
Production run setup costs 180
In the next year, it is anticipated that machine will run for 32,000 hours, 6,000 purchase orders will be processed and there will be 450 production runs.
One of the company’s products is produced in batches of 500. Each batch requires a separate production run, 30 purchase orders and 750 machine hours.
Using activity-based costing, what is the overhead cost per unit of the product?
A. $0.99 B. $1.59 C. $35.30 D. $495.00
3. Your company regularly uses material X and currently has in inventory 500 kg for
which it paid $1,500 two weeks ago. If this were to be sold as raw material, it could be sold today for $2.00 per kg. You are aware that the material can be bought on the open market for $3.25 per kg, but it must be purchased in quantities of 1,000 kg.
You have been asked to determine the relevant cost of 600 kg of material X to be used in a job for a customer. The relevant cost of the 600 kg is:
A. $1,325 B. $1,825 C. $1,950 D. $3,250
4. A company manufactures and sells two products (X and Y) both of which utilise
the same skilled labour. For the coming period, the supply of skilled labour is limited to 2,000 hours. Data relating to each product are as follows:
Products X $20 Y $40
Variable cost per unit X $12
Y $30
Skilled labour hours per unit X 2
Y 4
Maximum demand (units) per period X 800
Y 400
In order to maximise profit in the coming period, how many units of each product should the company manufacture and sell?
A. 200 units of X and 400 units of Y B. 400 units of X and 300 units of Y C. 600 units of X and 200 units of Y D. 800 units of X and 100 units of Y
5. A company makes a single product which it sells for $16 per unit. Fixed costs are
$76,800 per month and the product has a profit/volume ratio of 40%.
In a period when actual sales were $224,000, the company’s safety margin, in units, was:
A. 2,000 B. 12,000 C. 14,000 D. 32,000
6. A company incurs the following costs at various activity levels: Total cost Activity level
$ Units
250,000 5,000
312,500 7,500
400,000 10,000
Using the high–low method what is the variable cost per unit? A. $25
B. $30 C. $35 D. $40
7. Consider the following three combinations:
(i) Basic standards; motivational
(ii) Ideal standards; include allowance for losses (iii) Attainable standards; tough but achievable
Which combination(s) is/are correct? A. (i)
B. (ii) C. (iii)
8. Select the correct combination from the following:
(i) Zero-based budgets; amendments in past activity (ii) Incremental budgets; amendments in past activity (iii) Participatory budgets; impose budgets
(iv) Non-participatory budgets; involve middle managers
A. (i) only B. (ii) only
C. Both (iii) and (iv) D. Both (i) and (ii)
9. Select the correct combination from the following:
(i) Zero-based budgets; amendments in past activity (ii) Incremental budgets; no amendments in past activity (iii) Participatory budgets; impose budgets
(iv) Non-participatory budgets; impose budgets
A. (i) only B. (ii) only C. (iii) only D. (iv) only
The following information relates to questions 10 and 11.
Amazing Plc manufactures automated toys for children. Due to the nature of work being repetitive there is a learning curve with a 75% rate which occurs until 15 units. The first toy takes 5 hours to finish. At the 75% learning rate b = −0.415.
Labour is paid $10 per hour.
10. Calculate the average labour cost of a toy when 15 toys are produced. A. $16.25
B. $17.25 C. $18.25 D. $19.25
11. Calculate the time it would take to produce the 15th toy. A. 0.964 hours
B. 1.5 hours C. 1.625 hours D. 5 hours
12. Identify the correct statement representing the balanced scorecard.
(i) Its entire focus is on financial performance of the organisation.
(ii) It considers both internal and external areas concerning the organisation.
Which of the above statements is/are true? A. (i) only
B. (ii) only
C. Neither (i) nor (ii) D. Both (i) and (ii)
The following details apply to questions 13 and 14.
A company is producing satellite dish antennas in a very competitive market. A standard antenna has the following details:
Direct materials $80 per unit
Direct labour $35
Overheads $25 per unit
Sales and research departments have established a price of $150 per unit in the local market with a margin of 20% of the selling price.
13. What is the target cost per antenna? Identify the cost gap if any.
14. Which of the following may be used to close the target cost gap for the antenna?
A. Use overtime to complete work ahead of schedule. B. Substitute current raw materials with cheaper versions. C. Raise the selling price of the antenna.
15. An office manager of Harris Plc wishes to minimise the cost of telephone calls
made. 40% of calls in peak hours cost £1 each and the remainder of such calls cost £1.50 each. 30% of calls at other times cost 80p each, 50% of them cost 90p each and 20% of them cost £1 each. This proportion cannot be varied, though the total number of calls made in peak hours and of calls made at other times can be.
If X = the numbers of calls made each day in peak hours, and Y = the number of calls made each day at other times, the official manager’s objective is to:
A. Minimise 120X + 89Y B. Minimise 120X + 90Y C. Minimise 130X + 89Y D. Minimise 130X + 90Y
16. A flexible budget describes which of the following: A. A budget which shows variable production costs only
B. A monthly budget which is changed to reflect the number of days in the month C. A budget which shows sales revenue and costs at different levels of activity D. A budget that is updated halfway through the year to incorporate the actual
results for the first half of the year
17. Hold-on has a 40% chance to make a profit of $300,000 next year and a 60%
chance of making a loss of $400,000.
What is the expected profit or loss for next year? A. $120,000 Loss
B. $20,000 Loss C. $20,000 Profit D. $120,000 Profit
18. Bottom-up budgets are likely to be effective in which of the following situations?
(i) In very large organisations
(ii) During periods of economic affluence
(iii) When an organisation’s different units act autonomously (iv) In newly formed organisations
A. All of the above B. None of the above C. (iii) and (iv) D. (i), (ii), and (iii)
19. Beauty Co makes two products, nail polish and lipsticks. Nail polish sales make
up 30% of total sales and their variable costs are 45% as a percentage of sales value.
Lipsticks sales are 70% of the total sales and their variable costs are 40% as a percentage of sales value.
Total fixed costs are $400,000 for the company.
Calculate the breakeven revenue for Beauty Co.
20. Wong Ltd is trying to decide the selling price for a product. Three prices are under
consideration and expected sales volume and costs are as follows:
Price per unit $4 $4.30 $4.40
Expected sale volume (unit):
Best possible 16,000 14,000 12,500
Most likely 14,000 12,500 12,000
Worst possible 10,000 8,000 6,000
Variable cost is $2 per unit.
Section B – ALL FIVE questions are compulsory and MUST be
attempted.
1. Goodison Consulting is a multinational management consulting organisation, with
offices all around the world. The clients of Goodison are mainly small and medium size businesses, in a variety of different market sectors, and Goodison's consultants carry out bespoke assignments on behalf of clients.
Each office is run as an autonomous business unit by the office manager. This autonomy is considered very important by the directors of Goodison as it allows local managers to develop highly innovative business solutions for their clients. Table 1 shows a selection of statistics that have been extracted from Goodison's management accounting system regarding one of their offices:
Table 1: Financial information
Year 2009 2010
Sales revenue ($000) 380 420
Net profit ($000) 95 100
Average cash balance ($000) 10 12
Average trade receivables days (days) 25 22 Industry average trade receivables days (days) 30 30
Local inflation rate (% pa) 5 5
Required:
(a) Using only the data provided in Table 1, discuss the performance of the office manager for 2010. Calculate relevant ratios to support your answer. (9 marks)
Table 2 shows a selection of statistics that have been extracted from Goodison's other management control systems regarding the same office as that of Table 1:
Table 2: Non-financial information
Year 2009 2010
Number of clients 190 140
Share of local consulting market 40% 25%
Client assignment error rate 2% 4%
Average time taken per client assignment (weeks) 4 5 Average days training received per consultant 8 6
Staff turnover rate 8% 12%
(b) Using the data provided in Table 2, discuss the performance of the office manager for 2010. You should use the following headings in constructing your answer:
(i) customer satisfaction (2 marks) (ii) internal process efficiency (2 marks)
(iii) learning and growth (2 marks)
2. Barnsley Hospital is a state-funded hospital, established 25 years ago. Due to its
mid-city location it is very popular among the local residents. Besides, it provides free of cost services to its patients. A full range of health services are provided to the patients, in various departments. The managers report to the board of governors. The hospital is also a teaching institution for local university students. Due to this fact the hospital is very innovative in clinical areas.
Decision-making is centralised and leads to a bureaucratic style of management, sometimes delaying the decision-making process. One of its major departments is the outpatients department (OPD). The management accountant working in the hospital has collected the following data during the last five years.
Year Patients number Expenditure ($)
2002 48,000 80,000
2003 64,000 72,000
2004 72,000 82,000
2005 52,000 58,000
2006 60,000 100,000
The manager of OPD is now in the process of budget preparation for the year 2007. Over the past few years the manager has been using the incremental style of budgeting. Being a new management accountant for the hospital, you have been asked to provide help in budgeting.
Required:
(a) You are thinking about suggesting the use of zero-based budgeting (ZBB) to the manager. Describe the principles of ZBB, with its advantages and limitations in a memo addressed to the manager.
(8 marks) (b) Forecast the total expenditure for 2007 if the manager expects 65,000 patients in the next year, using high–low method. (2 marks) (10 marks)
3. Exelcier Co., an events management company, is trying to decide whether or not
to advertise an outdoor concert. The sale of tickets is dependent on the weather. If the weather is poor it is expected that 5,000 tickets will be sold without advertising. There is a 70% chance that the weather will be poor. If the weather is good it is expected that 10,000 tickets will be sold without advertising. There is a 30% chance that the weather will be good.
If the concert is advertised and the weather is poor, there is a 60% chance that the advertising will stimulate further demand and ticket sales will increase to 7,000. If the weather is good there is a 25% chance the advertising will stimulate demand and ticket sales will increase to 13,000.
The profit expected, before deducting the cost of advertising, at different levels of ticket sales are as follows:
Number of tickets sold Profit $ 5,000 (20,000) 6,000 (5,000) 7,000 35,000 8,000 55,000 9,000 70,000 10,000 90,000 11,000 115,000 12,000 130,000 13,000 150,000
The cost of advertising the concert will be $15,000.
Required:
Demonstrate, using a decision tree, all courses of actions and all possible outcomes and recommend whether the concert should be advertised by Exelcier Co.
4. Barons plc has been in the business of manufacturing state-of-the-art stereos for
many years, and is now considering developing a new model and the board members are considering the reliability of the existing management accounting system.
At present products are produced by workers assembling a variety of components. Production overheads are currently absorbed into product costs on a labour hour basis.
Barons plc is considering introducing a target costing system for costing and pricing their new stereos.
A selling price of $50 has been as per market research considering prices being charged by the competitors with similar features. A target profit of 10% has been approved by the board.
The following is the cost information of the new stereo: Part 1 – The suppliers have agreed a price of $10.00 per unit.
Part 2 – 5 units of part 2 are assembled in a stereo, and cost $3.00 per unit along with delivery charge of 10% of the purchase price which is to be added to the invoice.
Other materials – $5.00 per stereo.
Factory labour – it takes 2 hours to produce one stereo, excluding idle time of 20% which has to be considered reflecting existing efficiencies of the workforce. All workers are paid a constant rate of $8 per hour.
Production overheads – The following information has been recorded over the past two months, fixed overheads being charged on the basis of labour hours. Normal production hours per month are estimated to be 2,400.
Total production overhead Labour hours $
Month 1 6,200 1,900
Month 2 7,000 2,300
Required:
Calculate the current expected cost per stereo, and identify any cost gap that may exist. (10 marks)
5. Just-cheez-spud operates a chain of take-away baked potato kiosks, situated in
busy commercial districts of a major capital city. Hungry customers go into a Just-cheez-spud kiosk, and order a buttered baked potato with a cheese filling, which they then take to eat elsewhere. Kiosks are operated by an individual operator who buys ingredients locally before cooking and assembling each potato at the kiosk.
The owner of Just-cheez-spud, Mr Khan, operates a standard costing system to evaluate the performance of the operator of each kiosk. Performance-related pay with bonuses based upon variances calculated from the standard costing system is used to motivate each kiosk operator.
An extract from the standard cost card of one filled potato is as follows:
Food element: $/unit
Potato 0.4 kg x $0.8 per kg 0.32
Butter 0.015 kg x $10 per kg 0.15
Cheese 0.2 kg x $8.65 per kg 1.73
Standard food cost per sold unit 2.20
Recently one particular kiosk has been causing concern for Mr Khan. Although the profitability of the kiosk has been rising for months, several customer complaints have reached Mr Khan's office about the potatoes sold from the kiosk. Mr Khan cannot understand this, as the kiosk operator has been paid increasing levels of bonus for the past few months. Table 1 shows the output from the standard costing system for the kiosk in question for the three months to August 2010:
Table 1: Variance
June July August
Food material mix $188.45 F $213.80 F $246.50 F Food material yield $40.65 F $90.20 F $117.80 F
Food material price $37.50 A $5.50 A $15.50 F
The actual number of potatoes sold at the kiosk was almost constant for the three months.
Required:
(a) Comment upon the performance of the kiosk operator for the three months to August 2010, suggesting possible performance reasons for the variances reported, in the areas of:
(i) managing food material cost (4 marks)
(ii) managing product quality (3 marks)
Table 2 below shows actual results for the kiosk for September 2010:
Table 2: Potatoes made and sold: 1,420 Material purchased and used:
Potato 578 kg at $0.85 per kg
Butter 18 kg at $9.75 per kg
(b) For the month of September 2010, and working to two decimal places, calculate:
(i) Total food material mix variance (4 marks) (ii) Total food material yield variance (4 marks)
Note: You are not required to comment upon your calculations.
Formulae Sheet Learning curve
b ax Y
Where: y = cumulative average time to produce X units a = the time taken for the first unit of output x = the cumulative number of units produced b = the index of learning (log LR/log 2) LR = the learning rate as a decimal
Demand curve bQ a P quantity in change price in change b 0 Q when price a MR = a – 2bQ