CIMA Management Accounting - P1 Exam Practice Test
Question 1
A snowboard manufacturer is considering investing in technology that will give a good indication of how heavy snowfall will be in the future. The predictions tend to be reasonably accurate.
The current budgeted profit for the year is £2,560,000 but if they invest in this technology and it works, the expected profit will be £2,640,000. The manufacturer is willing to invest a maximum of £40,000 into the venture.
What is the expected profit if the investment is NOT made?
The current budgeted profit for the year is £2,560,000 but if they invest in this technology and it works, the expected profit will be £2,640,000. The manufacturer is willing to invest a maximum of £40,000 into the venture.
What is the expected profit if the investment is NOT made?
Correct Answer: A
Question 2
Your company want to know how many units they'd have to sell this season to break even. However, you have some reservations over whether or not breakeven analysis is suitable for the company.
Which of these assumptions over product range limit the accuracy of break even analysis? Select ALL that apply.
Which of these assumptions over product range limit the accuracy of break even analysis? Select ALL that apply.
Correct Answer: D,G
Question 3
A company manufactures a single product. The following budgeted data applies to month 6:
What was the budgeted fixed production overhead for month 6?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $ (in '000s).
What was the budgeted fixed production overhead for month 6?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $ (in '000s).
Correct Answer:
$60000
Question 4
A medium-sized manufacturing company, which operates in the electronics industry, has employed a firm of consultants to carry out a review of the company's planning and control systems. The company presently uses a traditional incremental budgeting system and the inventory management system is based on economic order quantities (EOQ) and reorder levels. The company's normal production patterns have changed significantly over the previous few years as a result of increasing demand for customized products. This has resulted in shorter production runs and difficulties with production and resource planning. The consultants have recommended the implementation of activity based budgeting and a manufacturing resource planning system to improve planning and resource management.
What are the benefits for the company that could occur following the introduction of an activity based budgeting system?
Select ALL the correct answers.
What are the benefits for the company that could occur following the introduction of an activity based budgeting system?
Select ALL the correct answers.
Correct Answer: A,C,E
Question 5
A company is considering whether to develop an overseas market for its products. The cost of developing the new market is estimated to be $250,000. There is a 70% probability that the development of the new market will succeed and a 30% probability that the development of the new market will fail and no further expenditure will be incurred.
If the market development is successful, the profit from the new market will depend on prevailing exchange rates. There is a 50% chance that exchange rates will be in line with expectations and a profit of $500,000 will be made. There is a 20% chance that exchange rates will be favorable and a profit of
$630,000 will be made and a 30% chance that exchange rates will be adverse and a profit of $100,000 will be made.
The profit figures stated are before taking account of the development costs of $250,000.
Use a decision tree to decide whether the company should develop an overseas market for its products.
Select one correct answer.
If the market development is successful, the profit from the new market will depend on prevailing exchange rates. There is a 50% chance that exchange rates will be in line with expectations and a profit of $500,000 will be made. There is a 20% chance that exchange rates will be favorable and a profit of
$630,000 will be made and a 30% chance that exchange rates will be adverse and a profit of $100,000 will be made.
The profit figures stated are before taking account of the development costs of $250,000.
Use a decision tree to decide whether the company should develop an overseas market for its products.
Select one correct answer.
Correct Answer: B
Question 6
JRL manufactures two products from different combinations of the same resources. Unit selling prices and unit cost details for each product are as follows:
* Refer to your answer in the previous question.
The optimal solution to the previous question shows that the shadow prices of skilled labour and direct material A are as follows:
Skilled labour $ Nil Direct Material A $11.70
Explain the relevance of these values to the management of JRL.
Select ALL the true statements.
* Refer to your answer in the previous question.
The optimal solution to the previous question shows that the shadow prices of skilled labour and direct material A are as follows:
Skilled labour $ Nil Direct Material A $11.70
Explain the relevance of these values to the management of JRL.
Select ALL the true statements.
Correct Answer: A,C
Question 7
A company makes and sells three products A, B and C.
The selling prices and costs of the three products, using a traditional absoprtion costing system, are shown in the table below.
The company has undertaken an analysis of overhead costs using activity-based costing (ABC).
The revised overhead costs for products A, B and C are $6, $32 and $55 respectively.
When comparing the figures obtained under the two costing methods, which of the following statements are true?
Select ALL that apply.
The selling prices and costs of the three products, using a traditional absoprtion costing system, are shown in the table below.
The company has undertaken an analysis of overhead costs using activity-based costing (ABC).
The revised overhead costs for products A, B and C are $6, $32 and $55 respectively.
When comparing the figures obtained under the two costing methods, which of the following statements are true?
Select ALL that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D,E
Question 8
RS is a travel company providing daily tours of a major European capital city. The market is highly competitive and RS has commissioned some market research to help with the pricing decision for a new tour. The research identified the probability of three possible market conditions and the number of tickets that would be sold each day at three different price levels.
Demonstrate, using a decision tree and based on expected value, which ticket price RS should choose.
Demonstrate, using a decision tree and based on expected value, which ticket price RS should choose.
Correct Answer: E
Question 9
Information about a company's two products is as follows:
The products are currently sold in equal quantities.
Monthly fixed costs are $360,000.
What is the monthly breakeven sales revenue assuming a sales quantity mix of 50/50?
Give your answer to the nearest $.
The products are currently sold in equal quantities.
Monthly fixed costs are $360,000.
What is the monthly breakeven sales revenue assuming a sales quantity mix of 50/50?
Give your answer to the nearest $.
Correct Answer:
$1600000
Question 10
The following information is available regarding a company's two products for last period.
What is the favourable sales quantity profit variance for last period?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
What is the favourable sales quantity profit variance for last period?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
Correct Answer:
$1500
Question 11
D3 makes 2 types of toilets - the Executive (Ex) and the Classic (CI). Direct labour costs $6 per hr and overheads are absorbed on a machine hour basis. The overhead absorption rate for the period is $28 per machine hour. What is the traditional cost per unit for (Ex) and (CI)?
Correct Answer: A
Question 12
A company is forecasting sales volume using time series analysis. The following equation has been derived from past data and is considered to be a reliable predictor of future sales volume:
y = 20,000+80x
Where y is the total sales units each quarter and x is the time period (the first quarter of year 1 is time period 1).
The following set of seasonal variations for each quarter has been calculated using the additive model.
What is the forecast sales units for the second quarter of year 3?
y = 20,000+80x
Where y is the total sales units each quarter and x is the time period (the first quarter of year 1 is time period 1).
The following set of seasonal variations for each quarter has been calculated using the additive model.
What is the forecast sales units for the second quarter of year 3?
Correct Answer: A
Question 13
A company manufactures a single product. The company absorbs fixed production overhead using a pre- determined rate per unit.
The following data applies for month 7:
During month 7 fixed production overhead was over absorbed by $40,000.
What was the actual number of units produced during month 7?
The following data applies for month 7:
During month 7 fixed production overhead was over absorbed by $40,000.
What was the actual number of units produced during month 7?
Correct Answer: D
