Online Access Free CIMAPRO15-P01-X1-ENG Practice Test
| Exam Code: | CIMAPRO15-P01-X1-ENG |
| Exam Name: | P1 - Management Accounting Question Tutorial |
| Certification Provider: | CIMA |
| Free Question Number: | 67 |
| Posted: | Sep 04, 2025 |
XY, a not-for-profit charity organization which is funded by public donations, is concerned that it is not making the best use of its available funds. It has carried out a review of its budgeting system and is considering
replacing the current system with a zero-based budgeting system.
Select ALL the potential advantages AND disadvantages for the charity of a zero-based budgeting system.
CH is a building supplies company that sells products to trade and private customers.
Budget data for each of the six months to March are given below:
80% of the value of credit sales is received in the month after sale, 10% two months after sale and 8% three months after sale. The balance is written off as a bad debt.
75% of the value of credit purchases is paid in the month after purchase and the remaining 25% is paid two months after purchase.
All other operating costs are paid in the month they are incurred.
CH has placed an order for four new forklift trucks that will cost $25,000 each. The scheduled payment date is in February.
The cash balance at 1 January is estimated to be $15,000.
Prepare a cash budget for each of the THREE months of January, February and March.
Select All the correct answers.
A major company sells a range of electrical, clothing and homeware products through a chain of department stores. The main administration functions are provided from the company's head office. Each department store has its own warehouse which receives goods that are delivered from a central distribution center.
The company currently measures profitability by product group for each store using an absorption costing system. All overhead costs are charged to product groups based on sales revenue. Overhead costs account for approximately one-third of total costs and the directors are concerned about the arbitrary nature of the current method used to charge these costs to product groups.
A consultant has been appointed to analyses the activities that are undertaken in the department stores and to establish an activity based costing system.
The consultant has identified the following data for the latest period for each of the product groups for the X Town store:
Calculate the total profit for each of the product groups:
.... using the current absorption costing system;
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.
A company produces trays of pre-prepared meals that are sold to restaurants and food retailers. Three varieties of meals are sold: economy, premium and deluxe.
Calculate, for the original budget, the budgeted fixed overhead costs, the budgeted variable overhead cost per tray and the budgeted total overheads costs.