Question 81

Company M is preparing its budgeted profit statement for the next year.
The initial budget for Product A is as follows with some changes proposed by the sales director to increase the quality of the product.
What would the budgeted profit of Product A be if the proposed changes are made?

Give your answer as a whole number.

Question 82

An analysis of past sales data shows that the underlying trend in a company's sales volume can be represented by:
Y = 50X + 625
Where Y is the trend sales units for a quarter and X is the quarterly period number.
The seasonal variation index values have been identified as follows:

The forecast sales volume in units for quarter 4 next year, which is period 14, is:
  • Question 83

    A manager must select one of three projects, W, X or Y.
    The following payoff table has been prepared to show the outcomes in $000 at three possible levels of demand:

    The manager is now preparing a regret matrix.
    What figure (in $000) will be shown for Project Y in the regret matrix if the average demand arises?
  • Question 84

    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)?
  • Question 85

    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.


    Discuss the benefits of flexible budgeting for planning and control purposes.
    Select all the true statements.