题目

 Summary financial statements are given below for JE, the division of a large divisionalised company: 



The cost of capital for the division is estimated at 11% each year. The annual rate of interest on the long-term loans is 9%. All decisions concerning the division’s capital structure are taken by central management. 

What is the divisional residual income (RI) for the year ended 31 December? 

A

 –$84 

B

 $180 

C

 $236 

D

 $284 

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Chapter17Divisionalperformanceandtransferpricing

                                                                        $000  

Profit                                                                500  

Imputed interest 11% × 2,400                  (264)  

                                                                       ––––  

Residual income                                         236  

                                                                        –––– 

多做几道

 The following statements have been made about material price planning variances: 

(1) The publication of material price planning variances should always lead to automatic updates of standard costs. 

(2) The causes of material price planning variances do not need to be investigated by managers at any level in the organisation. 

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true? 

A

 (1) only 

B

 (2) only 

C

 Neither (1) nor (2) 

D

 Both (1) and (2) 

 Leaf limited has had a mixed year. Its market share has improved two percentage points to 20% but the overall market had contracted by 5% in the same period.  The budgeted sales were 504,000 units and standard contribution was $12 per unit. 

 What is the level of actual sales? 

A

 Two percentage points up on budget at 510,080 units 

B

 Three percent down overall on budget at 488,880 units 

C

 Three percent up on budget at 519,120 units 

D

 Up by a little over five and a half percent to 532,000 units 

 The finance director of Paint Mixers Ltd has produced the table below showing the variance results for the first three months of the year: 

                                                                                   January                    February                   March 

Material price variance                                          $3,000 A                   $2,000 A                 $1,000 A 

Material mix variance                                             $2,000 A                      $750 A                     $100 F 

Material yield variance                                           $4,000 A                   $2,000 A                        $50F 

Which of the following interpretations of the variances analysis exercise above is NOT correct?  

A

 The purchasing manager should be able to threaten to switch suppliers to get better deals and address the adverse material price variance 

B

 The materials mix variance is entirely under the control of the production manager 

C

 The favourable yield variance in March could be the result of operational efficiency 

D

 The responsibility for the initial poor performance must be borne by both the purchasing manager and the production manager 

 The following statements have been made in relation to the use of standard costs in rapidly changing environments: 

(1) Variance analysis results will take into account important criteria such as customer satisfaction or quality of production. 

(2) Achieving standards is suitable in most modern manufacturing environments. 

Which of the above statement(s) is/are true? 

A

 (1) only 

B

 (2) only 

C

 Neither (1) nor (2) 

D

 Both (1) and (2) 

 The following statements have been made about planning and control as described in the three tiers of Robert Anthony’ s decision-making hierarchy: 

(1) Strategic planning is concerned with making decisions about the efficient and effective use of existing resources. 

(2) Operational control is about ensuring that specific tasks are carried out efficiently and effectively. 

Which of the above statements is/are true? 

A

 (1) only 

B

 (2) only 

C

 Neither (1) nor (2) 

D

 Both (1) and (2) 

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