The year-to-date results at the end of month 9 included sales revenue of $3,600,000 and variable costs of
$2,100,000.
During month 10, sales revenue was $450,000 and variable costs were $270,000.
What year-to-date contribution to sales ratio (C/S ratio) would be reported at the end of month 10?

Refer to the exhibit.

A company budgeted to provide 700 units of service last period for a budgeted variable overhead cost of
$29,400. During the period a total of 790 units of service were provided and the variable overhead cost incurred was $29,660.
For effective control of variable overhead cost which two figures should be compared in the budgetary control statement?

Budgets are produced:
(a) For planning purposes
(b) For control purposes
(c) To be published with the annual accounts
(d) To comply with international accounting standards

Refer to the exhibit.

The following standard cost information relates to the production department of Brace Engineering Ltd.
The actual data for the month of March was as follows:

What is the direct labour rate variance (to the nearest whole number)?

The budget actual statements for the production department for the latest period were as follows.

Notes.
1. The 10% increase in production was required to meet unexpected additional sales demand.
2. The production manager is responsible for negotiating the price of materials with suppliers.
3. The normal working time is 900 hours per period. Any overtime worked above these 900 hours is paid at a premium of 50%. In preparing the flexible budget for the latest period, which TWO of the following statements are correct?