P1 Exam Question 36

N prepares budgets on an annual basis by using the budget from the previous year, and then adjusting it for growth and inflation.
This is an example of:
  • P1 Exam Question 37

    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.
  • P1 Exam Question 38

    JRL manufactures two products from different combinations of the same resources. Unit selling prices and unit cost details for each product are as follows:

    The optimal solution in 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.
    What is the additional contribution that can be earned?
  • P1 Exam Question 39

    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.
  • P1 Exam Question 40

    Company X is deciding which of Projects A, B or C to undertake. The profit earned from each of the projects is dependent on economic conditions.
    The table below details the profit for each of the possible outcomes and the expected value of each of the projects.

    What is the maximum amount that should be paid for perfect information about the economic conditions?