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PM – May 2018 – L2 – Q1 – Divisional Performance Measurement and Transfer Pricing

Differentiate responsibility centres, explain divisional structure, recommend transfer prices, and consider qualitative factors.

DASET DRINKS NIGERIA PLC.
(30 MARKS)
Daset Drinks Nigeria Plc. has been operating in the Nigerian food and beverages
industry as an entity with three distinct factories across the country. One of the
factories bottles soft drink while the other two produce bottles and crown corks for
the soft drink factory.
The company has recently been experiencing problems with its performance
evaluation system across the three factories. Each factory manager is of the
opinion that his factory is the one contributing the most to the overall performance
of the company.
In a recent management retreat, the guest speaker, a performance management
expert, emphasised the need to develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for each
of the factories and departments in the company. According to him, this will
enhance performance evaluation of all the managers in the company and will also
make performance management easier. He suggested that the company should
adopt a divisional structure whereby each of the factories will become an
autonomous division with responsibilities for investment, revenues, profits and
costs.
At the last Executive Management meeting, after the retreat, the company‟s top
management decided to adopt the recommendations of the guest speaker. The top
management agreed transfer prices acceptable to each of the divisional managers
and also the needs to decide whether the two factories manufacturing bottles and
corks cocks could sell to external markets.
The top management has mandated you, as the company‟s management
accountant, to supply necessary data that will assist them in taking appropriate
decisions.

Financial data collected about the company‟s operations are as follows:
The costs and selling prices of the divisions are:

This includes costs of bottle and crown cork. To produce one bottle of soft drink
requires one bottle and one crown cork.
The bottling division has the choice to buy its bottle and crown cork requirements
from the external market.
The variable costs of production for external sales and internal transfers are the
same and bottles and crown corks are being transferred to the bottling division at
these costs.
For brand protection, the soft drink factory is not willing to buy bottles and crown
corks from any external supplier.
Required:
a. Differentiate among an investment centre, a profit centre, a revenue centre
and a cost centre, in a divisional organisation giving one example of each.
(8 Marks)

b. Explain a divisional structure, stating the problems associated with this type
of structure in an organisation. (8 Marks)

c. Advise the top management on the transfer prices that will maximise the
company‟s profit and be acceptable to the factory managers.
(10 Marks)
d. Discuss TWO qualitative factors that the top management needs to consider
in taking these decisions. (4 Marks)

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MI – May 2023 – L1 – SB – Q2a – Decision-Making Techniques

This question asks for the qualitative factors to consider when making a make or buy decision.

State FIVE of the qualitative factors to be considered when making a ‘Make or Buy’ decision.

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MI – May 2015 – L1 – SB – Q3 – Costing Methods

Analyze a make or buy decision for MOP heads production.

Tripple Company Limited manufactures “MOP Heads” for use in its various offices across the country. The Cost Accountant has the following costs per unit produced:

A nearby company, Dusters Nigeria Enterprises, has offered to sell 10,000 units of these MOP Heads to Tripple Company Limited for N135 per unit. If Tripple Company Limited accepts the offer, some of the facilities presently in use to manufacture MOP Heads could be rented out to a third party at an annual rent of N195,000. In addition, N18 per unit of the fixed overhead cost applied to the production of MOP Heads would be totally eliminated. The Cost Accountant has also established that 75% of the overhead is fixed.

You are required to:

a. Advise the Chief Executive Officer of Tripple Company Limited whether the company should accept the offer of Dusters Nigeria Enterprises or not. (15 Marks)

b. State FIVE other qualitative factors that the Chief Executive Officer of Tripple Company Limited should consider in making a decision in (a) above. (5 Marks)

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PM – May 2018 – L2 – Q1 – Divisional Performance Measurement and Transfer Pricing

Differentiate responsibility centres, explain divisional structure, recommend transfer prices, and consider qualitative factors.

DASET DRINKS NIGERIA PLC.
(30 MARKS)
Daset Drinks Nigeria Plc. has been operating in the Nigerian food and beverages
industry as an entity with three distinct factories across the country. One of the
factories bottles soft drink while the other two produce bottles and crown corks for
the soft drink factory.
The company has recently been experiencing problems with its performance
evaluation system across the three factories. Each factory manager is of the
opinion that his factory is the one contributing the most to the overall performance
of the company.
In a recent management retreat, the guest speaker, a performance management
expert, emphasised the need to develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for each
of the factories and departments in the company. According to him, this will
enhance performance evaluation of all the managers in the company and will also
make performance management easier. He suggested that the company should
adopt a divisional structure whereby each of the factories will become an
autonomous division with responsibilities for investment, revenues, profits and
costs.
At the last Executive Management meeting, after the retreat, the company‟s top
management decided to adopt the recommendations of the guest speaker. The top
management agreed transfer prices acceptable to each of the divisional managers
and also the needs to decide whether the two factories manufacturing bottles and
corks cocks could sell to external markets.
The top management has mandated you, as the company‟s management
accountant, to supply necessary data that will assist them in taking appropriate
decisions.

Financial data collected about the company‟s operations are as follows:
The costs and selling prices of the divisions are:

This includes costs of bottle and crown cork. To produce one bottle of soft drink
requires one bottle and one crown cork.
The bottling division has the choice to buy its bottle and crown cork requirements
from the external market.
The variable costs of production for external sales and internal transfers are the
same and bottles and crown corks are being transferred to the bottling division at
these costs.
For brand protection, the soft drink factory is not willing to buy bottles and crown
corks from any external supplier.
Required:
a. Differentiate among an investment centre, a profit centre, a revenue centre
and a cost centre, in a divisional organisation giving one example of each.
(8 Marks)

b. Explain a divisional structure, stating the problems associated with this type
of structure in an organisation. (8 Marks)

c. Advise the top management on the transfer prices that will maximise the
company‟s profit and be acceptable to the factory managers.
(10 Marks)
d. Discuss TWO qualitative factors that the top management needs to consider
in taking these decisions. (4 Marks)

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MI – May 2023 – L1 – SB – Q2a – Decision-Making Techniques

This question asks for the qualitative factors to consider when making a make or buy decision.

State FIVE of the qualitative factors to be considered when making a ‘Make or Buy’ decision.

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MI – May 2015 – L1 – SB – Q3 – Costing Methods

Analyze a make or buy decision for MOP heads production.

Tripple Company Limited manufactures “MOP Heads” for use in its various offices across the country. The Cost Accountant has the following costs per unit produced:

A nearby company, Dusters Nigeria Enterprises, has offered to sell 10,000 units of these MOP Heads to Tripple Company Limited for N135 per unit. If Tripple Company Limited accepts the offer, some of the facilities presently in use to manufacture MOP Heads could be rented out to a third party at an annual rent of N195,000. In addition, N18 per unit of the fixed overhead cost applied to the production of MOP Heads would be totally eliminated. The Cost Accountant has also established that 75% of the overhead is fixed.

You are required to:

a. Advise the Chief Executive Officer of Tripple Company Limited whether the company should accept the offer of Dusters Nigeria Enterprises or not. (15 Marks)

b. State FIVE other qualitative factors that the Chief Executive Officer of Tripple Company Limited should consider in making a decision in (a) above. (5 Marks)

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