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Determine the optimal transfer pricing for consulting services between divisions within KayCee Ltd based on varying capacity scenarios.

The Management Information System (MIS) division of KayCee Ltd provides consulting services to its clients as well as to other divisions within the group. Consultants always work in teams of two on every consulting day. Each consulting day is charged to external clients at GH¢750, which represents cost plus a 150% profit markup. The total cost per consulting day has been estimated to be 80% variable and 20% fixed.

The director of the Human Resources (HR) division of KayCee Ltd has requested the services of two teams of consultants from the MIS division on five days per week for a period of 48 weeks, and has suggested that she meets with the director of the MIS division in order to negotiate a transfer price. The director of the MIS division has responded by stating that he is aware of the limitations of using negotiated transfer prices and intends to charge the HR division GH¢750 per consulting day.

The MIS division always uses Internal video-conference equipment on all internal consultations which would reduce the variable costs by GH¢50 per consulting day.

Note: The conference equipment can only be used when providing internal consultations.

Required:

a) Calculate and discuss the transfer prices per consulting day at which the MIS division should provide consulting services to the HR division in order to ensure that the profit of KayCee Ltd is maximized in each of the following situations:

i) Every pair of consultants in the MIS division is 100% utilized during the required 48-week period in providing consulting services to external clients, i.e. there is no spare capacity.
ii) There is one team of consultants who, being free from other commitments, would be available to undertake the provision of services to the HR division during the required 48-week period. All other teams of consultants would be 100% utilized in providing consulting services to external clients.
iii) A major client has offered to pay the MIS division GH¢264,000 for the services of two teams of consultants during the required 48-week period.

(14 marks)

b) Explain THREE (3) limitations of negotiated transfer prices.

(6 marks)

MA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q1a – Other aspects of performance measurement

Calculate EVA for Vilagio Engineering for 2021 and 2022 and comment on its performance.

Vilagio Engineering (VE) is a listed company manufacturing pumps and valves for use in the irrigation sector. The CEO has tasked you to assess Vilagio’s performance using Economic Value Added. Below is an extract of their financial statements.

Income Statement extract for the year:

Additional information:
i) Capital employed at the end of 2020 amounted to GH¢350 million.
ii) VE had non-capitalised leases valued at GH¢16 million in each of the years 2020 to 2022. Ignore amortisation calculations.
iii) VE’s pre-tax cost of debt was estimated to be 9% in 2021 and 10% in 2022.
iv) VE’s cost of equity was estimated to be 15% in 2021 and 17% in 2022.
v) The target capital structure is 70% equity, 30% debt.
vi) The rate of taxation is 30% in both 2021 and 2022.
vii) Economic depreciation amounted to GH¢64 million in 2021 and GH¢72 million in 2022. These amounts were equal to the depreciation used for tax purposes and depreciation charged in the income statements.
viii) Interest payable amounted to GH¢6 million in 2021 and GH¢8 million in 2022.
ix) Other non-cash expenses amounted to GH¢20 million per year in both 2021 and 2022.

Required:
a) Estimate the Economic Value Added (EVA) for Vilagio Engineering for both 2021 and 2022, and comment on the company’s performance.
b) State THREE (3) advantages and TWO (2) disadvantages of EVA.
c) Explain the relationship between EVA and Net Present Value (NPV).

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MA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q2a – Standard costing and variance analysis

Prepare a production plan to maximize profit using throughput approach with given labor hours and demand.

The statement below relates to the costs and selling price of a unit of three products produced by a company:

Additional information provided:
Labour rate per hour for all the products is GH¢8
Demand for the year in units: A – 4,000; B – 2,500; C – 3,600
Available labour hours: 65,000
Required:
i) Prepare a production plan that will maximize profit using the throughput approach.
(9 marks)
ii) Calculate the Through Put Accounting Ratio for each product assuming that the conversion
cost is based on the annual demand.
(6 marks)

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MA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q2b – Standard costing and variance analysis

Explain four considerations management should take into account before investigating adverse material usage variance.

PTC, for the past couple of months, recorded adverse variances in material usage for one of its products. As a result, Management is considering carrying out an investigation on these adverse variances.

Required:
Explain FOUR (4) considerations that Management should take account of before proceeding with the investigation.

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MA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q3b – Budgeting

Prepare a budgeted income statement for AJ Ltd based on given projections and assumptions for 2023.

The Income Statement of AJ Ltd for the year ended December 2022 was as follows:

Projections for 2023:

Sales: The current sales represent 15% of market share. Management plans to increase this to 20%. Meanwhile, industry experts are projecting a 12% growth in the sector.
Cost of Sales: Improvement in material quality will reduce cost of sales by 5% from the current level.
Other Expenses:
i) Administrative costs will increase by 20% over the 2022 actual figure.
ii) Selling and distribution costs will increase by 18% over the 2022 actual figure.
iii) Finance costs will remain at the same percentage of sales revenue as in 2022.

Required:
Prepare the budgeted income statement for the year 2023.

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MA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q4a – Discounted cash flow

Determine whether Arkoo Ltd's project is viable using the NPV method.

Question:
Arkoo Ltd (Arkoo) is planning to invest GH¢5 million in its sound engineering studio with a life span of 10 years. Arkoo charges GH¢5.50 for every compact disc (CD) produced with an associated cost of GH¢4.80. The company plans to produce 8,700,000 CDs each year. Arkoo evaluates all investment opportunities against a discount factor of 21%.

Required:
i) Determine whether the project is viable or not using the Net Present Value (NPV) method.
ii) Calculate the percentage by which the following conditioning factors of Arkoo must change
in order for NPV to be zero.

  • Selling price (3 marks)
  • Variable cost (3 marks)

  • Sales Volume (3 marks)
  • Initial investment (3 marks)

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MA – Mar 2023 – L2 – Q4b – Budgetary Control

Define budgetary control and its purpose in business operations.

i) Explain budgetary control. (2 marks)

ii) Recommend TWO (2) ways by which budgetary control can help to provide information to ensure operational continuity. (3 marks)

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MA – March 2023 – L2 – Q5 – Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis

Prepare a profit statement based on demand and propose an optimal production plan considering resource limitations and price adjustments.

The following data relates to the planned activity of three products of Parlour Plc:

Demand (units):
Tintin: 15,000
Panpan: 10,000
Sonson: 12,500
i) Due to the general rise in prices, the company envisages that labour and variable production overhead costs will rise by 20% while material costs increase by 15%. It is the policy of the firm to maintain at all times the current mark-up (to the nearest whole number) on the total variable cost for each of the three products.

ii) The following resources are available to support the production:

Material: 60,000kgs
Labour hours: 65,000 hours
iii) The three products are complements, and the company envisages that 50% of the demand for all products has to be met for any operating year.

iv) The annual fixed cost, which will not be affected by the price adjustment, is estimated at GH¢42,500.

Required:
a) Prepare a profit statement assuming the company has capacity to meet all demand and considering the needed adjustments to reflect the proposed price changes. (8 marks)

b) Based on the resource limitation and proposed adjustment, what should be the optimal production plan? (10 marks)

c) Determine the associated profit from the optimal production plan. (2 marks)

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MA – Nov 2019 – L2 – Q1a – Performance analysis

Calculation of key financial ratios for GRAT Authority and evaluation of financial performance from 2017 to 2018.

GRAT Authority operates passenger railway services and is responsible for the maintenance of track signaling equipment, and other facilities such as stations. In recent years it has been criticized for providing poor services to the traveling public in terms of punctuality, safety, and the standard of facilities offered to passengers. Last year, GRAT Authority invested over GH¢20 million in new carriages, station facilities, and track maintenance programs in an attempt to address these criticisms.

Summarized financial results for GRAT Authority for the last two years are given below:

Extracts of Statement of Profit or Loss account for the year ended 31 December

Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December

Required:

a) Calculate the following ratios for GRAT Authority for 2017 and 2018, clearly showing your workings.

i) Return on capital employed (ROCE)
ii) Net profit margin
iii) Asset turnover
iv) Current ratio

b) Evaluate the financial performance of the entity in 2017 and 2018 as revealed by the above ratios.

c) Suggest THREE (3) non-financial indicators that could be useful in measuring the performance of a passenger railway service and explain why your chosen indicators are important.

d) Explain the term short-termism and suggest ways in which a long-term view can be encouraged.
(Total: 20 marks)

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MA – Nov 2019 – L2 – Q2a – Decision-Making Techniques

Explains how profit maximization leads to shareholder wealth maximization and how constraints, satisficing, and optimizing affect decision-making.

a) Management Accountants are often engaged in decision-making processes that would yield optimal results, given a limited amount of resources available. Such decisions are expected to yield to shareholder wealth maximization through the maximization of profits. Unfortunately, however, constraints sometimes lead to satisficing rather than optimizing decision making.

Required:
i) Explain how profit maximization can lead to shareholder wealth maximization. (4 marks)

ii) Explain how constraints, satisficing, and optimizing affect the management accountant’s decision-making. (6 marks)

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MA – July 2023 – L2 – Q3a – Activity-Based Costing

This question involves calculating the cost driver rates and overhead cost per unit using the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) technique for three products under the 1D1F policy.

The following three products are produced by a company under the “1D1F” policy with additional information provided.

Product Cee Dee Gee
Units 4,000 6,000 4,800
Labour hours per unit 3 2.5 1.5
Number of units in a batch 400 500 600
Number of machine hours per unit 4 5 7

The annual overheads have been grouped under three headings:

Overhead Category Amount (GH¢)
Labour related 45,000
Batch related 69,000
Machine related 120,000

Required:
i) Using the Activity Based Costing (ABC) technique, calculate the Cost Driver Rates for each group of overheads.
(6 marks)

ii) Calculate the overhead cost per unit of product “Cee” under the ABC technique.
(4 marks)

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MA – July 2023 – L2 – Q2b – Other aspects of performance measurement

This question requires an explanation of three key features of Total Quality Management (TQM).

Total Quality Management (TQM) ensures that all components of an industry work together to improve the quality of its services and products.

Required:
Explain THREE (3) features of Total Quality Management.
(5 marks)

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MA – Nov 2018 – L2 – Q5a – Standard costing and variance analysis

Explanation of the interrelationship between variances and how material and labour variances can influence each other.

With regard to variance analysis for all production costs (direct material, direct labour, and overhead), it is important to note that each variance does not represent a separate and distinct problem to be handled in isolation. All variances in one way or another are interdependent.

Required:

i) Explain what you understand by the term “inter-relationship between variances.” (2 marks)

ii) Explain possible reasons for inter-relationship between material variances and labour variances. Support your answer with examples. (4 marks)

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MA – July 2023 – L2 – Q2a – Budgetary control

This question involves preparing a statement to reconcile the budgeted contribution with the actual contribution using marginal costing principles and detailed variance analysis.

Bekwai manufactures and sells a single product. The company operates a standard marginal costing system and a just-in-time purchasing and production system. No inventory of raw materials or finished goods is held.

Details of the budget and actual data for the period are as follows:

Budget data:

Standard production cost per unit:
Direct material: 8kg @ GH¢10.80 per kg 86.40
Direct labour: 1.25 hours @ GH¢18.00 per hour 22.50
Variable overheads: 1.25 hours @ GH¢6.00 per hour 7.50

Standard selling price: GH¢180 per unit
Budgeted fixed production overheads: GH¢170,000
Budgeted production and sales: 10,000 units

Actual data:

  • Direct material: 74,000 kg @ GH¢11.20 per kg
  • Direct labour: 10,800 hours @ GH¢19.00 per hour
  • Variable overheads: GH¢70,000
  • Actual selling price: GH¢184 per unit
  • Actual fixed production overheads: GH¢168,000
  • Actual production and sales: 9,000 units

Required:
Using marginal costing principles, prepare a statement that reconciles the budgeted contribution and the actual contribution. (Your statement should show the variances in as much detail as possible).
(15 marks)

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MA – Nov 2018 – L2 – Q4 – Cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis

Calculation and analysis of price discrimination strategy and its impact on contribution and profit.

Oliso Ltd manufactures and sells an executive game for two distinct markets in which it currently has a monopoly. The fixed costs of production per month are GH¢20,000, and variable costs per unit produced, and sold, are GH¢40. The monthly sales can be thought of as X, where X = X1 + X2, with X1 and X2 denoting monthly sales in their respective markets. Detailed market research has revealed the demand functions in the markets are to be as follows, with prices shown as P1 and P2:

  • Market 1: P1 = 55 − 0.05X1
  • Market 2: P2 = 200 − 0.2X2

The price is currently GH¢50 per game in both markets, and the Management Accountant believes there should be price discrimination.

Required:

a) Explain the term ‘price-discrimination’ and explain THREE (3) conditions that are necessary for the successful operation of this pricing strategy. (5 marks)

b) Calculate the price to charge in each market, and the quantity to produce (and sell) each month, to maximise profit. (4 marks)

c) Calculate the Total Monthly Contribution for each market at the price and quantities calculated in part (a) and the maximum monthly profit in total. (3 marks)

d) Write brief notes to the Management Accountant to explain how this pricing strategy would change if new competitors enter the market and suggest other pricing strategies which the business may have to consider, as well as pricing strategies that a new competitor may use. (3 marks)

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MA – Nov 2018 – L2 – Q3b – Relevant cost and revenue

Analysis of machine utilization, identification of bottlenecks, and comparison of marginal costing versus throughput accounting in a production setting.

KYC Ltd makes three products: Hand Chew (HC), Yogurt Swallow (YS), and Canned Lick (CL). All three products are sold as a package and so are offered for sale each month to be able to provide a complete market service. The products are fragile, and their quality deteriorates rapidly once they are manufactured. The products are produced on two types of machines and worked on by a single grade of direct labour. Five direct employees are paid GH¢8 per hour for a guaranteed minimum of 160 hours each per month. All of the products are first molded on machine type 1 and then finished and sealed on machine type 2. The machine hour requirements for each of the products are as follows:

Product Machine Type 1 (Hours/Unit) Machine Type 2 (Hours/Unit)
HC 1.5 1
YS 4.5 2.5
CL 3 2

The capacity of the available machines type 1 and 2 are 600 hours and 500 hours per month respectively. Details of the selling prices, unit costs, and monthly demand for the three products are as follows:

Product HC (GH¢/Unit) YS (GH¢/Unit) CL (GH¢/Unit)
Selling price 91 174 140
Component cost 22 19 16
Other direct material cost 23 11 14
Direct labour cost at GH¢8 per hour 6 48 36
Overheads 24 62 52
Profit 16 34 22

Maximum monthly demand (units):

  • HC: 120
  • YS: 70
  • CL: 60

Although KYC Ltd uses marginal costing and contribution analysis as the basis for its decision-making activities, profits are reported in the monthly management accounts using the absorption costing basis. Finished goods (inventories) are valued in the monthly management accounts at full absorption cost.

Required:

i) Calculate the machine utilization rate per month for each machine and explain which of the machines is the bottleneck/limiting factor. (4 marks)

ii) Using the current system of marginal costing and contribution analysis, calculate the profit-maximizing monthly output of the three products. (5 marks)

iii) Explain why throughput accounting might provide more relevant information in KYC’s circumstances. (4 marks)

iv) Using a throughput approach, calculate the throughput-maximizing monthly output of the three products. (5 marks)

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MA – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q5 – High/Low Analysis, Cost-Volume-Profit (CVP) Analysis

Determine maintenance costs using the high-low method, and calculate break-even point, required sales for target profit, and margin of safety for Quickspray Ltd.

Quickspray Ltd offers professional car spraying services at Suame Magazine. The company is planning its activities for the month of June 2018 for its saloon car spraying section. The company charges a service fee of GH¢1,000 and incurs fixed cost (excluding fixed maintenance cost) and variable cost per unit (excluding variable maintenance cost) of GH¢35,000 and GH¢644.39 respectively for spraying a saloon car.

The following data also relates to Quickspray Ltd on the maintenance hours of its key machine, revenue, and profit for the six months ended April 2018:

Month Maintenance Hours Revenue (GH¢) Profit (GH¢)
November 2017 1,200 19,000 700
December 2017 1,425 24,000 1,425
January 2018 1,410 20,100 650
February 2018 1,400 20,000 1,000
March 2018 1,175 18,000 (125)
April 2018 1,275 19,000 175

Total fixed cost increases by GH¢1,120 when maintenance hours go beyond 1,400.

Required:

a) Determine the total maintenance cost of production, using the high-low method if:

i) Maintenance hours for May are budgeted to be 1,520.
ii) Maintenance hours for June are budgeted to be 1,075.

b) Calculate for the month of May the:

i) Break-even point in units and value.
ii) Sales level required to make an after-tax profit of GH¢21,150, assuming Quickspray Ltd is in the 25% tax bracket.
iii) Margin of safety if the target after-tax profit of GH¢21,150 is achieved.

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MA – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q4b – Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using standard costing in cost management.

b) Explain THREE (3) advantages and TWO (2) disadvantages of standard costing.

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MA – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q4a – Discounted Cash Flow

Calculate the cost of capital to break-even for a van investment over five years and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the payback method.

a) Jayjay & Co is a medium-sized company that is engaged in delivery services. As a result of the recent increase in the demand for its services, the Managing Director (MD) is planning to acquire a delivery van at the cost of GH¢85,000. The expected net cash flow per year is as follows:

Year Net Cash Flow (GH¢)
1 25,000
2 28,000
3 39,000
4 34,000
5 24,000

The Sales Manager has indicated to the MD that the company will recoup its investment in less than four years, and for that reason, it’s a good investment. The Management Accountant, however, has drawn the MD’s attention to the fact that the Sales Manager has not factored in the time value of money and the cost of capital into his analysis.

Required:

i) Calculate the cost of capital that, when used, will make the investment break-even when the useful life of the van is five years with a residual value of GH¢8,500.
ii) Explain TWO (2) advantages and TWO (2) disadvantages of the payback method of investment appraisal and show how it compares to the discounted cash flow method.

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MA – Nov 2020 – L2 – Q3b – Standard Costing and Variance Analysis

Calculate various variances including sales volume contribution, price, mix, yield, labour rate, labour efficiency, and idle time variances for Zip Ltd.

b) Zip Ltd, a premium food manufacturer, is reviewing its operations for a three-month period for 2019. The company operates a standard marginal costing system and manufactures one product, ZP, for which the following standard revenue and cost data per unit of product is available:

  • Selling price: GH¢12.00
  • Direct material A: 2.5 kg at GH¢1.70 per kg
  • Direct material B: 1.5 kg at GH¢1.20 per kg
  • Direct labour: 0.45 hours at GH¢6.00 per hour
  • Fixed production overheads for the three-month period were expected to be GH¢62,500.

Actual data for the three-month period was as follows:

  • Sales and production: 48,000 units of ZP were produced and sold for GH¢580,800
  • Direct material A: 121,951 kg were used at a cost of GH¢200,000
  • Direct material B: 67,200 kg were used at a cost of GH¢84,000
  • Direct labour: Employees worked for 18,900 hours, but 19,200 hours were paid at a cost of GH¢117,120
  • Fixed production overheads: GH¢64,000

Required: Calculate the following variances:

i) Sales volume contribution and sales price variances
ii) Price, mix, and yield variances for each material
iii) Labour rate, labour efficiency, and idle time variances

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