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b) Sasraku Ltd manufactures and sells standard quality fuel pumps. Other companies integrate these pumps in their production of petrol engines. At present, Sasraku Ltd manufactures only three different types of fuel pumps: oil pump, gas pump, and diesel pump. Simon, the Management Accountant, allocates fixed overheads to these pumps on an absorption costing system.
The standard selling price, volumes, and cost data for these three products for the last period are as follows:
The total fixed production overhead for the last period was estimated in the budget to be GH¢526,500. This was absorbed on a machine-hour basis.
The Board of Directors has decided to calculate the variances for the period to analyze the sales performance of the company.
The following information of actual volumes and selling prices for the three products in the last period was obtained:
Required:
i) Calculate the standard profit per unit.
(3 marks)
ii) Calculate the following variances for overall sales for the last period:
Sales profit margin variance
Sales mix profit variance
Sales quantity profit variance
Sales volume profit variance
(8 marks)
iii) Prepare a statement showing the reconciliation of budgeted profit for the period to actual sales less standard cost
(4 marks)
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Tsekpo produces strong and affordable doors for the Ghanaian market. The company has been operating for the past five years from its manufacturing base at Tafo.
During the year under consideration, Tsekpo invested in a new information technology system in order to improve its management accounting information. Unfortunately, there have been problems with the software since its acquisition. The standard cost card, which provides details of the standard production cost to make one door, has been lost and the company is unable to prepare its budget for the year ahead.
The Management Accountant has retrieved some information relating to actual costs and variances for the year. The budgeted production for the year was 21,000 doors. Other relevant information is shown below:
Actual Costs:
Cost Element Actual Quantity Amount (GH¢)
Direct material costs (16,200 sq. m) 16,200 sq. m 81,000
Direct labour costs (8,640 hours) 8,640 hours 108,864
Variable production overhead costs N/A 54,000
Fixed production overhead costs N/A 85,200
Variances:
Direct material price variance: GH¢4,050 (Favorable)
Direct material usage variance: GH¢5,670 (Favorable)
Direct labour rate variance: GH¢864 (Favorable)
Direct labour efficiency variance: GH¢27,432 (Favorable)
Variable production overhead expenditure variance: GH¢432 (Adverse)
Variable production overhead efficiency variance: GH¢13,392 (Favorable)
Fixed production overhead expenditure variance: GH¢3,775 (Adverse)
Additional Information:
Actual production was 600 doors above the budgeted level.
Tsekpo operates a standard variable costing system.
Required:
Using the information provided, prepare the standard cost card for the production of one door.
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b) Sasraku Ltd manufactures and sells standard quality fuel pumps. Other companies integrate these pumps in their production of petrol engines. At present, Sasraku Ltd manufactures only three different types of fuel pumps: oil pump, gas pump, and diesel pump. Simon, the Management Accountant, allocates fixed overheads to these pumps on an absorption costing system.
The standard selling price, volumes, and cost data for these three products for the last period are as follows:
The total fixed production overhead for the last period was estimated in the budget to be GH¢526,500. This was absorbed on a machine-hour basis.
The Board of Directors has decided to calculate the variances for the period to analyze the sales performance of the company.
The following information of actual volumes and selling prices for the three products in the last period was obtained:
Required:
i) Calculate the standard profit per unit.
(3 marks)
ii) Calculate the following variances for overall sales for the last period:
Sales profit margin variance
Sales mix profit variance
Sales quantity profit variance
Sales volume profit variance
(8 marks)
iii) Prepare a statement showing the reconciliation of budgeted profit for the period to actual sales less standard cost
(4 marks)
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Tsekpo produces strong and affordable doors for the Ghanaian market. The company has been operating for the past five years from its manufacturing base at Tafo.
During the year under consideration, Tsekpo invested in a new information technology system in order to improve its management accounting information. Unfortunately, there have been problems with the software since its acquisition. The standard cost card, which provides details of the standard production cost to make one door, has been lost and the company is unable to prepare its budget for the year ahead.
The Management Accountant has retrieved some information relating to actual costs and variances for the year. The budgeted production for the year was 21,000 doors. Other relevant information is shown below:
Actual Costs:
Cost Element Actual Quantity Amount (GH¢)
Direct material costs (16,200 sq. m) 16,200 sq. m 81,000
Direct labour costs (8,640 hours) 8,640 hours 108,864
Variable production overhead costs N/A 54,000
Fixed production overhead costs N/A 85,200
Variances:
Direct material price variance: GH¢4,050 (Favorable)
Direct material usage variance: GH¢5,670 (Favorable)
Direct labour rate variance: GH¢864 (Favorable)
Direct labour efficiency variance: GH¢27,432 (Favorable)
Variable production overhead expenditure variance: GH¢432 (Adverse)
Variable production overhead efficiency variance: GH¢13,392 (Favorable)
Fixed production overhead expenditure variance: GH¢3,775 (Adverse)
Additional Information:
Actual production was 600 doors above the budgeted level.
Tsekpo operates a standard variable costing system.
Required:
Using the information provided, prepare the standard cost card for the production of one door.
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