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PerformanceManagement

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FundamentalsLevel–SkillsModule

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1 SecureNet(SN)manufacturesecuritycardsthatrestrictaccesstoernmentownedbuildingsaroundtheworld.

Thestandardcostforthesticthatgoesintomakingacardis$4perkgandeachcarduses40gofsticafnallowanceforwaste.InNov e

budgetedsalesof60,000cards.

Theactualcostofthe nd

productionissues)wasaskedtoex 20%comparedtoourbudgetandIalsodecidedtou

reliabilityforaslightlyhigherprice.Iknowwehaveover

Theactualusageof

‘Theworld-widestandardsizeforsecuritycardsincreasedby5%d echnology,

however,ournew te.’

SNoperatesajustintime(JIT)systemandhencecarriesverylittleinventory.

Required:

Calculatethetotalmaterialpriceandtotalmaterialusagevariancesignoringanypossiblenningerrorinthefigures. (4marks)

h

detailastheinformationallows. (8marks)

Assesstheperformanceoftheproductionmanager. (8marks)

(20marks)

ecutiveleatherchairs.Theyareconsideringanewdesignofinwhichtheyoperate.

targetcostingsystemhavetargetedacompetitif20%(ignoringanyoverheads).

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3 TheWesternisalocalernmentorganisationresponsibleforwastecollectionfromdomestichouseholds.Thenewmanagementaccountant he

accuracyofthebudgeting.

Wasteiscollectedbythetonn dbyusingtime

series

(T)andthetimeperiodinquestio ntsquarter1in2009andQ=2representsquarter2in2009

T=2,000+25Q

Eachquarterissubjecttosomeseasonalv beingcollectedinthemiddlequartersofeachyear.Theadjustmentsrequiredtotheunderly onare:

Quarter Tonnes

1 –200

2 +250

3 +150

4 –100

OnceTispredictedthe tousethevaluestopredictthevariableoperatingcostsandfixedoperatingcoststhatTheWesternwillbesubjectedto ngoperatingcostdatafor2009.

Volumeofwaste Totaloperatingcostin2009

(fixed+variable)

Tonnes $’000s

2,100 950

2,500 1,010

2,400 1,010

2,300 990

Inflationontheoperatingcosti

Theregressionformulaisshownontheformulasheet.

Required:

Calculatethetonnesofwasteto (4marks)

Calculatethevariable singregression

Manylocal es.They

takeapreviousperiod’sactualspend,adjustforanyknownchangestooperationsandthenadda%forexpectedinflationinordertosetthenextperiod’sbudget.

Describetwoadvantagesandtwodisadvantagesofalocal

moneyusingincrementalbudgetingasitsmainbudgetingtechnique. (6marks)

(20marks)

4ThatcherInternationalPark(TIP)isathemeparkandhasformanyyearsbeenasuccessfulbusiness,whichhastradedprofitably.Aboutthreeyearsagothedirectorsdecidedtocapitaliseontheirsuccessandreducedtheexpendituremadeonnewthrillrides,reducedroutinemaintenancewherepossible(decidinginsteadtorepairequipmentwhenitbrokedown)andmadeacommitmenttoregularlyincreaseadmissionprices.Onceanadmissionpriceispaidcustomerscanuseanyofthefacilitiesandridesfor.

Thesestepsincreasedprofitsconsiderably,enablinggooddividendstobepaidtotheownersandbonusestothedirectors.Thelasttwoyearsoffinancialresultsareshownbelow.

2008 2009

$ $

Sales 5,250,000 5,320,000

Lespenses:

Wages 2,500,000 2,200,000

Maintenance–routine 80,000 70,000

Repairs 260,000 320,000

Directorssalaries 150,000 160,000

Directorsbonuses 15,000 18,000

Othercosts(includingdepreciation) 1,200,000 1,180,000

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Netprofit 1,045,000 1,372,000

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Bookvalueofassetsatstartofyear 13,000,000 12,000,000Dividendpaid 500,000 650,000

Numberofvisitors 150,000 140,000

TIPoperatesinacountrywheretheaveragerateofinflationisaround1%perannum.

Required:

AssessthefinancialperformanceofTIPusingtheinformationgivenabove. (14marks)

Duringtheearlypartof2008TIPemployedanewlyqualifiedmanagementaccountant.HequicklybecameconcernedaboutthepotentialperformanceofTIPandtoinvestigatehisconcernshestartedtogatherdatatomeasuresomenon-financialmeasuresofsuccess.Thedatahehasgatheredisshownbelow:

Table1

2008

2009

Hourslostduetobreakdownofrides(seenote1)

9,000hours

32,000hours

Averagewaitingtimeperride

20minutes

30minutes

Note1:TIPhas50ridesofdifferenttypes.Itisopen360daysoftheyearfor10hourseachday

Required:

AssessthequalityoftheservicethatTIPprovidestoitscustomersusingTable1andanyotherrelevantdataandindicatetherisksitislikelytofaceifitcontinueswithitscurrentpolicies. (6marks)

(20marks)

5StayCleanmanufacturesandsellsasmallrangeofkitchenequipment.Specificallytheproductrangecontainsadishwasher(DW),awashingmachine(WM)andatumbledryer(TD).TheTDisofaratherolddesignandhasforsometimegeneratednegativecontribution.Itiswidelyexpectedthatinoneyear’stimethemarketforthisdesignofTDwillcease,aspeopleswitchtoawashingmachinethatcsodryclothesafterthewashingcyclehascompleted.

StayCleanistryingtodecidewhetherornottoceasetheprod henew

combinedwashingmachine/drierwillbeready.Tohelpwiththis eenprovided:

Thenormalsellingprices,annualsalesvolumesandtotalvar ductsareasfollows:

DW WM TD

Sellingpriceperunit $200 $350 $80

Materialcostperunit $70 $100 $50

Labourcostperunit £50 $40

Contributionperunit $80 –$10

Annualsales 5,000un 1,200units

Itisthoughtthatsomeofthecustome WM.Itisestimatedthat5%ofthesalesofWMandDWwillbelos

Allthedirectlabour mediayifTDisceasednow.

Thiswouldcost$6,000inredundancypayments.IfStayCleanwaitedfor12mon wouldberetainedandretrained

Recruitmentandtrainingcostsoflabourin12months’timewouldbe$1,200intheeve ancytakes

StayCleanoperatesajustintime(JIT) eTDfor12monthsifTDproductionceasednow.Equally,thematerial ntheWndtheDWwouldalsobesaved.However,thematerial

Totalannualexpenditure($)

Discount

0–600,000

0%

600,001–800,000

1%

800,001–900,000

2%

900,001–960,000

960,001andabove

StayCleanusesthis

thecostperunittableformaterialcostperunitarenetofanydiscountStayClereadyqualifiesfor.

ThespaceinthefactorycurrentlyusedfortheTDwillbesubletfor12monthsonashort-termleasecontractifproductionofTDstopsnow.Theefromthatcontractwillbe$12,000.

Thesupervisor(currentlyclassedasanoverhead)supervisestheproductionofallthreeproductsspendingapproximay20%ofhistimeontheTDproduction.HewouldcontinuetobefullyemployediftheTDceasestobeproducednow.

Required:

CalculatewhetherornotitisworthwhileceasingtoproducetheTDnowratherthanwa