Q1. Assume yourself to be a cost manager of ARAMCO and you are in the task of Cost Classifications. Explain how the following costs would help you as cost manager to make decision. (2 Marks)
- Product Vs Period Cost
- Prime Vs Conversion Cost
- Committed Vs Discretionary Cost
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Q2: A fresh graduate employed as an accountant of a manufacturing company and is working on over applied and under applied overheads.
Explain how you would assist him/her in computing over applied and under applied overheads. Give numerical examples (2 Marks)
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Q3.a. Latif Company has two products: A and B. The company uses activity-based costing. The estimated total cost and expected activity for each of the company’s three activity cost pools are as follows:
Required:
- Compute POHR per activity (Round off to two decimal places)
- Calculate the overhead cost per unit, if the company produces 1,000 units of product A and 500 units of product B. (5 MARKS)
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Q4. Explain Equivalent Units of Production and its computation using weighted average method and FIFO method. (2 Marks)
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Q5a. ‘Cost Structure and Profit Stability’ is one of the most import strategy of a corporations. Explain how managers, maintain cost structure for stability in profit during both good and bad years. (2 Marks)
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Q5b.The following is Allison Corporation’s contribution format income statement for last month:
| Account title | Amount in SR |
| Sales | 850,000 |
| Variable Cost | 250,000 |
| Contribution Margin | 600,000 |
| Fixed Expenses | 450,000 |
| Net operating Income | 150,000 |
The company has no beginning or ending inventories. The company produced and sold 15,000 units last month.
Required: (2 Marks)
- Compute Margin of Safety.
- What is the company’s degree of operating leverage?
