Hall Ticket No Question Paper Code: CMB405
INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING
(Autonomous)
MBA III Semester End Examinations (Regular) January, 2018
Regulation: IARE-R16
Stratgic Management Accounting
(MASTER OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT)
Time: 3 Hours Max Marks: 70
Answer ONE Question from each Unit
All Questions Carry Equal Marks
All parts of the question must be answered in one place only
UNIT I
1. 'Cost accounting is superior to financial accounting for the development of the business enterprises'.
Do you agree? Discuss.
The following particulars have been extracted as shown in Table 1 from Mayur Ltd., for the year
2005.
Table 1
Particulars Production Department Service Department
A B C P Q
Direct material 30000 45000 60000 25000 35000
Direct labor 15000 30000 30000 30000 30000
Staff Number 1500 2250 2250 750 750
Electricity 6000 4500 3000 1500 1500
Asset value 60000 40000 30000 10000 10000
Light points (Numbers) 10 16 4 6 4
Area (Sq mts) 150 250 50 50 50
The expenses for the period were as follows in as shown in Table 2.
Table 2
Power 1100 Lighting 200
Stores overhead 800 Welfare to staff 3000
Depreciation 30000 Repairs 6000
General overheads 12000 Rent and taxes 550
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Apportion the expenses of service department Q according to direct wages and those of service
department P in the ratio of to the production departments.
2. "Costing system has become an essential tool in the hands of management" Elucidate the statement
using various techniques of costing.
Compute the machine hour rate from the following data:
i. Total machine cost to be depreciated Rs. 2,30,000
ii. Life: 10 years
iii. Depreciation on straight line
iv. Departmental overheads (Annual): Rent Rs.50,000 heat and light Rs.20,000 supervision
Rs.1,30,000
v. Departmental area 70000 Sq feet
vi. Machine area 2500 sq feet, 26 machines in the department
vii. Annual cost of reserve equipment for the machines Rs.1,500
viii. Hours run on production 1800
ix. Hours for setting and adjusting 200
x. Power cost Rs.0.50 per hour for running time
xi. Labour:
i. When setting and adjusting full time attention
ii. When machine is producing one man can look after three machines
xii. Labour rate Rs.6 per hour
UNIT II
3. From the following information, given in Table 3 prepare a statement of cost for the month of
August, 2015.
Table 3
Particulars 01.08.2015 31.08.2015
Raw materials Rs. 40000 Rs. 25000
WIP Rs.32000 Rs.18000
Finished goods 3000 Units Rs.20/unit 2000 units
Purchase of raw materials Rs.55000
Direct wages Rs.35000
Direct expenses Rs.20000
Works overhead Rs.50000
Administrative overheads Rs.30000
Selling and distribution overhead Rs.5 per unit sold
Sale of scrap Rs.5000
Sales 9000 units
Profit 20% on sales
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How do you differentiate between fixed costs and variable costs? What is meant by semi-variable
costs? Give example.
4. Discuss the main features of process costing? Under what situations this method is useful?[7M]
The finished product of a manufacturing company passes through three processes. viz., II III.
The Normal wastage in each process is and 10% for the processes I,II III respectively
(calculated with reference to the number of units fed into each process). The scrap generated out
of wastage has a sale value of 70 paise per unit, 80 paise per unit and Rupee 1 per unit in the
processes I,II III respectively. The output of each process is transferred to the next process
and the finished output emerges from the process III are transferred to stock. There was no stock
of WIP in any process in a particular month. The details of cost data for the month are as given
in Table
Table 4
Particulars Processes
I II III
Materials used 120000 40000 40000
Direct labour cost 80000 60000 60000
Production expenses 40000 40000 28000
Output in units (actual) 38000 34600 32000
Process I was fed with 40000 units of raw input at cost of Rs.3,20,000.Prepare the process
accounts.
UNIT III
5. From the following data, given in Table 5 you are required to calculate break even point and net
sale value at this point.
Table 5
Particulars Rs.
Direct material cost per unit 10
Direct labor cost per unit 5
Fixed overhead 50000
Variable Overheads 60% on direct labour
Selling price per unit 25
Trade discount
If sales are 10% and 25% above the break even volume, determine the net profits.
Briefly explain the managerial applications of marginal costing.
6. If selling price Rs.20 per unit, variable manufacturing cost Rs.11 per unit, fixed overheads
Rs.5,40,000 per year compute
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i. BEP in amount of sales in rupees
ii. No. of units that must be sold to earn a profit of Rs.60,000
Distinguish between marginal costing and absorption costing.
UNIT IV
7. The expenses for the production of 5000 units in a factory are given in Table 6 as follows:
Table 6
Particulars Rs. per unit
Materials 50
Labour 20
Variable overheads 15
Fixed overheads (Rs.50000) 10
Administrative expenses variable) 10
Selling expenses fixed) 6
Distribution expenses fixed) 5
Total cost of sales per unit 116
You are required to prepare a budget for the production of 8000 Units.
Distinguish between cost audit and financial audit
8. ABC International school has a total of 150 students consisting of 5 sections with 30 students
per section. The school plans for a picnic around Mysore city during the weekend to places such
as the Zoo, the amusement park, the planetarium etc. A private transport operator has come
forward to lease out the buses for taking the students. Each bus will have a maximum capacity
of 50 (excluding 2 seats reserved for the teachers accompanying the students). The school will
employ two teaches for each bus, paying them an allowances of Rs. 250 per teacher. It will also
lease out the required number of buses. The following are the other estimates given in Table

Table 7
Particulars Cost per student
Breakfast Rs.25
Lunch Rs.50
Tea Rs.10
Entrance fee at Z00 Rs.5
Rent Rs. 10650 per bus.Special permit fee Rs. 500 per bus.Block entrance fee for the entire team
at the planetarium Rs. 2520.Prize to all the students for games Rs. 2500.No costs are incurred
in respect of the accompanying teachers (except the allowance of Rs. 250 per teacher).
You are required to prepare:
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i. A flexible budget estimating the total cost for the levels of 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 students.
Each item of cost is to be indicated separately.
ii. Compare the average cost per student at these levels
Explain in detail the classification of budgets according to time.
UNIT V
9. What is standard Costing? What are the steps involved in the standard costing system?
A factory is engaged in producing a product two grade of material A and B mixed in the ratio
of the standard price of material A is Rs. 5 per unit and that of B Rs. 4 per unit. Normal
loss in production is expected at 10%. Due to shortage of materials it was not possible to use
the standard mix. However, normal loss is still expected to be 10% as earlier. The actual result
is as follows:
Material A 250 units at Rs.4.80 and material B 150 units at Rs.4.60
Actual production 364 units.
Calculate:
i. Material price variance
ii. Material mix variance.
iii. Material yield variance.
iv. Material cost variance
10. How standard costing is related to budgetary control?
From the following information, given in Table 8 compute:
i. Material cost variance
ii. Material price variance
iii. Material usage variance
iv. Material mix variance
v. Material yield variance.
Table 8
Material Standard Total Rs. Actual Actual
Quantity (kilos) Unit price Rs. Quantity Rs. Unit price Rs.
A 10 2 5 3
B 20 3 10 6
C 20 6 15 5
Total 50 11 30 14
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