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1.ABC Corporation is in the process of preparing its annual budget. The following beginning and ending raw material inventory levels are planned for the year.  

Beginning Inventory

Ending Inventory

Raw material (grams)

5,000 grams

4,000 grams

Each unit of finished goods requires 2 grams of raw material and production of 50,000 units of goods are planned.

How much of the raw material should the company purchase during the year?

A. 99,000 grams

B. 100,000 grams

C. 101,000 grams

D. 109,000 grams

2.. The spending variance is the difference between:

A.The static budget and actual results

B.The static budget and the flexible budget

C.The ideal budget and the static budget

D.The flexible budget and the actual results

3. ABC Company has the following data for December:

Budget

Actual

Number of Client Visits

3,500 visits

3,480 visits

Fixed element
per month

Variable element

per client visit

Total

  Revenue

$35.50

$124,700

  Personnel expenses

$27,500

$11.50

$72,050

  Administrative expenses  

$18,500

$6.60

$45,515

  Total expenses

$46,000

$18.10

$117,565

The activity variance for net operating income in December would be closest to:

A.348 F

B.348 U

C.7,765 F

D.7,765 U

4. The following labor standards have been established for a particular product:

Standard labor-hours per unit of output        3 hours

Standard labor rate                                      $15 per hour

The following data pertain to operations concerning the product for the last month:

Actual hours worked                                    6,500 hours

Actual total labor cost                                  $96,200

Actual output                                              2,000 units

What is the labor rate variance for the month?

A. $7,400 U

B. $7,400 F

C. $6,200 U

D. $1,300 F

Beginning Inventory

Ending Inventory

Raw material (grams)

5,000 grams

4,000 grams

Explanation / Answer

1 Raw materials to be purchased during the year =(50000*2)+4000-5000= 99000 grams Option A is correct 2 The spending variance is the difference between The flexible budget and the actual results Option D is correct 3 Net operating income planning budget = 3500*(35.5-18.1)-46000= $14900 Net operating income flexible budget = 3480*(35.5-18.1)-46000= $14552 Activity variance for net operating income = 14900-14552 = $348 U Option B is correct 4 Labor rate variance = 96200-(6500*15)= $1300 F Option D is correct