Question

2)Which of the following statements is not true?

When a flexible budget is used in a performance report, it is prepared for the actual level of units sold.

The volume variance for fixed cost will always be zero.

The flexible budget variance for fixed costs will always be zero.

The flexible budget variance is the comparison of actual results to the flexible budget.

3) Redwood Corporation is considering two alternative investment proposals with the following data:

	Proposal X	Proposal Y
Investment	$880,000	$451,000
Useful life	9 years	9 years
Estimated annual net cash inflows for 9 years	$100,000	$86,000
Residual value	$-	$-
Depreciation method	Straight-line	Straight-line
Required rate of return	18%	6%

How long is the payback period for Proposal X?

	10.23 years
	8.80 years
	22.56 years
	5.24 years

4)

Bookworm Publishers publishes books, and they have gathered the following data for the month of October:

	Data
Cash on 10/1	$7,900
Expected Cash Collections	$350,000
Direct Materials Cash Disbursements	$68,000
Direct Labor Cash Disbursements	$45,000
MOH Cash Disbursements	$41,500
Operating Expenses Cash Disbursements	$93,000
Capital Expenditures Cash Disbursements	$132,000

Bookworm Publishers requires an ending cash balance of at least $5,000 and can borrow from a line of credit in $1,000 increments. How much cash is available for October?

	$357,900
	$350,000
	$5,000
	$277,400

Answer 1

• Question 2

The statement that is NOT true is Option #3: The flexible budget variance for Fixed cost will always be zero. This is because under flexible budget, fixed cost are taken same as budgeted fixed cost (hence activity variance stays zero), but there can be difference in the actual fixed cost incurred which will then will not result in ‘zero’ variance.

• Question 3

Payback period:

Amount to be recovered = $ 880,000

Amount recovered in 8 years = $ 100,000 x 8 years = $ 800,000

Amount required to be recovered in Year 9 = $ 80,000

Time taken to recover $ 80,000 = 80,000 / 100,000 = 0.8 years.

Total Payback for ‘X’ = 8 years + 0.8 years = 8.80 years =Option #2 CORRECT.

• Question 4

Cash Available = Beginning Cash balance + Cash collected during the period

= $ 7,900 + $ 350,000

= $ 357,900 = Option #1 = CORRECT.