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Question 1

A. Journalize the following transactions and post them to ledger.From the following transactions of Phoenix Inc for Oct ,2016.
(i)Journalize the below transactions
(ii)Post the Journal entries in to ledger accounts

Date	Transactions
2016 Oct 1	Niel started business with cash $ 800,000
Oct 2	purchased goods worth $ 3000
Oct 15	Sold goods for  $ 25000
Oct 18	Purchased stationeries $4000
Oct 23	Purchased furniture for $ 24,000
Oct 25	Paid electricity charges with cash $3000
Oct 26	Paid Salary $18000
Oct 28	Paid rent $500

B. "Bookkeeping is synonymous to accounting"Analyse this statement.

Question 2
A. Prepare income statement and balance sheet of Indus Corp as on 31st Dec,2016.

Particulars	Amount ($ '000)
Sales	37,436
Cash	4,895
Cost of goods sold	26,980
Accounts Payable	7,156
Accounts Receivable	5,714
Selling, general, and administrative expense	3,624
Inventories	8,517
Research and Development expense	1,982
Plant and Equipment	7,154
Interest expense	450

Long term liability	20105
Land	981
Income tax expense	1,100

B. Why are financial statements are so important for a business?

Question 3
A. ABC Industries is in the Business of manufacturing agro equipment. Prepare the cash budget for the quarter April to June, based upon the following data and additional information.

Month	Sales	Purchases	Wages	Selling Overheads	Office Overheads	Mfg. Overheads
	$	$	$	$	$	$
January	60,000	36,000	9,000	4,000	2,000	4,000
February	62,000	38,000	8,000	5,000	1,500	3,000
March	64,000	33,000	10,000	4,500	2,500	4,500
April	58,000	35,000	8,500	3,500	2,000	3,500
May	56,000	39,000	9,000	4,500	1,000	4,000
June	60,000	34,000	8,000	4,500	1,500	3,000

Additional Information :
a) The Cash balance at 1 April is $ 800000.
b) Sales: 40% cash sales and 60% is collected in the month following sales.
c) Purchases are all on credit and are paid after 2 months.
d) A plot of land was purchased in December (Previous year) and $ 87,000 is payable in April.
e) Wages are paid two month in arrear and all overheads are settled after a month they are incurred.
f) ABC Industries is due to repay a loan of $ 16,000 in May.
g) A dividend of $ 80,000 is expected to be received in May.

B. "With zero-based budgeting, each expenditure item must be justified for the new budget period." Explain.
 
Question 4
A.(i) Moment Inc. provides the following data for June 2016 when 15,000 Units are manufactured:
Standard Material Cost (Per Unit)
8.50 kg @ $ 7.50/kg
Actual Material Cost (Per Unit)
6.75 kg @ $ 13.5/kg
StandardLabor cost (Per Unit)
5.5 hrs @ $ 15/hr
Actual Labor cost (Per Unit)
6.5 hrs @ $ 12.2/hr
Calculate:
Direct Material Price Variance
Direct Material Quantity/Usage Variance
Total Material Cost Variance
Direct Labor Rate Variance
Direct Labor Efficiency Variance
Total Labor Cost Variance

(ii) Calculate Variable Overhead Spending Variance if actual labor hours used are 260,standard variable overhead rate is $10.40 per direct labor hour and actual variable overhead rate is $9.30 per direct labor hour. Also specify whether the variance is favorable or unfavorable.

(iii) Calculate the variable overhead efficiency variance using the following figures:

Number of Units Produced	620
Standard Direct Labor Hours Per Unit	0.2
Actual Direct Labor Hours Used	260
Standard Variable Overhead Rate	$10.40

B. "Managers of most organizations continually plan for the future, and after the plan is implemented, managers assess whether they achieved their goals. What are the two functions that enable management to go through the process of continually planning and evaluating?

Question 5
A. Robest Industries produces only one product. The following revenues and cost have been estimated for the forthcoming month:
Selling price, $ 250 per unit (SP)
Variable cost, $ 100 per unit (VC)
Fixed Cost, $ 56000
The managers of the firm wish to know the following:
1. Calculate contribution margin per unit
2. Calculate contribution margin ratio.
3. BEP in units
4. Calculate BEP in sales.
B. "Good Managers must not only be able to understand the conceptual underpinnings of cost behaviour,but they must also be able to apply those concepts to real world data that do not always behave in the expected manner."Explain cost behaviour analysis.

QUESTION 6
A. Calculate (EOQ) using following information for APEX Inc.
i. Annual demand 90,000 units
ii. Cost of placing order $ 30
iii. Cost of carrying 1 unit in inventory $9

B. Calculate average inventory when safety stock is 2,000 units.
C. "In the process of maintaining inventory records and physical count of goods on hand,error may occur."Explain.