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HND财政预算答案
HND财政预算答案
PartA
(i)
Tricolplc
FlexedBudget
ForJune
OriginalBudget
2,000units
FlexedBudget
1,600units
Actualresults
1,600units
Variance
F/A
£
£
£
£
DirectMaterial
80,000
64,000
61,600
2,400
F
DirectLabour
36,000
28,800
35,200
6,400
A
VariableProductionOverheads
4,000
3,200
3,200
0
InsuranceCosts
2,200
2,200
2,400
200
A
Depreciation
15,000
1,500
1,500
0
RentandRates
2,500
2,500
2,500
0
AdministrationOverheads
2,000
2,000
2,200
200
A
Total
104,200
108,600
4,400
A
(ii)
Directmaterialtotalvariance
(standardunitsofactualproduction×standardprice)–(actualquantity×actualprice)
[(4kg×1600)×£10]–£61600
=£64000–£61600
=£2400(F)
Theratefordirectmaterialtotalvariancesis£2,400/£64,000×100%=3.75%>3%
Directmaterialpricevariance
actualquantity×(standardprice-actualprice)
=5600kg×(£10-£11)
=5600kg×£1
=5600(A)
Therateofdirectmaterialpricevarianceis£5,600/£64,000×100%=8.75%>3%
Directmaterialusagevariance
standardprice×(standardunitsofactualproduction-actualunits)
=£10×(4kg×1600-5600kg)
=£10×800kg
=£8000(F)
Therateofdirectmaterialusagevarianceis£8,000/£64,000×100%=12.5%>3%
Note:
Whenaddingthepriceandusagevariancestheresultmustequalthetotalvariance.Therefore,£5600(A)(price)+£8000(F)(usage)=£2400(F)(total).
Directlabourtotalvariance
(standardhoursofactualproduction×standardrateph)-(actualhours×actual
rateph)
[(2h×1600)×£9]-(3520h×£10)
=(3200h×£9)-£35200
=£28800-£35200
=£6400(A)
Therateofdiretclabourvarianceis6400/28800×100%=22.2%>3%
Directlabourratevariance
actualhours×(standardrateph-actualrateph)
3520h×(£9-£10)
=3520h×£1
=£3520(A)
Therateofdirectlabourratevarianceis£3,520/£28,800×100%=12.2%>3%
Directlabourefficiencyvariance
standardrateph×(standardhoursofactualproduction-
actualhours)
£9×[2h×1600-3520h]
=£9×(3200h-3520h)
=£9×320h
=£2880(A)
Therateofdirectlabourefficiencyvarianceis£2,880/£28,000×100%=10%>3%
Note:
Whenaddingrateandefficiencyvariancestheresultmustequalthetotalvariance.Therefore,£3520(A)(rate)+£2880(A)(efficiency)=£6400(A)(total).
Overheadtotalvariance
(standardinsurancecost-actualinsurancecost)+(standardadministration
overheads-actualadministrationoverheads)
(£2200-£2400)+(£2000-£2200)
=£200(A)+£200(A)
=£400(A)
Therateofoverheadtotalvarianceis£400/£4,200×100%=9.52%>3%
(iii)
Analysis
Materialvariance
Fromtheactualbudget,wecanseethatthedirectmaterialtotalvarianceis£2,400(F).TheDirectmaterialusagevarianceis£8,000(F),theDirectmaterialpricevarianceis£(5,600)(A).
Thepossiblereasonsformaterialusagevariancesareinclude:
Usenewmachinery.
Usehigherquality
Thepossiblereasonsformaterialpricevariance:
Changesuppliers.
Usehigherqualitymaterial.
Lossofdiscount
Labourvariance
Thedirectlabourtotalvarianceis£(6,400)(A),theDirectlabourefficiencyvarianceis£(2,880)(A)andtheDirectlabourratevarianceis£(6,400)(A).
Thepossiblereasonfordirectlabourefficiencyvariance:
Lowergradeworkforce
Shortageofskilledlabor
Thepossiblereasonfordirectlabourratevariance
Highergradeworkforces
Shortageofskilledlabour
Overheadvariance
Thetotaloverheadvarianceis£(400)(A).TheInsuranceandAdministrationvariancesare£(200)(A).Thetotaloverheadvarianceis£(400)(A).
Thepossiblereasonsforoverheadvariances:
Usingnewmachinery
Increasedadministrationcost
Toconcludeahigher-than-expectedwagesettlementforproductionoperates.
Difficulttradingconditions
Intenselycompetition
Recommendation
Accordingtoaboveanalysis,wecaneasilyunderstandtheorganization’scurrentsituation.Inordertoachievethelowercostsandhighprofitheresomerecommendationsdividedinthreesectionswhichincluedmaterialvariances,labourvariancesaswellastheoverheadvariances.
Therecommendationformaterialvariances:
Investigatethecheapermaterial.
Holdastafftrainingprogramtoincreasetheirworkefficiency.
Negotiatewithcurrentsupplierinordertoachievelowerprice.
Therecommendationforlabourvariances:
Providetrainingprogramtostaffforhigherskillofoperatingthenewmaterial.
Consideraboutthelowergradelabour
Therecommendationforoverheadvariances:
trytodecreasetheadministrationcost
Teachthestaffsscientificallyusetheseoverheadinordertomakeitlonger-used.
PartB
Paybackperiodmethod:
Year
Anuualcashflow
Cumulative
0
(1,000,000)
(1,000,000)
1
160,000
(840,000)
2
160,000
(680,000)
3
320,000
(360,000)
4
320,000
(40,000)
5(1/8of320,000)
40,000
NIL
5(7/8of320,000)
280,000
240,000
Paybackwilltake4year1.5months.
NetpresentValue
Annual
CashFlow
PresentValue
Factors
at10%
Present
Value
£
£
£
£
Year0
(1,000,000)
1.000
(1,000,000)
1
160,000
0.909
145,440
2
160,000
0.826
132,160
3
320,000
0.751
240,320
4
320,000
0.683
218,560
5
320,000
0.621
198,720
935,200
NetPresentValue
£(64,800)
Thepremiseofpaybackperiodmethods
Identifyallofthecostsofinitialinvestment.Assumethattheywillbepaidnow.Findthecashinflowforeachproject.Addupcashflowseachyearuntilcostofprojectcovered.Picktheprojectwiththeshortestpaybackperiod.Ifthepaybackperiodisonlyoneyearthenitshouldbecomparedwithaninternalfigure
Thepremiseofdiscountedcashflowtechnique
Uncertaintydoesnotexist.Thereisnoinflation.Theappropriatediscountratetouseisknown,toavoidunnecessarycalculations.WhenundertakingDCFquestions,thediscountrateshavebeencomputedforyou,andaregiveninthediscounttables.Unlimitedfundscanberaisedatacompetitiverate.
Analyzingpaybackperiodmethod
Accordingtothepaybackperiodmethod,theoriginalcapitalthatthecompanyinvestis£1,000,000andthereare5yearsforthecompanytogetthereturnthatisthebudgetedpaybackperiod.Accordingtotheprogram,4yearsand1.5monthsthatthecompanywillgetitsallinvestments.Atthelastyear,companywillgetthereturnabout£280,000.Asaresult,basedontheperiodmethod,theprojectwillbeprofitableandisworthtoinvest.
Analyzingdiscountedcashflowtechnique
Ifthecompanyusesthediscountedcashflowtechnique,accordingtothepeogram,theinvestmentis£1,000,000,andthenetpresentvalueis10%.Thebudgetedpaybackperiodis5years.After5years,theNPVfortheprojectwillbe£-64,800.Itshowsthatthereturnislessthantheinvestment.Itwillbethelossof£64,800toinvestthisproject.Sothisprojectwillnotbeprofitableandisnotworthtoinvest.
Recommendation
Accordingtothetwomethods,itisnotdifficulttofindthatthecompanywouldbettertochoosethepaybackperiodmethod.Thecompanychoosespaybackperiodmethodcouldgettheprofitof£280,000andless5yearscouldgettheallinvestment.Andforthediscountedcashflowtechnique,itwillcost5yearsandloss£64,800atlastoftheproject.So,basedontheprofit,thecompanywouldbettertochoosethepaybackperiodmethod.
Considerationofotherfactors
First,theenvironmentisonefactorthatthemanagersshouldtoconsider.Tricolmakesarangeoffurnitureandkitchenware.Itmaymakepolluteduringtheproducing.Ifthecompanydoesnotpayattentiontotheenvironment,itmaygetsomefine.
Technologyisonefactorthatthemanagersshouldtoconsiderabout.Ifthecompanyusesthenewtechnologyandequipmentintheproject,itcouldimproveitsproductivity.Andimproveitsprofitability.
Thecompanyshouldalsothinkaboutthelegal.Thecompanyshouldinsurethattheprojectisnotagainstthelegal.Ifnot,companymaybepunishedbythegovernmentandevenbebanded.
Atlast,companyshouldconsideritscustomers.Itshouldconsiderthatitsproducts,makingbytheproject,willbeattractedbythecustomers.Ifnocustomerslikeit,theymaygetlittleprofitfortheproject.
Conclusion
Asanadvisorforthecompany,thisreportcanhelpthecompanymaketheflexbudgetandvariancesandusethetwomethodstoanalysistheinvestmentandhelpthecompanychoosethebestmethod.Thiswillhelpcompanymakemuchprofit.