Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Budgeting and budgetary control

Budgeting and budgetary control — practice question

EF plc makes just one product. No inventories are held for materials or for finished goods.
(a)[2]

State two reasons a business would prepare a flexed budget.

(b)[6]

Prepare a statement showing the budgeted profit for March.

(c(i))[2]

Calculate the direct labour rate variance in March.

(c(ii))[2]

Calculate the direct labour efficiency variance in March.

(c(iii))[1]

Calculate the total direct labour variance in March.

(d(i))[2]

Calculate how many hours were actually worked in April.

(d(ii))[5]

Calculate the number of units actually produced and sold in April.

(e)[2]

Suggest two possible reasons for the adverse efficiency variance in April.

(f)[3]

Discuss the disadvantages for EF plc if they go ahead with this plan.

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