- Usafi Limited manufactures a brand of shampoo branded "Urembo". The company blends a liquid
soap with a special ingredient which has no significant volume. The resulting...(Solved)
Usafi Limited manufactures a brand of shampoo branded 'Urembo'. The company blends a liquid
soap with a special ingredient which has no significant volume. The resulting liquid is then put
into bottles costing Sh.5 each.
The following data relates to processing for the month of August 2011
Inputs into the blending process:
Additional information:
1. General overhead costs are absorbed on the basis of process labour costs at the rate of 100%.
2. The normal output of the blending process is 90% of input liquid soap.
3. The losses in the process take the form of a thicker soap which is sold for Sh.25 per litre.
4. The output from the process was 10,800 litres of Urembo which is equivalent to the monthly
budgeted output.
5. Each bottle of Urembo contains one third of a litre of shampoo and is sold for Sh.75.
Required:
(i) Process account for the blending in the month of August 2011.
(ii) Normal profit per bottle of shampoo.
c) The marketing department of Usafi Limited has made a proposal to rebrand Urembo as follows:
1. Change the name of the shampoo to "Urembo extra".
2. Use a different special ingredients costing 10% more than the existing one.
3. Use a different bottle design costing Sh.7.50 each but with the same capacity of one third of a
litre.
4. Undertake an advertising campaign costing Sh.4,374,000.
5. Maintain a maximum monthly budgeted output of 10,800 litres.
6. The production manager has forecasted the maximum shelf life of "Urembo extra" at 6
months.
7. Urembo extra has a potential of trading at a higher price than Urembo according to market
trend analysis.
Required:
Minimum price per bottle at which Urembo extra must be sold to maintain the company's current
profit level
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Jasho Ltd. manufactures a product branded 'Vumilia'. The marketing department of Jasho Ltd. has
expressed concern that the product has not been profitable. The department has...(Solved)
Jasho Ltd. manufactures a product branded 'vumilia'. The marketing department of Jasho Ltd. has
expressed concern that the product has not been profitable. The department has therefore
recommended that appropriate action be taken to stem the losses.
Vumilia is produced from material Exe which is one of two materials jointly produced by passing
chemicals through a process. The other material is Wye.
During the month of February 2012, the following data was recorded for the process.
Additional information:
1. Joint costs are apportioned to the two materials, Exe and Wye according to the weight of output.
2. Production costs incurred in converting material Exe into finished product "Vumilia" are Sh.3 per
kilogramme of material used.
3. Normal loss for the process is 10% with no scrap value.
4. The selling price per kilogramme of "Vumilia" is Sh.7.
5. Material Wye is sold without further processing for Sh.8 per kilogramme.
Required;
a) Calculate the profit/loss per kilogramme of product 'Vumilia' and material 'Wye'.
b) Analyse the marketing department's recommendation and advise the company as appropriate.
c) Demonstrate an alternative joint cost apportionment for product 'Vumilia'. Comment briefly on
the alternative method of apportionment.
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Smarta Ltd. manufactures flower pots for sale. The company does not carry any stock of finished
goods as it manufactures specifically to customer's orders. However, the...(Solved)
Smarta Ltd. manufactures flower pots for sale. The company does not carry any stock of finished
goods as it manufactures specifically to customer's orders. However, the company holds a range
of raw materials in the stores.
The following information relates to the company's operations for the mouths of August and
September 2012:
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- (i) Briefly explain the difference between job costing and batch costing.
(ii) Outline three features of job costing.(Solved)
(i) Briefly explain the difference between job costing' and batch costing'.
(ii) Outline three features of job costing.
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- a) Explain why it is necessary to distinguish between direct labour and indirect labour, with
particular reference to the effect on gross profit and net profit.
b)...(Solved)
a) Explain why it is necessary to distinguish between direct labor and indirect labor, with
particular reference to the effect on gross profit and net profit.
b) Unique Ltd. manufactures a single product. The product passes through three processes before
completion. In the month of January 2013, the following data was recorded in respect to process
Required:
i) Statement of equivalent production.
ii) Statement of costs.
iii) Process 2 account
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Nald Ltd. manufactures a chemical product and uses process costing to account for its work in
progress. During the month of October 2013, 5,000 units...(Solved)
Nald Ltd. manufactures a chemical product and uses process costing to account for its work in
progress. During the month of October 2013, 5,000 units were introduced to process 1 and the
following costs were incurred:
Additional information:
1. The normal loss in process 1 was estimated at 10%.
2. The scrapped normal loss units were sold at Sh.4 per unit.
3. Inspection is usually done at the end of the process; therefore any units scrapped would have
passed through the entire process.
Required
i) Statement of equivalent production
ii) Statement of cost
iii) Statement of evaluation of finished goods
iv) Process 1 account
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Chemtex Ltd., a chemicals manufacturing company has two departments namely; MM and NN.
Department MM produces three types of chemicals; X, Y and Z using a...(Solved)
Chemtex Ltd., a chemicals manufacturing company has two departments namely; MM and NN.
Department MM produces three types of chemicals; X, Y and Z using a common process.
Each of the chemicals can either be sold by department MM to the external market at the split-off
point or can be transferred to department NN for individual further processing into products XL, YL
and ZL respectively.
4. Further processing leads to a normal loss of 5% at the beginning of the process for each of the
chemicals being manufactured.
Required:
Advise the management on which chemical(s), if any, should be subjected to further processing
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the meaning of the following terms in regard to the cost and financial accounting
systems:
i) Integrated cost accounts
ii) Interlocking cost accounts
iii) Cost ledger control account
iv)...(Solved)
Explain the meaning of the following terms in regard to the cost and financial accounting
systems:
i) Integrated cost accounts
ii) Interlocking cost accounts
iii) Cost ledger control account
iv) Cost ledger contra account
Date posted: February 21, 2019. Answers (1)
- More Ltd. is a medium size manufacturing company and it maintains separate cost and financialaccounting books. The financial accountant provided the following statement for the...(Solved)
More Ltd. is a medium size manufacturing company and it maintains separate cost and financial
accounting books. The financial accountant provided the following statement for the year ended 31
March 2004.
Required:
Prepare a profit reconciliation statement for the year ended 31 March 2004.
Date posted: February 19, 2019. Answers (1)
- Bora Ltd. Commenced its operations on 1 march 2005 with a fully paid up issued share capital of
Sh.500,000 represented by fixed assets of Sh.275,000 and...(Solved)
Bora Ltd. Commenced its operations on 1 march 2005 with a fully paid up issued share capital of
Sh.500,000 represented by fixed assets of Sh.275,000 and cash at bank of Sh.225,000.
The company has two departments; A and B.
As at 30 may 2005, the following transactions had taken place:
1. Credit purchases from suppliers amounted to Sh.573, 500 of which Sh.525, 000 were in respect
of raw materials and Sh.48, 500 were in respect of purchases classified in the ledger accounts
as production overhead items.
2. Production overhead costs absorbed in the period were:
9. Sales on credit amounted to Sh. 870,000 and the cost of these credit sales was Sh. 700,000.
10. Depreciation on production plant and equipment was Sh. 15,000.
11. Cash received from debtors totaled Sh. 520,000 and payments made to creditors totaled
Sh.150,000.
Required:
(i). Using integrated cost accounting system, record the above transactions for the three months
ended 30 May 2005.
(ii). Profit and loss account for the period ended 30 May 2005 and balance sheet as at 30 May
2005.
Date posted: February 19, 2019. Answers (1)
- State possible causes of differences between reported profits in cost accounting and financial
accounting under the non-integrated cost accounting system.(Solved)
State possible causes of differences between reported profits in cost accounting and financial
accounting under the non-integrated cost accounting system.
Date posted: February 19, 2019. Answers (1)
- Outline the advantages to a business firm of using an integrated cost accounting system.(Solved)
Outline the advantages to a business firm of using an integrated cost accounting system.
Date posted: February 19, 2019. Answers (1)
- Lenga Juu Ltd. Produces three products, Exe, Wye and Zed in a single process. For the months of
September 2006, the following budgeted figures were available:(Solved)
Lenga Juu Ltd. Produces three products, Exe, Wye and Zed in a single process. For the months of
September 2006, the following budgeted figures were available:
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Smart Options Limited has been selling a product branded Exe for the last five years
The demand for product Exe for the past one year is...(Solved)
Smart Options Limited has been selling a product branded Exe for the last five years
The demand for product Exe for the past one year is as follows:
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Mtwapa Ltd sells Rollum at the rate of 500 per day throughout a working year of 250 days. The
product is normally purchased by Mtwapa Ltd...(Solved)
Mtwapa Ltd sells Rollum at the rate of 500 per day throughout a working year of 250 days. The
product is normally purchased by Mtwapa Ltd ready for sale at Sh. 70 per unit. Investigations
have shown that Rollum can be made at the rate of 800 units per day in a part of the factory
presently unoccupied. The direct costs per unit are as follows:
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Tengeneza Ltd makes three main products using broadly the same production methods and
equipment for each. A conventional product costing system is used at present, although...(Solved)
Tengeneza Ltd makes three main products using broadly the same production methods and
equipment for each. A conventional product costing system is used at present, although an
Activity Based Costing (ABC) system is being considered.
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Briefly explain bases of apportionment of overheads.(Solved)
Briefly explain bases of apportionment of overheads.
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Apex Furniture Ltd. manufactures three products: S, M and L.(Solved)
Apex Furniture Ltd. manufactures three products: S, M and L.
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Explain the four stages of the activity based costing method of allocating costs.(Solved)
Explain the four stages of the activity based costing method of allocating costs.
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)
- Muungano Limited manufactures four products branded A, B, C and D. The company operates
the traditional absorption costing system. The production mangerha suggested that the company
should...(Solved)
Muungano Limited manufactures four products branded A, B, C and D. The company operates
the traditional absorption costing system. The production manager suggested that the company
should adopt the activity based costing system in determination of cost per product
Required:
i. The unit and the total costs of each products using the traditional absorption costing system
ii. The unit and the total costs of each product using the activity based costing system
Date posted: February 15, 2019. Answers (1)