CIMA Related Exams
BA2 Exam

The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) stated that it was important that “accountants in business” should understand what the drivers of stakeholder value are. Which of the following statements is valid?
Refer to the exhibit
Zeff Ltd has forecast that the relationship between total overheads and machine hours will be as follows:
If the budget is to be based on 4,000 machine hours, the fixed overhead absorption rate will be:
Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
During the first financial period of this year a company posted profit of £340,000. However, their overheads were over absorbed by £20,000 in this period. As a result they tried to update their absorption rate for the current
period and as such they ended up under absorbing their overheads by £12,000.
They have also reported a sales volume increase of 550 when comparing this period to last.
You have been given the following information on unit cost/prices:
Selling price = £95 per unit
Variable production cost per unit = £15
Variable selling cost per unit = £18
Fixed overhead per unit = £8
They have asked you to reconcile their profit between periods.
Based on the information you have been given, what is their profit for the current period?