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11 marksBudgeting and the Master Budget

CAPE Accounting Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2 · Question 3(c)

Hobbs Ltd provided budgeted production data for January through April 2021. Each unit requires 3 kg of materials at $12 per kg. Target closing inventory of materials each month is 25% of the next month's production needs. Ending inventory on 30 April was 66,750 kg.

Prepare a purchases budget for the three months ending April 2021. (Use kg for the unit of the products.)

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  1. 3(a)(i)Define the term 'standard costing'.[2 marks]
  2. 3(a)(ii)Outline the THREE steps in the process of establishing direct materials standards.[6 marks]
  3. 3(b)Discuss the following statement in relation to the use of budgets in an organization: "A budget assists managers in managing and controlling the activities for…[5 marks]
  4. 3(d)(i)Calculate the net present value of the machine purchase.[7 marks]
  5. 3(d)(ii)Determine the discounted payback period.[4 marks]

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