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5 marksBudgeting and the Master Budget

CAPE Accounting Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2 · Question 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 which they are responsible."

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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(c)Prepare a purchases budget for the three months ending April 2021. (Use kg for the unit of the products.)[11 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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