In January, the unemployment in Ruritania is 567,800. If the seasonal factor using an additive time series model is +90,100, what is the seasonally-adjusted level of unemployment (to the nearest whole number)?
The following statements relate to Paasche and Laspeyre indices.(i) Constructing a Paasche index is generally more costly than a Laspeyre index(ii) With a Laspeyre index, comparisons can only be drawn directly between the current year and the base yearWhich statements are true?
A large bag of cement cost $0.80 in 20X3. The price indices are as follows.
20X3 91
20X4 95
20X5 103
20X6 106
How much does a bag of cement cost in 20X6?
Four years ago material X cost $5 per kg and the price index most appropriate to the cost of material X stood at 150.The same index now stands at 430.What is the best estimate of the current cost of material X per kg?
ix years ago material M cost $10 per kg and the price index most appropriate to the cost of material M was 130. The same index now stands at 510.What is the best estimate of the current cost of material M per kg?
Which of the following are common applications of spreadsheets used by management accountants?
(i) Variance analysis
(ii) Cash flow budgeting and forecasting
(iii) Preparation of financial accounts
A spreadsheet is unlikely to be used for which of the following tasks?
The following question is taken from the December 2012 exam paper. The following data relates to a company's overhead cost.
Time (units) Output Overhead cost ($) Price index
2 years ago 1,000 3,700 121
Current year 3,000 13,000 155
Using the high low technique, what is the variable cost per unit (to the nearest $0.01) expressed in current year prices?
The following question is taken from the June 2013 exam paper.
An additive time series has the following trend and seasonal variations:
Trend Y=4,000 + 6X where Y= sales in units
X is the number of quarters, with the first quarter of 2014 being 1, the second quarter of 2014 being 2 etc. Seasonal variation
Quarter 1 2 3 4
Quarterly variation (units) -4 -2 +1 +5
What is the forecast sales volume for the fourth quarter of 2015?
Quality control costs can be categorised into internal and external failure costs, inspection costs and prevention costs. In which of these four classifications would the following costs be included?
The costs of a customer service team
The cost of equipment maintenance
The cost of operating test equipment
Internal failure costs External failure costs Inspection costs Prevention costs
Cost of the a customer service team
Cost of equipment maintenance
Cost of operating test equipment