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Value analysis seeks the lowest cost method of achieving a desired function and ignores esteem value. Statements 1 and 3 about value analysis are true. Under piece rate and differential piece rate remuneration methods, direct labour cost will always be a variable cost. The combination of profits and losses for the two months that is consistent with the production and sales data given is absorption costing profit of 200 in Month 1 and 3,200 in Month 2, and marginal costing profit of (400) in Month 1 and 4,400 in Month 2.

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Value analysis seeks the lowest cost method of achieving a desired function and ignores esteem value. Statements 1 and 3 about value analysis are true. Under piece rate and differential piece rate remuneration methods, direct labour cost will always be a variable cost. The combination of profits and losses for the two months that is consistent with the production and sales data given is absorption costing profit of 200 in Month 1 and 3,200 in Month 2, and marginal costing profit of (400) in Month 1 and 4,400 in Month 2.

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23 The following statements have been made about value analysis.

(1) It seeks the lowest cost method of achieving a desired function


(2) It always results in inferior products
(3) It ignores esteem value
Which is/are true ?
A 1 only
B 2 only
C 3 only
D 1 and 3 only
24 Under which of the following labour remuneration methods will direct labour
cost always be a variable cost?
A Day rate
B Piece rate
C Differential piece rate
D Group bonus scheme
25 A company manufactures and sells a single product. In two consecutive months the
following levels of production and
sales (in units) occurred:
Month 1 Month 2
Sales 3,800 4,400
Production 3,900 4,200
The opening inventory for Month 1 was 400 units. Profits or losses have been calculated for
each month using both
absorption and marginal costing principles.
Which of the following combination of profits and losses for the two months is
consistent with the above data?
Absorption costing profit/(loss) Marginal costing profit/(loss)
Month 1 Month 2 Month 1 Month 2
$$$$
A 200 4,400 (400) 3,200
B (400) 4,400 200 3,200
C 200 3,200 (400) 4,400
D (400) 3,200 200 4,400
26 The following statements relate to the advantages that linear regression analysis has
over the high low method in the
analysis of cost behaviour:
1. the reliability of the analysis can be statistically tested
2. it takes into account all of the data
3. it assumes linear cost behaviour
Which statements are true?
A 1 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
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27 A company operates a process in which no losses are23 The following statements have
been made about value analysis.
(1) It seeks the lowest cost method of achieving a desired function
(2) It always results in inferior products
(3) It ignores esteem value
Which is/are true ?
A 1 only
B 2 only

C 3 only
D 1 and 3 only
24 Under which of the following labour remuneration methods will direct labour
cost always be a variable cost?
A Day rate
B Piece rate
C Differential piece rate
D Group bonus scheme
25 A company manufactures and sells a single product. In two consecutive months the
following levels of production and
sales (in units) occurred:
Month 1 Month 2
Sales 3,800 4,400
Production 3,900 4,200
The opening inventory for Month 1 was 400 units. Profits or losses have been calculated for
each month using both
absorption and marginal costing principles.
Which of the following combination of profits and losses for the two months is
consistent with the above data?
Absorption costing profit/(loss) Marginal costing profit/(loss)
Month 1 Month 2 Month 1 Month 2
$$$$
A 200 4,400 (400) 3,200
B (400) 4,400 200 3,200
C 200 3,200 (400) 4,400
D (400) 3,200 200 4,400
26 The following statements relate to the advantages that linear regression analysis has
over the high low method in the
analysis of cost behaviour:
1. the reliability of the analysis can be statistically tested
2. it takes into account all of the data
3. it assumes linear cost behaviour
Which statements are true?
A 1 only
B 1 and 2 only
C 2 and 3 only
D 1, 2 and 3
8

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27 A company operates a process in which no losses are

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