Faculty of Arts, Business & Social Sciences – Assessment Brief for Students– 2019/2020





























Module code and title








4AC012 Finance and Accounting for Managers




Module leader










Samia Mahmood




Diet





First attempt









Assessment type











24 Hour Time Constrained Assessment






Submission date











Commences 13th
May 2020 14:00 hours due for submission 14th
May 2020 13:59 hours





Submission method










Online submission via Canvas




Assessment type











Open Book






Assessment weighting











100%

















Assessment brief






(if appropriate, please refer to module assessment briefing document)





















Instructions to Candidates:



There is a 24-hour window from the stated start time to download this document, complete your answers and upload your answer document back onto Canvas via the link provided. It is advisable to upload your answers well ahead of this deadline.


All answers must be included in the answer document that you upload onto Canvas. Your answers should preferably be submitted on a Microsoft Word document template on canvas. In exceptional circumstances if you do not have access to a computer/laptop then you may hand write your answers and upload photographs.


Your answers must be your own independent work and should relate to knowledge gained during this module. Your answer document will be passed through anti-plagiarism software (Turnitin). Please see the University web site for details of the policy on plagiarism.






The assessment paper is comprised of two


COMPULSORY



sections. Begin each question on a new page.
Total marks available = 100





Section A
– Question A1 - answer
ALL

multiple-choice questions.
This question is worth 15 marks in total.
Record your answers for Question A1 on the first page of your answer document. Show the question number and the letter which you believe to be the correct answer.


Question A2-
answer this question.
This question is worth 5 marks.
Show the question number and your answer. For Section A do not show your workings. No marks will be given for workings for Section A.





Section B
– Question B1- B4 -
answer ALL four questions.
Each question is worth 20 marks.
Total available marks for this section equals 80 marks.

Show all workings in your answer document for Section B.


A formulae sheet is at the end of this brief.


SECTION A – Answer ALL questions (20 MARKS )


Question A1 – this question is made up of multiple-choice questions worth a total of 15 marks






  1. Management accounting is
    not
    providing information by product or department for decision-making



a) True


b) False



1 mark


2. Calculate the figure for “gross profit” given the following information:


Closing inventory £3,927; Cost of Goods Sold £19,713; Sales £43,570.


a) £39,643


b) £19,930


c) £15,786


d) £23,857



1 mark




  1. Which ratio is required by all the companies to disclose on the face of their Profit and Loss Account?


a) Earnings per share


b) Dividend yield


c) Dividend cover


d) Price/Earnings ratio



1 mark



  1. Which of the following is the variable cost?


a) Property Insurance


b) Rent of buildings


c) Annual audit fees


d) Raw material used to make the products



1 mark



  1. Sales for February were budgeted to be £16,500 but were actually £17,300. Rent for the month was actually £2,700 compared to a budget of £2,500. What were the variances?


a) Sales £800 adverse variance, Rent £200 adverse variance


b) Sales £800 adverse variance, Rent £200 favourable variance


c) Sales £800 favourable variance, Rent £200 adverse variance


d) Sales £800 favourable variance, Rent £200 favourable variance



2 marks



  1. Which of the following statement is true?


a) Ordinary shareholders have legal right to receive a dividend each year


b) Ordinary shareholders have no legal right to receive a dividend each year



1 mark



Continued…………………………….







  1. In management accounting
    controlling
    is the process of determining whether planned goals are being met.



a) True


b) False



1 mark




  1. Which of the following are indirect costs?


(i) Sales reps’ travelling expenses


(ii) Factory insurance


(iii) Telephone bill


(iv) Factory manager’s salary




a) None of them


b) (ii), (iii) and (iv)


c) (ii) and (iii) alone


d) All of them



1 mark



  1. Which of the following is a long-term liability?


a) Bank overdraft


b) Trade Payable


c) Bank loan due to be repaid in 13 months’ time


d) VAT owed to Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) at balance sheet date



1 mark




  1. An extract from analysis performed on a company’s accounts shows the following:


2018 2019


Inventory turnover 5.2 times 4.8 times


Gearing 18% 27%




What can be concluded from these results?


a) Efficiency of the company has improved, gearing has improved


b) Efficiency of the company has declined, gearing has improved


c) Efficiency of the company has improved, gearing has got worse


d) Efficiency of the company has declined, gearing has got worse



2 marks









Continued…………………………….







  1. Calculate the unit cost of an item made in a batch of 2,000 items from the following information:


Materials cost
£600


Labour 20 hours @ £6 per hour


Overheads to be absorbed into batch at a rate of £2 per direct labour hour


a) 36 pence


b) 37 pence


c) 38 pence


d) 39 pence



2 marks



  1. What are the components of total cost?


a) Direct material and direct labour only


b) Direct labour and overhead (indirect cost) only


c) Overhead (indirect cost) only


d) Direct material, direct labour and overhead (indirect cost)



1 mark






Question A1 Total 15 Marks




Question A2


Laura owned a small coffee shop which is a limited company. List five external parties who might find financial information about the business useful and how they would use it?






Question A2 Total 5 Marks






SECTION A Total 20 Marks


















Continued……………………………..




SECTION B- Answer ALL questions Question B1-B4 (80 MARKS):



Question B1





































































































































a) The biggest difference of company’s statement of financial position from sole trader accounts is the “financed by” section including items such as Share Capital, Share Premium account, Revaluation reserves and Retained Earnings that make up total equity of the company. Following table is the financed by / total equity section of Rocky plc for three years 2017-2019.


































Total Equity Section




2017 (£000)




2018 (£000)




2019 (£000)




Share Capital



(200,000 shares @ £1 each)



(500,000 shares @ £1 each)





200







500







500




Share Premium account



(200,000 shares @ £1 each)



(500,000 shares @ £1 each)





60







150







150




Revaluation reserves



100



120



160




Retained Earnings



150



215



180




Total Equity



510



985



990






































REQUIREMENTS:


Analyse the changes in each item of total equity over three year’s period 2017-2019.



12 marks




b)

A company may have several different types of asset, but only one asset is vital and that is cash.



REQUIREMENTS
:




(i) Explain why cash is an important asset for the business.
2 marks





(ii) Why cash is different from profit if you buy or sell on credit? Explain by giving two examples
6 marks




TOTAL Question B1 20 MARKS



Continued……………………………..



Question B2:


Mobius Limited, a manufacturing company, is planning to bring a new product, the Super5, to the market and has the following budgeted cost data: £



Selling price per unit 130



Direct material cost per unit 35



Direct wages cost per unit 40



Variable overhead cost per unit 15



Fixed overhead per unit 17



Profit per Super5 23



Total fixed overheads attributable to the Super5 product are £340,000. The maximum possible production capacity is 50,000 units. Mobius Ltd has budgeted to make sales for the first year of 20,000 units.



REQUIREMENTS




a)

Calculate the draft budgeted contribution per unit
2 marks




b)

Calculate the draft budgeted break-even point
2 marks




c)

Calculate the draft budgeted profit
2 marks




d)
Calculate what the profit would be in each of the following situations, (considering each in isolation)


(i) The company manager, Mrs Emma, has managed to negotiate a better price with the gas and electricity supplier, resulting in a cost saving of £14,000 fixed costs.



2 marks


(ii) If the selling price was £95, then 40,000 units could be sold, in the view of the Sales and Marketing manager.



4 marks


(iii) Mr Abbas, the Production Manager, has designed a product improvement which will cost £5 per Super5. The Sales & Marketing manager thinks this will mean that customers will be prepared to pay £127 for the product and that expected sales would be 30,000 units.



4 marks




e) Would you recommend either of the options in part (d) to Mobius Ltd?
Justify your answer and outline any concerns you may have.







4 marks





TOTAL Question B2 20 MARKS




Continued……………………………..




Question B3




a)

There are many systems and processes designed by the management of a company to manage risk and minimize chance of error and fraud.



REQUIREMENT


Explain internal control, internal audit and external audit; giving examples where appropriate.



8 marks




b)

Companies have access to a variety of sources of finance, to fund their activities.



REQUIREMENT


Choose four sources of funding that a company may use and give one advantage and one disadvantage for each.



12 marks



TOTAL Question B3 20 MARKS



Question B4:



a)

Managers need to plan in advance to ensure that enough resources are available at the right time in order to meet the organisation’s objectives [goals] for the forthcoming year.



REQUIREMENTS



(i) What is a budget?
(2 marks)



(ii) What are the benefits of setting a budget?
(3 marks)



(iii) What are the potential problems in using a budget?
(3 marks)



8 marks



b)

A manufacturing business has variable production costs of £2 per unit and annual fixed costs of £60,000. A further cost is that of the salary of the factory supervisor of £18,000 p.a. If more than 100,000 units of the product are made, then an additional factory supervisor must be employed at the same salary.



REQUIREMENT


Calculate the total cost of production and the cost per unit at the following production levels:




(i)
60,000 units






(ii)
90,000 units






(iii)
130,000 units





12 marks



TOTAL Question B4 20 MARKS



End of Time Constrained Assessment (Formula sheet on the next page)







































































Ratios




Formulae




Gross Profit %







Gross Profit

x 100%



Sales




Operating Profit %







Operating Profit

x 100%



Sales




ROCE (Return on Capital Employed)






Operating profit

x 100%



Capital employed


Capital Employed
= Fixed Assets +Current Assets – Current Liabilities




Current Ratio







Current Assets



Current Liabilities




Quick Ratio (Acid Test)







Current Assets – Inventory



Current Liabilities




Account Receivable Day






Receivable x 365



Sales




Account Payable Days







Payable x 365



Cost of Sales




Inventory Turnover






Cost of sales (or goods sold)



Average Inventory




The Gearing ratio




Loan

x 100%




Capital employed




Dividend Yield ratio









Dividend per Share

x 100%



Market Price per Share




Earnings per Share (e.p.s.)









Profit after tax and preference dividends



Number of Ordinary Shares




Dividend Cover:









Profit after tax and preference dividends



Total Dividend paid




Price/Earnings Ratio



(P/E Ratio)









Market Price per Share (in pence)



Earnings per Share (in pence)




Contribution per unit








Sales value per unit – Variable Cost per unit







Total Contribution







Total Sales – Total Variable Cost



OR



Contribution per unit x No. of units




Profit







Total Contribution – Fixed Cost




Break-even point (units)









Fixed Costs



Contribution per unit




Margin of safety (units)







Budgeted sales units – Breakeven sales units




Margin of safety (%)









Budgeted sales units – Breakeven sales units



Budgeted sales units




Activity level to achieve target profit (units)









Fixed Costs + Target Profit



Contribution per unit







Turnover required (£)




Units to be sold x selling price per unit










Assessment Criteria




(The actual assessment components for this assignment)










The proportions of the assignment should be








Weighting


(If applicable)












Question A1






15%






Question A2







5%






Question B1






20%






Question B2






20%






Question B3






20%






Question B4






20%


















Pass mark












Postgraduate


50%




Undergraduate


40%




Other






(PSRB or subject specific)















Performance descriptors in use;




·
University of Wolverhampton Yes
x No




·
Professional or Statutory Body
Yes  No 



·
Module specific
Yes  No 



·
Other


(specify below)

Yes  No 





















Return of assessments





(Instructions for return / collection of assessments

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Online submission via Canvas



































This assessment is testing Module Learning outcomes






Tick if tested here








LO1




Identify the nature and behaviour of costs and their relevance to business decision making.





ü




LO2




Assess and comment on financial statements and sources of finance





ü


















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ANSWERS PROVIDED BY STUDENTS FOR 4AC012












































Student Name




Insert you full name here





Student Number




Insert your student number here


























School




Wolverhampton Business School

















Assessment Type




Time constrained assessment

















Module Code





4AC012





Duration of Assessment




24 hours






0 mins





Module Title





Finance and Accounting for Managers


















Module Leader










Samia Mahmood






Date of Assessment




Commences 13th
May 2020 14:00 hours




Due for submission 14th
May 2020 13:59 hours








Assessment type














Time constrained assessment





Location








Home














SECTION A:







Answer to Question A1







MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER SHEET FOR 4AC012




Student Name: Student Number:







































Answer


(a, b, c or d)



Question 1



B



Question 2



D



Question 3






Question 4



D



Question 5



C



Question 6



A



Question 7



A



Question 8



B



Question 9



C



Question 10



C



Question 11






Question 12



D

































































· Answers to Question A2




· The government




· Customers




· Lenders




· General Public




· Management























SECTION B:







Answers to Question B1







Answer to B1 (a)










Answer to B1 (b-i)










Answer to B1 (b-ii)























Answers to Question B2







Answer to B2 (a)







Contribution = Selling Price – Variable cost




Which is selling price = £130




Variable cost = £15




£130 - £15 = £115 contribution per unit










Answer to B2(b)







Break-even points = Fixed Cost
÷ (Cost Price - Variable Costs) =in Units.




£340,000 ÷ (£130 - £15) = 2,600.385 unit.










Answer to B2 (c)










Answer to B2 (d-i)













Answer to B2 (d-ii)













Answer to B2 (d-iii)













Answer to B2 (e)





































Answers to Question B3







Answer to B3 (a)








Internal Control
– This is the assuring process of a company or organisational objectives in dealing with operations, efficiency, Financial reports, Regulations and policies and compliance with law.





Internal Audit
– Is what provides assurance and effective operating system to an organisation about risk management, governance and internal control. Examples:











Answer to B3(b)


















































Answer to Question B4







Answer to B4 (a-i)










Answer to B4 (a-ii)










Answer to B4 (a-iii)










Answer to B4(b)





































































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