Question 56
The following calculation of the net present value (NPV) of a project has been produced.
By how much can the forecast revenue decrease before the project is not viable?
Question 57
A large manufacturing company sells a range of products. Details of one of these products are as follows.
Each completed batch is delivered immediately in full to the one customer that purchases this product.
The delivery vehicle is currently only 50% full when it makes these deliveries. The customer will accept deliveries of any size.
Managers are considering changing the production batch size to 150 units.
Increased material storage would be needed; this can be rented nearby at a cost of $1,500 per month.
The additional storage facility would enable an increase in the reorder quantity for the materials. As a result a 5% discount would be received on all materials purchased.
Using direct product profitability (DPP), what will be the monthly profit attributable to the product if the production batch size is changed to 150 units?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $.
Question 58
An organization has a decentralized structure in which division A supplies division B with an intermediate product for which there is no external market. Division B carries out further processing and then sells the final product on the external market. Due to organizational policy the current transfer pricing basis is variable cost.
The manager of division A has stated, "The current transfer price is unfair because it does not enable us to recoup our costs".
The manager of division B has stated, "The current transfer pricing system enables us to quote competitive prices for the finished product".
The Chief Executive of the organization is considering imposing a transfer pricing policy that uses dual pricing.
Dual pricing would:
Question 59
PorkyCo is a leading bread manufacturer in Toyland operating two functional divisions: pulled and roasted. PorkyCo uses IT systems in all of its functions, for example, accounting has one system, manufacturing has its system, warehousing has another and human resources is the latest to develop a dedicated system to manage training and development The issue now is that when the CEO, Mr Button, needs information about two or more functions, he has to convene the department heads to get their reports and then study each in turn. As senior management accountant at PorkyCo, help free up Mr Button's time by suggesting the most efficient way of getting all the information he needs.
Question 60
A company has just received the latest in a series of annual payments; this payment was $620. The annual payments are expected to continue for three more years with each payment being increased by the expected rate of inflation. The real cost of capital is 8% per year and the expected rate of inflation is
6% per year.
What is the present value of the future payments the company expects to receive?
Give your answer to the nearest $.