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MS-4 june-2008
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MS-4 : ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS
l. (a) What do you understand by the concept of conservatism ? Why is it also called the concept of prudence ? Why is it not applied as strongly today as it used to be in the Past ?
(b) What is a Balance Sheet ? How does a Funds Flow Statement differ from a Balance Sheet ? Enumerate the items which are usually shown in a Balance Sheet and a Funds Flow Statement'
2. (a) Why does depreciation need to be provided on fixed assets and what are the usual methods of providing depreciation
(b) Discuss the role of the Board of Directors in dividend decision
3. What do you understand by Discounted Cash Flow Techniques of Capital Budgeting ? Briefly explain the Net Present Value Method and Internal Rate of Return Method. which of the two would you rank better and why ?
4. Distinguish between :
(a) Financial Leverage and operating Leverage
(b) Cash Budget and Cash Flow Statement
c) FIFO AND LIFO
(d) Preference shares and Rights shares
A company manufactures a single product in its factory utilising 60% of its capacity. The details are given below :
Rs
Sales (6,000 units) 540000
Direct materials 96000
Direct labour 120000
Direct expenses 18000
Fixed overheads :
Factory 200000
Administration 21000
Selling and Distribution 25000
12.5 % of factory overheads and 20% of selling and distribution overheads are variable with production and sales. Administrative overheads are wholly fixed. Since the existing product could not achieve budgeted level for two consecutive years, the Company decides to introduce a new product with marginal investment but largely using the existing plant and machinery.
The cost estimates of the new product are as follows :
Cost elements Rs. per unit
Direct materials 16
Direct labour 15
Direct expenses 1.5
Variable factory overheads 2.0
Variable selling and distribution overheads 1.50
It is expected that 2,000 units of the new product can be sold at a price of Rs. 60 per unit. The fixed factory overheads are expected to increase by t}o/o, while fixed
selling and distribution expenses will go up by Rs. 12,500 annually. Administrative overheads remain unchanged.
However, there will be an increase of working capital to the extent of Rs. 75,000, which would take the total cost of the project to Rs. 8.75 lakh
The company considers that 20% pre-tax and interest return on investment is the minimum acceptable to justify any new investment.
You are required to
(a) Decide whether the new product be introduced.
(b) Make any further observations /recommendations
about profitability of the company on the basis of
the above data after making assumption that the present investment is Rs. 8 lakh.
6- Explain fully the following statements :
(a) "Lower the Break-even point, better it is
(b) "Greater the variability of cash flows, higher should be the minimum cash balance
(c) "Weighted average cost of capital would always be higher, if the market value weights are used. "
(d) "Capitalisation of reserves is different from capital resgrves. "
7 Why do you understand by the term 'pay-out ratio' ? What factors are taken into consideration while determining pay-out ratio ? should a company follow a fixed pay-out ratio policy ? Discuss fully.
MS-4 june-2009
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MS-4 : ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS
1. 'Management Accounting is an extension of financial Accounting'. Explain how is Management Accounting..an effective tool of financial control ? Discuss.
2. Explain the cost concept and the concept of conservation. Why are assets shown at cost even when this market prices far exceeds the cost ? Give reason.
3.Why are Reserves created at the time of preparing the final accounts ? Distinguish
between General Reserve and Specific Reserve and give their examples.
4.Distinguish between capital expenditure and revenue expenditure. what will be the
effect on net profit, if the accountant treats a capital expenditure as revenue expenditure. Discuss.
5. Distinguish between :
(a) Gross Working Capital and Net Working Capital.
b) Current Ratio and Quick Ratio.
c) Direct Labour Rate Variance and Direct. Labour Efficiency Variance.
d) Committed Fixed Costs and Disentionarv Fixed Costs.
6. In what way is financial leverage related to operating leverage ? Discuss with an example.
7. How would you appraise the technical feasibility and financial viabilrty of a project ? Explain.
8.What do you understand by Zero Base Budgeting ? Discuss the steps that are involved in the preparation of Zero Base Budget and describe its advantages over a traditional budget.
9. Explain fully the following statements :
a) very high current ratio is not desirable.
(b) "Cash Budget is a statement of all incomes and expenses during a given period."
(c) "Weighted average cost of capital would always be higher, if the market value weights are used."
(d) Companies with very high profits generally have a low pay out ratio.
10. Following details have been extracted from the annual budget of a manufacturing company for the year 2007 and 2008 :
Particulars Per Unit Rs. Per Annual rs
Selling Price 300
Direct Materials 64
Direct Labor 48
Production overheads:
Variable 32 4000000
Fixed 3000000
Administrative overheads-fixed
Selling and Distribution overheads:
Variable 36
Fixed 20,00,000
Currently the company is operating on a margin of safety of 25%. To improve its
profitability further, the company is considering the following options.
(a) Reduce selling price by 5%. Sales volume is expected to increase by 2A% also fixed production overheads will increase by Rs. 2lakh and fixed selling and distribution over heads by Rs 3 lakh.
b) Increase selling price by 5%. This will cause a drop in sales volume by 10%. To arrest further fall in sales, an increase of Rs 2 lakh will be required under fixed selling and distribution overheads.
c) Production can be increased by 15% by introducing an incentive scheme for labour.
This will be increase direct labour cost by 25%. An additional expenditure of Rs 3lakh would be required under fixed selling and distribution overhead to market the
increased production.
Required :
(a) Current level of production/sales and profit earned.
b) Assuming that (i), (ii) and (iii) above are mutually exclusive and other views remain unchanged, evaluate each of these options.
(c) If the company is able to reduce raw material cost by Rs 5 per unit by making
bulk purchases and reduce the fixed overhead costs by 2 lakh by suitable economy measures, at what selling price per unit should it sell its current production to earn a 10% increase in current profit ?
- The Balance Sheets of ABC Manufacturing Company Ltd. as on December 31, 2007 and 2008 are as follows :
The following additional information is also available.
(a)A new machinery was purchased for Rs. 30,000 and old machinery costing Rs. 15,000 was sold for Rs. 5,000. Accumulated depreciation was Rs. 8,000.
(b) Rs 20,000 5% debentures were reduced by purchase from open market @ Rs 96.
c) Rs 36,000 investments were sold at book value.
d) 12% dividend was paid in cash
e) Rs.15,000 was debited to Contingency Reserve to settlement of previous tax liability.
You are required to prepare :
(a) a statement of changes in Working Capital, and
(b) a statement showing the sources and application of funds.
Ms-4 June 2010
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MS-4 : ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS
1."In managing cash, the finance manager faces the problem of compromising the conflicting goals of liquidity and profitability". Comment on this statement. How would you determine the optimum cash balance in a business organisation ?
2. What is meant by appropriate capital structure ? Discuss the determinants and features
of an appropriate capital structure for a corporate body.
3. (a) How is a statement of changes in working capital prepared for 'Fund FlowAnalysis' ?
(b) How is 'cash from operating activities' calculated in cash flow analysis ?
4. Write notes on :
a) Going concern.
b) Return on investment.
(c) Management Accounting.
(d) Capital rationing.
5. Explain differences between :
a) Prime cost and factory cost.
b) First in, First out and Last in, First out methods of inventory valuation.
c) Fixed budget and flexible budget.
d) Contribution and margin of safety.
6.Discuss the features of accounting information which can be generated from accounting
records. How do different users use this information ?
7(a) Following information is available for a company for January and February 2009.
January February
Sales (Rs.) 38 lakh 65 lakh
Profits (Rs.) - 3 lakh
Loss (Rs.) 2.4 lakh –
Compute : (i) Break even sales volume
ii) Profit or loss at Rs. 46 lakh sales
iii)Sales to earn a profit of Rs. 5 lakh.
(b) Calculate Direct Material Cost Variances Direct Material usage variance and Direct Material Price Variance from the following information :
Finished production
during the period 1000 units
Opening Stock of material 1000 kg.
Closing Stock of material 2000 kg.
Value of material purchased Rs. 1 lakh
Standard rate of material Rs. 20 per kg.
Standard quantity of material
per unit of finished product 2 kg.
Quantity of material purchased 4000 units
8. From the following information draw up a balance sheet :
Gross profit ratio 20%, liquidity ratio : 1.5
Reserve : Share Capital 0.5 : 1
Networking Capital Rs. 30 Lakh.
Current ratio 2.5, fixed asset turnover ratio : 2 times
Average Debt collection period : 2 months,
Stock turnover ratio : 6 times (cost of sales/closing stock)
Fixed Asset : Shareholders Net worth 1 : 1
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