Figure 16-1
Armati, SA The Following Actually Occurred -Refer to Figure 16-1

question 7

Multiple Choice

Figure 16-1
Armati, SA., is looking for feedback on company performance. The company compares the budget for the year with the actual costs. Data have been collected below:
Armati, SA., had the following budgeted data: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Unit sales for } 2011 & 26,000 \\\text { Unit production for } 2011 & 26,000\\\\\text { Budgeted fixed overhead for } 2011 \text { : }\\\text { Supervision } & £ 800 \\\text { Depreciation } & 2,000 \\ \text { Rent } & 100\\\\\text { Budgeted variable costs per unit: }\\\text { Direct materials } & £ 0.15 \\\text { Direct labour } & 0.20 \\\text { Supplies } & 0.02 \\\text { Indirect labour } & 0.05 \\\text { Power } & 0.02\end{array}$ The following actually occurred: $\begin{array}{ll}\text { Actual unit sales for } 2011 & 24,000 \\\text { Actual unit production for } 2011 & 28,000\\\\\text { Actual fixed overhead for } 2011 \text { : }\\\text { Supervision } & £ 850 \\\text { Depreciation } & 2,000 \\\text { Rent } & 100\\\\\text { Actual variable costs: }\\\text { Direct materials } & £ 3,500 \\\text { Direct labour } & 4,900 \\\text { Supplies } & 530 \\\text { Indirect labour } & 1,250 \\\text { Power } & 470\end{array}$
-Refer to Figure 16-1. The static budget variance for rent is

• A)£100 F.
• B)£100 U.
• C)£-0-.
• D)£50 U.

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Definitions:

Real Interest Rate

The rate of interest an investor expects to receive after allowing for inflation, reflecting the true cost of borrowing.

Nominal Interest Rate

The interest rate before adjusting for inflation; the stated interest rate of a given bond or loan.

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A measure of the average prices of goods and services in an economy, which can affect purchasing power and inflation.

Inflation

The speed at which overall prices for products and services increase, leading to a decline in buying power.