Use the Information Below to Answer the Following Questions Other Relevant Information: Management Has Budgeted for 20,000 Direct Labour

question 14

Multiple Choice

Use the information below to answer the following questions.
Fingers Ltd, a graphic design service, has received an inquiry from a potential customer for a quotation for a webpage design. The pricing policy of the business is based on the budgeted financial data for the coming financial year. The data for the coming year is shown below: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Sales } & \$ 550,000 \\\text { Direct materials } & 50,000 \\\text { Direct labour } & 300,000 \\\text { Variable overhead } & 5,000 \\\text { Advertising for business } & 5,000 \\\text { Depreciation on equipment } & 30,000 \\\text { Administration } & 27,000 \\\text { Interest } & 10,000 \\\text { Profit before tax } & 133,000\end{array}$$ Other relevant information: Management has budgeted for 20,000 direct labour hours. Overhead is applied based on direct labour hours. An estimate for the direct costs of the job to be quoted on is shown below: $$\begin{array} { l r } \text { Direct materials } & \$ 400 \\\text { Direct labour (100 hours) } & \$ 1,500\end{array}$$
-Refer to the table above. Total budgeted indirect costs for the year are:

• A)$117,000.
• B)$77,000.
• C)$72,000.
• D)$57,000.

Determine the inflation rate given nominal and real rates of return.

Calculate the duration of bonds and understand its implication on interest rate risk.

Understand the concept of interest rate risk and identify which bonds are more susceptible to it.

Calculate real rates of return on bond investments, taking into account inflation.

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Definitions:

Plantwide Predetermined Rate

A single overhead rate calculated by dividing total estimated overhead costs by an expected base for the entire plant.

Machine-Hours

A measure of production output or operation, indicating the total hours machines are running in the manufacturing process.

Markup

The surcharge applied to the original cost of items to compensate for overhead expenses and secure earnings.

Plantwide Predetermined Rate

A single overhead rate calculated using the total estimated overhead costs divided by an estimated allocation base for an entire factory or plant.