Data for a Factory -
Strategic Cost Management Is a Management Accounting Technique with

question 5

Multiple Choice

Data for a factory
$\begin{array}{ll}\text { Total factory cost } & £ 10,000 \\\text { Total time au ailable on key resource (hours) } & 2,500 \\\text { Contribution per unit product A } & £ 34.00 \\\text { Contribution per unit product B } & £ 30.00 \\\text { Contribution per unit product C } & £ 22.00 \\\text { Contribution per unit product D } & £ 20.00 \\\text { Hours required product A } & 12.0 \\\text { Hours required product B } & 6.0 \\\text { Hours required product C } & 6.0 \\\text { Hours required product D } & 8.0\end{array}$

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Strategic cost management is a management accounting technique with the following important supply chain implications

• A)Progressive cost cuts are required from suppliers
• B)Enables JIT supply and purchasing based on knowledge of suppliers
• C)Sharing of cost and output data enables benefits of partnership sourcing
• D)Competition between supply chains rather than individual firms

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Definitions:

Machinery

Equipment with moving mechanical parts used in industrial or manufacturing processes to facilitate production.

Cash in Hand

Refers to the amount of currency and negotiable instruments that are immediately available for business transactions or expenses, not deposited in a bank or invested.

Total Debts

The sum of all liabilities, or the total amount of money that a person or entity owes to creditors.

Inventory Turnover

A measure of how quickly a company sells and replaces its inventory over a certain period, indicating the efficiency of inventory management.