DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Performance Pillar. P1 Performance Operations. 22 May 2013 Wednesday Morning Session

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1 DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION PAPER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO Performance Pillar P1 Performance Operations 22 May 2013 Wednesday Morning Session Instructions to candidates You are allowed three hours to answer this question paper. You are allowed 20 minutes reading time before the examination begins during which you should read the question paper and, if you wish, highlight and/or make notes on the question paper. However, you will not be allowed, under any circumstances, to open the answer book and start writing or use your calculator during this reading time. You are strongly advised to carefully read ALL the question requirements before attempting the question concerned (that is all parts and/or subquestions). ALL answers must be written in the answer book. Answers written on the question paper will not be submitted for marking. You should show all workings as marks are available for the method you use. ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY. Section A comprises 8 sub-questions and is on pages 2 to 5. Section B comprises 6 sub-questions and is on pages 6 and 7. Section C comprises 2 questions and is on pages 8 to 11. Maths tables and formulae are provided on pages 13 to 16. The list of verbs as published in the syllabus is given for reference on page 19. Write your candidate number, the paper number and examination subject title in the spaces provided on the front of the answer book. Also write your contact ID and name in the space provided in the right hand margin and seal to close. Tick the appropriate boxes on the front of the answer book to indicate which questions you have answered. P1 Performance Operations TURN OVER The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 2013

2 SECTION A 20 MARKS [You are advised to spend no longer than 36 minutes on this question.] ANSWER ALL EIGHT SUB-QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION Instructions for answering Section A: The answers to the eight sub-questions in Section A should ALL be written in your answer book. Your answers should be clearly numbered with the sub-question number then ruled off, so that the markers know which sub-question you are answering. For multiple choice questions, you need only write the sub-question number and the letter of the answer option you have chosen. You do not need to start a new page for each subquestion. For sub-questions 1.6 to 1.8 you should show your workings as marks are available for the method you use to answer these sub-questions. Question One 1.1 AB is preparing its cash budget for next year. The accounts receivable at the beginning of next year are expected to be $460,000. The budgeted sales are $5,400,000 and will occur evenly throughout the year. 80% of the budgeted sales will be on credit and the remainder will be cash sales. Credit customers pay in the month following sale. The budgeted cash receipts from customers next year are: A $5,040,000 B $5,410,000 C $5,500,000 D $4,420,000 (2 marks) Performance Operations 2 May 2013

3 The following data are given for sub-questions 1.2 and 1.3 below A company is estimating future sales using time-series analysis. The following trend equation has been derived from actual sales data for Year 1: y = 22, x where y is the total sales units for the quarter, and x is the time period (Quarter 1 of Year 1 is time period 1) The following set of seasonal variation index values has been derived using a multiplicative model and based on Year 1 actual sales: Quarter 1 70 Quarter 2 90 Quarter Quarter Using the above multiplicative time series model, sales for Year 2 Quarter 3 would be estimated as: A B C D 35,880 units 40,040 units 27,600 units 27,730 units (2 marks) 1.3 Using an additive time series model, the amount of the seasonal variation for Quarter 2 would be: A - 2,680 B - 2,360 C + 2,680 D + 2,360 (2 marks) Section A continues on the next page TURN OVER May Performance Operations

4 1.4 Which ONE of the following transactions will affect the overall amount of working capital: A B C D Receipt of the full amount of cash from a trade receivable Payment of an account payable Sale of a non-current asset on credit at its net book value Purchase of inventory on credit (2 marks) 1.5 CD uses factoring to manage its trade receivables. The factor advances 80% of invoiced sales and charges interest at a rate of 12% per annum. CD has estimated sales revenue for next year of $2,190,000. The average time for the factor to receive payment from customers is 50 days. The estimated interest charge for next year payable to the factor will be: A $28,800 B $262,800 C $210,240 D $36,000 (2 marks) 1.6 The table below shows the possible outcomes, the probability of their occurrence and the expected value of the net present value for Project A: Net present value Probability Expected value $2 million 30% $0.6 million $3 million 20% $0.6 million $4 million 50% $2.0 million $3.2 million Required: Note: Calculate the standard deviation of the net present value for Project A. (3 marks) Reminder All answers to Section A must be written in your answer book. Answers to Section A written on the question paper will not be submitted for marking. Performance Operations 4 May 2013

5 1.7 A company has a maximum of $80 million available for investment and seven independent projects in which it could invest as follows: Project Investment Net present value $ million $ million A B C D E F G Required: None of the projects can be carried out more than once. Each project is divisible therefore investment in part of a project can be undertaken. Prioritise the projects and determine the maximum net present value that can be achieved from the $80 million investment. (3 marks) 1.8 A company is considering a project which requires the purchase of a van to be used to deliver sandwiches to office workers. The van will cost $40,000 and have a maximum life of 3 years. It is difficult to estimate how successful the project is likely to be. The company has the option to abandon the project after 1 or 2 years when the van would still have a resale value. The estimated cash inflows for the project are as follows: Year Operating net cash inflows Resale value of van $ $ 1 16,800 24, ,000 16, ,000 0 Required: The company s cost of capital is 12% per annum. Ignore tax and inflation. Calculate the net present value of the project: (i) (ii) (iii) If operated for 3 years; If abandoned after 2 years; If abandoned after 1 year. (4 marks) (Total for Section A = 20 marks) End of Section A. Section B begins on page 6 TURN OVER May Performance Operations

6 SECTION B 30 MARKS [You are advised to spend no longer than 9 minutes on each sub-question in this section.] ANSWER ALL SIX SUB-QUESTIONS. YOU SHOULD SHOW YOUR WORKINGS AS MARKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE METHOD YOU USE. Question Two (a) Explain what is meant by an aggressive policy in respect of the level of investment in, and financing of, working capital. (5 marks) (b) Compare and contrast the economic order quantity (EOQ) model and a just-in-time (JIT) approach to inventory management. (5 marks) (c) A company is estimating the future profit from a new product. For each of the variables, the amount and the probability of the occurrence is given below: Number of units sold Probability 100,000 40% 80,000 60% Contribution per unit Probability $7 50% $5 50% Fixed costs Probability $400,000 30% $500,000 70% Required: (i) (ii) Prepare a table which shows all the possible outcomes, their associated probability and the expected value of the profit from the new product. Calculate the probability of the new product achieving each of the following: a profit; a loss; break-even. (5 marks) Section B continues on the opposite page Performance Operations 6 May 2013

7 (d) EF manufactures and sells a single product. Budgeted details for April Selling price per unit $8.00 Variable production costs per unit $2.00 Fixed production overheads per unit Budgeted gross profit per unit $2.50 $3.50 EF operates a standard absorption costing system. A predetermined absorption rate is used for fixed production overheads and is based on normal capacity of 20,000 units per month. Actual details for April Units produced 23,000 Units sold 21,000 Selling price per unit $8.00 Variable costs per unit $2.00 Fixed production overheads $52,000 Required: Inventory at the end of March was 1,000 units. Any under / over absorption of fixed overheads is debited / credited to the Income Statement each month. (i) Calculate the gross profit for April using absorption costing. (2 marks) (ii) Reconcile the absorption costing profit for the month of April with the profit using marginal costing. (3 marks) (Total for sub-question (d) = 5 marks) (e) A bond has a coupon rate of 8% and will repay its nominal value of $100 when it matures in five years time. Required: The bond will be purchased today for $106 ex-interest and held until maturity. The next interest payment is due in one year s time. Calculate, to 0.01%, the yield to maturity for the bond based on today s purchase price. (5 marks) (f) Explain the potential benefits for a company from using activity based budgeting compared to incremental budgeting. (5 marks) (Total for Section B = 30 marks) End of Section B. Section C begins on page 8 TURN OVER May Performance Operations

8 SECTION C 50 MARKS [You are advised to spend no longer than 45 minutes on each question in this section.] ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION. EACH QUESTION IS WORTH 25 MARKS. YOU SHOULD SHOW YOUR WORKINGS AS MARKS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE METHOD YOU USE. Question Three GH manufactures and sells a single product. The company uses a just-in-time purchasing and production system and as a result holds no inventory of raw materials or finished goods. The standard selling price and standard variable costs of the product are as follows: $ Selling price per unit 400 Variable costs per unit: 8kg of $20 per kg hours of $14 per hour 84 The following information is available for April: (i) (ii) (iii) Budgeted production and sales were 2,500 units. Actual production and sales were 2,850 units at a selling price of $385. Actual usage of material was 24,900 kg at $18 per kg. 18,800 hours were worked and paid for at a rate of $15.50 per hour. Required: (a) Prepare a statement that reconciles the budgeted contribution with the actual contribution. Your statement should show the variances in as much detail as possible. (11 marks) Performance Operations 8 May 2013

9 The management accountant has decided that it would be more useful to show separately the variances that relate to planning differences and those that relate to operational changes. The following additional information is available: The material normally used was unavailable throughout April and the company had to use a substitute material. Due to the nature of the substitute material it was expected that 9.25kg of material would be required per unit of the product. The cost of the substitute material was expected to be $20 per kg. (b) (c) (d) Prepare calculations that show the total material usage variance separated into planning and operational variances. (4 marks) Explain why planning and operational variances provide better information for planning and control purposes. (6 marks) Explain TWO factors that a company should consider before deciding whether to investigate a variance. (4 marks) (Total for Question Three = 25 marks) Section C continues on the next page TURN OVER May Performance Operations

10 Question Four JK is considering whether to tender for a franchise to operate a government owned rail network. Under the terms of the franchise agreement JK would have to make a fixed annual payment to the government and would also be required to make significant investments to maintain and develop the rail network s infrastructure. JK would be entitled to the profits from operating the rail network for the period of the franchise. The franchise is for a period of six years after which it will be put out to tender again. Passenger numbers and fares Passenger numbers in Year 1 are estimated to be 170 million and will increase at a rate of 3% per annum. Rail fares in Year 1 will be $10.00 per passenger and future price increases will be restricted under the franchise agreement to the rate of inflation. JK plans to implement the full fare increase each year of the franchise agreement. Inflation over the six year period of the franchise is expected to be 4% per annum. Capital investment JK plans to make a total capital investment of $700 million in two instalments. This will involve introducing high speed trains, updating the existing train carriages and improving facilities at railway stations. An investment of $400 million will be made at the start of the franchise. The remaining $300 million investment will be made at the beginning of Year 4. At the end of the franchise the equipment is expected to have a residual value of $100 million at Year 6 prices. Both instalments of the capital investment will become eligible for tax depreciation when they are incurred. There will also be a requirement for working capital of $80 million at the start of the franchise period. The requirement for working capital will not be affected by inflation. Costs The estimated annual costs, at Year 1 prices, over the franchise period are as follows: Salary costs Fixed maintenance costs Payment to the government Other fixed operating costs (excluding depreciation) $400 million $80 million $1,000 million $240 million The annual payment to the government will remain at Year 1 prices throughout the period of the franchise. All the other costs listed above will increase at the same rate of inflation as the passenger fares. Taxation JK s financial director has provided the following taxation information: Tax depreciation: 25% per annum of the reducing balance, with a balancing adjustment in the year of disposal. Taxation rate: 30% of taxable profits. Half of the tax is payable in the year in which it arises, the balance is paid in the following year. JK has sufficient taxable profits from other parts of its business to enable the offset of any taxable losses. Other information A cost of capital of 12% per annum is used to evaluate projects of this type. Performance Operations 10 May 2013

11 Required: (a) (b) (c) Evaluate whether JK should tender for the rail franchise. You should use net present value as the basis of your evaluation. Total revenue, total costs and tax benefits / charges per annum should each be rounded to the nearest $million. Ignore any costs to be incurred in the tendering process. (14 marks) Calculate the sensitivity of the decision to tender to a change in passenger numbers. (6 marks) Explain the benefits of carrying out a sensitivity analysis before making investment decisions. You should use the figures calculated in (b) above to illustrate your answer. (5 marks) (Total for Question Four = 25 marks) (Total for Section C = 50 marks) End of question paper Maths tables and formulae are on pages 13 to 16 May Performance Operations

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13 PRESENT VALUE TABLE Present value of $1, that is ( 1+ r ) n where r = interest rate; n = number of periods until payment or receipt. Periods Interest rates (r) (n) 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% Periods Interest rates (r) (n) 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% May Performance Operations

14 Cumulative present value of $1 per annum, Receivable or Payable at the end of each year for n years n 1 (1+ r ) r Periods (n) Interest rates (r) 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% Periods (n) Interest rates (r) 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 19% 20% Performance Operations 14 May 2013

15 FORMULAE PROBABILITY A B = A or B. A B = A and B (overlap). P(B A) = probability of B, given A. Rules of Addition If A and B are mutually exclusive: P(A B) = P(A) + P(B) If A and B are not mutually exclusive: P(A B) = P(A) + P(B) P(A B) Rules of Multiplication If A and B are independent:: P(A B) = P(A) * P(B) If A and B are not independent: P(A B) = P(A) * P(B A) E(X) = (probability * payoff) DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS Arithmetic Mean x = x n fx x = (frequency distribution) f Standard Deviation SD = INDEX NUMBERS ( x x) n SD = fx x (frequency distribution) f Price relative = 100 * P 1/P 0 Quantity relative = 100 * Q 1/Q 0 P1 w P o Price: x 100 w Q1 w Q o Quantity: x 100 w TIME SERIES Additive Model Multiplicative Model Series = Trend + Seasonal + Random Series = Trend * Seasonal * Random May Performance Operations

16 FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS Compound Interest (Values and Sums) Future Value S, of a sum of X, invested for n periods, compounded at r% interest S = X[1 + r] n Annuity Present value of an annuity of $1 per annum receivable or payable for n years, commencing in one year, discounted at r% per annum: PV = r [1 + r ] n Perpetuity Present value of $1 per annum, payable or receivable in perpetuity, commencing in one year, discounted at r% per annum: PV = r 1 LEARNING CURVE Y x = ax b where: Y x = the cumulative average time per unit to produce X units; a = the time required to produce the first unit of output; X = the cumulative number of units; b = the index of learning. The exponent b is defined as the log of the learning curve improvement rate divided by log 2. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Economic Order Quantity EOQ = 2C D where: C o = cost of placing an order C h = cost of holding one unit in inventory for one year D = annual demand C o h Performance Operations 16 May 2013

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19 LIST OF VERBS USED IN THE QUESTION REQUIREMENTS A list of the learning objectives and verbs that appear in the syllabus and in the question requirements for each question in this paper. It is important that you answer the question according to the definition of the verb. LEARNING OBJECTIVE VERBS USED DEFINITION Level 1 - KNOWLEDGE What you are expected to know. List Make a list of State Express, fully or clearly, the details/facts of Define Give the exact meaning of Level 2 - COMPREHENSION What you are expected to understand. Describe Communicate the key features Distinguish Highlight the differences between Explain Make clear or intelligible/state the meaning or purpose of Identify Recognise, establish or select after consideration Illustrate Use an example to describe or explain something Level 3 - APPLICATION How you are expected to apply your knowledge. Level 4 - ANALYSIS How are you expected to analyse the detail of what you have learned. Level 5 - EVALUATION How are you expected to use your learning to evaluate, make decisions or recommendations. Apply Calculate Demonstrate Prepare Reconcile Solve Tabulate Analyse Categorise Compare and contrast Construct Discuss Interpret Prioritise Produce Advise Evaluate Recommend Put to practical use Ascertain or reckon mathematically Prove with certainty or to exhibit by practical means Make or get ready for use Make or prove consistent/compatible Find an answer to Arrange in a table Examine in detail the structure of Place into a defined class or division Show the similarities and/or differences between Build up or compile Examine in detail by argument Translate into intelligible or familiar terms Place in order of priority or sequence for action Create or bring into existence Counsel, inform or notify Appraise or assess the value of Advise on a course of action May Performance Operations

20 Performance Pillar Operational Level Paper P1 Performance Operations May 2013 Wednesday Morning Session Performance Operations 20 May 2013