CIMA Related Exams
P1 Exam
Explain THREE benefits that organizations gain from using budgetary planning and control systems.
Select ALL the true statements.
TP makes wedding cakes that are sold to specialist retail outlets which decorate the cakes according to the customers’ specific requirements. The standard cost per unit of its most popular cake is as follows:

The general market prices at the time of purchase for Ingredient A and Ingredient B were $23 per kg and $20 per kg respectively. TP operates a JIT purchasing system for ingredients and a JIT production system; therefore, there was no inventory during the period.
What was the material price planning variance for ingredient B?
A company manufactures a single product. The following budgeted data applies to month 6:

What was the budgeted fixed production overhead for month 6?
Give your answer to the nearest whole $ (in '000s).