2020年ACCA考试会计师与企业财经词汇汇编(13)

Shoe Co, a shoe manufacturer, has developed a new product called the ‘Smart Shoe’ for children, which has a built-in tracking device. The shoes are expected to have a life cycle of two years, at which point Shoe Co hopes to introduce a new type of Smart Shoe with even more advanced technology. Shoe Co plans to use life cycle costing to work out the total production cost of the Smart Shoe and the total estimated profit for the two-year period.

Shoe Co has spent $5·6m developing the Smart Shoe. The time spent on this development meant that the company missed out on the opportunity of earning an estimated $800,000 contribution from the sale of another product.

The company has applied for and been granted a ten-year patent for the technology, although it must be renewed each year at a cost of $200,000. The costs of the patent application were $500,000, which included $20,000 for the salary costs of Shoe Co’s lawyer, who is a permanent employee of the company and was responsible for preparing the application.

The following information is also available for the next two years:

Shoe Co is still negotiating with marketing companies with regard to its advertising campaign, so is uncertain as to what the total marketing costs will be each year. However, the following information is available as regards the probabilities of the range of costs which are likely to be incurred:

Required:

Applying the principles of life cycle costing, calculate the total expected profit for Shoe Co for the two-year period.

(10 marks)

A new internal auditor, Daisy Rosepetal, has recently joined Bluebell Co. She has been asked by management to

establish and to monitor a variety of social and environmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Daisy has no

experience in this area, and has asked you for some advice. It has been agreed with Bluebell Co’s audit committee

that you are to provide guidance to Daisy to help her in this part of her role, and that this does not impair the

objectivity of the audit.

(c) Recommend EIGHT KPIs which could be used to monitor Bluebell Co’s social and environmental

performance, and outline the nature of evidence that should be available to provide assurance on the

accuracy of the KPIs recommended. Your answer should be in the form. of briefing notes to be used at a

meeting with Daisy Rosepetal. (10 marks)

Note: requirement (c) includes 2 professional marks.

(b) Explain the meaning of Stephanie’s comment: ‘I would like to get risk awareness embedded in the culture

at the Southland factory.’ (5 marks)