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Key Facts: AAT MATS Exam

70%

Competency Threshold

AAT Assessment Information

2h 30m

Assessment Duration

AAT Level 3 Diploma

~30%

Contribution to Grade

AAT Q2022 Qualification Spec

7

Learning Outcomes

AAT MATS Unit Spec

Q2022

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AAT

CBA

Computer-Based Assessment

AAT

MATS is a computer-based assessment in the AAT Level 3 Diploma in Accounting (Q2022), lasting 2 hours 30 minutes with a 70% competency threshold. It covers the purpose of management accounting, dealing with and attributing costs, investigating deviations from budgets (variance analysis), spreadsheet techniques, short-term decision making (marginal vs absorption costing, CVP and relevant costing) and principles of cash management. The unit blends objective and calculation tasks and contributes roughly 30% of the qualification grade. This free bank offers 100 MCQ-style questions to build and test that knowledge.

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1Which statement best describes the primary purpose of management accounting within an organisation?
A.To produce statutory financial statements for external shareholders and regulators
B.To calculate the corporation tax liability owed to the tax authority
C.To audit the historical accuracy of the published annual report
D.To provide internal information that helps managers plan, control and make decisions
Explanation: Management accounting is forward-looking and internal: it supplies managers with information for planning, control and decision making. It is not bound by external reporting rules and can be tailored to organisational needs.
2Which of the following is a key difference between management accounting and financial accounting?
A.Management accounting must comply with International Financial Reporting Standards
B.Management accounting reports only on past transactions
C.Management accounting reports can be prepared at any frequency and format management requires
D.Management accounting is filed annually with Companies House
Explanation: Management accounting reports are internal, so they have no prescribed format or frequency and can be produced daily, weekly or as needed. Financial accounting is externally regulated and periodic.
3A cost that can be traced directly and economically to a single cost unit, such as the timber used to make one table, is best described as a:
A.Direct cost
B.Indirect cost
C.Fixed overhead
D.Notional cost
Explanation: A direct cost can be specifically identified with, and traced economically to, a particular cost unit. Direct materials, direct labour and direct expenses make up prime cost.
4Total fixed costs are 40,000 GBP and remain constant up to 10,000 units. What is the fixed cost per unit at an output of 8,000 units?
A.4.00 GBP
B.8.00 GBP
C.40.00 GBP
D.5.00 GBP
Explanation: Fixed cost per unit = total fixed cost / units = 40,000 / 8,000 = 5.00 GBP. Although total fixed cost is constant, fixed cost per unit falls as output rises.
5Using the high-low method, total cost is 22,000 GBP at 4,000 units and 30,000 GBP at 6,000 units. What is the variable cost per unit?
A.2.00 GBP
B.5.00 GBP
C.8.00 GBP
D.4.00 GBP
Explanation: Variable cost per unit = change in cost / change in units = (30,000 - 22,000) / (6,000 - 4,000) = 8,000 / 2,000 = 4.00 GBP per unit.
6Following on from the high-low data (variable cost 4.00 GBP per unit; total cost 22,000 GBP at 4,000 units), what is the total fixed cost?
A.4,000 GBP
B.16,000 GBP
C.22,000 GBP
D.6,000 GBP
Explanation: Fixed cost = total cost - total variable cost = 22,000 - (4,000 x 4.00) = 22,000 - 16,000 = 6,000 GBP. The same fixed cost is confirmed at 6,000 units: 30,000 - 24,000 = 6,000 GBP.
7A cost that is fixed within a range of activity but jumps to a higher fixed level once a threshold is crossed (for example renting a second machine) is known as a:
A.Semi-variable cost
B.Variable cost
C.Sunk cost
D.Stepped fixed cost
Explanation: A stepped fixed cost is constant over a range of output but steps up to a new fixed level when capacity limits are exceeded. It is fixed within each band but not over the whole range.
8Under the FIFO method of inventory valuation, which assumption is made about the issue of materials to production?
A.The most recently purchased materials are issued first
B.Materials are issued at the average cost of all inventory held
C.Materials are issued at standard cost
D.The oldest materials are issued first
Explanation: FIFO (first in, first out) assumes the earliest purchased (oldest) materials are issued to production first, so closing inventory is valued at the most recent prices.
9Opening inventory is 100 units at 5.00 GBP. A purchase of 200 units at 6.50 GBP is then made. Using the AVCO (weighted average) method, what is the cost per unit after the purchase?
A.5.50 GBP
B.5.75 GBP
C.6.00 GBP
D.6.50 GBP
Explanation: Total cost = (100 x 5.00) + (200 x 6.50) = 500 + 1,300 = 1,800 GBP over 300 units, giving a weighted average of 1,800 / 300 = 6.00 GBP per unit.
10When raw materials are purchased on credit, the correct double entry in a cost accounting system is:
A.Debit Inventory (materials control), Credit Payables control
B.Debit Payables control, Credit Inventory
C.Debit Work in progress, Credit Inventory
D.Debit Cost of sales, Credit Bank
Explanation: Buying materials on credit increases the materials/inventory control account (debit) and increases amounts owed to suppliers (credit payables control). No cash moves yet.

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