Gold Drive bank is having a branch which is engaged in processing of 'Gold Loan' and 'Car Loan' applications in addition to other services to…

CA Intermediate · Cost and Management Accounting · PYQS · January 2026
Gold Drive bank is having a branch which is engaged in processing of 'Gold Loan' and 'Car Loan' applications in addition to other services to customers. The bank has hired three direct professional workers for processing 'Gold Loan' applications and four direct professional workers for processing 'Car Loan' applications. In addition to above, following expenses are incurred by the branch: (1) Branch manager who supervises all the activities of branch, is paid at 1,10,000 per month. (2) Legal charges, printing & stationery and advertising expenses are incurred at 28,000,15,000 and - 20,000 respectively for a month. (3) Other expenses are - 51,000 per quarter. (4) Depreciation on building is 4,20,000 per annum. (5) Overhead costs of the branch allocable to processing of 'Gold Loan' applications and to 'Car Loan' applications is 20% & 15% respectively of total overhead costs of the branch. Number of applications processed: 'Gold Loan' - 400 applications per month; and'Car Loan' - 500 applications per month. You are required to: (i) Compute the total salary of direct professionals for processing of 'Gold Loan' and 'Car Loan' applications respectively, by assuming that cost of processing a 'Car Loan' application is same as 'Gold Loan' application. (ii) Find out the total cost of processing a 'Car Loan' application.

Suggested Answer and Working Notes:

Let the Salary of one Direct Professional Be "x" Particulars Total Monthly Cost (₹) Gold loan Applications (₹) Car loan Application (₹) Employee Cost 3 x (x x 3 Professionals) 4 x (x x 4 Professionals) Apportionment of Branch manager's salary Branch manager's salary 110000 22,000 16,500 Legal charges, Printing & stationery and Advertising expenses 63000 12,600 9,450 Other expenses (51,000/3 quarters) 17000 3,400 2,550 Depreciation (4,20,000/12 months) 35000 7,000 5,250 Total cost per month 45,000 + 3x 33,750 + 4x Number of Applications per month 400 500 (i) Computation of Salary of Direct Professionals Cost per Car Loan application = Cost per Gold Loan application (3x + 45,000) / 400 = (4x + 33,750) / 500 1,500x + 2,25,00,000 = 1,600x + 1,35,00,000 Salary of Direct Professionals "x"= 90,000 Salary of Direct Professionals for Gold Loan applications = 3 x = 2,70,000 Salary of Direct Professionals for Car Loan applications = 4 x = 3,60,000 (ii) Computation of cost of processing a Car loan application: Total Cost = 33,750 + 4x = 33,750 + 3,60,000 = 3,93,750 Cost per Car Loan Application = 3,93,750 / 500 = 787.50 per application

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