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Process costing

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Process costing

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • March 11, 2015 at 4:47 pm #232035
    Zuzie
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    Good Day Sir

    Please help with the following:
    Materials input(2000 units): $4000
    Labour: $3,120
    Overheads:$1,120

    Normal loss is 3% of input and losses sold at a scrap of $8 p/u. Actual loss is 80 units. There is no WIP. What is the value of the finished units

    My answer:
    units $
    Input: 2,000 4,000
    NL: (60) (480)
    Total 1,940 3,840

    AL (80) (640)
    finished units=1,860 3,200

    Is the value of $3,200 correct?

    Thanks
    Zuzie

    March 11, 2015 at 7:31 pm #232062
    John Moffat
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    No – your answer is wrong.

    Why have you ignored the labour and overheads?

    The total cost is: 4,000 – 480 + 3,120 + 1,120 = 7,760

    The units are 1940 (as you have)

    So the cost per unit is 7760/1940 = $4

    The finished units are 2,000 – 80 = 1,920.

    So the cost of the finished units is 1,920 x $4 = $7,680

    I do suggest that you watch the free lectures on process costing.

    March 12, 2015 at 1:23 pm #232138
    Zuzie
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    Hi John

    I did watch the lectures but obviously need to go through them again!

    Thank you for your help, ur the best 🙂

    March 12, 2015 at 3:09 pm #232156
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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