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A couple questions from June 2013 revision lectures

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA APM Exams › A couple questions from June 2013 revision lectures

  • This topic has 4 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by Ken Garrett.
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  • April 3, 2015 at 2:07 pm #240019
    jemma242
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    Could you tell me, the differences between service and manufacturing industries, do we have to learn the key words or could we know the meaning and discuss it?

    and…..Question 4, Landual lamps the division 1 is split into two, housing and electrical and division 2 is called assembly.

    The housing division can only transfer goods internally to the assembly division as there is no external market for it. in part C,it becomes a cost centre, why does it not have any revenue, is it because it has become a cost centre or is it because is cannot sell externally?

    thanks
    Jemma

    April 4, 2015 at 11:56 am #240118
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    I know that the revenue wont come externally, but why do we not show the transfer price in the break down per division, is it because it becomes a cost centre?

    April 4, 2015 at 2:17 pm #240124
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    Service v manufacturing: heterogeneity, instant, no transfer of goods, nothing tangible, cannot be stored.

    With regards to the second division, the housing components division has no external market and is being asked to transfer to the assembly division at full cost. Therefore it has no opportunity to make profits.

    April 5, 2015 at 10:57 am #240174
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    If it could sell externally could it still be classed as a cost centre?

    April 5, 2015 at 11:04 am #240175
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    It depends what they have responsibility for. If the outside sales were handled by head office so that local management had no say on revenue, it could be a cost centre. More likely to have responsibility for both revenues and costs is sales can be made outside.

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