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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 8 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • January 20, 2017 at 7:05 pm #368618
    firelion28
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    hi john, for activity based costing and target costing, we take the cost of production only or is it the total cost of production!
    And in absorption while doing overheads, was it cost of production and non-production costs were written off as period costs, so, why dont we apply that for abc as well

    January 20, 2017 at 7:58 pm #368626
    John Moffat
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    You cannot possibly have watched my lectures on this (and I am not going to type out all my lectures here !!)

    Obviously we always look at the total cost of production. Non-production costs are not relevant for costing.

    January 21, 2017 at 2:46 am #368641
    Anonymous
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    hi john.
    i have difficulty solving this MCQ can you please tell me whats the answer and how did you came to that

    Given the following information, what is the target cost gap for product X?
    Product X target selling price per unit $10
    Target profit 25% on cost
    Current cost $8.40 per unit
    A $0.40
    B $0.60
    C $0.90
    D $1.60

    January 21, 2017 at 8:18 am #368651
    John Moffat
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    Why on earth are you attempting questions for which you do not have the answer? (You should be using a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers – they have answers and explanations!).

    The target cost = 100/125 x $10 = $8

    Therefore the cost gap = 8.40 – 8 = $0.40

    (This is almost identical to the example that I work though in my lecture. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F5 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.)

    January 23, 2017 at 1:46 am #368911
    Anonymous
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    Thanks John, i will go through your lectures too. your answer helped me.

    January 23, 2017 at 7:05 am #368923
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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