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How to calcuate the production cost per unit using absorption costing

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA PM Exams › How to calcuate the production cost per unit using absorption costing

  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • February 6, 2018 at 7:40 am #435435
    mhsimon9999
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    Hi, I have been facing problem to solve the following question:

    # Cabal makes and sells two products, Plus and Doubleplus. The direct costs of production are $12 for one unit of Plus and $24 per unit of Doubleplus.

    Information relating to annual production and sales is as follows:

    Plus
    Annual production and sales 24,000 units
    Direct labour hours per unit 1.0
    Number of orders 10
    Number of batches 12
    Number of setups per batch 1
    Special parts per unit 1

    Doubleplus
    Annual production and sales 24,000 units
    Direct labour hours per unit 1.5
    Number of orders 140
    Number of batches 240
    Number of setups per batch 3
    Special parts per unit 4

    Information relating to production overhead costs is as follows:

    Activity —- Cost Driver —- Annual Cost

    Setup costs —- Number of setups —- $73,200
    Special part handling —- Number of special parts —- $60,000
    Other materials handling —- Number of batches —- $63,000
    Order handling —- Number of orders —- $19,800
    Other overheads —– —- $ 216,000
    Total = $432,000

    Other overhead costs do not have an identifiable cost driver, and in an ABC system, these overheads would be recovered on a direct labour hours basis.

    Q: Calculate the production cost per unit of Plus and of Doubleplus if the company uses traditional absorption costing and the overheads are recovered on a direct labour hours basis.

    February 6, 2018 at 8:56 pm #435556
    John Moffat
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    You must have an answer in the same book in which you found the question. Do not expect me to provide a full answer – ask me about whatever it is in the answer that you are not clear about. Then I will help you.

    Everything you need to be able to answer this question is explained in full in my free lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F5 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    February 7, 2018 at 3:21 am #435601
    mhsimon9999
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    Ah, okay. But could you please give me the link of that specific lecture where I would find the explanation about solving that question?

    February 7, 2018 at 1:23 pm #435674
    John Moffat
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    You can find all of the lectures linked from the main Paper F5 page:
    https://opentuition.com/acca/f5/

    The lectures are a complete free course for Paper F5 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.
    You need to download the free lecture notes that go with the lectures (and they are linked also from the page above).

    Traditional absorption costing is explained in the same lectures as activity based costing.

    February 7, 2018 at 4:22 pm #435719
    mhsimon9999
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    Got it. Thanks for the help, John.

    February 8, 2018 at 10:07 am #435875
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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