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Exam kit question- difference in profit between absorption and marginal costing

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Exam kit question- difference in profit between absorption and marginal costing

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 6 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • June 18, 2019 at 4:08 pm #520734
    sayedaamal
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    Hello Sir,

    25,000 units of a company’s single product are produced in a period during which 28,000 units are sold. Opening inventory was 7,000 units. Unit costs of the product are:

    Direct costs – $ 16.20
    Fixed Production O/H – $ 7.60
    Fixed Non-Production O/H – $ 2.90

    What is the difference in profit between absorption and marginal costing?

    This got me really confused. Need your help Sir.

    Thank you so much ?

    June 18, 2019 at 4:54 pm #520742
    John Moffat
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    I guess that you have not watched my free lectures on absorption and marginal costing!!

    If you had, then you would know that the only difference ever between marginal and absorption profits is the change in inventory multiplied by the fixed production overheads per unit.

    Here, the inventory has fallen by 3,000 units (28,000 – 25,000), and the fixed production overheads are $7.60 per unit.

    Therefore the difference between the profits is 3,000 x $7.60

    I do suggest that you watch the lectures. They are a complete free course for Paper FA and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    June 24, 2019 at 11:41 am #521201
    sayedaamal
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    Thank you so much Sir.

    My apologies for not being able to thank on time. I was a bit hasty with my exam.

    Today I’ve passed my MA1 exam. I’ve scored 88%.

    Thank you for helping us students. It’s very kind of you Sir. 🙂

    June 24, 2019 at 4:13 pm #521220
    John Moffat
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    Congratulations on passing – especially with such a high mark!

    That is great news 🙂

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