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- August 25, 2023 at 1:52 am #690657
Dear John,
The budget for Bright’s first month of trading, producing and selling matchbox
boats was as follows:Variable production cost of boats $ 45,000
Fixed production costs. $ 30,000
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=Production costs of 750 boats = $ 75,000
(Less)Closing inventory of 250 boats ($25,000)
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Production cost of 500 sold. $50,000
Variable selling costs. $ 5,000
Fixed selling costs $ 25,000
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= $ 80,000
Profit. = $ 10,000
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Sales revenue $ 90,000Q1) Assume that at the end of the first month unit variable costs and fixed costs
and selling price for the month were in line with the budget and any
inventory was valued at the same unit cost as in the above budget.
However, if production was actually 700 units and sales was 600 units, what would be the
reported profit using absorption costing?a. $9,000
b. $12,000
c. $14,000
d. $15,000 ?The Answer sheet gives the answer as $15,000. However I’m getting a different answer.
I’ve figured that the reason to the different answers is due to the Over/Under absorption of $2,000
As per my understanding of the wording of the question; (Budgeted= 750Units x $40 =$30,000) (Actual= 700Units x $40 =$28,000) Hence, being “Over-Absorbed” by $2,000
However, the Answer Sheet describes the answer as being “Under-Absorbed” by $2,000
Please be kind enough to unravel my confusion.
Much Appreciated!
August 25, 2023 at 8:03 am #690671Given that the actual production is less than the budgeted production, they have indeed under-absorbed by 50 units x $40 = $2,000.
August 26, 2023 at 10:53 pm #690762This may be silly of me to ask;
But when the Budgeted Production is ‘More’ than the Actual Units produced OR
When the Actual Units Produced are ‘Less’ than the Budgeted Units produced.Doesn’t this Literally mean that Units are ‘Over-Absorbed’ (Since the Company has assumed/accounted for more Units than that was Actually Produced)
Or is there some kind of terminology that I need to decipher when interpreting the Question?
Please Explain.
Thanks!August 27, 2023 at 9:17 am #690771The amount being charged for fixed overheads in the profit statement is the actual production multiplied by the absorption rate. If the actual production is less than the budgeted production then they will have charged less than the budgeted total fixed overheads. Therefore they will have under-charged (i.e. under absorbed).
August 27, 2023 at 4:13 pm #690781Ohh okay,
I understand it now.. 🙂Thank You very Much!
August 27, 2023 at 5:08 pm #690784You are welcome 🙂
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