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set-ups cost fot Q per unit?$33600*15/28/9600=$18.75
Insepection cost for Q per unit?$19200*3/8/9600=$7.5
other overhead cost for Q per unit: $230400/(2400*3+9600*10)=$2
so total overhead for Q per unit :$28.25
According to the quesiton, only other overhead are absorped by basic of labour hours,so it does not mean all the overhead have to be absorped by labour hour. who can tell me why my understanding is wrong ?
I got confused at “Which is not an advantage of ABC?”. I thought it won’t reduce total overheads (because total overheads may stay the same, only more realictic costs apportionment) but the correct answer was “it may be impossible to allocate all overheads to specific activities”. Can you please explain, Sir?
But I do explain this in detail in my free lectures – it is the main advantage of implementing ABC because it requires investigation of why overheads are being incurred.
There is a bit of confusion in this question. Which says which statement of the following about Activity Based Costing is true? So statement number 1 is about (Traditional costing) and statement number two is about ABC, so answer 1 should be correct but not both as the first is about Traditional costing ??
No. This was a real exam question and the wording is fine. The first statement is a statement of fact that is comparing traditional absorption costing with absorbing the overheads using ABC principles.
Go back through all of our free lectures, work through every question in your Revision Kit, and ask in the Ask the Tutor Forum about anything you are not clear about in either the lectures on in the answers to your Revision Kit questions.
Oyinlola says
Got 80% on first attempt
John Moffat says
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yunush says
The quiz is very helpful and I am very grateful.
gunyeretatenda says
got 80% in first attempt
bridgetzim78 says
Scored 100% on 1st attempt
kajal123 says
Do you think will get the same question from here? Does anyone have any experience?
John Moffat says
You are likely to get similar questions in the exam but obviously they do not simply repeat questions! You need to buy a Revision Kit because it is full of exam questions for practice.
gufranm says
Sir, I get 75% in your Mock exam so I can pass in ACCA original exam on march
LB1157 says
Thank you for the quiz… very handy ?
Fuchen says
Here is my calculation for question 3:
set-ups cost fot Q per unit?$33600*15/28/9600=$18.75
Insepection cost for Q per unit?$19200*3/8/9600=$7.5
other overhead cost for Q per unit: $230400/(2400*3+9600*10)=$2
so total overhead for Q per unit :$28.25
According to the quesiton, only other overhead are absorped by basic of labour hours,so it does not mean all the overhead have to be absorped by labour hour. who can tell me why my understanding is wrong ?
best regards
John Moffat says
The ‘other overhead costs’ are $2 per labour hour. Each unit of Q takes 10 hours, so the labour cost per unit is 10 x $2 = $20.
chukwudi says
60% on first attempt but then again the statement choices were quite unclear at first
John Moffat says
All these questions are past exam questions 馃檪
Cmpar says
I scored 80 on first attempt
Iniss says
I got confused at “Which is not an advantage of ABC?”. I thought it won’t reduce total overheads (because total overheads may stay the same, only more realictic costs apportionment) but the correct answer was “it may be impossible to allocate all overheads to specific activities”. Can you please explain, Sir?
John Moffat says
But I do explain this in detail in my free lectures – it is the main advantage of implementing ABC because it requires investigation of why overheads are being incurred.
Yangz18 says
100% on first attempt. 馃檪
rahhul says
80% in first attempt 馃檪
Ameerul96 says
Hello, just wanna clarify on question 1.
Does it not necessarily need to use cost driver data related to “number of set-ups” when calculating the set up cost?
Because from the question and answer itself, it using data of production per units to get the set up cost per unit.
Ishmail says
It’s fine for a start because it gives you the opportunity to do more studies.
Korankye says
80 at first attempt
komoszeczka says
Hi! Can you please explain why we’re taking 96.000 in calculating other overheads no 9.600?
Thanks for the answer.
rahhul says
its because 9600 units x 10 labor hours as other overheads are absorbed basis number of labor hours
Jstudent says
In question 3 of 5 how do you get the number 115,200 ?
John Moffat says
The total number of labour hours for P are 2,400 units x 8 = 19,200
The total number for Q are 9,500 x 10 = 96,000
So the total number of labour hours budgeted is 19,200 + 96,000.
Jstudent says
Thank you
Aman11155 says
but then 9500X10 is 95000 where is the 96000
Aman11155 says
ignore me just your typo
ahmed5050 says
80%
Maribs@5578865 says
I got 60% on my 1st quiz. Not what I expected but it’s pretty good for a 1st timer I guess. Though the calculations are confusing
Bukr says
There is a bit of confusion in this question. Which says which statement of the following about Activity Based Costing is true?
So statement number 1 is about (Traditional costing) and statement number two is about ABC, so answer 1 should be correct but not both as the first is about Traditional costing ??
John Moffat says
No. This was a real exam question and the wording is fine. The first statement is a statement of fact that is comparing traditional absorption costing with absorbing the overheads using ABC principles.
pjaybada says
What do I do to improve on the theoretical questions? I failed all 3 questions.
John Moffat says
Go back through all of our free lectures, work through every question in your Revision Kit, and ask in the Ask the Tutor Forum about anything you are not clear about in either the lectures on in the answers to your Revision Kit questions.
roshpatel says
Got 60% in first attempt for this, Getting confused with the calculation questions.
In question 3 how do you get 192000/8? how do you arrive at 8?
John Moffat says
There are a total of 8 inspections (5 for P and 3 for Q)