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ABSORPTION COSTING

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  • This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 12 years ago by Pinky.
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  • August 31, 2013 at 1:17 pm #139391
    Pinky
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    A Co. uses standard absorption costing. Its fixed OH absorption rate is $ 8 per machine hour and each unit of production should take 3 machine hours.

    Last year there was an opening inventory of finished goods of 4,000 units, they produced 30,000 units and sold 25,000 units.

    The actual profit last year was $ 526,000.

    I got answer $ 486,000 but it is not part of 4 options.

    Please help me to find where I am wrong…..

    August 31, 2013 at 1:25 pm #139393
    khonkean
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    You forgot to mention the selling price per unit.
    Can you give the whole question please
    many thanks
    Shaun.

    September 1, 2013 at 7:29 pm #139446
    John Moffat
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    I am guessing that maybe the question was what was the profit using marginal costing?

    If it was then the correct answer is $406,000.
    (because the inventory increased by 5000 units and each unit has fixed overheads of $24 (8 x 3). So the marginal profit is lower by 5,000 units x $24.)

    September 4, 2013 at 3:00 pm #139824
    Pinky
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    HI John

    Again Thanks!

    I got 5,000 units as difference in inventory but rather than multiplying by $24 I was multiplying by $8 and that’s reason i didn’t get correct answer.

    I think I am making silly mistakes.

    September 4, 2013 at 3:01 pm #139825
    Pinky
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    HI Shaun

    It is profit using marginal costing. So there is no selling price.

    thanks!

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