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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…..
You forgot to mention the selling price per unit.
Can you give the whole question please
many thanks
Shaun.
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.)
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.
HI Shaun
It is profit using marginal costing. So there is no selling price.
thanks!
