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Cost classification

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › Cost classification

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 3 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • June 29, 2021 at 2:07 pm #626602
    Nguyen
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    Hi John,

    There’s a question in MA KIT as follows:

    A manufacturing firm is very busy and overtime is being worked. How would the amount of overtime premium contained in direct wages normally be classed?
    A. Part of prime cost
    B. Factory overheads
    C. Direct labour costs
    D. Administrative overheads

    Could you please explain why the answer is B?

    Thank you so much in advance.

    June 29, 2021 at 5:02 pm #626620
    John Moffat
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    As I explain in my free lectures on accounting for labour, overtime premiums are treated as indirect costs (unless the overtime is for a specific job at the customers request, which is not the case here).

    Indirect costs are overheads.

    Do watch my free lectures on this. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper MA and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.

    June 30, 2021 at 1:32 pm #626698
    Nguyen
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    Thank you so much.

    June 30, 2021 at 3:53 pm #626706
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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