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  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 11 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • July 11, 2014 at 8:05 am #178581
    Miss NM
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    Hello Sir.. could u Plz help me with this question:

    A company expect a normal loss of 10% of input in a process. Information are as follows:

    Material input 400 litres Costing $8 à litre.
    Conversion cost $4800.
    Output 330 litres
    Losses identified when process is 60% complete.
    What is value of completed output?

    July 11, 2014 at 9:00 am #178587
    John Moffat
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    To get the cost per unit, you divide the total cost by the expected production.
    The normal loss is 40; and so the abnormal loss is 30 units.

    So for materials the cost per units is (400 x $8) / (330 + 30) = $8.89 per unit

    For conversion costs, because the losses are identified when 60% complete, the money is spent effectively producing 330 + (60% x 30) = 348 units.

    So the cost per unit is 4800 / 348 = $13.79 per unit.

    So the total cost per unit is 8.89 + 13.79 = $22.68.

    July 11, 2014 at 10:58 am #178615
    Miss NM
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    Sir I can’t understand how you got abnormal Loss of 30 units. Kindly explain Sir.

    July 12, 2014 at 6:00 am #178667
    John Moffat
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    The actual loss is 400 – 330 = 70 units.

    The normal loss is 10% x 400 = 40 units.

    So the abnormal loss is 70 – 40 = 30 units.

    Hope that helps.

    July 13, 2014 at 2:00 pm #178781
    Miss NM
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    Yes Sir … 🙂
    Thnx a lot

    July 16, 2014 at 6:55 am #178967
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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