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Flexible Overhead budget

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  • September 30, 2020 at 7:32 pm #587079
    yusra97
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    A firm uses flexible budgets. The budget for overheads is $45000 based upon production of 9000 units. Overheads are a semi-variable cost and 60% of the budgeted overheads are fixed. In a periods 8,100units were produced.
    Correct answer is $43,200
    My working was
    45000/9000=$5
    $5 x 8100= $40,500
    Sir where am i lacking? If i use 60% the answer isnt in the option
    I have watched your lectures

    October 1, 2020 at 9:34 am #587102
    John Moffat
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    If 60% of the overheads are fixed, then the fixed overheads are 60% x 45,000 = $27,000 and will, by definition, stay at $27,000 whatever the level of activity.

    The variable overheads are therefore (45,000 – 27,000) / 9,000 = $2 per unit.

    October 1, 2020 at 10:49 am #587120
    yusra97
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    A firm uses flexible budgets. The budget for overheads is $45000 based upon production of 9000 units. Overheads are a semi-variable cost and 60% of the budgeted overheads are fixed. In a periods 8,100units were produced.

    What was overhead flexible budget for the periods?
    Correct answer is $43,200
    Sir sorry i didnt wrote the correct question. How is it 43,200?

    October 1, 2020 at 4:08 pm #587146
    John Moffat
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    You did write the correct question, and my answer was more than enough for you to arrive at $43,200.

    I have told you what the variable cost per unit is ($2).
    I have also told you what the total fixed cost is ($27,000).

    Surely with that information you can calculate what the total cost is for production of 8,100 units !!

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