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Lopten Q1 December 2013-fixed costs

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA APM Exams › Lopten Q1 December 2013-fixed costs

  • This topic has 4 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by Ken Garrett.
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  • August 25, 2015 at 6:56 am #268423
    hanhvn
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    Dear Mr Gromit

    Question 1 December 2013, Lopten, has given a note from the appendix 1 stated that “The allocations of fixed costs are based on a recent activity-based costing exercise and are considered to be valid”.

    Would you please help me in understanding this note in the context of that question please. If it had not given this note, what would have been the possible answers with regards to the safety margin ?

    Many thanks.

    Hanhvn

    August 26, 2015 at 6:10 pm #268667
    Ken Garrett
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    All it means is that you do not have to start trying to play around with the fixed costs when assessing performance.

    If you alter the allocation of fixed costs you will alter break-even points and therefore safety margin. The alteration of the safety margin would depend on what you decided to do with the fixed costs – and there could have been different options, I suppose.

    The examiner was trying to make it easier for you.

    August 28, 2015 at 7:09 am #268887
    hanhvn
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    Thanks a lot Mr Gromit.

    October 21, 2015 at 3:15 am #277955
    hanhvn
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    Dear Mr Gromit,

    I finally have passed P5 in September 2015 session and completed ACCA exams.
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    October 21, 2015 at 8:10 am #278005
    Ken Garrett
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    Congratulations! What great news.

    Thank you for your thanks.

    Best wishes,

    The OT team.

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