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marginal versus absorption costing

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  • This topic has 6 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 12 years ago by AvatarJohn Moffat.
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  • March 7, 2014 at 8:27 am #161700
    Avatartran
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    hi,
    could you expain to me why there is no clear relationship between profit and sales volume , on BPP textbook, it states that as sales volume rises, the total profit will rise by the sume of the gross profit per unit plus the amount of overhead absorbed per unit, I do not understand this statement very much
    thank you

    March 7, 2014 at 12:44 pm #161713
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    It is a strange way for BPP to write it.

    All they mean is that as sales volume rises, the gross profit will rise by the gross profit per unit before fixed productions costs (because fixed costs will not be affected by changes in volume – only the sales revenue and the variable production costs.)

    (I assume that you have watched my lectures on marginal and absorption costing?)

    March 7, 2014 at 4:30 pm #161733
    Avatarmansoor
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    Hi John …. i have an unrelated question from this post. its on interlocking system.

    In an interlocking system have i noted the correct entries:

    purchase;

    material control dr
    cost control cr

    sales

    cost control dr
    material control cr

    ——————————

    cost control account is in the cost ledger account
    material control account is also in the cost ledger account

    are the above correct?

    my ma1 exam is on the 21st again…..please help

    regards

    mansoor

    March 7, 2014 at 4:51 pm #161734
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    Mansoor: Please post this in the MA1 forum – not here.

    I am not the tutor for MA1 and it is years and years since I have taught anything about the interlocking system (it is not in the syllabus for the ACCA Qualification exams).

    March 7, 2014 at 4:57 pm #161735
    Avatarmansoor
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    ok.. thank u replying .. it was due to ur help that i got a 94 on fa1..:) .. lets hope ur counterpart in ma1 is as good..:)

    March 8, 2014 at 8:43 am #161760
    Avatartran
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    thank you for your clear answer, i have understood, 🙂

    March 8, 2014 at 10:37 am #161765
    AvatarJohn Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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