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  • This topic has 5 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • November 30, 2015 at 8:26 am #286319
    yongwei21
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    Hi Sir, please help me to answer the question below.

    material input $8,000 (2000 units)
    conversion $8,480
    there is a normal loss 3% of input, and all losses are sold as scrap at $16 per unit.
    actual loss in this period is 80 units.
    what is the total value of finished units?

    the answer is $15,360 but i don’t understand why.

    November 30, 2015 at 11:35 am #286383
    John Moffat
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    I really do not think you have been watching our free lectures, and I cannot possibly type them out here!

    Our lectures are a complete course for Paper F2 and cover everything you need to be able to pass the exam well.

    The expected production is 2,000 – (3% x 2,000) = 1,940

    Therefore the cost per unit = ($16,480 – (60 x $16)) / 1,940 = $8 per unit

    The actual output is 2,000 – 80 = 1,920 and therefore the value is 1,920 x $8 = $15,360

    December 1, 2015 at 9:34 am #286667
    yongwei21
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    Thank you!

    December 1, 2015 at 12:20 pm #286704
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

    February 4, 2016 at 8:36 pm #299317
    Anonymous
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    Hello Mr Moffat,

    about the above mentioned question:
    actual output = expected output – abnormal loss
    I assumed actual loss amounts to abnormal loss so actual output would be :
    1940-80=1860.

    I’m sure I’m wrong…but not sure 🙂 please help
    thank you 🙂

    February 5, 2016 at 8:26 am #299343
    John Moffat
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    The actual loss is equal to the expected (normal) loss plus the abnormal loss (or less any abnormal gain).

    Here, the normal loss is 3% x 2000 = 60.
    The actual loss is 80 (from the question).
    And therefore the abnormal loss is 80 – 60 = 20 units.

    The actual output = 2,000 – 80 = 1,920.

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