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- November 30, 2015 at 8:26 am #286319
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 #286383I really do not think you have been watching our free lectures, and I cannot possibly type them out here!
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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 #286667Thank you!
December 1, 2015 at 12:20 pm #286704You are welcome 🙂
February 4, 2016 at 8:36 pm #299317AnonymousInactive- Topics: 0
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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 #299343The 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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