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Profit difference between Absorption and Marginal costing.

Forums › FIA Forums › MA1 Management Information Forums › Profit difference between Absorption and Marginal costing.

  • This topic has 4 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by kathy.
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  • November 23, 2014 at 6:11 pm #212476
    Adeel
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    Hello,
    I need help in solving the 47th question from MA1 Specimen Exam, in Answers, only right option is available not solution.

    Question:
    25,000 units of a company’s single product are produced in a period during which 28,000 units are sold. Opening inventory was 7,000 units. Unit costs of the product are:

    Direct costs $16.20/uint
    Fixed production overhead $$7.60/unit
    Fixed non-production overhead $2.90/unit

    What is the difference in profit between absorption and marginal costing?

    A $22,800
    B $30,400
    C $31,500
    D $42,000

    Thanks for your time.

    November 23, 2014 at 9:26 pm #212511
    John
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    Difference in inventory: 25000 vs 28000 ie a decrease of 3000

    Multiply by fixed production overheads of $7.60

    = A $22800

    It’s important to note that the only difference between absorption and marginal costing profits is the inventory valuation ie the fixed overheads in the inventory.

    November 24, 2014 at 2:02 pm #212672
    Adeel
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    Thanks for your kind help. I really appreciate it.

    January 1, 2015 at 1:05 pm #221862
    tariqkath
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    John can you please show the calculation ?

    March 9, 2015 at 10:39 pm #231855
    kathy
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    opening inventory: 7 K
    production: 25 K
    sold: (28 K)
    ——–
    closing inventory: 4
    ——–
    difference between
    opening and closing inventory: 3

    The question is about the DIFFERENCE. So the key to correctly approaching it is to focus on the difference, I suppose.

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