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Relevant cost question from BPP revision kit

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  • May 16, 2016 at 9:34 am #315297
    archi604
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    Hi, I have doubts about the answer to the following question from BPP revision kit. It seems to me that relevant cost for material X is not correct.
    Shouldn’t it be 300×3+200×7=2300? If not, what is the correct relevant cost for material X?

    The following information is available for identifying the relevant cost of materials for a job for a customer.
    The company’s management wants to establish a minimum price at which it is prepared to take on the job.
    Material Total quantity Currently in Carrying value Realisable value Replacement
    required inventory per kg per kg cost per kg
    kg kg $ $ $
    W 500 0 – – 8
    X 500 300 5 3 7
    Y 500 400 8 9 11
    Z 100 100 10 12 15
    Material Y is in regular use by the company. Materials X and Z are no longer in regular use. There is no alternative use for Material X but the 100 kg of Material Z could be used instead of 150 kg of Material V on a different job. Material V costs $9 per kg and there is currently none of this material in inventory.
    What is the relevant cost of these materials for the job under consideration?
    A $10,850
    B $11,350
    C $12,200
    D $12,350

    Answer by BPP $
    Material W 500 kg × $8 4000
    Material X 500 kg x $3 1500
    Material Z 500 kg x $11 5500
    Material Z Higher of (100 x $12)
    and (150 x $9) 1350

    Total 12350

    May 16, 2016 at 9:44 am #315302
    archi604
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    After submitting post, headings and figures got mixed up, though I wrote it in table format. Please just push the quote, then you will see the question more clearly, if you can’t understand it.

    May 16, 2016 at 9:41 pm #315365
    John Moffat
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    The BPP answer is wrong – what you have written is correct 🙂

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