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John Moffat.
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- April 30, 2017 at 4:06 pm #384368
Hi John!
I have an issue concerning relevant costing.
-There are over 3000 kg of material W already held in inventory. Material W is no longer in regular use by the company and could be sold for $1.5 per kg. It could also be used as a substitute for material Z, conversion costs of $1.6 per kg would have to be spent on material W. One kg of material w, after conversion would be a substitute for one kg of material Z.
-In the answer, the relevant cost is $2.4 per kg.
-How to obtain the answer?May 1, 2017 at 7:04 am #384399You have either not typed out the full question, or there is an error in your book.
It is impossible to answer as you have typed it – we need to know the cost of material Z per kg.
May 1, 2017 at 7:59 am #384408Sorry. I will re type the question.
There are over 3000 kg of material W already held in inventory. Material W is no longer in regular use by the company and could be sold for $1.5 per kg. It could also be used as a substitute for material Z. Material Z can be purchased for $4 per kg. Conversion costs of $1.6 per kg would have to be spent on material W. One kg of material w, after conversion would be a substitute for one kg of material Z.
-In the answer, the relevant cost is $2.4 per kg.
-How to obtain the answer?May 1, 2017 at 5:44 pm #384471The choice is to either sell the material for 1.50, or alternatively to use it instead of Z which will save them 4.00 – 1.60 = 2.40.
They would prefer the 2.40 and so this is the relevant cost of W. - AuthorPosts
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