• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free ACCA & CIMA online courses from OpenTuition

Free Notes, Lectures, Tests and Forums for ACCA and CIMA exams

  • ACCA
  • CIMA
  • FIA
  • OBU
  • Books
  • Forums
  • Ask AI
  • Search
  • Register
  • Login
  • ACCA Forums
  • Ask ACCA Tutor
  • FIA Forums
  • CIMA Forums
  • OBU Forums
  • Qualified Members forum
  • Buy/Sell Books
  • All Forums
  • Latest Topics

March 2026 ACCA Exams Results

Comments & Instant poll

Save 20% on ACCA & CIMA Books

Interactive BPP books for June 2026 exams, recommended by OpenTuition.
Get discount code >>

Relevant costing

Forums › ACCA Forums › ACCA PM Performance Management Forums › Relevant costing

  • This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 8 years ago by Avatarsheri12.
Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • February 4, 2018 at 5:09 pm #435074
    Avatarsheri12
    Member
    • Topics: 19
    • Replies: 15
    • ☆

    There’s an example in open tuition notes regarding relevant costing
    EXAMPLE#2
    The managing director of Parser Ltd, a small business, is considering undertaking a one-of contract
    and has asked her inexperienced accountant to advise on what costs are likely to be incurred so
    that she can price at a proft. The following schedule has been prepared:
    Costs for special order:
    Notes $
    Direct wages 28,500
    Supervisor costs 11,500
    General overheads 3 4,000
    Machine depreciation 2,300
    Machine overheads 18,000
    Materials 34,000

    Machine overheads (for running costs such as electricity) are charged at $3 per hour. It is
    estimated that 6000 hours will be needed for the special order. The machine has 4000 hours available capacity. The further 2000 hours required will mean an existing job is taken of the machine resulting in a lost contribution of $2 per hour

    Wouldn’t we solve it like this?
    Total hours needed 6000 hours
    Spare capacity 4000 hours
    The relevant cost should be zero of 4000 hours as its at spare capacity
    similarly the relevant cost of 2000 hours would be (lost contribution from existing job $2+normal rate of pay $3) so relevant cost would become 2000*5=$10000

    But instead there’s a different approach adopted

    Kindly help thanks

  • Author
    Posts
Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.
Log In

Primary Sidebar

ACCA News:

ACCA My Exam Performance for non-variant

Applied Skills exams is available NOW

ACCA Options:  “Read the Mind of the Marker” articles

Subscribe to ACCA’s Student Accountant Direct

ACCA CBE Exams – Instant Poll

How was your exam, and what was the exam result?

BT CBE exam was.. | MA CBE exam was..
FA CBE exam was.. | LW CBE exam was..

Donate

If you have benefited from OpenTuition please donate.

PQ Magazine

Latest Comments

  • mrjonbain on IASB Conceptual Framework – Introduction – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)
  • mrjonbain on IASB Conceptual Framework – Introduction – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)
  • AllisonHoang on MA Chapter 2 Questions Sources of Data
  • zuluthanda1@gmail.com on IASB Conceptual Framework – Introduction – ACCA Financial Reporting (FR)
  • John Moffat on Accounting for Management – ACCA Management Accounting (MA)

Copyright © 2026 · Support · Contact · Advertising · OpenLicense · About · Sitemap · Comments · Log in

Cookies
We serve cookies. If you think that's ok, just click "Accept all". You can also choose what kind of cookies you want by clicking "Settings". Read our cookie policy
Settings Accept all
Cookies
Choose what kind of cookies to accept. Your choice will be saved for one year. Read our cookie policy
  • Necessary
    These cookies are not optional. They are needed for the website to function.
  • Statistics
    In order for us to improve the website's functionality and structure, based on how the website is used.
  • Experience
    In order for our website to perform as well as possible during your visit. If you refuse these cookies, some functionality will disappear from the website.
  • Marketing
    By sharing your interests and behavior as you visit our site, you increase the chance of seeing personalized content and offers.
Save Accept all