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CCR3y ago
House it Co produces rabbit hutches. It is about to launch a new top of the range hutch which it believes can be hold for S125, House it Co demands a margin of 25% on sales Cost information for the new hutch is as follows: Timber - The hutch needs 10 metres (m) of good quality planed timber. House it Co can acquire this at a cost of $48. Felt roofing material - 2m are required. Roofing material costs $17.50/m Wire - 1 m of wire is needed at a cost of $1.50 per metr Labour - Labour is paid at a rate of $7 / hour, Variable overhead - These will be incurred at a rate of $1.50 per labour hour S Required What is the expected cost to make the hutch? O $93.00 O $98.50 O $101.50 O $125.00 According to them correct answer is $ 101.50 There is no information for the labor hours being 2 hours so how come they derived the answer to be $ 101.50 Thank u in advance
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor3y ago#1
It would seem that there is something missing from the question. Where did you find this question? If it is from a past exam or from the BPP Revision Kit, then let me know and then I can check.
CCR3y ago#2
Sir, i found this question in one of the telegram groups so i don’t know the exact source.. ;(
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor3y ago#3
Well I certainly would not waste time on questions you find online, especially if they do not have answers!! The only way to pass the exam is to buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA Approved Publishers. It is full of past exam and other exam standard questions for practice (and has answers and explanations!).
CCR3y ago#4
Yes sir i always refer your videos and notes along with the BPP text and also give online mock tests provided on the OpenTuition website. Thank u so much sir for such amazing lectures and notes.
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor3y ago#5
Thank you for your comment (but I would still get a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA Approved Publishers) :-)
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