2. Cost and management accounting (AS Level)
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Y Limited is a furniture manufacturer. One of the company’s factories operates a system of absorption costing. REQUIRED State two limitations of absorption costing. Additional information The factory makes kitchen tables. There are two production departments: cutting and assembly. The following forecast information is available for the year: Cutting department Assembly department Overheads $68 400 $49 200 Total labour hours 13 720 15 820 Total machine hours 24 810 7 290 REQUIRED Calculate, to two decimal places, appropriate overhead absorption rates for each department. Cutting department Assembly department Additional information Each kitchen table requires the following. Materials 4.2 kg at $4.90 per kg Labour hours: cutting department assembly department 3.8 hours 2.2 hours Machine hours: cutting department assembly department 2.1 hours 1.3 hours All direct labour is paid at the rate of $10.50 per hour. The selling price of a table is calculated to achieve a gross margin of 40%. REQUIRED Calculate the selling price of a kitchen table. Additional information At the end of the year on 31 December 2019 it was discovered that overheads had been over absorbed. REQUIRED State two reasons why overheads may be over absorbed in a business. Additional information At another factory the company manufactures bookcases. The following information is available. Selling price per unit $55 Materials per unit $10 Direct labour per unit $21 Fixed costs per month $54 000 Factory capacity per month 3800 units Recently demand for the product has fallen due to increased competition and the target profit of $12 500 per month has not been met. The directors are considering the following options. Option A Reduce the selling price of each bookcase by $3 per unit. Introduce a sales commission of 5% of selling price. It is expected that demand will be 3800 units. Option B Change the design to improve quality resulting in an increase of 20% in the material cost per unit. Labour hours per unit will increase by 10%. The revised selling price of each bookcase will be $59. Start an advertising campaign at a cost of $24 000 per annum. It is expected that demand will be 3040 units. REQUIRED Calculate the forecast profit per month for: Option A Option B Recommend which option the directors should choose. Justify your answer.
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