2. Cost and management accounting (AS Level)
A section of Accounting, 9706
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KC Global Limited provides the following budgeted information. January 2015 February 2015 Production 10 000 units 10 000 units Sales 7 000 units 13 000 units Production costs per unit: Direct materials $4.50 $4.50 Direct labour $6.00 $6.00 Variable overheads $2.50 $2.50 Additional information The budgeted selling price per unit is $17. Budgeted production for the year is 120 000 units spread equally over the year. There is no opening inventory at 1 January 2015. Annual fixed overheads are budgeted to be $324 000. Fixed overheads are absorbed on a unit basis. REQUIRED Calculate the monthly breakeven point in units. Prepare forecast profit statements for January and February 2015 using absorption costing. January 2015 $ February 2015 $ Prepare forecast profit statements for January and February 2015 using marginal costing. January 2015 $ February 2015 $ Prepare a reconciliation statement showing the difference between the absorption costing profit and the marginal costing profit for January and February 2015. January 2015 $ February 2015 $ Absorption costing profit Marginal costing profit Explain why the absorption costing statement produces a different profit figure to the marginal costing statement. Additional information The directors of KC Global Limited are considering an advertising campaign starting in January 2015. This will cost $60 000 spread evenly over the year. The volume of sales and production would both increase by 10%. REQUIRED Prepare a revised profit statement for January 2015, using absorption costing. State three situations where marginal costing would help in making a short term decision. Evaluate the limitations of marginal costing.
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2014
Paper 2, Variant 3
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