Q1) Ken owns a manufacturing business which makes a single product. The following figures apply for all relevant periods.
Per unit $
Selling price 35
Direct Material 9
Direct Labour 11
Fixed Manufacturing
cost 5
Fixed Manufacturing overheads are absorbed into product costs at pre-determined retes per unit output. under-or over-absorbed manufacturing overheads are transferred to profit and loss in the period in which they
occur.
Normal production is 80,000 units per accounting period
The following information has been acquired for the last three accounting periods.
Three months ended 28 Feb 31May 31August
units units units
Sales 60000 80000 45000
Stock 15000 0 35000
Stock at end of period 0 35000 20000
Answer is following please explain how they calculated Production Variable cost 900, 2300,and 600
28 Feb 31May 31August
000 000 000
Marginal costing
Sales $ 2100 $ 2800 $ 1575
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Opening Stock 300 0 700
Production variablecost 900 2300 600
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1200 2300 1300
Closing stock 0 700 400
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1200 1600 900
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contribution 900 1200 675
Fixed cost 400 400 400
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Profit 500 800 275