Prepare a statement showing the total budgeted monthly profit or loss for each product.
Advise the directors on whether activity based costing (ABC) would be useful in helping them achieve their objectives. Justify your answer.
State one benefit and one drawback for a business of dividing overheads on a per unit basis.
Prepare a revised statement showing the total budgeted profit or loss for each product in a month, using the extra information on production overheads. The allocation of administrative and distribution costs is unchanged.
Advise the directors on whether they should alter the products' selling prices. Justify your answer.