Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Activity based costing (ABC)

Activity based costing (ABC) — practice question

Read Source B1 from the insert.
(a)[5]

Prepare a statement showing the total budgeted monthly profit or loss for each product.

(b)[7]

Advise the directors on whether activity based costing (ABC) would be useful in helping them achieve their objectives. Justify your answer.

(c)[2]

State one benefit and one drawback for a business of dividing overheads on a per unit basis.

(d)[8]

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.

(e)[3]

Advise the directors on whether they should alter the products' selling prices. Justify your answer.

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