Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Costs and cost behaviour

Costs and cost behaviour — practice question

Ethan runs a factory that makes hand-painted pots, and the factory employees are paid by piecework payments.
(a)[1]

State the meaning of ‘piecework payments’.

(b)[2]

Explain the meaning of ‘production overheads’.

(c(i))[1]

Calculate the total budgeted fixed selling expenses for the year ending 30 June 2020.

(c(ii))[1]

Calculate the total budgeted variable selling expenses for the year ending 30 June 2020.

(c(iii))[1]

Calculate the total budgeted contribution for the year ending 30 June 2020.

(c(iv))[1]

Calculate the total budgeted profit for the year ending 30 June 2020.

(d)[13]

Calculate the additional profit or loss earned on this order.

(e)[5]

Advise Ethan on whether he should accept the order or not. Justify your response by considering both financial and non-financial factors.

(f)[5]

State two benefits and three limitations for a business from using cost-volume-profit analysis.

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