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

Costs and cost behaviour — practice question

P Limited operates as a manufacturing business.
(a(i))[1]

Define the following term: Direct costs.

(a(ii))[2]

Define the following term: Stepped costs.

(b)[1]

State the formula for finding the margin of safety in units.

(c)[2]

Explain the term 'limiting factor' when using marginal costing.

(d)[3]

Calculate the number of units to be sold for the company to achieve its target profit for December 2021.

(e)[5]

Prepare a budgeted marginal cost statement for December 2021.

(f)[9]

Calculate the monthly profit to be made from proposal A.

(g)[7]

Advise the directors which proposal they should choose. Justify your choice by considering both financial and non-financial factors.

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This 30-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Costs that can be traced to a product unit

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