Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Costs and cost behaviour
Costs and cost behaviour — practice question
Connie produces three products, A, B and C. She has supplied the following budgeted data for one unit of each product for the year ending 31 December 2021. Expected total fixed costs for the year are $100000. Forecast yearly demand for each product is 12000 units.
(a)[3]
Explain the meaning of contribution.
(b)[3]
Calculate the budgeted unit contribution for each product.
(c)[3]
Calculate the budgeted total profit for the year ending 31 December 2021 if demand is fully met.
(d(i))[5]
Prepare the optimum production plan for the year ending 31 December 2021 based on the available machine hours.
(d(ii))[3]
Calculate the budgeted total profit for the year ending 31 December 2021 based on the optimum production plan.
(e)[7]
Advise Connie on whether she ought to pay her landlord $65000. Justify your advice.
(f(i))[1]
Define the term: Variable cost.
(f(ii))[1]
Define the term: Semi-variable cost.
(f(iii))[1]
Define the term: Fixed cost.
(g)[3]
State three assumptions used when applying marginal costing.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 30-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Contribution is the amount left once all variable costs have been deducted from revenue” …