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.

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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

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