Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

SP Limited owns a hotel and leisure centre. The business is organised into three operating divisions: Accommodation, Leisure and Conferences, plus one service centre: Support. Budgeted cost and cost centre information for the year ended 31 March 2018 is provided.
(a)[8]

Allocate the budgeted overheads to the four divisions using an appropriate basis for each one. Then re-allocate the support costs to the three working divisions according to guest days.

(b)[3]

Calculate an overhead absorption rate, to two decimal places, for each of the three working divisions using budgeted guest days.

(c)[6]

Calculate the under-absorption or over-absorption of overheads for each division.

(d)[4]

Prepare a statement that works out the price to be quoted to the customer.

(e)[5]

Advise the directors whether or not they should raise their accommodation prices. Give reasons for your answer.

(f)[2]

State two benefits to a company of using a system of budgetary control.

(g)[2]

State two limitations to a company of using a system of budgetary control.

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