Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

A business adds 20% to the total cost of all its products in order to work out a selling price. Each unit of product requires 4 hours of direct labour and 2 kilos of direct material. The correct overhead absorption rate to apply is $8 per direct labour hour. However, the book-keeper incorrectly applied a rate of $13 per direct labour hour. What was the effect of this error on the selling price of one unit of the product?

  • A$5
  • B$12
  • C$20
  • D$24

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