Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

A business uses absorption costing and sets its selling prices by adding a mark-up of 50%. For each unit of product X, the direct cost is $60 and the selling price is $150, and two hours of machine time are needed. What is the overhead absorption rate per machine hour?

  • A$7.50
  • B$15.00
  • C$20.00
  • D$40.00

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