Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

Javid makes one product only. At present, he applies absorption costing, but he is thinking about moving to marginal costing.
(a)[6]

Prepare a profit statement for August and September, using absorption costing, for each month.

(b)[6]

Prepare a profit statement for August and September, using marginal costing, for each month.

(c)[3]

Prepare a reconciliation statement showing the change from August absorption cost profit to August marginal cost profit.

(d)[7]

Advise Javid on whether he ought to switch from absorption costing to marginal costing. Justify your view.

(e)[2]

State two possible reasons for over-absorption of overheads.

(f)[2]

Explain one distinction between a cost centre and a cost unit.

(g(i))[1]

State how closing inventory is valued using the first in first out (FIFO) method.

(g(ii))[1]

State how closing inventory is valued under the weighted average cost (AVCO) method.

(h)[2]

Explain one principle of the JIT method of inventory management.

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