Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

At one of B Limited’s factories, absorption costing is used to make two products, Wye and Zed. The budgeted output for January 2026 is shown below. Budgeted overheads for January 2026 amount to $67 890.
(a)[4]

Using the direct labour hour method, Calculate the overheads to be absorbed by one unit of each product, giving your answers to two decimal places.

(b)[2]

Calculate the overall overheads absorbed by each product, assuming the budgets are achieved.

(c)[2]

State two reasons for under-absorption of overheads.

(d)[5]

Calculate the overall selling price for the order.

(e)[4]

Calculate the monthly profit at present.

(f)[6]

Prepare a marginal costing statement for one month assuming the directors choose the overseas supplier.

(g)[7]

Advise the directors whether they ought to purchase the direct materials from the overseas supplier or not. Justify your answer by considering both financial and non-financial factors.

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