A company manufactures and sells a single product. Budgeted data per unit of the product is:     R  Selling Price           8.50  Variable Cost*           3.70  Fixed Production overhead           2.90             *All variable costs are manufacturing i.e there are no non-manufacturing variable costs. The above fixed production overhead absorption rate is based on budgeted production of 12,000 units per period. Budgeted non-production overhead (all fixed) is R16, 800 per period. Actual sales and production for two periods has been:       Period 1  Period 2 Sales  11 600 units  12 400 units Production  12 000 units  12 300 units   There was no stock at the start of Period 1. The selling price, unit variable costs and total fixed costs were as per budget in both periods.   REQUIRED  1.1 Prepare statements of Comprehensive income for both periods (ie period 1 & Period 2), using absorption costing, showing the actual results for each of the two periods. The company wishes to compare the results reported in (1.1) above with those that would be reported using marginal costing. 1.2 Prepare the statement of comprehensive income for periods (ie period 1 & Period 2), using marginal costing, showing the actual results for each of the two periods.         1.3 Explain fully why the profits reported in period 1 differ when profit is calculated using absorption costing and marginal costing. Calculations are required to support your explanation.

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A company manufactures and sells a single product. Budgeted data per unit of the product is: 

 

 R 

Selling Price

         

8.50 

Variable Cost*

         

3.70 

Fixed Production overhead

         

2.90 

          

*All variable costs are manufacturing i.e there are no non-manufacturing variable costs.

The above fixed production overhead absorption rate is based on budgeted production of 12,000 units per period. Budgeted non-production overhead (all fixed) is R16, 800 per period.

Actual sales and production for two periods has been: 

 

 

 Period 1 

Period 2

Sales

 11 600 units 

12 400 units

Production

 12 000 units 

12 300 units

 

There was no stock at the start of Period 1. The selling price, unit variable costs and total fixed costs were as per budget in both periods.  

REQUIRED 

1.1 Prepare statements of Comprehensive income for both periods (ie period 1 & Period 2), using absorption costing, showing the actual results for each of the two periods.

The company wishes to compare the results reported in (1.1) above with those that would be reported using marginal costing.

1.2 Prepare the statement of comprehensive income for periods (ie period 1 & Period 2), using marginal costing,

showing the actual results for each of the two periods.        

1.3 Explain fully why the profits reported in period 1 differ when profit is calculated using absorption costing and marginal costing. Calculations are required to support your explanation. 

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