Basic. R makes one product, which passes through a   single process. Details of the process account for period 1 were   as follows:  $  Material cost – 20 000kg 26 000  Labour cost 12 000  Production overhead cost 5 700  Output 18 800kg  Normal losses 5% of input  There was no work in progress at the beginning or end of the   period. Process losses have no value.  The cost of the abnormal loss (to the nearest $) is:  (a) $437  (b) $441  (c) $460  (d) $465  CIMA Fundamentals of Management

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Basic. R makes one product, which passes through a  
single process. Details of the process account for period 1 were  
as follows: 

Material cost – 20 000kg 26 000 
Labour cost 12 000 
Production overhead cost 5 700 
Output 18 800kg 
Normal losses 5% of input 
There was no work in progress at the beginning or end of the  
period. Process losses have no value. 
The cost of the abnormal loss (to the nearest $) is: 
(a) $437 
(b) $441 
(c) $460 
(d) $465 
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