n Delaware, U.S., makes and sells a single product. The company operates a standard costing system and a just-in-time purchasing and production system. No inventory of raw materials or finished goods is held. Details of the budget and actual data for the previous period are given below:   Budget data

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  1. HB Corporation in Delaware, U.S., makes and sells a single product. The company operates a standard costing system and a just-in-time purchasing and production system. No inventory of raw materials or finished goods is held. Details of the budget and actual data for the previous period are given below:

 

Budget data

 

Standard production costs per unit (currency in U.S. dollar, $):

 

Direct material                8kg @$10.80 per kg                                      86.40

Direct labor                    1.25 hours @$18.00 per hour                        22.50

Variable overheads        1.25 hours @$6.00 per direct labor hour         7.50

 

Standard selling price: $180 per unit

Budgeted fixed production overheads: $170 000

Budgeted production and sales: 10 000 units

 

Actual data

 

Direct material: 74 000kg @$11.20 per kg

Direct labor: 10,800 hours @$19.00 per hour

Variable overheads: $70,000

Actual selling price: $184 per unit

Actual fixed production overheads: $168 000

Actual production and sales: 9000 units

 

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1. Calculate the variances that would be different and any additional variances that would be required if the reconciliation statement was prepared using standard absorption costing. 

 

2. Explain the arguments for the use of traditional absorption costing rather than marginal costing for profit reporting and inventory valuation

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