Plas Hen Ltd produces wooden coffee tables. The budgeted output and sales for the month May 2020 was 4,400 tables. The standard cost is:                                                                                                                                              £           Wood                                20 sq. metres at £3 per sq metre                                  60.00           Labour                              5 hours at £8 per hour                                                   40.00           Variable overheads          5 hours at £4 per hour                                                   20.00           Fixed overheads              5 hours at £9 per hour                                                   45.00           Total production cost                                                                                             165.00           Standard profit                                                                                                        33.00           Standard selling price                                                                                            198.00

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Plas Hen Ltd produces wooden coffee tables. The budgeted output and sales for the month
May 2020 was 4,400 tables.

The standard cost is:
                                                                                                                                             £
          Wood                                20 sq. metres at £3 per sq metre                                  60.00
          Labour                              5 hours at £8 per hour                                                   40.00
          Variable overheads          5 hours at £4 per hour                                                   20.00
          Fixed overheads              5 hours at £9 per hour                                                   45.00
          Total production cost                                                                                             165.00
          Standard profit                                                                                                        33.00
          Standard selling price                                                                                            198.00
 

The actual results were:
Wood                                           93,000 sq metres at £3.50 per sq metre
Labour                                         25,000 hours at £7.50 per hour
Variable overheads                     £95,000
Fixed overheads                         £195,000


Sales revenue                            £900,000


 Actual production was 4,600 tables and sales were 4,500 tables.

1. Prepare a budgeted reconciliation statement for May 2020, which will show the actual profit for the month.

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