R makes one product, which passes through a single process. Details of the process account for period 1 were as follows: Material cost - 20 000 kg $26000, Labour cost $12000, Production overhead cost $5700, Output 18 800 kg, 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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R makes one product, which passes
through a single process. Details of the
process account for period 1 were as
follows: Material cost - 20 000 kg $26000,
Labour cost $12000, Production overhead
cost $5700, Output 18 800 kg, 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
Transcribed Image Text:R makes one product, which passes through a single process. Details of the process account for period 1 were as follows: Material cost - 20 000 kg $26000, Labour cost $12000, Production overhead cost $5700, Output 18 800 kg, 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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