Using the information below, prepare profit statements for June and July using: (a) marginal costing, (b) absorption costing.
Using the information below, prepare profit statements for June and July using: (a) marginal costing, (b) absorption costing.
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Transcribed Image Text:Using the information below, prepare profit statements for June and July using:
(a) marginal costing,
(b) absorption costing.
A company produces and sells one product only which sells for $50 per unit. There were no
stocks at the end of May and other information is as follows.
Standard cost per unit
Direct material
Direct wages
Variable production overhead
Budgeted and actual costs per month
Fixed production overhead
Fixed selling expenses
Fixed administration expenses
Variable selling expenses 10% of sales value
Normal capacity is 11,000 units per month.
The number of units produced and sold was:
Sales
Production
99,000
C
18
3
14,000
26,000
June
Units
12,800 11,000
14,000 10,200
July
units
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