Loose Leaf for Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Author: John J Wild, Ken Shaw Accounting Professor, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
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Chapter 21, Problem 4E
Exercise 21-4
Measurement of cost behavior using a scatter diagram
P1
A company reports the Mowing information about its unit sales and its cost of sales. Each unit sells for $500. Use these data to prepare a scatter diagram.
Draw an estimated line of cost behavior and determine whether the cost appears to be variable, fixed, or mixed.
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Answer the questions from the information provided.
2.1 Use the information given below to prepare the Income
Statement for March 2022 according to the absorption costing
method.
INFORMATION
The following information was extracted from the accounting
records of Alpha Enterprises for the month ended 31 March
2022:
Sales
Selling price per unit
Finished products on 01 March 2022
Products manufactured during the month
Variable manufacturing costs per unit
Variable selling and administrative costs per unit sold
Fixed manufacturing costs
Fixed selling and administrative costs
Additional information
3 200 units
R100
400 units
3 600 units
R26
R12
R25 200
R12 400
The variable manufacturing cost per unit and total
manufacturing cost per unit of the finished goods on 01 March
2022 was R21.60 and R26.20 respectively.
Question 1
Answer:
Question 2
a
Total Manufacturing Costs:
Variable
Fixed Factory Overhead
Total
Cost Per Unit
b
Markup Percentage
%
Seling Price
rmn.1
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