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Marginal and absorption costing




               2.2   Marginal costing profit statement

               Consider the following data about a company:

               A company manufactures two products, the ABC and the XYZ. Details for the two
               products for last month are:
                                                                                ABC            XYZ
                                                                                 $              $
               Selling price per unit                                            200            180
               Direct materials per unit                                          30             50
               Direct labour per unit                                             40             60
               Variable overheads per unit                                        10             15
               Units produced and sold                                           400            250


               Other information:

               Fixed overheads for the period are $27,000 and are absorbed on the basis of direct
               labour hours. Direct labour is paid at a rate of $10 per hour.



















































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