Reference no: EM132940533
Problem - Absorption Costing vs. Direct Costing Scenarios:
Scenario 1: Company A sells widgets; during 2013 they sold 10,000 units at a selling price of R150.
Production amounted to 10000 units variable costs incurred was R80.
Opening inventory was 5000 units with a value of R500 000 (under absorption costing).
Fixed manufacturing overheads for 2013 amounted to R200 000
Scenario 2: Company A sells widgets; during 2013 they sold 10,000 units at a selling price of R150.
Production amounted to 8000 units variable costs incurred was R80.
Opening inventory was 5000 units with a value of R500 000 (under absorption costing).
Fixed manufacturing overheads for 2013 amounted to R200 000
For all 2 scenarios the normal capacity is 10 000 units. Fixed manufacturing overheads rate for 2012 was R20 per unit.
REQUIRED - For each scenario determine the Absorption costing profit as well as the variable costing profit.