Question 6
(6 Marks)
Entity Z is trying to obtain a cost estimate for the costs of repairs. The following monthly repair costs
have been recorded for the past six months.
Plack Company is a manufacturing company that makes and sells a single product. The following
information relates to the company's manufacturing operations in the next financial year.
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Opening and closing stock:
Production:-
Sales:
Fixed production overheads:
Fixed sales overheads:
Nil
18,000 units-unit manufactured 3000
15,000 units Units sold,
Closing
Inver
R72,000
Using absorption costing, the company has calculated that the budgeted profit for the year will be
R43,000.
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Marginal Absorption
Required:
What would be the budgeted profit if marginal costing is used, instead of absorption costing?