Dan Wood Ltd commenced business on 1* January 2020 making one product only, which sells for K160 per item. The production and sales data for each of the first three months of 2020 was as follows: January February March Sales in units 2,400 | 2,500 3,800 Production in units 2,700 2,400 | 4,000 Actual information for each month was as follows: Direct materials 3 kilograms at K5 per kilogram 4 hours at K10 per hour Variable production overheads 150% of direct labour 10% of sales value Direct labour Sales commission Fixed production overheads Fixed selling overheads K10,000 К35,000 There was no opening inventory at the start of January. Fixed production overheads are budgeted at K120,000 per annum and are absorbed into products based on a budgeted normal output of 30,000 units per annum Required: (a) Prepare a profit statement for each of the three months using absorption costing principles (b) Prepare a profit statement for each of the three months using marginal

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Dan Wood Ltd commenced business on 1 January 2020 making one product only,
which sells for K160 per item. The production and sales data for each of the first three
months of 2020 was as follows:
January
February
March
Sales in units
2,400
|2,500
3,800
Production in units 2,700
|2,400
4,000
Actual information for each month was as follows:
Direct materials
3 kilograms at K5 per kilogram
4 hours at K10 per hour
Variable production overheads 150% of direct labour
10% of sales value
Direct labour
Sales commission
Fixed production overheads
Fixed selling overheads
K10,000
K35,000
There was no opening inventory at the start of January. Fixed production
overheads are budgeted at K120,000 per annum and are absorbed into products
based on a budgeted normal output of 30,000 units per annum
Required:
(a) Prepare a profit statement for each of the three months using absorption
costing principles
(b) Prepare a profit statement for each of the three months using marginal
costing principles.
(c) Present a reconciliation of the profit or loss figures given in your answer to (a)
and (b) together with an explanation of the reason for the difference.
Transcribed Image Text:Dan Wood Ltd commenced business on 1 January 2020 making one product only, which sells for K160 per item. The production and sales data for each of the first three months of 2020 was as follows: January February March Sales in units 2,400 |2,500 3,800 Production in units 2,700 |2,400 4,000 Actual information for each month was as follows: Direct materials 3 kilograms at K5 per kilogram 4 hours at K10 per hour Variable production overheads 150% of direct labour 10% of sales value Direct labour Sales commission Fixed production overheads Fixed selling overheads K10,000 K35,000 There was no opening inventory at the start of January. Fixed production overheads are budgeted at K120,000 per annum and are absorbed into products based on a budgeted normal output of 30,000 units per annum Required: (a) Prepare a profit statement for each of the three months using absorption costing principles (b) Prepare a profit statement for each of the three months using marginal costing principles. (c) Present a reconciliation of the profit or loss figures given in your answer to (a) and (b) together with an explanation of the reason for the difference.
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