REQUIRED Use the information provided below to answer each of the following questions independently: 2.1 Calculate the break-even quantity. (2 Marks) 2.2 Calculate the sales value required to achieve a net profit of R150 000, using the marginal income ratio. (4 Marks) 2.3 Determine the selling price per unit if a net profit of R624 600 is desired. (4 Marks) INFORMATION The following information was extracted from the budget of Mary's Manufacturers for the period July to December 2021: 1. Total production and sales 2 300 units 2. Selling price per unit R200 3. Variable manufacturing costs per unit: Direct materials R60 Direct labour R40 Overheads R20 4. Fixed manufacturing overheads R200 000 5. Other costs: Fixed marketing and administrative costs R100 000 Sales commission 10% of sales
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
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