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A-LevelAccountingCosting / Absorption CostingOct/Nov 2018Paper 1 Q261 Mark

A company manufactures a single product with a selling price of $75 per unit. The table shows the costs based on sales and production volume of 8000 units. direct costs $158000 variable manufacturing overheads $74000 fixed manufacturing overheads $80000 variable selling overheads $20000 fixed administration overheads $100000 If absorption costing is applied, what is the gross profit on each unit sold?

A$21.00
B$36.00
C$43.50
D$46.00

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing / Absorption Costing and is worth 1 mark.

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