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A-LevelAccountingCosting Principles and SystemsOct/Nov 2024Paper 1 Q261 Mark

The following budgeted and actual information is available. budgeted | actual overheads $460 000 | $420000 labour hours 28 750 | 21000 machine hours 9 200 | 7000 What would be the company's most suitable overheads absorption rate?

A$16 per labour hour
B$20 per labour hour
C$50 per machine hour
D$60 per machine hour

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2024 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing Principles and Systems and is worth 1 mark.

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