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A-LevelAccountingJob, Batch and Service CostingFeb/Mar 2023Paper 1 Q241 Mark

A job cost sheet showed the following estimates. $ materials 680 labour at $20 per hour 200 overheads at $10 per labour hour 100 profit 280 price of job 1260 The job actually took 25% more labour hours than were estimated. What was the actual profit?

A$205
B$230
C$330
D$355

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Feb/Mar 2023 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Job, Batch and Service Costing and is worth 1 mark.

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