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A-LevelAccountingCosting MethodsMay/June 2012Paper 1 Q301 Mark

What is the purpose of a job cost sheet?

Ato enable the business to recover its overheads
Bto ensure the customer knows the split between materials and labour
Cto inform the customer of the profit margin
Dto let the business find the price for a quotation

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2012 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing Methods and is worth 1 mark.

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