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A-LevelAccountingMarginal Costing / CVP AnalysisMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q261 Mark

The costs of producing 1000 units of a product are as follows. $ direct materials 20000 direct labour 10500 direct expenses 1600 variable overheads 11300 fixed overheads 7500 The selling price is $60 per unit and 1000 units are sold. What is the contribution to sales ratio?

A15.17%
B27.67%
C30.33%
D46.50%

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

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

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