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A-LevelAccountingCost Classification / Unit CostingMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q281 Mark

A business hires machinery at a cost of $700 per machine per month. Each machine can produce 1000 units a month. A maximum of 10 machines can fit into the factory. The factory rent is $4900 per month. Other costs amount to $2 per unit. What is the unit cost if 8500 units are produced in a month?

A$3.19
B$3.23
C$3.28
D$3.32

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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 Cost Classification / Unit Costing and is worth 1 mark.

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