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A-LevelAccountingCostingMay/June 2023Paper 1 Q291 Mark

A company manufactures three products: X, Y and Z. The table provides per unit information concerning the three products. per unit product X $ product Y $ product Z $ selling price 100.00 120.00 130.00 direct material cost 40.00 45.00 48.00 direct labour cost 20.00 25.50 29.00 variable overhead cost 15.00 18.00 20.00 fixed overhead cost 18.00 18.00 27.00 profit 7.00 13.50 6.00 All three products are made from the same material. If the material is in short supply, which manufacturing pattern will maximise profit?

AY X Z
BY Z X
CZ X Y
DZ Y X

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

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

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