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A-LevelAccountingCostingMay/June 2025Paper 1 Q271 Mark

A manufacturing business provides the following budgeted annual information. direct wages ($12 per labour hour) $600 000 fixed overheads $160 000 Fixed overheads are absorbed on the basis of direct labour hours. A job requires direct materials costing $480 and needs 30 labour hours. The business wishes to make a profit margin of 25% for this job. What is the price to be quoted for this job?

A$1170
B$1248
C$1270
D$1404

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) May/June 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing and is worth 1 mark.

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