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A-LevelAccountingManufacturing AccountsOct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q141 Mark

An extract from the accounts of a manufacturing company shows the following. $ depreciation of factory machinery 16 700 direct factory labour 476 200 factory cleaning costs 18 300 factory heat, light and power 22 600 factory supervisor's salary 18 200 indirect factory labour 52 470 purchases of raw materials 184 300 stock of raw materials - opening stock 21 500 - closing stock 17 900 What is the prime cost of production?

A$660 500
B$664 100
C$680 800
D$716 570

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2009 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Manufacturing Accounts and is worth 1 mark.

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