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A-LevelAccountingJob Costing and Absorption CostingOct/Nov 2009Paper 1 Q261 Mark

A business uses job costing to calculate the cost of vehicle repair jobs. Overheads are allocated on an absorption costing basis. What is the effect of this method of allocation?

Aoverheads will include both fixed and variable overhead costs
Boverheads will include direct costs only
Coverheads will include fixed overhead costs only
Doverheads will include variable overhead costs only

✓ Correct Answer

The correct answer is A: overheads will include both fixed and variable overhead costs

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

Topic

This multiple-choice question tests Job Costing and Absorption Costing in A-Level Accounting (syllabus code 9706). It is worth 1 mark.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting Oct/Nov 2009 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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