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A-LevelAccountingCostingOct/Nov 2010Paper 1 Q261 Mark

A company manufactures two products. [Table showing selling price, direct labour (per unit), direct materials (per unit) for product X and product Y] Total fixed costs are $48 000. Only 3000 units of Y can be made and sold. How many units of product X must be made and sold to break even?

A1800
B3000
C4000
D8000

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About This A-Level Accounting Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Accounting (9706) Oct/Nov 2010 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Costing and is worth 1 mark.

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