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The value of Mabotsana’s Limited’s closing inventory for October 2019 using the absorption costing method is: (2)
a. R240 000
b. R360 000
c. R600 000
d. R420 000
The following information was taken from the production records of Mabotsana Limited for October 2019:
Opening inventory 1 000 units
Closing inventory 6 000 units
Direct labour cost per unit R40
Direct material cost per unit R20
Variable manufacturing overhead costs per unit R10
Fixed manufacturing overhead costs per unit R30
Variable selling and administrative costs per unit R6
Fixed selling and administrative costs per unit R14
Answer : Correct option is R600,000
Reason :
Calculation of Ending Inventory using Absorption Costing :
Under Absorption costing the cost of ending Inventory per unit is shown in table below :
Direct labour Cost per unit | 40 |
Direct Material Cost | 20 |
Variable Manufacturing Overhead | 10 |
Fixed manufacturing Overhead per unit | 30 |
Total Manufacturing Cost | 100 |
Value of Closing Inventory = 6000 units * 100 = R600,000