Question: Calculate - it ( Pty ) Ltd manufactures two type of calculators in its factory in Polokwane Limpopo, namely, Ordinary Calculator and Scientific Calculator. Both

Calculate-it (Pty) Ltd manufactures two type of calculators in its factory in Polokwane Limpopo, namely, Ordinary Calculator and Scientific Calculator. Both calculators are used by learners in subjects like Accounting, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, etc. Each individual calculator is seen as one unit. 20 completed units of Scientific Calculator are packaged in one box and packaging is considered essential to the manufacturing process, treated as "Other direct manufacturing costs". Each empty box costs R40. During the financial year ended 30 April 2025,4500 units of Scientific Calculator were actually manufactured, of which 3800 were sold. There was no opening inventory at the beginning of the financial year. Market research has revealed some interesting information, that should the company decrease the selling price by 5%, the sales volume would increase by 10%. The following actual figures relate to Scientific Calculator for the year ended 30 April 2025: Selling price R760 per unit Direct material R200 per unit Indirect material (variable) R60 per unit Direct labour R150 per unit Commission on sales 5% Total budgeted fixed manufacturing overheads amounted to R500000 for the financial year ended 30 April 2025. A blanket overhead rate is used and is based on normal average longrun production capacity. Actual fixed costs of the company for the financial year included the following: Indirect labour (factory supervisors salary) R180000 Water and electricity: factory R130000 Factory rental plus depreciation and maintenance of factory machines R105000 The normal average long-run production capacity is as follows and have been used in the production budget for the 2025 financial year: Product Units Scientific Calculator 5000 Ordinary Calculator 5000 MAC2601 EXN OVER] REQUIRED Mark (a) Prepare the actual statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 30 April 2025 for Scientific Calculator using absorption costing principles. Columns for ordinary calculator and the company totals are not required. (12)(b) Calculate the value of the closing inventory of Scientific Calculator be on 30 April 2025 if direct costing was used in (a) above. (4)(c) Briefly explain why the budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead allocation rate is used rather than the actual fixed manufacturing overhead rate when product cost is determined under absorption costing. (2)(d) Calculate the over/under recovered overheads for Calculate-it (Pty) Ltd for the financial year and prepare a journal entry to show how this over/under recovery would normally be dealt with in Calculate-it (Pty) Ltds books at the end of the financial year ended 30 April 2025.(4)(e) Name three (3) possible causes of over/under applied overheads. (3)(f) Write a brief report to Calculate-it (Pty) Ltds management highlighting the impact on Scientific Calculators gross profit assuming

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