Solutions Ltd. has prepared three forecasted demand quantities for the next period for a timber treatment. The original budget was to produce 12,000 litres and the manufacturing cost per litre per of the product as follows: Number of Litres 12,000 Costs £ Variable costs Direct materials 1,440 Direct labour 1,200 Overheads 1,920 Fixed costs: Indirect labour 840 Overheads 1,920 Total cost 7,320 Cost per litre 0.61 Required a) Estimate the manufacturing cost per litre of the product at the other two levels of demand 16,800 and 21,600 litres. b) Explain with examples the difference between fixed and semi-fixed costs and comment on why the cost per litre of the product changes with the increase in the number of litres made. c) The timber treatment will be sold for £1.00/litre at 12,000 litres activity level. Page 5 of 11

Solutions Ltd. has prepared three forecasted demand quantities for the next period for a timber treatment. The original budget was to produce 12,000 litres and the manufacturing cost per litre per of the product as follows: Number of Litres 12,000 Costs £ Variable costs Direct materials 1,440 Direct labour 1,200 Overheads 1,920 Fixed costs: Indirect labour 840 Overheads 1,920 Total cost 7,320 Cost per litre 0.61 Required a) Estimate the manufacturing cost per litre of the product at the other two levels of demand 16,800 and 21,600 litres. b) Explain with examples the difference between fixed and semi-fixed costs and comment on why the cost per litre of the product changes with the increase in the number of litres made. c) The timber treatment will be sold for £1.00/litre at 12,000 litres activity level. Page 5 of 11

Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making

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Chapter9: Profit Planning And Flexible Budgets

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Problem 50E: Use the following information for Exercises 9-50 and 9-51: Assume that Stillwater Designs produces...

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