College of Administration and Finance Sciences
Assignment (2)
Deadline: Saturday 12/02/2023 @ 23:59
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Course Name: Cost Accounting |
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Course Code: ACCT 301 |
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Semester: 2nd |
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Academic Year: 1444 H |
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Students’ Grade: /15 |
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low |
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
· The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard ( WORD format only) via allocated folder.
· Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
· Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
· Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
· Late submission will NOT be accepted.
· Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
· All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism.
· Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Question(s):(Marks 15)
Q1. Differentiate with suitable examples the traditional costing systems and activity-based costing. Explain how ABC is used in manufacturing by providing a numerical example.
(3 Marks)
Note: Your answer must include suitable numerical examples. You are required to assume values of your own and they should not be copied from any sources. (Week 7, Chapter 7)
Answer:
Q2. RCR has two support departments, X1 and X2, and two operating departments, Z1 and Z2. RCR has decided to use the direct method and allocate variable X1 dept. costs based on the number of transactions and fixed X1 dept. costs based on the number of employees. X2 dept. variable costs will be allocated based on the number of service requests and fixed costs will be allocated based on the number of computers. The following information is provided: (Week 9, Chapter 8 ) (4 Marks)
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Support Departments |
Operating Departments |
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X1 |
X2 |
Z1 |
Z2 |
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Total Department variable costs |
12,500 |
15,000 |
95,000 |
52,500 |
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Total department fixed costs |
14,500 |
27,500 |
105,000 |
45,000 |
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Number of transactions |
38 |
45 |
175 |
112 |
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Number of employees |
14 |
18 |
38 |
30 |
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Number of service requests |
30 |
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38 |
25 |
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Number of computers |
15 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
You are required to allocate the variable and fixed costs.
Answer:
Q3. Provide a numerical example of special order decisions and make or buy decisions and explain how these decisions are backed by quantitative and qualitative considerations.
(4 Marks)
Note: Your answer must include suitable numerical examples. You are required to assume values of your own and they should not be copied from any sources.
(Week 8, Chapter 4)
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Q4. K&C Ltd. is working on a budget for the current year. The following information is linked to budget preparation: (4 Marks)
(Week 10, Chapter 10)
Budgeted selling price per unit = SAR 450 per unit
Total fixed costs = SAR 275,000
Variable costs = SAR 150 per unit
Required:
You are required to prepare a flexible budget for 1,000, 1,500, 2,000, and 2,500 units.
Answer:
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