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免費(fèi)聽(tīng)課》 3.3 Analysis of costs into fixed and variable elements:
High-low method
Step 1 – select the highest and lowest activity levels, and their associated costs
Step 2 – find the variable cost per unit
Step 3 – find the fixed cost by substitution, using either the high or low activity level.
Example 1:
Using high-low method to calculate the fixed and variable elements of the following costs:
Month Units produced Costs ($)
July 340 2,260
August 300 2,160
September 380 2,320
October 420 2,400
November 400 2,300
December 360 2,266
Solution:
Step 1- Select the highest and lowest activity levels, and their associated costs
Month Units produced Cost ($)
Lowest activity level: 12750 83585- 4700
Variable cost = (83585-4700 – 73950)/ (15100- 12750) = $2.1/unit
Fixed cost exceeds 14500 units = 83585 - $2.1 x 15100 = $51,875
Total cost for 14500 units = $51,875 + $2.1 x 14500 units = $82,325
High –low method with changes in the variable cost per unit
D. Administrative overheads
A company employs four supervisors to oversee the factory production of all its products. How would the salaries paid to these supervisors be classified?
A. As a direct labour cost
B. As a direct production expense
C. As a production overhead
D. As an administration overhead
Solution:
The supervisors are engaged in the production activity, therefore option D can be eliminated. They supervise the production of all products, therefore their salaries are indirect costs because they cannot be specifically identified with a cost unit. This eliminates options A and B. The salaries are indirect production overhead costs, therefore option C is correct.
小編寄語(yǔ):奮斗沒(méi)有終點(diǎn),任何時(shí)候都是一個(gè)起點(diǎn)。