'Absorbs' fixed costs like a ratio depending on output/usage
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Define full costing:
Covering fixed and variable costs
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How do you work out marginal costing?
(Price per unit - variable cost per unit) x sales = full contribution
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How do you work out absorption costing?
Find percentage: e.g for rent = factory time per unit / total factory time, then x by total fixed costs, then x by all products to find out total fixed costs
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How do you work out full costing?
Direct cost for item/ total direct (variable) costs, then x by total indirect (fixed) costs, then indirect + direct
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What's 3 limitations of marginal costing?
Assumes fixed costs, variable costs change, may not consider whole order
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Give an advantage of absorption costing
More accurate and fair
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Give 2 limitations of absoption costing
It's complicated and time consuming
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Give a limitation of full costing
Not very accurate - 'blanket effect' for the fixed costs
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Define absorption costing:
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'Absorbs' fixed costs like a ratio depending on output/usage
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