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Azure has a job order and the following data have been recorded on its job...

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Accounting

Azure has a job order and the following data have been recorded on its job cost sheet:

Direct material $50,000

Direct labour hours 1,000

Direct labour wage rate $25

Machine hours 750 hours

Number of units completed 800

The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine hours and the predetermined overhead rate is $20 per machine hour. Management is now considering whether this job order is profitable or not and how does this job order fare compared to the industry benchmark.

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  1. Compute the unit product cost that would appear on the job cost sheet for this job. (2 marks)

  1. Using a mark-up percentage of 20% of the full product cost, how much profit/loss would this job make? (2 marks)

  1. Considering the industry benchmark for manufacturing overhead for similar jobs is 50% of direct labour, identify whether this job has a manufacturing overhead lower or higher than a similar job using the industry benchmark. Briefly explain what could cause a difference. (6 marks)

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