January 2023

Overhead apportionment, allocation and allotment

By |2022-09-15T12:30:45+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Overhead apportionment, allocation and allotment

  • As already pointed out here at the first step of absorption costing  involves the processes of:
    1. Allocation
    2. Allotment and
    3. Apportionment
  • In very simple cases where there is only product none of this is necessary as overheads can be easily […]
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Inventory valuation methods

By |2022-09-15T12:32:25+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Inventory valuation: Inventory valuation methods

  • The figure for inventory is obtained from actual physical stock takes
  • We have already looked at the exact definition of inventories during the introduction to inventories and when we looked at IAS 2
  • It has also been pointed out […]
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Overhead absorption and absorption rates (OAR)

By |2022-09-15T12:30:46+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Absorption Costing:  Overhead Absorption Rates (OAR)

  • As already pointed out elsewhere production overheads are usually calculated at the beginning of the accounting period
  • This would allow, for example, the business to determine how much cost to assign to a unit before calculating the selling price

    • […]

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Inventory valuation methods: FIFO

By |2022-09-15T12:32:25+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Inventory valuation: Inventory valuation methods: First In First Out (FIFO)

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Absorption of Overheads: One Product Worked Example

By |2022-09-15T12:30:45+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Absorption of Overheads: One Product Worked Example

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Inventory valuation methods: FIFO: Example Question

By |2022-09-15T12:32:24+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Inventory valuation: Inventory valuation methods: First In First Out (FIFO): Example Question

  • We have looked at the FIFO method of valuing inventory here
  • Now it is time to look at an exam type of question
  • The solution to this question can be found here

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Absorption of Overheads: More than one product one department worked example

By |2022-09-15T12:30:44+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Absorption of Overheads: More than one product one department worked example

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Inventory valuation methods: FIFO: Solution to Example Question

By |2022-09-15T12:32:24+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Inventory valuation: Inventory valuation methods: First In First Out (FIFO): Example Question

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Absorption of Overheads: More than one department and more than one product example

By |2022-09-15T12:30:44+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Absorption of Overheads: More than one department and more than one department worked example

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Inventory valuation methods: LIFO

By |2022-09-15T12:32:23+02:00January 24th, 2023|Cambridge AS A Level Accounting, Notes, ZIMSEC A Level Accounting|

Cambrige AS and A Level Accounting Notes (9706)/ ZIMSEC  Advanced Accounting Level Notes: Inventory valuation: Inventory valuation methods: Last In First Out (LIFO)

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