Financial Statements for Manufacturing Businesses (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE Accounting)

Exam Questions

13 mins13 questions
11 mark

Which costs of a manufacturing business are indirect costs?

  1. rent of the factory

  2. wages of employees who make the goods

  3. wages of the factory supervisors

  4. raw materials used in production

  • 1 and 3 only

  • 2 and 4

  • 1, 2 and 3

  • 1 only

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21 mark

Where is work-in-progress shown in the statement of financial position of a manufacturing business?

  • non-current assets

  • current assets

  • non-current liabilities

  • current liabilities

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31 mark

What would be included in the statement of financial position of a manufacturing business but not a wholesale business?

  • machinery

  • office equipment

  • trade payables

  • work in progress

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41 mark

Which calculation gives the prime cost for a manufacturing business?

  • direct material + direct labour

  • direct material + direct labour + direct expenses

  • direct material + direct labour + direct expenses + factory overheads

  • direct material + direct labour + factory overheads

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51 mark

Which calculation is used by a manufacturer to find the cost of production?

  • prime cost + factory overheads + opening work in progress - closing work in progress

  • prime cost - factory overheads + opening work in progress - closing work in progress

  • prime cost + factory overheads - opening work in progress + closing work in progress

  • prime cost - factory overheads - opening work in progress + closing work in progress

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61 mark

Which calculation gives the cost of the raw materials consumed?

  • closing inventory of raw materials + purchases of raw materials + carriage inwards - opening inventory of raw materials

  • closing inventory of raw materials + purchases of raw materials - carriage inwards - opening inventory of raw materials

  • opening inventory of raw materials + purchases of raw materials + carriage inwards - closing inventory of raw materials

  • opening inventory of raw materials + purchases of raw materials - carriage inwards - closing inventory of raw materials

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11 mark

A manufacturing business provided the following information for the year ended 31 May 2024.

$

depreciation of machinery

13 000

raw materials consumed

62 000

wages of machine operators

31 000

salaries of factory supervisors

28 000

rent of factory

12 000

What was the total of the direct costs?

  • $93 000

  • $105 000

  • $118 000

  • $146 000

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21 mark

A manufacturer provided the following information at the end of his financial year.

$

work in progress at the start of the year

5 400

work in progress at the end of the year

4 600

prime cost

87 200

factory overheads

19 500

What was the cost of production for the year?

  • $66 900

  • $68 500

  • $105 900

  • $107 500

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31 mark

A manufacturing business provided the following information for a financial year.

$

purchases of raw material

95 000

carriage inwards on raw material

3 000

opening inventory of raw material

36 000

closing inventory of raw material

28 000

What was the cost of raw materials consumed?

  • $87 000

  • $90 000

  • $103 000

  • $106 000

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41 mark

A manufacturing company provided the following information.

$

cost of raw materials

162 000

factory rent

31 000

direct wages

83 000

factory supervisor's salary

28 000

depreciation of machinery

35 000

machinery repairs

10 000

What was the prime cost of manufacturing?

  • $162 000

  • $245 000

  • $273 000

  • $349 000

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11 mark

A manufacturing business started on 1 May 2023. The owner provided the following information about the first year in business.

$

prime cost

65 420

factory overheads

17 270

work in progress at the end of the year

2 050

closing inventory of finished goods

2 870

What was the cost of production?

  • $77 770

  • $79 820

  • $80 640

  • $84 740

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21 mark

A manufacturer’s inventory of raw materials at the start of the year was valued at $1 500. At the end of the year, it was valued at $1 250.

What was the effect of this decrease on the cost of production and the cost of sales?

cost of production

cost of sales

A

decrease

decrease

B

increase

increase

C

increase

no change

D

no change

increase

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    31 mark

    A manufacturer calculated the cost of production for the year at $54 500.

    It was found that insurance and rates, $3 400, had been omitted from the financial statements.

    Insurance and rates is allocated 80% to the factory and 20% to the offices.

    What was the correct cost of production?

    • $51 780

    • $55 180

    • $57 220

    • $57 900

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