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5.1 Indicate whether the following statements are True or False - NSC Accounting - Question 5 - 2017 - Paper 1 Question 5
View full question 5.1 Indicate whether the following statements are True or False. Write only the answer next to the question numbers (5.1.1–5.1.3) in the ANSWER BOOK.
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Calculate the direct labour cost. Only available for registered users.
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To calculate the direct labour cost, follow these steps:
Calculate the total normal wages:
Number of workers = 5
Normal hours per worker = 1,800
Normal hourly rate = R70
Total normal wages = Number of workers * Normal hours per worker * Normal hourly rate
Total normal wages = 5 * 1,800 * 70 = R630,000
Calculate overtime wages:
Overtime hours = 660
Overtime rate = 1.6 * Normal hourly rate = 1.6 * R70 = R112
Total overtime wages = Overtime hours * Overtime rate
= 660 * 112 = R73,920
Calculate the employer’s contributions:
Employer contribution = 9% of the normal wages
= 630,000 * 0.09 = R56,700
Total direct labour cost = Total normal wages + Total overtime wages + Employer contribution
= 630,000 + 73,920 + 56,700 = R760,620
Calculate Factory Plant and Equipment. Only available for registered users.
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To calculate the Factory Plant and Equipment, we follow:
Calculate the carrying value:
Old equipment was disposed of for R6,500, which resulted in a loss of R2,500.
Thus, the lost value of old equipment = Disposal value + Loss = 6,500 + 2,500 = R9,000
Calculate new depreciation:
The new value for the factory plant and equipment after disposals = Cost (beginning) - Old loss
= R420,000 - 9,000 = R411,000
Calculate the accumulated depreciation for the new year:
Depreciation = 15% of Cost
= 15% of R411,000 = R61,650
Calculate total depreciation and contribution:
Accumulated depreciation = Previous + Current Depreciation
= (R198,000 + 61,650)
= R259,650
Thus, Cost = R411,000 - R259,650 = R151,350.
Prepare the Factory Overhead Cost note. Only available for registered users.
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To prepare the Factory Overhead Cost note:
List all components:
Indirect labour = R300,000
Indirect material = R52,750
Water and electricity (60% of R98,700) = R59,220
Insurance = 60% of R32,300 = R17,700
Rent expense = 60% of R102,000 = R61,200
Depreciation calculated above = R62,850
Factory sundry expenses = R19,150
Total the overhead cost:
Total Factory Overhead Cost = R300,000 + R52,750 + R59,220 + R17,700 + R61,200 + R62,850 + R19,150
= R582,000.
Calculate the cost of sales for the year ended 31 December 2017. Only available for registered users.
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To calculate the cost of sales:
Formula for Cost of Sales:
Cost of sales = (Opening Inventory + Purchases - Closing Inventory)
= (46,000 + 1,770,000 - 41,000)
= R1,775,000.
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