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CIMAPRO19-P01-1 Exam - Topic 5 Question 65 Discussion

A company makes and sells three products A, B and C.The selling prices and costs of the three products, using a traditional absoprtion costing system, are shown in the table below.The company has undertaken an analysis of overhead costs using activity-based costing (ABC).The revised overhead costs for products A, B and C are $6, $32 and $55 respectively.When comparing the figures obtained under the two costing methods, which of the following statements are true?Select ALL that apply.
A) Product B makes a profit under both methods, but the profit is lower using ABC. and D) Activity-based costing results in a lower level of overhead costs for the company. and E) Product A shows a profit under ABC but had appeared loss making under traditional absorption costing.
B) The product that is the most profitable under traditional absorption costing makes a loss under the ABC methodology.
C) Product C is currently overpriced based on cost plus pricing and the selling price should be reduced.

CIMAPRO19-P01-1 Exam - Topic 5 Question 65 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRO19-P01-1 exam
Question #: 65
Topic #: 5
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A company makes and sells three products A, B and C.

The selling prices and costs of the three products, using a traditional absoprtion costing system, are shown in the table below.

The company has undertaken an analysis of overhead costs using activity-based costing (ABC).

The revised overhead costs for products A, B and C are $6, $32 and $55 respectively.

When comparing the figures obtained under the two costing methods, which of the following statements are true?

Select ALL that apply.

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Mari
8 months ago
Product B's profit is lower with ABC, that's a fact!
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Lacey
9 months ago
I disagree, ABC doesn’t always mean lower overhead costs.
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Olen
9 months ago
Wait, how can A be profitable under ABC but not under absorption?
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Melita
9 months ago
I think Product C is overpriced, totally agree with that.
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Amber
9 months ago
Product B definitely makes a profit under both methods.
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Yuonne
9 months ago
I don’t recall if ABC always results in lower overhead costs for the company. It seems like it could vary depending on the product mix.
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Graciela
9 months ago
I'm a bit confused about product C being overpriced. I thought cost-plus pricing was supposed to cover costs, but maybe ABC shows a different picture?
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Mammie
9 months ago
I remember a similar question where the most profitable product under absorption costing ended up showing a loss with ABC. I think that might apply here too.
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Tess
9 months ago
I think product B does make a profit under both methods, but I'm not entirely sure if the profit is actually lower with ABC. I need to double-check the numbers.
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Susy
10 months ago
Okay, I've got this. The key is to remember that federal law generally supersedes state law, unless the state law is more stringent. I'll go with option C.
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Billye
10 months ago
I'm not entirely sure about this one. The CDATA section is throwing me off a bit. I'll need to review my notes and examples to make sure I'm approaching this the right way.
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Becky
10 months ago
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Lilli
1 year ago
Looks like the company is really going to need to re-evaluate their pricing strategies after this ABC analysis. Maybe they should hire a team of accountants who can actually do math.
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Nicolette
1 year ago
Product C is currently overpriced based on cost plus pricing and the selling price should be reduced.
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Willard
1 year ago
Product A shows a profit under ABC but had appeared loss making under traditional absorption costing.
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Yolando
1 year ago
Product B makes a profit under both methods, but the profit is lower using ABC.
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Kirk
1 year ago
Wait, so are we supposed to find the most profitable product or the one that's the least unprofitable? I feel like I need a crystal ball for this one.
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Shawnda
1 year ago
The product that is the most profitable under traditional absorption costing makes a loss under the ABC methodology.
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Dortha
1 year ago
Product A shows a profit under ABC but had appeared loss making under traditional absorption costing.
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Lashaun
1 year ago
Product B makes a profit under both methods, but the profit is lower using ABC.
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Cassie
1 year ago
Aha, so the company was overpricing Product C all this time. They should probably give their pricing team a raise for catching that.
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Alton
1 year ago
Definitely, it's important for companies to regularly review their costing methods to ensure accurate pricing.
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Truman
1 year ago
It's interesting how the profit margins can change based on the costing method used.
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Man
1 year ago
Yes, the pricing team did a good job catching that. Product A shows a profit under ABC but had appeared loss making under traditional absorption costing.
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Anthony
1 year ago
Product C is currently overpriced based on cost plus pricing and the selling price should be reduced.
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Carma
1 year ago
It's interesting how the costing method can change the perceived profitability of a product.
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Rochell
1 year ago
Product A shows a profit under ABC but had appeared loss making under traditional absorption costing.
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Floyd
1 year ago
Yes, the company should definitely adjust the selling price of Product C to reflect the actual costs.
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Shannan
1 year ago
Product C is currently overpriced based on cost plus pricing and the selling price should be reduced.
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Selma
1 year ago
Oh, this is tricky. I can already see that the traditional absorption costing was hiding some important cost information. Time to dive into the details!
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Dong
1 year ago
Hmm, looks like we need to do some careful analysis here. The revised overhead costs from ABC seem to have a significant impact on the profitability of these products.
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Emile
1 year ago
Product A shows a profit under ABC but had appeared loss making under traditional absorption costing.
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Mertie
1 year ago
Product B makes a profit under both methods, but the profit is lower using ABC.
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Antonette
1 year ago
I see your point, Delpha. But maybe the overhead costs allocation in ABC is affecting the profitability differently.
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Delpha
1 year ago
I disagree with option B. The most profitable product under traditional costing should still be profitable under ABC.
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Antonette
1 year ago
I think option A is true because Product B makes a profit under both methods.
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