CA Inter Cost & Management Accounting

10.Marginal Costing

1.Basic Quetions
Q1. A company has made a profit of ₹ 50,000 during the year 20X8-X9. If the selling
price and marginal cost of the product are ₹ 15 and ₹ 12 per unit respectively,
FIND OUT the amount of margin of safety.

Q2. If P/V ratio is 60% and the Marginal cost of the product is ₹ 20. CALCULATE the
selling price?

Q3. You are given the following particulars CALCULATE:

(a) Break-even point
(b) Sales to earn a profit of ₹ 20,000
i. Fixed cost ₹ 1,50,000
ii. Variable cost ₹ 15 per unit
iii. Selling price is ₹ 30 per unit

Q4 (₹)
(i) DETERMINE profit, when sales = 2,00,000
Fixed Cost = 40,000
BEP = 1,60,000
(ii) DETERMINE sales,
when fixed cost = 20,000
Profit = 10,000
BEP = 40,000

Q5 The ratio of variable cost to sales is 70%. The break-even point occurs at 60% of the
capacity sales. Find the capacity sales when fixed costs are ₹ 90,000. Also
COMPUTE profit at 75% of the capacity sales.

Q6. A Ltd. Maintains margin of safety of 37.5% with an overall contribution to sales ratio
of 40%. Its fixed costs amount to ₹ 5 lakhs.
CALCULATE the following:
i. Break-even sales
ii. Total sales
iii. Total variable cost
iv. Current profit
v. New ‘margin of safety’ if the sales volume is increased by 7 ½ %.

Q7. (a) If margin of safety is ₹ 2,40,000 (40% of sales) and P/V ratio is 30% of AB
Ltd, CALCULATE its (1) Break even sales, and (2) Amount of profit on sales of
₹9,00,000.
(b) X Ltd. has earned a contribution of ₹2,00,000 and net profit of ₹1,50,000 of sales
of ₹ 8,00,000. What is its margin of safety
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Q8. The following information is given by Star Ltd.:

Margin of Safety ₹1,87,500
Total Cost ₹ 1,93,750
Margin of Safety 3,750 units
Break-even Sales 1,250 units
Required:
CALCULATE Profit, P/V Ratio, BEP Sales (in ₹) and Fixed Cost.

Q9. MNP Ltd sold 2,75,000 units of its product at ₹ 375 per unit. Variable costs are ₹ 175
per unit (manufacturing costs of ₹140 and selling cost ₹35 per unit). Fixed costs are incurred
uniformly throughout the year and amount to ₹3,50,00,000 (including depreciation of ₹
1,50,00,000). there are no beginning or ending inventories. Required:
i) COMPUTE breakeven sales level quantity and cash breakeven sales level
quantity.
ii) COMPUTE the P/V ratio.
iii) COMPUTE the number of units that must be sold to earn an income (EBIT) of ₹
25,00,000.
iv) COMPUTE the sales level achieve an after-tax income (PAT) of ₹ 25,00,000.
Assume 40% corporate Income Tax rate.

Q10. A single product company sells its product at ₹ 60 per unit. In 20X8, the company
operated at a margin of safety of 40%. The fixed costs amounted to ₹ 3,60,000 and
the variable cost ratio to sales was 80%.
In 20X9, it is estimated that the variable cost will go up by 10% and the fixed cost will
increase by 5%.
(i) FIND the selling price required to be fixed in 20X9 to earn the same P/V ratio as
in 20X8.
(ii) Assuming the same selling price of ₹ 60 per unit in 20X9, FIND the number of
units required to be produced and sold to earn the same profit as in 20X8.

Q11. You are given the following data:

Sales Profit
Year 20X8 ₹ 1,20,000 8,000
Year 20X9 ₹ 1,40,000 13,000
FIND OUT –
(i) P/V ratio,
(ii) B.E. Point,
(iii) Profit when sales are ₹1,80,000,
(iv) Sales required earn a profit of ₹12,000,
(v) Margin of safety in year 20X9.

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Q12. A company has three factories situated in north, east and south with its Head Office
in Mumbai. The management has received the following summary report on the
operations of each factory for a period: (₹ in ‘000)
Sales Profit
Actual Over/(Under) Actual Over/(Under)
Budget Budget

North 1,100 (400) 135 (180)

East 1,450 150 210 90

South 1,200 (200) 330 (110)
CALCULATE for each factory and for the company as a whole for the period :
(vi) the fixed costs. (ii) break-even sales.

Q13. An Indian soft drink company is planning to establish a subsidiary company in Bhutan
to produce mineral water. Based on the estimated annual sales of 40,000 bottles of
the mineral water, cost studies produced the following estimates for the Bhutanese
subsidiary:
Total annual costs Percent of
Total Annual
Material 2,10,000 Cost which is
100%
variable
Labour 1,50,000 80%
Factory Overheads 92,000 60%
Administration Expenses 40,000 35%

The Bhutanese production will be sold by manufacturer’s representatives who will receive
a commission of 8% of the sale price. No portion of the Indian office expenses is to
be allocated to the Bhutanese subsidiary. You are required to
(i) COMPUTE the sale price per bottle to enable the management to realize an
estimated 10% profit on sale proceeds in Bhutan.
(ii) CALCULATE the break-even point in rupees sales as also in number of bottles
for the Bhutanese subsidiary on the assumption that the sale price is ₹ 14
per bottle.

Q14. PQR Ltd. has furnished the following data for the two years:
20X3 20X4
Sales ₹ ?
Profit/Volume Ratio (P/V ratio) 50%8,00,000 37.5%
Margin of Safety sales as a % of total 40% 21.875
sales has been substantial savings in the fixed cost in the
There % year 20X4 due to the
restructuring process. The company could maintain its sales quantity level of 20X3 in

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20X4 by reducing selling price.

You are required to CALCULATE the following:
(i) Sales for 20X4 in Value,
(ii) Fixed cost for 20X4,
(iii) Break-even sales for 20X4 in Value.

Q15. An automobile manufacturing company produces different models of Cars. The

budget in respect of model 007 for the month of March, 20X9 is as under:
Budgeted Output 40,000 Units
₹ In lakhs ₹ In lakhs
Net Realisation 2,10,000
Variable Costs:
Materials 79,200
Labour 15,600
Direct expenses 37,200 1,32,000
Specific Fixed Costs 27,000
Allocated Fixed Costs 33,750 60,750
Total Costs 1,92,750
Profit 17,250
Sales 2,10,000
CALCULATE:
(i) Profit with 10 percent increase in selling price with a 10 percent
reduction in sales volume.
(ii) Volume to be achieved to maintain the original profit after a 10 percent rise
in material costs, at the originally budgeted selling price per unit.

Q16. The profit for the year of R.J. Ltd. works out to 12.5% of the capital employed and the
relevant figures are as under:
Sales……………………………………………………………… ₹ 5,00,000
Direct Materials………………………………………………… ₹ 2,50,000
Direct Labour…………………………………………………….. ₹ 1,00,000
Variable Overheads……………………………………….. ₹ 40,000
Capital Employed……………………………………………… ₹ 4,00,000
The new Sales Manager who has joined the company recently estimates for next year a
profit of about 23% on capital employed, provided the volume of sales is increased by
10% and simultaneously there is an increase in Selling Price of 4% and an overall cost
reduction in all the elements of cost by 2%.
Required
FIND OUT by computing in detail the cost and profit for next year, whether the
proposal of Sales Manager can be adopted.

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2.Merger of Plants

Q17. A, B and C are three similar plants under the same management who want them to be
merged for better operation. The details are as under
Particulars Plant - A Plant – B Plant – C
Capacity Operated 100% 70% 50%
Rs. (in lakhs) Rs. (in lakhs) Rs. (in lakhs)
Turnover 300 280 150
Variable cost 200 210 75
Fixed cost 70 50 62
Find out –
i. the capacity of the merged plant for break even
ii. the profit at 75 % capacity of the merged plant
iii. the turnover from the merged plant to give a profit of Rs. 28 lakhs

3.Shut Down Point

Q18. Mr. X has ₹ 2,00,000 investments in his business firm. He wants a 15 per cent
return on his money. From an analysis of recent cost figures, he finds that his variable
cost of operating is 60 per cent of sales, his fixed costs are ₹ 80,000 per year. Show
COMPUTATIONS to answer the following questions:
(i) What sales volume must be obtained to break even?
(ii) What sales volume must be obtained to get 15 per cent return on investment?
(iii) Mr. X estimates that even if he closed the doors of his business, he would incur
₹ 25,000 as expenses per year. At what sales would he be better off by locking
his business up?

4.Sales Mix

Q19.A company sales two products, J & K. The sales mix is 4 units of J and 3 units of K. The
contribution margins per unit are Rs.40 for J and Rs.20 for K. Fixed costs are Rs.6,16,00
per month. Compute the Break Even Point?

Q20. The product mix of a Gama Ltd. is as under:

Products
M N
Units 54,000 18,000
Selling price ₹ 7.50 ₹ 15.00
Variable cost ₹ 6.00 ₹ 4.50
FIND the break-even points in units, if the company discontinues product ‘M’ and replace
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with product ‘O’. The quantity of product ‘O’ is 9,000 units and its selling price and
variable costs respectively are ₹ 18 and ₹ 9. Fixed Cost is ₹ 15,000.

Q21.. M.K. Ltd. manufactures and sells a single product X whose selling price is ₹ 40 per
unit and the variable cost is ₹ 16 per unit.
(i) If the Fixed Costs for this year are ₹ 4,80,000 and the annual sales are at 60%
margin of safety, CALCULATE the rate of net return on sales, assuming an income
tax level of 40%
(ii) For the next year, it is proposed to add another product line Y whose selling price
would be ₹ 50 per unit and the variable cost ₹ 10 per unit. The total fixed costs are
estimated at ₹ 6,66,600. The sales mix of X : Y would be 7 : 3. DETERMINE at
what level of sales next year, would M.K. Ltd. break even? Give separately for both X
and Y the break-even sales in rupee and quantities.

5.Opportunity Cost

Q22. A company can make any one of the 3 products X, Y or Z in a year. It can exercise its
option only at the beginning of each year.
Relevant information about the products for the next year is given below.
X Y Z
Selling Price (₹ / unit) 10 12 12
Variable Costs (₹ / unit) 6 9 7
Market Demand (unit) 3,000 2,000 1,000
Production Capacity (unit) 2,00 3,000 900
Fixed Costs (₹) 30,000

Required
COMPUTE the opportunity costs for each of the products.

6.Limiting factor
Q 23. A company has a limited supply of material X to the extent of 50,000 kgs. This
material is used to manufacture three types of products namely — A, B and C. The cost
details of these products are given below:
Particulars A B C
Selling Price (Rs./ unit) 120 80 200
Variable Cost (Rs. / unit) 100 70 150
Material required 1 2 5
(kgs./unit)
Market Demand (units) 15,000 20,000 5,000
Total Fixed Cost Rs. 2,00,000

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Advise the management about the optimum utilisation of available material, to maximise
the profits of the company. Also calculate such profit.

Q24. X Ltd. supplies spare parts to an air craft company Y Ltd. The production capacity
of X Ltd. facilitates production of any one spare part for a particular period of time.
The following are the cost and other information for the production of the two
different spare parts A and B:
Part A Part B
Per unit
Alloy usage 1.6 kgs 1.6 kgs
Machine time: Machine A 0.6 hrs 0.25 hrs
Machine time: Machine B 0.5 hrs 0.55 hrs
Target price (₹) 145 115
Total hours available Machine A 4,000 hours
Machine B 4,500 hours
Alloy available is 13,000 kgs. @ ₹ 12.50 per kg.
Variable overheads per machine hours Machine A: ₹ 80
Machine B: ₹ 100
Required
(i) IDENTIFY the spare part which will optimize contribution at the offered price.
(ii) If Y Ltd. reduces target price by 10% and offers ₹ 60 per hour of unutilized machine
hour, CALCULATE the total contribution from the spare part identified above?

7.Indifference Point
Q25. Let's assume that we have to decide between purchase of 2 vehicles, say a Scooter
and a Motorcycle. It has the following cost data –
Annual Fixed Cost for a Scooter is Rs. 15,000 and variable cost is Rs. 12 per km. whereas
Annual Fixed Cost for a Motorcycle is Rs. 17,000 and variable cost is Rs. 10 per km.
Find out the range in which the two vehicles can be preferred.

Q26. The following are cost data for three alternative ways of processing the clerical
work for cases brought before the LC Court System:
A B C
Manual (₹) Semi-Automatic (₹) Fully-Automatic (₹)
Monthly fixed costs:
Occupancy 15,000 15,000 15,000
Maintenance contract --- 5,000 10,000
Equipment lease --- 25,000 1,00,000
Unit variable costs
(per report):
Supplies 40 80 20
Labour 200 60 20
(5 hrs x 40) (1 hr x 60) (0.25 hr x 80)

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Required:
(i) CALCULATE cost indifference points. Interpret your results.
(ii) If the present case load is 600 cases and it is expected to go up to 850 cases in near
future, SELECT most appropriate on cost considerations?

Q27. XY Ltd. makes two products X and Y, whose respective fixed costs are F1 and F2. You
are given that the unit contribution of Y is onefifth less than the unit contribution of
X, that the total of F 1 and F2 is ₹1,50,000, that the BEP of X is 1,800 units (for BEP
of X, F2 is not considered) and that 3,000 units is the indifference point between X
and Y.(i.e. X and Y make equal profits at 3,000 unit volume, considering heir respective
fixed costs). There is no inventory buildup as whatever is produced is sold.
Required
FIND OUT the values F1 and F2 and units contributions of X and Y.

8.Questions Based on Graph

Q28. You are given the following data for the year 20X7 of Rio Co. Ltd:

Variable cost 60,000 60

Fixed cost 30,000 %
30
Net profit 10,000 %
10%
Sales 1,00,000 100
FIND OUT (a) Break-even point, (b) P/V %
ratio, and (c) Margin of safety.
Also DRAW a break-even chart showing contribution and profit.

Q29. (a) You are given the following data for the coming year for a factory.

Budgeted output 8,00,000 units

Fixed expenses ₹40,00,000
Variable expenses per unit ₹ 100
Selling price per unit ₹ 200
DRAW a break-even chart showing the break-even point.
(b) If price is reduced to ₹ 180, what will be the new break-even point?

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9.Absorption VS Marginal
Q30 Wonder Ltd. manufactures a single product, ZEST. The following figures relate to
ZEST for a one-year period:

Activity Level 50% 100%

Sales and production (units) 400 800
(₹) (₹)
Sales 8,00,000 16,00,000
Production costs:
- Variable 3,20,000 6,40,000
- Fixed 1,60,000 1,60,000
Selling and distribution costs:
- Variable 1,60,000 3,20,000
- Fixed 2,40,000 2,40,000

The normal level of activity for the year is 800 units. Fixed costs are incurred evenly
throughout the year, and actual fixed costs are the same as budgeted. There were no
stocks of ZEST at the beginning of the year.
In the first quarter, 220 units were produced and 160 units were sold. Required:
(a) COMPUTE the fixed production costs absorbed by ZEST if absorption costing is
used?
(b) CALCULATE the under/over-recovery of overheads during the period?
(c) CALCULATE the profit using absorption costing?
(d) CALCULATE the profit using marginal costing?

Q31 XYZ Ltd. has a production capacity of 2,00,000 units per year. Normal capacity
utilisation is reckoned as 90%. Standard variable production costs are ₹11 per unit. The
fixed costs are ₹3,60,000 per year. Variable selling costs are ₹3 per unit and fixed
selling costs are ₹2,70,000 per year. The unit selling price is ₹20.
In the year just ended on 30th June, 20X4, the production was 1,60,000 units and
sales were 1,50,000 units. The closing inventory on 30th June was 20,000 units. The
actual variable production costs for the year were ₹ 35,000 higher than the standard.
(i) CALCULATE the profit for the year
(a) by absorption costing method and
(b) by marginal costing method.
(ii) EXPLAIN the difference in the profits.

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HOME WORK
Q1. MNP Ltd sold 2,75,000 units of its product at ₹37.50 per unit. Variable costs
are ₹ 17.50 per unit (manufacturing costs of ₹ 14 and selling cost ₹ 3.50 per unit).
Fixed costs are incurred uniformly throughout the year and amounting to ₹
35,00,000 (including depreciation of ₹ 15,00,000). There is no beginning or ending
inventories. Required:
COMPUTE breakeven sales level quantity and cash breakeven sales level quantity.

Q2. You are given the following particulars CALCULATE:

(c) Break-even point
(d) Sales to earn a profit of ₹ 20,000
i. Fixed cost ₹ 1,50,000
ii. Variable cost ₹ 15 per unit
iii. Selling price is ₹ 30 per unit

Q3 By noting “P/V will increase or P/V will decrease or P/V will not change”, as the case
may be, STATE how the following independent situations will affect the P/V ratio:
(i) An increase in the physical sales volume;
(ii) An increase in the fixed cost;
(iii) A decrease in the variable cost per unit;
(iv) A decrease in the contribution margin;
(v) An increase in selling price per unit;
(vi) A decrease in the fixed cost;
(vii) A 10% increase in both selling price and variable cost per unit;
(viii) A 10% increase in the selling price per unit and 10%
decrease in the physical sales volume;
(ix) A 50% increase in the variable cost per unit and 50% decrease in the
fixed cost.
(x) An increase in the angle of incidence

Q4 .A company sells its product at ₹ 15 per unit. In a period, if it produces and sells 8,000
units, it incurs a loss of ₹ 5 per unit. If the volume is raised to 20,000 units, it earns a
profit of ₹ 4 per unit. CALCULATE break-even point both in terms of rupees as well as in
units.

Q5 A company had incurred fixed expenses of ₹ 4,50,000, with sales of

₹ 15,00,000 and earned a profit of ₹ 3,00,000 during the first half year. In the
second half, it suffered a loss of ₹ 1,50,000.
CALCULATE:
(i) The profit-volume ratio, break-even point and margin of safety for the first half
year.
(ii) Expected sales volume for the second half year assuming that selling price and
fixed expenses remained unchanged during the second half year.
(iii) The break-even point and margin of safety for the whole year.

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