Question 1 Microboards manufactures scooters in two models: X and Y. The company currently uses an absorption costing system for internal reporting purposes. Its budgeted profit statement for the year ended 31 March 2022 is provided in the following table: X Y Total () () () 1,200,000 500,000 700,000 Sales revenues Cost of goods sold Gross profit 240,000 380,000 620,000 260,000 320,000 580,000 Variable marketing & admin 153,000 Fixed marketing & admin 270,000 Profit 157,000 The following information from the budget is also available: X (Units) (Units) Opening inventory 1,000 1,000 Production volume 2,000 1,500 Closing inventory 1,400 600 The production of each unit of X takes 25 labour hours, while each unit of Y requires 30 labour hours. The budgeted fixed manufacturing overheads for this period are 475,000. Required: (a) Using labour hours as overhead allocation base, rewrite the budgeted profit statement in a variable costing format. Show all workings clearly. [37 marks] (b) Compare the budgeted profit calculated under absorption costing with the budgeted profit calculated under variable costing and explain what causes the difference in profit figures. Show all workings clearly. [13 marks]