Required:

(a) Using labour hours as overhead allocation base, rewrite the budgeted profit statement in an absorption costing format. Show all workings clearly.

(b) Compare the budgeted profit calculated under absorption costing with the budgeted profit under variable costing and explain what causes the difference in profit figures. Show all workings clearly.

(c) Which income reporting method is the manager responsible for the performance of the Wave Rider product likely to prefer? Which method is the manager responsible for the performance of the Stress Killer likely to prefer? Explain your answers.

(d) Discuss merits and limits of absorption costing and variable costing. Illustrate with examples.

Ocean Sails manufactures sailing boats in two models: the Wave Rider and the Stress Killer. The company currently uses a variable costing system for internal reporting purposes. Its budgeted profit statement for the year ended 31 March 2021 is provided in tha followine tahla. The following information from the budget is also available: The variable cost of goods sold comprises of direct materials and direct labour (there are no variable manufacturing overheads). The production of each unit of Wave Rider takes 750 labour hours, while each unit of Stress Killer requires 1,000 labour hours. Ocean Sails manufactures sailing boats in two models: the Wave Rider and the Stress Killer. The company currently uses a variable costing system for internal reporting purposes. Its budgeted profit statement for the year ended 31 March 2021 is provided in tha followine tahla. The following information from the budget is also available: The variable cost of goods sold comprises of direct materials and direct labour (there are no variable manufacturing overheads). The production of each unit of Wave Rider takes 750 labour hours, while each unit of Stress Killer requires 1,000 labour hours