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Sweets Galore ( Pty ) Ltd ( Sweets Galore ) is a local manufacturer of fruity sweets. The company uses an absorption costing system and

Sweets Galore (Pty) Ltd (Sweets Galore) is a local manufacturer of fruity sweets.
The company uses an absorption costing system and inventory is valued according to
the first-in-first-out (FIFO) method.
The information below relates to Sweets Galores 2024 financial year ending 30 June
2024:
Actual sales 980000 sweets at R0.40 per sweet
Actual number of fruity sweets
manufactured: 980000 sweets
- Direct materials used 980 kilograms at R20 per kg
- Direct labour used 980 hours at R50 per hour
- Variable manufacturing overheads
incurred 1960 machine hours at R30 per hour
Budgeted fixed manufacturing overheads R100000
Normal capacity 1000000 sweets
Actual fixed manufacturing overheads
incurred
R105000
Opening inventory: 100000 sweets
- Direct materials used 100 kilograms at R20 per kg
- Direct labour used 100 hours at R50 per hour
- Variable manufacturing overheads
incurred 200 machine hours at R30 per hour
Total fixed manufacturing overheads
allocated to opening and closing inventory
R10000
Closing inventory 100000 sweets
Fixed selling costs R25000
Variable selling costs 5 cents per sweet sold
Fixed manufacturing overheads are allocated based on the number of sweets
manufactured at the normal capacity.
Prepare Sweets Galores actual Statement of Comprehensive Income for the
financial year ending 30 June 2024 based on the absorption costing basis.

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