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Course Title: Marginal and Absorption Costing
Professional Development Programmeon Enriching
Knowledge of the Business, Accounting and Financial Studies
(BAFS) Curriculum
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, teacher
participants should be able to:
compare andcontrastbetween marginal
costing and absorption costing;
calculate and present net profit under marginal
costing and absorption costing; and
explain and evaluate the uses of marginal
costing and absorption costing.
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Syllabus in HKDSE Examination
Compare the useof marginal and absorption
Compare the useof marginal and absorption
costing in preparing:
costing in preparing:
(i) Manufacturing accounts
(i) Manufacturing accounts Operating Statements
(ii) Income statements Operating Statements
(ii) Income statements
Compare the advantagesand disadvantages
Compare the advantagesand disadvantages
of adopting marginal and absorption costing
of adopting marginal and absorption costing
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Contents
Segregation of cost into variable and fixed elements
(Illustration 1)
Marginal costing vs. absorption costing (Illustrations 2‐5)
Normal absorption costing (Illustration 6)
Overhead absorption rate (Illustration 6)
Calculation and treatment of overhead over‐
absorbed/under‐absorbed (Illustration 6)
Advantages and disadvantages of marginal costing and
absorption costing
Case study –integrated
illustrative question
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