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ACCA · Question 16 · Specialist Cost and Management Accounting Techniques

Section B - Case 1: AeroBlade Dynamics

AeroBlade Dynamics manufactures heavy wind turbine blades. They produce two models: Standard and Advanced. The factory operates a highly specialized molding machine which is the bottleneck resource. Total bottleneck hours available per month are 3,000 hours. Total factory costs (excluding direct materials) are $120,000 per month.

Data per unit:
Standard Blade: Selling Price = $200, Direct Material Cost = $80, Machine Hours = 2 hours.
Advanced Blade: Selling Price = $350, Direct Material Cost = $150, Machine Hours = 4 hours.

Calculate the Return per Factory Hour for the Advanced Blade. (Enter the number only)

How to approach this question

Return per factory hour = (Selling Price - Direct Material Cost) / Time on bottleneck resource.

Full Answer

Throughput Return for Advanced Blade = Selling Price ($350) - Direct Material Cost ($150) = $200. Return per Factory Hour = Throughput Return / Bottleneck Hours = $200 / 4 hours = $50 per hour.

Common mistakes

Deducting other costs besides direct materials, or forgetting to divide by the bottleneck hours.

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