{"id":145,"date":"2017-01-20T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetrainingplace.org\/blog\/2017\/01\/20\/absorption-marginal-costing-part-1\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T16:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:20:56","slug":"absorption-marginal-costing-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetrainingplace.org\/blog\/2017\/01\/absorption-marginal-costing-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"ABSORPTION &#038; MARGINAL COSTING: Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><b><u><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">ABSORPTION &amp; MARGINAL COSTING:<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div><a style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWP_UnB6zHF-ArlK8_2MC1hr0Iw0Hc-HeLZ5ZaSCvqJpwvb2AWh3jZieSDjYSfUozGVUcsUrsr5QyDvM5uzQerxSEIoWKks3vBGm1iXp7VpQTMwcOsUh_oN9TQm2G3nCLJck4Ifzb6dho\/s1600\/6a0133f03a1e37970b01bb09123880970d.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiWP_UnB6zHF-ArlK8_2MC1hr0Iw0Hc-HeLZ5ZaSCvqJpwvb2AWh3jZieSDjYSfUozGVUcsUrsr5QyDvM5uzQerxSEIoWKks3vBGm1iXp7VpQTMwcOsUh_oN9TQm2G3nCLJck4Ifzb6dho\/s200\/6a0133f03a1e37970b01bb09123880970d.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"108\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><b><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Absorption costing<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">This is a costing system where the total manufacturing costs (fixed and variable costs) are charged against the product and are treated as product cost. It sets out each unit of inventory at the total cost to produce it, which will include the fixed production overheads. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">This can be represented as below;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilT0ev3-Ii0Mg-fWM8VKsO7KAi63NABgBLgFhmHv729rIp-6cR23RWHHJAyfdK1NAl0OzqlnE86cKDr2PMoOXV5DRvZ3ctwmZplIhmcrZPYJTMET5BblGZag4oHRMzk1e-bNeb7mFxx5Q\/s1600\/image1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEilT0ev3-Ii0Mg-fWM8VKsO7KAi63NABgBLgFhmHv729rIp-6cR23RWHHJAyfdK1NAl0OzqlnE86cKDr2PMoOXV5DRvZ3ctwmZplIhmcrZPYJTMET5BblGZag4oHRMzk1e-bNeb7mFxx5Q\/s400\/image1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"90\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<b><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Marginal costing<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">This is a costing system where each unit of product is valued at the total variable costs of producing each unit. The unit cost will include the cost of direct materials, direct labour, direct expenses and variable production overheads. The fixed costs are charged in full in the statement of profit or loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">This can be represented as below;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWs8lMalbDm4EUyKGcavH198ROCQEHY1Y92jWAuURcUCSg6FvYIAjw800bp5qWyk8rE7gbU3AOJA42qYqw9BM9_VINBN9wgXuwunW7-zXSdwr6Om_R-zEpv1kN1t14L2r8S4BFGpGbT3o\/s1600\/image2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhWs8lMalbDm4EUyKGcavH198ROCQEHY1Y92jWAuURcUCSg6FvYIAjw800bp5qWyk8rE7gbU3AOJA42qYqw9BM9_VINBN9wgXuwunW7-zXSdwr6Om_R-zEpv1kN1t14L2r8S4BFGpGbT3o\/s400\/image2.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"113\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"ALL\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Exercise:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">The following budgeted figures relate to a factory that produces a single product. Overheads are absorbed on a budget production basis and inventory is valued on a FIFO basis.<\/span><\/div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-insideh: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-border-insidev: .5pt solid windowtext; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Month 1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Month 2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Month 3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Opening<br \/>\ninventory (units)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Selling<br \/>\nprice (\u00a3)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 160<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 150<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0 150<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Production<br \/>\n(units)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">6,000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">6,000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">5,000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Sales<br \/>\n(units)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">5,500<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">4,200<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">5,500<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Direct<br \/>\nmaterials per unit (\u00a3)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Direct<br \/>\nlabour per unit (\u00a3)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Variable<br \/>\nproduction costs (\u00a3)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">126,000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 99.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"132\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">129,000<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 82.25pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"110\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">112,500<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 196.8pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"262\">\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; font-size: 12.0pt;\">Fixed<br \/>\nproduction costs (\u00a3)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.1pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"123\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: 'arial' , 'sans-serif'; 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