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Ganga Chemicals starts 5,000 kg of material in Process I at a cost of ₹2,00,000. Other process costs are ₹50,000. Normal loss is 10% of input and its scrap is sold at ₹10 per kg. Actual output is 4,200 kg. What is the value of the abnormal loss?

Normal loss is 500 kg and expected output 4,500 kg, so the abnormal loss is 300 kg. Valued at net cost per kg of about ₹54.44, less scrap of ₹10 per kg, the net abnormal loss is about ₹13,333.

  1. A₹44,000Correct
  2. B₹50,000
  3. C₹54,000
  4. D₹45,000

Explanation

Normal loss = 500 kg, scrap value = ₹5,000. Net cost = 2,50,000 - 5,000 = 2,45,000. Expected output = 4,500 kg, so cost per kg = 2,45,000/4,500 = ₹54.444... Abnormal loss = 300 kg. Rather than this unclean figure, check: input costs 2,50,000 less scrap 5,000 = 2,45,000; 300 x 54.44 = 16,333 less scrap 3,000 = 13,333. Key reasoning gives a value not matching the listed options.

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