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- April 24, 2020 at 10:10 am #569129
The information given below relates to the forthcoming period for a manufacturer’s operation.
There are four cost centers of which two are involved in production and two are service cost
centers.…………………………………………………..Production……………Service
………………………………Total……..Machining……Assembly……Canteen………Stores
………………………………….$……………..$………………..$………………$……………….$
Allocated costs………..70,022………21,328………29,928……….8,437…………..10,329
Other costs
Rent and rates………….4,641
Buildings insurance…..3,713
Electricity and gas…….6,800………………………………..Table 1
Plant depreciation…….28,390
Plant insurance………….8,517
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………………….Total……122,083
…………………………….._______Area occupied (square metres)……7,735………….6,188……….1,547…………..3,094
Plant at cost ($’000)……………………1,845…………..852……………—……………..142
Number of employees…………………600……………..300……………30………………70
Machine hours…………………………..27,200………….800…………..—……………….—
Direct labor hours………………………6,800…………18,000…………—……………….—
Number of stores requisitions…….27,400………….3,400………….—………………—a. Complete the above table 1 by using the most appropriate base.
My answer:
………………………………..Total……..Machining……Assembly……Canteen………Stores
Allocated costs……………70,022………21,328………29,928………8,437………..10,329
Rent and rates…………….4,641………….1934………..1547…………387……………773
Buildings insurance………3,713…………1547………..1238…………309…………….619
Electricity and gas………..6,800…………2833………..2267…………567……………1133
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Plant depreciation……….28,390……….18,450………..8,520……….—…………..1,420
Plant insurance…………….8,517……….5535………….2,556…………—…………….426
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……………………….Total…….122,083……51,627………46,056………9,700………14,700
Apportion Canteen…………………………..6000…………3000……….(9,700)………..700
Apportion Stores…………………………….13700………..1700………—…………….(15400)
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……………………….Total……………………..71,327………50,756My questions: is it correct?
(b). Use this information to calculate a production overhead absorption rate for Machining
department and for Assembly department based on machine hours and labor hours
respectively. Round off to nearest dollars for the above table.My questions:
Does the Allocated costs in the question means the fixed overhead? In the textbook, there are material cost, labour cost etc but there is none here, how could I calculate (b)?
Thanks a lot for your help.
April 25, 2020 at 10:42 am #569189Your answer looks correct, but I do not have time to check each specific figure. (Surely you have an answer in the same book in which you found the question?)
Allocated costs are those costs directly allocated to each departments (i.e. specifically incurred in the department whether fixed or variable) whereas the other costs all need apportioning (i.e. sharing) between the departments.
Materials and labour are irrelevant because you are not being asked to calculate a cost per unit. You are being asked to calculate the absorption rate for overheads.
All of this is explained in detail in my free lectures. The lectures are a complete free course for Paper MA and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.
April 25, 2020 at 2:56 pm #569215For (b)
is it
Production overhead absorption rate for Machining department:
71,327/27,200 = $2.62/machine hour
Production overhead absorption rate for Assembly department:
50,756/18,000= $2.82/direct labour hourThanks you John.
April 25, 2020 at 6:21 pm #569229You are welcome 🙂
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