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accounting for overheads

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › accounting for overheads

  • This topic has 5 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • June 9, 2016 at 6:56 pm #321671
    adarsh1997
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    Dear sir,
    I do have watched your lectures concerning accounting for overheads and I just want to know what is the difference between ” absorbed on a labour hour basis” and “absorbed per direct labour basis”?

    Thanks in advance.

    June 10, 2016 at 6:13 am #321823
    John Moffat
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    They are the same 🙂

    June 10, 2016 at 9:07 am #321877
    adarsh1997
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    1.Direct labour = 15 minutes at $8 per hour (15 mins=0.25 hr)
    Variable factory overhead =Absorbed at $14.00 per direct labour hour

    Therefore, the amount for VFO is: 14/0.25 hrs
    = $56

    -Is my answer correct?

    June 10, 2016 at 9:43 am #321886
    John Moffat
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    No.

    How on earth can 0.25 of an hour be costing more than 1 hour costs ???

    June 10, 2016 at 10:36 am #321911
    adarsh1997
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    ok….but what should be the answer?

    June 10, 2016 at 3:48 pm #322038
    John Moffat
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    Why are you attempting questions for which you have no answer? You should be using a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers – they have answers to all the questions!

    Surely you can work out yourself the cost of 0.25 hours when 1 hour costs $14?

    $3.50

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