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Ppinkyjovin1236y ago
Hello sir, A manufacturing co runs two production centres C1 and C2 and two service cost centres S1 and S2.The total allocated and apportioned overheads for each is as follows ; C1 $12000 C2 $17000 S1$9500 S2 $8000 It has been estimated that each service cost centre does work for other cost centres in the following proportions:) Percentage of service cost centre S1 to : C1 60% C2 40% S1 - S2- Percentage of service cost centre S2 to : C1 35% C2 35% S1 30% S2- After the reapportionment of service cost centre costs have been carried out ,what is the total overhead for production cost centre C1? Answer:21940 Could you please help me with the solution Thank you
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor6y ago#1
You do it in exactly the same way as I show in my lectures on the allocation and apportionment of overheads. Reallocate S2 first. Then take the new total of S1 and reallocate that. The total overhead is then the $12,000 already allocated plus the amounts reallocated from S1 and S2.
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