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- June 26, 2017 at 11:14 pm #394153
Hi my Dear tutor, I have a question which makes me confused.need your help
A company operates a job costing system,.job number 1012 requires $45 of direct materials and $30 of direct labor.Direct labor is paid at the rate of $7.50 per hour.Production overheads are absorbed at a rate of $ 12.50 per direct labor hour and non-production overheads are absorbed at a rate of 60% of prime cost
WHat is the total cost of job number 1012
Direct material–45
direct labor-30
prime cost-75
overhead($30/$7.5*$12.50)—50—this part is hazy for me need explanation
total productionn cost-125
non production overheads (0.6*$75)–45equal170
usually absorbed overhead is found say for example
budgeted overhead/budgeted production units/labor hour or cost or material cost or unit-it gives overhead absorption rate per unit
absorbed overheads are calculated by overhead absorption rate per unit* actual units=absorbed overheadabsorbed overheads </>actual overheads=under/over absorption
coming to this part overhead($30/$7.5*$12.50)—50—here is 12.50 figure is absorbed figure or it has not already absorbed just confused
June 26, 2017 at 11:15 pm #394154When you explain please do not close the tab, I can have questions after ur explanation.
thanks is advance
June 27, 2017 at 6:58 am #394170The question says that overheads are absorbed at $12.50 per labour hour.
So to get the amount absorbed we need to know how many labour hours are worked.
Since labour is paid $7.50 per hour, and the total labour cost is $30, then it means that they are working 30/7.50 = 4 labour hours.
4 hours at an absorption rate of $12.50 is $50.
April 12, 2018 at 12:14 am #446256What’s the total cost of job number 1012?
April 12, 2018 at 6:51 am #446280The answer is in the original post!!!
Kengara was asking for an explanation of one of the figures in the answer.
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