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job, batch and process costing

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › job, batch and process costing

  • This topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 7 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • June 26, 2017 at 11:14 pm #394153
    kengara
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    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)–45

    equal170

    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 overhead

    absorbed 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 #394154
    kengara
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    When 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 #394170
    John Moffat
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    The 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 #446256
    marian
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    What’s the total cost of job number 1012?

    April 12, 2018 at 6:51 am #446280
    John Moffat
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    The answer is in the original post!!!

    Kengara was asking for an explanation of one of the figures in the answer.

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