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over and underabsorption of fixed overheads

Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA MA – FIA FMA › over and underabsorption of fixed overheads

  • This topic has 3 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 4 years ago by John Moffat.
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  • December 24, 2020 at 7:50 pm #600831
    abdiaziz1
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    thank you very much for your help

    I came across this question from BBP Revision kit.

    A company absorbs overheads in one of its departments on the basis of machine hour there were 100000 budgeted machine hours for the forthcoming period. the fixed production overheads absorption rate was 2.50 per machine hour.

    during the period the following actual results were recorded.

    standard machine hours 110000
    fixed production overheads 300000
    what was the fixed overheads under/over absorption rate.

    I have ended up with the same answer as the book however I have done my working in slightly different way from the book I was checking weather what I have done will be fine in the exam or weather it was a coincidence. thank you very much for your assistance.

    the book way is.

    overhead absorbed 110000*2.50 equals 275000
    overhead incurred 300000
    euqals
    25000 under absorbed.

    I have done my calculation this was.

    budgeted overheads 100000*2.50 equals 250000
    the std machine hours of 110000*2.50 equals 275000

    equals 25000 under absorbed.

    December 25, 2020 at 11:44 am #600848
    John Moffat
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    I am afraid it is a coincidence.

    The correct way is the way that your book has answered it (and the way that I explain in my free lectures).

    December 27, 2020 at 9:58 pm #601011
    abdiaziz1
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    thank you very much for your help. i will stick the way the book has done and the way that you have explained in the free lecture notes..

    December 28, 2020 at 8:23 am #601032
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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