Mwanamaida Ltd, a company located in Lusaka light industrial area, manufactures plastic containers for the pharmaceutical and
Question:
Mwanamaida Ltd, a company located in Lusaka light industrial area, manufactures plastic containers for the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. The plant, in which the company undertakes all of its production, has two production departments – ‘Cutting’ and ‘Shaping’, and two service departments – ‘Stores’ and ‘Maintenance’.
The information provided below has been extracted from the company’s budget for the next financial year which ends on 31st December 2019.
Allocated Production Overhead Costs K
Cutting department 140,000
Shaping department 160,000
Stores department 35,000
Maintenance department 28,000
Apportioned Production Overheads K
Factory rent 525,000
Factory building insurance 70,000
Plant & machinery insurance 39,000
Plant & machinery depreciation 58,500
Canteen subsidy 150,000
The following additional information is also provided:
Cutting Shaping Stores Maintenance
Dept Dept Dept Dept
Floor area (square metres) 18,000 12,000 3,000 2,000
Value of plant & machinery (K) 300,000 50,000 25,000 15,000
Number of stores requisitions 1,000 500
Maintenance hours required 2,700 2,000 300
Number of employees 34 60 4 2
Machine hours 12,000 2,000
Labour hours 9,000 15,000
Required:
(a) Prepare an overhead analysis sheet based on the above information, clearly state the basis used for any apportionments. (12 marks)
(b) Re-apportion the service department costs and calculate the most appropriate overhead rate for each department (rate should be calculated to two decimal places (5 marks)
(c) During the year ended 31 December 2019 the following hours were actually worked and the following actual incurred:
Department Labour hours Machine hours Overhead costs Incurred
Cutting 8,000 14,000 K531,500
Shaping 16,000 3,000 K405,500
Calculate the over/under absorbed overhead for each of the two department for the year ended 31st December 2019.
Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0078111006
14th edition
Authors: Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen and Peter Brewer