Fast Inc has two production departments (A and B) and two service departments (maintenance and stores). Details
Question:
Fast Inc has two production departments (A and B) and two service departments (maintenance and stores). Details of next year's budgeted overheads are shown below.
Total ($)
Central Heating19,200
Direct labour8,000
General Repair costs9,600
Machinery Depreciation54,000
Rent and rates38,400
Canteen9,000
Machinery insurance25,000
Direct Material20,000
Details of each department are as follows.
ABMaintenanceStoresTotal
Floor area (m2)6,0004,0003,0002,00015,000
Machinery book value ($000)48208480
Number of employees50402010120
Allocated overheads ($000)152012552
Service departments' services were used as follows.
ABMaintenanceStoresTotal
Maintenance hours worked5,0004,000----1,00010,000
Number of stores requisitions3,0001,000--------4,000
Required
a) Allocate and apportion production overheads costs amongst the fourdepartments using a suitable basis and reapportion the service department cost to production departments and finds the total overheads of production
departments.
B) In FAST incorporation there are two production departments A and B. Both departments are machine intensive. Department A use 10,000 machine hours and department B uses 12,000 machine hours. Find OAR for department A and B?
Management Accounting Text Problems And Cases
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