Question: Use the information provided below to calculate the unit overheads cost using Activity Based Costing. INFORMATION The output of Project K of Turbo Limited is

Use the information provided below to calculate the unit overheads cost using Activity Based Costing.

INFORMATION The output of Project K of Turbo Limited is Product A and Product B and the company is keen on applying the principles of ABC costing. Relevant information pertaining to the two products for a given period appear below:  


Product A
Product B
Output in units
240
180
Machine hours per unit
7
5
Direct materials
R100
R80
Direct labour cost per unit
R49
R35

The two products are similar and are usually produced in production runs of 20 units and sold in batches of 10.

Currently the production overheads are absorbed by using a machine hour rate, and the total of the production overheads for the period are as follows:  

   

The cost drivers to be used for the overhead costs are as follows:

Machine department costs (rent, rates, depreciation and supervision)
10 320
Set-up costs
5 040
Stores receiving
3 720
Inspection/Quality control
2 100
Materials handling and dispatch
4 620

The number of requisitions raised on the stores was 40 for each product and the number of orders executed was 42, each order being for a batch of 10 of a product

Set up costs
Number of production runs
Stores receiving
Requisitions raised
Inspection/Quality control
Number of production runs
Materials handling/Dispatch
Orders executed

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