FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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(b) Activity based čóšting
. XYZ manufactures four products, namely A, B, C and D using the same plant and process.
Following information relates to a production period :
Material
Direct
Machine
Labour
Volume
Cost per unit Labour per unit
Time per unit
Cost per unit
Product
500
1/2 hour
1/4 hour
5,000
1/2 hour
1/4 hour
3
C
600
16
2 hours
1 hour
12
D
7,000
1 hours
12 hours
Total production overhead recovered by the cost accounting system is analysed under the
following headings :
Factory overhead applicable to machine-oriented activity 37,425 ; Set-up costs 4,355 ; Cost
of ordering materials 1,920 ; Handling materials 7,580 ; Administration for spare parts
78,600.
These overhead costs are absorbed by products on a machine hour rate of 4-60 per hour
giving an overhead cost per product of
A= 1.20; B=개 1·20; C %3D 4.80; D=D 7·20
However, investigation into the production overhead activities for the period reveals the
following totals :
Number of
material
Number of times
Material was
Number of
Number of
orders
handled
spare parts
Period
set-ups
1
4
10
B.
1
4
12
4
8
10
27
12
17
Your are required:
1to compute an overhead cost per product using activity based costing, tracing
overheads to production units by means of cost drivers; and
difforences disclosed between overheads traced by the
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Transcribed Image Text:(b) Activity based čóšting . XYZ manufactures four products, namely A, B, C and D using the same plant and process. Following information relates to a production period : Material Direct Machine Labour Volume Cost per unit Labour per unit Time per unit Cost per unit Product 500 1/2 hour 1/4 hour 5,000 1/2 hour 1/4 hour 3 C 600 16 2 hours 1 hour 12 D 7,000 1 hours 12 hours Total production overhead recovered by the cost accounting system is analysed under the following headings : Factory overhead applicable to machine-oriented activity 37,425 ; Set-up costs 4,355 ; Cost of ordering materials 1,920 ; Handling materials 7,580 ; Administration for spare parts 78,600. These overhead costs are absorbed by products on a machine hour rate of 4-60 per hour giving an overhead cost per product of A= 1.20; B=개 1·20; C %3D 4.80; D=D 7·20 However, investigation into the production overhead activities for the period reveals the following totals : Number of material Number of times Material was Number of Number of orders handled spare parts Period set-ups 1 4 10 B. 1 4 12 4 8 10 27 12 17 Your are required: 1to compute an overhead cost per product using activity based costing, tracing overheads to production units by means of cost drivers; and difforences disclosed between overheads traced by the
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