Barley Brindle produces a single product, Product B. One unit of product B has a prime cost of £6.20, which included one hour of direct labour at £6.20, and each unit uses 0.5 hours of machine time. Estimated production of Product B in 2013 is 60,000 units. Total production overheads are estimated at £218,000. Calculate the overhead recovery rates and total cost of production, based on: a)Direct labour hours b)Machine hours c)Units of production

Barley Brindle produces a single product, Product B. One unit of product B has a prime cost of £6.20, which included one hour of direct labour at £6.20, and each unit uses 0.5 hours of machine time. Estimated production of Product B in 2013 is 60,000 units. Total production overheads are estimated at £218,000. Calculate the overhead recovery rates and total cost of production, based on: a)Direct labour hours b)Machine hours c)Units of production

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

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Chapter6: Activity-based, Variable, And Absorption Costing

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