Reference no: EM133064426
Question 1: Grand stands Ltd manufactures sheet music stands in two separate departments: Cutting and Welding. The following data relate to the year just ended:
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Cutting Dept
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Welding Dept
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Total plant
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Budgeted manufacturing overhead
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$40 000
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$80 000
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$120 000
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Budgeted machine hours
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16 000
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64 000
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80 000
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Budgeted direct labour hours
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20 000
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10 000
|
30 000
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The following information is related to the production of one unit product A and B.
Product A
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Cutting Dept
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Welding Dept
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Total plant
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Machine hours
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2.5
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4.0
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6.5
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Direct labour hours
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4.0
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1.0
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5.0
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Product B
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|
Cutting Dept
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Welding Dept
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Total plant
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Machine hours
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3
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6
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9.0
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Direct labour hours
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4.5
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1.5
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6.0
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Required:
Calculate manufacturing overhead cost of the product A and B using:
a) Predetermined plantwide rate based on direct labour hours
b) Predetermined plantwide rate based on machine hours
Question 2:
Using the information given in lecture example 1, calculate overhead costs for Product A and Product B using departmental rates based on: Direct labour hours for Cutting department and Machine hours for Welding department.
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Cutting Dept
|
Welding Dept
|
Total plant
|
Budgeted manufacturing overhead
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$40 000
|
$80 000
|
$120 000
|
Budgeted machine hours
|
16 000
|
64 000
|
80 000
|
Budgeted direct labour hours
|
20 000
|
10 000
|
30 000
|
The following information is related to the production of one unit product A and B.
Product A
|
|
Cutting Dept
|
Welding Dept
|
Total plant
|
Machine hours
|
2.5
|
4.0
|
6.5
|
Direct labour hours
|
4.0
|
1.0
|
5.0
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Product B
|
|
Cutting Dept
|
Welding Dept
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Total plant
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Machine hours
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3
|
6
|
9.0
|
Direct labour hours
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4.5
|
1.5
|
6.0
|
Question 3: The Smith Company has two service departments, Plant Maintenance (S1) and Information System (S2 ), and two production departments, Machining ( P1) and Assembly (P2). The budgeted overhead costs incurred in each dep. are given as follows:
S1
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S2
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P1
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P2
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$84,000
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$96,000
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$100,000
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$150,000
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The following table provides the usage of the two support departments' output:
Service provided by:
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Service Provided to:
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S1
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S2
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P1
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P2
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S1
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-
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30%
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30%
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40%
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S2
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20%
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-
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60%
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20%
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Required:
Allocate the budgeted OH costs from support dep. (S1 and S2) to production dep. (P1 and P2), using the direct method, step-down method and reciprocal method
Question 4: Chicago Pty Ltd manufactures gauges for dashboards. It has two production departments (P1 and P2) and three service departments (S1, S2 and S3). The service costs incurred are $180,000, $270,000 and 200,000 for S1, S2 and S3 respectively. The production costs incurred in P1 and P2 are $200,000 and 250 000 respectively. The usage of the three service departments is as follows:
Service provided by:
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Service provides to:
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S1
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S2
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S3
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P1
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P2
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S1
|
-
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5%
|
5%
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40%
|
50%
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S2
|
-
|
-
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10%
|
40%
|
50%
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S3
|
5%
|
-
|
-
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70%
|
25%
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Required:
Allocate the overhead costs from support dep. (S1, S2 and S3) to production departments (P1 and P2), using the step-down method.
Question 5:
The Dexter Manufacturing Company has two production departments (P1 and P2) and two service departments (S1 and S2). The usage of the two service departments is as follows:
Service provided by:
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Service Provided to:
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S1
$90,000
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S2
$50,000
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P1
$200,000
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P2
$250,000
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Allocate S1
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-
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10%
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60%
|
30%
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Allocate S2
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20%
|
-
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40%
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40%
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Required:
Allocate the overhead costs from support dep. (S1 and S2) to production dep. (P1 and P2), using the reciprocal method.