An engineering company which uses job costing to attribute costs to individual products and services provided to its customers has began the preparation of its fixed production overhead cost budget for 2017. Cost has been identified as follows:                              Machining   Assembly    Finishing     Stores    Maintenance                              K’000           K’000           K’000           K’000      K’000 Apportioned cost    6,000           2,500           1,500           1,000     800   The stores and maintenance departments are production department and provide services as follows:                              Machining   Assembly    Finishing     Stores    Maintenance Stores                    40%            30%            20%            -            10% Maintenance           55%            20%            20%            5%         -   The number of machine and labour hours budgeted for 2018 is:                              Machining            Assembly    Finishing     Machine                 50,000                   4,000           5,000 Labour hours          10,000                   30,000         20,000 Required: Calculate appropriate overhead absorption rates for each production department for 2017.                                                                                  Prepare a quotation for job K34 to be commenced early in 2017 assuming it has: Direct materials           Costing                  K24,000 Direct labour               Costing                  K15,000 And requires:                                            Machine               Labour Machining department            45                         10 Asembly                               5                           15 Finishing department             4                           12 Addition that profit is 20% of selling price

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An engineering company which uses job costing to attribute costs to individual products and services provided to its customers has began the preparation of its fixed production overhead cost budget for 2017.

Cost has been identified as follows:

                             Machining   Assembly    Finishing     Stores    Maintenance

                             K’000           K’000           K’000           K’000      K’000

Apportioned cost    6,000           2,500           1,500           1,000     800

 

The stores and maintenance departments are production department and provide services as follows:

                             Machining   Assembly    Finishing     Stores    Maintenance

Stores                    40%            30%            20%            -            10%

Maintenance           55%            20%            20%            5%         -

 

The number of machine and labour hours budgeted for 2018 is:

                             Machining            Assembly    Finishing    

Machine                 50,000                   4,000           5,000

Labour hours          10,000                   30,000         20,000

Required:

  • Calculate appropriate overhead absorption rates for each production department for 2017.                                                                                 
  • Prepare a quotation for job K34 to be commenced early in 2017 assuming it has:

Direct materials           Costing                  K24,000

Direct labour               Costing                  K15,000

And requires:

                                           Machine               Labour

Machining department            45                         10

Asembly                               5                           15

Finishing department             4                           12

Addition that profit is 20% of selling price       

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