Use the following information for Questions 1 a) and 1 b): a) At the beginning of the year, Juju Sdn. Bhd. estimated the following: Firing Department Polishing Department Total RM RM RM Overhead 405,000 110,000 515,000 Direct labour hours 28,750 100,000 128,750 Kiln hours 90,000 90,000 Refer to the information for Juju Sdn. Bhd. above. Juju uses departmental overhead rates. In the firing department, overhead is applied on the basis of kiln hours (number of hours spent in the gas-fired kiln). In the polishing department, overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. Actual data for the month of June are as follows: Firing Department Total Polis hing Department RM RM Overhead RM 43,370 34,000 9,370 Direct labour hours 2,350 8,600 10,950 Kilh hours 7,400 7,400 Required: i) Calculate the predetermined overhead rates for the firing and polishing departments. ii) Calculate the overhead applied to production in each department for the month of June. iii) Identify whether overhead variance for each department has been overapplied or underapplied?
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
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Question 2
a) Refer to the information in Question 1 for data. Now, assume that Juju has decided to use a plantwide
Required:
i) Calculate the predetermined plantwide overhead rate. (Note: Round to the nearest cent.)
ii) Calculate the overhead applied to production for the month of Jun.
iii) Calculate the overhead variance for the month of Jun