XYZ. Manufacturing overheads:                                                                                           BWP Lighting & Heating                                                            8 000 Administration employees                                                70 000 Employee accident insurance                                           1 200 Plant and Equipment Insurance                                       70 000 Plant and Equipment maintenance & repairs (minor)        20 000 Plant and Equipment maitenance & repairs (major)          200 000 Rent                                                                                     25 000   department 1 department 2 department 3 area occupied sdm 1200 2300 3500 deppreciation 20000 40000 60000 no of employees 10 18 28 book value 250000 450000 700000 maintanance hours 18000 25000 43000 indirect materias 8000 12000 20000 indirect labour 10000 14000 24000 Required:  a. Allocate the manufacturing overheads by departments

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The following information relates to company XYZ.

Manufacturing overheads
                                                                                         BWP
Lighting & Heating                                                            8 000
Administration employees                                                70 000
Employee accident insurance                                           1 200
Plant and Equipment Insurance                                       70 000
Plant and Equipment maintenance & repairs (minor)        20 000
Plant and Equipment maitenance & repairs (major)          200 000
Rent                                                                                     25 000

  department 1 department 2 department 3
area occupied sdm 1200 2300 3500
deppreciation 20000 40000 60000
no of employees 10 18 28
book value 250000 450000 700000
maintanance hours 18000 25000 43000
indirect materias 8000 12000 20000
indirect labour 10000 14000 24000

Required: 
a. Allocate the manufacturing overheads by departments

 

 

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