profile-image Student question Time to preview question: 00 : 08 : 51 The Epsilon Co. have a building, which houses three production department, Alpha, Beta and Gamma,              and one service department Delta.                                                                                                             The service department, Delta is wholly involved in working for the three production departments  and it is estimated that department Alpa uses 50%, department Beta uses 30% and department Gamma uses 20% of the services of department Delta.  The budgeted overhead for the four departments for a period were: REQUIRED:  a. Apportion the costs to the departments on the most equitable bases and calculate the overhead absorption rate, based on labour hours, for all the production department.

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profile-image Student question Time to preview question: 00 : 08 : 51 The Epsilon Co. have a building, which houses three production department, Alpha, Beta and Gamma,              and one service department Delta.                                                                                                             The service department, Delta is wholly involved in working for the three production departments  and it is estimated that department Alpa uses 50%, department Beta uses 30% and department Gamma uses 20% of the services of department Delta.  The budgeted overhead for the four departments for a period were:

REQUIRED:  a. Apportion the costs to the departments on the most equitable bases and calculate the overhead absorption rate, based on labour hours, for all the production department.

 

Allocated overhead: Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Delta Total
Insurance of building
Insurance of machinery
Rent
Heating
Pension fund (for employees)
General supervision (for employees)
Electricity (lighting)
Electricity (power)
Depreciation
Department Alpha
Value of
Machinery
Kilowatt
Hours (000)
Number of
Employees
Area
Occupied (sq
ft)
Total Wages
Labour
Hours
$10,000
200
40
4,000
RM5,000
5,000
The following information is available in respect
of the departments:
Beta
$10,000
200
16
2,000
RM2,000
$
1,000
1,600
640
2,400
960
5,600
1,200
1,600
2,000
1,600
1,700
2,800
1,200
3,920
4,000
Gamma
$16,000
300
60
8,000
RM6,400
4,000
Delta
$4,000
100
24
2,000
Total
NIL
$40,000
800
140
16,000
RM3,600 17,000
Transcribed Image Text:Allocated overhead: Alpha Beta Gamma Delta Total Insurance of building Insurance of machinery Rent Heating Pension fund (for employees) General supervision (for employees) Electricity (lighting) Electricity (power) Depreciation Department Alpha Value of Machinery Kilowatt Hours (000) Number of Employees Area Occupied (sq ft) Total Wages Labour Hours $10,000 200 40 4,000 RM5,000 5,000 The following information is available in respect of the departments: Beta $10,000 200 16 2,000 RM2,000 $ 1,000 1,600 640 2,400 960 5,600 1,200 1,600 2,000 1,600 1,700 2,800 1,200 3,920 4,000 Gamma $16,000 300 60 8,000 RM6,400 4,000 Delta $4,000 100 24 2,000 Total NIL $40,000 800 140 16,000 RM3,600 17,000
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