Required: (a) Prepare a schedule of overheads costs to be charged to production departments Machining, Assembly and Finishing. ( Work to the nearest cent) (b) Calculate the overhead absorption rates for departments machining, assembly and finishing for the forthcoming period. (Work to the neares cent) (c) Prepare a quotation for job K64 to be commenced next period, assuming it has:

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Shilongo Ltd uses Job costing to attribute costs to individual products and services provide to its customers. It has begun the preparation of its fixed production cost budget for the forthcoming period. The company has three production departments Machining, Assembly and Finishing and two service department stores and maintenance.

The following costs have been produced:

  Machining Assembly Finishing Stores  Maintenance
Overhead costs 6000 2500 1500 1000 800

The number of machine and labour hours budgeted for the forthcoming period is budgeted as follows:

  Machining Assembly Finishing
Machine hours 500 40 50
Labour hours 100 300 200

Overheads are absorbed in Assembly and Finishing departments on a labour hour basis and in Machining department they are absorbed on a machine hour basis. It has been estimated that service departments usage is as follows:

  Machining Assembly Finishing Stores Maintenance
Maintenance 55% 20% 20% 5% -
Stores 40% 30% 20% - 10%

Required:

(a) Prepare a schedule of overheads costs to be charged to production departments Machining, Assembly and Finishing. ( Work to the nearest cent)

(b) Calculate the overhead absorption rates for departments machining, assembly and finishing for the forthcoming period. (Work to the neares cent)

(c) Prepare a quotation for job K64 to be commenced next period, assuming it has:

Direct materials; $240

Direct labour; $150

and requires;

  Machine hours Labour hours
Machining department 45 10
Assembly department 5 15
Finising department 4 12

profit is 20% of selling price

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