Required: (a) What is the overhead application rate with respect to Department A and Department B? (b) What is the total cost of production of Job L10?

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Wonder Ltd. is company based in the industria area that manufactures fishing hooks and fishing nets. The company uses predetermined overhead rates in applying overheads to production orders. In this respect it uses the cost of labour in applying overhead incurred in Department A while in Department B it uses machine hours utilized in the department. The company made the following projection at the commencement of year 2000:


Department A.                      Department B
Direct materials-1800,000           -400000

Direct labour-1200,000               - 250,000

Production overhead-960,000.     -220000

                    Totals= 3960,000.      870,000

Machine hours 96000.                  - 22000

Direct labour hours-80,000.           - 25000


During the year, Job L10 consumed the following inputs:


Department A                       department B

Direct materials-11,000.         - 25000
Direct labour cost-9600.         - 2000
Machine hours  768.                - 176
Direct labour hours-640.          2000


Required:
(a) What is the overhead application rate with respect to Department A and Department B?

(b) What is the total cost of production of Job L10? 


(c) At the end of the year 2000, the actual factory cost incurred amounted to Sh.944,000 in Department A and Sh.231,000 in Department B.   

Calculate the over applied or under overhead for each Department and for the entire factory.

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