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The overhead costs for Subramanyam Ltd. with three production departments (two machine shops and one assembly shop) and two service departments (stores and maintenance) are

  1. The overhead costs for Subramanyam Ltd. with three production departments (two machine shops and one assembly shop) and two service departments (stores and maintenance) are as follows:

(Rs.)

(Rs.)

Indirect Wages and Supervision:

Machine Shop: X

100,000

Y

99,500

Assembly

92,500

Stores

10,000

Maintenance

60,000

3,62,000

Indirect Materials:

Machine Shop: X

100,000

Y

100,000

Assembly

40,000

Stores

4,000

Maintenance

9,000

2,53,000

Other overhead costs

Lightening and Heating

50,000

Rent

100,000

Insurance of machinery

15,000

Labour Welfare Expenses

25,000

Depreciation of machinery

150,000

Insurance of Buildings

25,000

Salaries of Works Management

80,000

4,45,000

10,60,000

The following information is also available:

Particulars

Total

Machine Shop: X

Machine Shop: Y

Assembly

Stores

Maintenance

Book Value of Machinery (Rs.)

15,00,000

8,00,000

5,00,000

1,00,000

50,000

50,000

Area Occupied (sq.mts.)

50,000

10,000

5,000

15,000

15,000

5,000

No. of Employees

100

30

20

30

10

10

Direct Labour Hours

5,50,000

2,00,000

1,50,000

2,00,000

Machine Hours

1,50,000

1,00,000

50,000

Subramanyam Ltd. apportions other overhead costs on the basis of the following drivers:

Other overhead costs Drivers

Lightening and Heating Area

Rent Area

Insurance of machinery Book value of machinery

Labour Welfare Expenses No. of employees

Depreciation of machinery Book value of machinery

Insurance of Buildings Area

Salaries of Works Management No. of employees

Maintenance department records indicate that the amount of time spent on maintenance work in other departments is as follows:

Machine Shop X 12,000 hours

Machine Shop Y 8,000 hours

Assembly 3,000 hours

Store 2,000 hours

25,000 hours

Details of total materials issues (direct and indirect) to the departments by the Store are as follows:

(Rs.)

Machine Shop X 400,000

Machine Shop Y 200,000

Assembly 120,000

Maintenance 80,000

800,000

Required:-

  1. Allocate and apportion the overheads to the production and service departments and prepare an overhead analysis sheet.
  2. The Company has decided that the Absorption Rate will be calculated as thus:

Department Basis of Absorption Rate

Machine Shop X Machine Hours

Machine Shop Y Machine Hours

Assembly Direct Labour Hours

You are required to determine the Absorption Rates.

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