Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

A business operates two production departments: assembly and machinery. The budgeted figures below are provided. Assembly: labour hours 5600; machine hours 1200; overheads $75000. Machinery: labour hours 1350; machine hours 6900; overheads $80000. Calculate the overhead absorption rate for the assembly department?

  • A$13.39 per labour hour
  • B$19.14 per machine hour
  • C$22.30 per labour hour
  • D$62.50 per machine hour

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