Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

Hayden makes two products, Aye and Bee. The enterprise has two production departments, Machining and Finishing, together with two service departments, Stores and Maintenance.
(a)[3]

Identify one suitable apportionment basis that a business might use for: (i) rent and rates, (ii) machinery depreciation, (iii) electricity for machinery.

(b)[4]

Complete the table to display the apportionment of budgeted overhead costs for the year ending 30 September 2021.

(c)[4]

Calculate, to two decimal places, an overhead absorption rate for each production department using an appropriate basis.

(d)[4]

Calculate the overhead over-absorption or under-absorption for each department for the year ending 30 September 2021.

(e)[6]

Prepare a statement showing the total selling price Hayden quoted to the customer.

(f)[5]

Advise Hayden on whether he ought to use one factory-wide overhead absorption rate. Justify your answer.

(g)[4]

Explain two consequences that over-absorption of overheads may have for a business.

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