Accounting 9706 · AS & A Level · Traditional costing methods

Traditional costing methods — practice question

A company gives the following data. Department X: budgeted overheads $150000, budgeted direct labour hours 2000, budgeted machine hours 8000. Department Y: budgeted overheads $210000, budgeted direct labour hours 10000, budgeted machine hours 1000. Which overhead absorption rate is most suitable for each department?

  • ADepartment X: $18.75 per machine hour; Department Y: $21 per direct labour hour
  • BDepartment X: $75 per direct labour hour; Department Y: $210 per machine hour
  • CDepartment X: $18.75 per machine hour; Department Y: $210 per machine hour
  • DDepartment X: $75 per direct labour hour; Department Y: $21 per direct labour hour

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