The following is taken from Clausen Company’s internal records
of its factory with two operating departments. The cost driver for
indirect labor is direct labor hours, and the cost driver for the
remaining items is number of hours of machine use. Compute the
total amount of overhead allocated to Dept. 2 using activity-based
costing.
Direct Labor Hours | Machine Hours | ||||||||
Operating Dept. 1 | 1,410 | 11,160 | |||||||
Operating Dept. 2 | 3,290 | 7,440 | |||||||
Totals | 4,700 | 18,600 | |||||||
Factory overhead costs | |||||||||
Rent and utilities | $ | 26,800 | |||||||
Indirect labor | 22,400 | ||||||||
Depreciation - Equipment | 20,800 | ||||||||
Total factory overhead | $ | 70,000 | |||||||
Answer = $ 34,720
Notes:
1. Activity Rates:
Factory overhead costs | Amount | Cost Driver | Activity | Activity rate ( Amount/ activity) |
Rent and utilities | 26,800 | Machine Hours | 18600 | 1.440860215 |
Indirect labor | 22,400 | Direct Labor Hours | 4700 | 4.765957447 |
Depreciation - Equipment | 20,800 | Machine Hours | 18600 | 1.11827957 |
2. Overhead Allocation:
Factory overhead costs | Activity for Operating Dept. 2 | Cost Driver | Activity rate ( Amount/ activity) | Amount ( Activity Rate* Activity) |
Rent and utilities | 7440 | Machine Hours | 1.440860215 | 10,720.00 |
Indirect labor | 3290 | Direct Labor Hours | 4.765957447 | 15,680.00 |
Depreciation - Equipment | 7440 | Machine Hours | 1.11827957 | 8,320.00 |
Total amount of overhead allocated to Dept. 2 | 34,720.00 |
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