Assigning Overhead To A Job Beta Corp. applies overhead to jobs on the basis of direct labor costs. Job X which was started and completed during the current period shows charges of $10,000 for direct materials, $16,000 for direct labor, and $12,000 for overhead on its job cost sheet. Job Y which still was in process at year end shows charges of $5,000 for direct materials, and $8,000 for direct labor. Required: Should any overhead cost be applied to Job Y at year end? If so, how much? Explain briefly. How will the costs included in Job Y’s cost sheet be reported within Beta Corps. financial statements at the year end?
particulars | current year | job y | % absorption |
material |
$10,000 | $5,000 | |
labour | $16,000 | $8,000 | |
overhead | $12,000 | $6,000 | 75% = 12000/16000*100 |
total | $38,000 | $19,000 |
as given in question , asigning Overhead To A Job Beta Corp. applies overhead to jobs on the basis of direct labor costs.
overhead cost for job y= laobur for joby * absorption %
overhead cost for job y = $ 8,000 * 75 % = $ 6,000
overhead are absorbed on the basis of labour cost by using following formula
absorption % = overhead cost / labour cost *100
absorption % = 12000/16000*100 = 75%
total cost for job y = $19,000
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