To: Patrick Oray Company: Plastic Composites Inc. From: Jane Doe Date: March 1‚ 2012 RE: Allocation Options for Fixed Manufacturing Overhead Costs Dear Mr. Oray‚ After researching the different methods allowed for you to use in allocating the fixed manufacturing costs to the work in process and finished goods I have come to the conclusion that normal capacity is the best method for your business. First I will define theoretical‚ practical and normal capacity and then I will explain to
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OVERHEAD COSTS ACCOUNTING Overheads are indirect costs which can not directly be traced to cost units. The task of the cost accountant is to charge these overhead costs to cost units/products. There are two approaches of charging overhead costs to cost units Viz i. Traditional/conventional absorption costing method and‚ ii. Activity Based Costing (ABC) Classification of overheads Overheads can be classified as production or non production overheads. Production overheads are those incurred
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and over applied overheads it is essential that the process for job-costing is understood. The basic flow of costs in a job-order system begins by recording the costs of material‚ labor‚ and manufacturing overhead. "The use of absorption costing to provide quotes for jobs takes account of both fixed and variable costs. (1) Material and direct labor costs are debited to the ’Work in Process’ inventory. Any indirect material or indirect labor costs are debited to the Manufacturing Overhead inventory
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True False 2. In a performance report‚ actual costs should be compared to budgeted costs at the original budgeted activity level. True False 3. The overhead spending variance and the overhead efficiency variance are useful only if variable overhead really should be proportional to the activity measure that is being used in the flexible budget. True False 4. The variable overhead efficiency variance reflects how efficiently variable overhead resources were used. True False 5. A reason for
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deluxe model. The following activity and cost information has been compiled: Number of Number of Number of Product Setups Components Direct Labor Hours Standard 3 30 650 Deluxe 7 50 150 Overhead costs $20‚000 $60‚000 Assume a traditional costing system applies the $80‚000 of overhead costs based on direct labor hours. a. What is the total amount of overhead costs assigned to the standard model? b. What is the total amount of overhead costs assigned to the deluxe model? Assume an
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complex fabricated parts‚ but these have been found easy to assemble and test. On the other hand‚ Alaska uses many standard parts but has a complex assembly and testing process. MaxiFlow requires direct materials costs which total $135 per unit‚ while Alaska’s direct materials requirements total $110 per unit. Direct labor costs per unit are $75 for MaxiFlow and $95 for Alaska. Auerbach Enterprises uses machine hours as the cost driver to assign overhead costs to the air conditioners. The company
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Job Order Cost System There are two main cost accounting systems used: Job order cost systems and Process cost systems. Both have very distinct differences that help each specialize in a certain type of manufacturing company. The job order cost system in particular is used to "provide product costs for each quantity of a product that is manufactured." When a product is called to be manufactured‚ then it is called a job. Once the job is ordered‚ the manufacturing company must go through a flow
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is not sure about the difference between cost accounting and a cost accounting system. Explain the difference to Joe. (b) What is an important feature of a cost accounting system? 2. (a) Distinguish between the two types of cost accounting systems. (b) May a company use both types of cost accounting systems? 3. What type of industry is likely to use a job order cost system? Give some examples. 4. What type of industry is likely to use a process cost system? Give some examples. 5. Your roommate
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3 Basic manufacturing cost categories: Direct Materials Cost: The materials that go into final product are called raw materials. Direct Labor Cost: The term direct labor is reserved for those labor costs that can be essentially traced to individual units of products. Direct labor is sometime called touch labor‚ since direct labor workers typically touch the product while it is being made. Manufacturing Overhead Cost: Manufacturing overhead‚ the third element of manufacturing cost‚ includes
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A machinist goes into work just like he has been for the past 20 years; suddenly he is told that his job has been eliminated. If you think that your manufacturing job is safe‚ you would be wrong. Throughout your working career there may come a time that you will lose your job or have to change careers due to outsourcing. What is outsourcing? Adams (2006) states‚ "True outsourcing is nothing more that shifting a company’s non-core function to a third party which makes those functions
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