Problem: Incorrect overhead allocation method 2. Cause: Internal: Incorrect method adopted External: Owners are mandated to purchase the liability insurance‚ economic growth; restrict by government (heavy regulation) low autonomy 3. Influence: Target become hard to be reached‚ low incentives‚ wrong decision shall be made 4. Conclusion: Replace the current method with an alternative method: relative i.e. using costing method which have different bases for respective overhead generated from departments
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Internal Report on Problems Related to! Overhead Allocation Method! ! ! Jin‚ Kim‚! Manager of the Taejon City branch of Korea Auto Insurance Co. Inc.! ! To improve the cost structure of the branches and provide positive incentives for our company to expand‚ the top management should consider adjusting the volume-based overhead costs allocation method. It is causing branches such as Taejon City Branch suffer from a number of problems. This report will reveal the problems and provide insights
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Headquaters’ Overhead Cost Allocation at Korea Auto Insurance Co. Inc. | | | |Korea Auto Insurance Co. Inc. | | | | | | | |For periods 2007 thru 2008 | | | |
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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 you which allocation method must be
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THE MANAGEMENT OF OVERHEAD COSTS IN CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES Brian Eksteen1 and David Rosenberg² ¹Professor of Construction Management‚ Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences‚ University of Port Elizabeth‚ P.O. Box 1600‚ Port Elizabeth‚ 6000‚ South Africa ²Senior Lecturer in Cost and Management Accounting‚ Faculty of Economic and Building Sciences‚ University of Port Elizabeth‚ P.O. Box 1600‚ Port Elizabeth‚ 6000‚ South Africa Costs not directly attributable to or recoverable from production
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Overhead Allocation [pic] Overhead Allocation Overview In many businesses‚ the cost of overhead is substantially greater than direct costs‚ so the cost accountant must expend considerable attention on the proper method of allocating overhead to inventory. There are two types of overhead‚ which are administrative overhead and manufacturing overhead. Administrative overhead includes those costs not involved in the development or production of goods or services‚ such as the costs of front office
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Total DLH 2‚400 1‚440 720 320 4‚880 Plant Overhead $122‚000 DL rate/hour $30 Y oungstown has a tradition al cost sys tem. It calc ulates a p lant-wide overhead rate by dividing total overhead costs by total direct labor hours. Assume‚ for the calculations below‚ that plant overhead is a committed (fixed) cost during the year‚ but that direct labor is a variable cost. • Calculate the plant-wide overhead rate. Use this rate to assign overhead costs to products and calculate the profitability
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2‚400 1‚440 720 320 4880 Plant overhead $122‚000 D/L rate/hour $30 Youngstown has a traditional cost system. It calculates a plant-wide overhead rate by dividing total overhead costs by total direct labor hours. Assume‚ for the calculations below‚ that plant overhead is a committed (fixed) cost during the year‚ but that direct labor is a variable cost. 1. Calculate the plant-wide overhead rate. Use this rate to assign overhead costs to products and calculate the profitability
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Allocation and Apportionment of Overheads / Job and Batch costing solution Question 1 (a) Overhead Analysis Sheet Overheads Basis of apportionment Total Machining Assembly Stores Canteen Indirect Wages Number of indirect employees 232000 ( X 232000) ( X 232000) ( X 232000) ( X 232000) 61867 123733 30933 15467 Machinery Maintenance Budgeted machine hours ( X 94000) ( X 94000) 94000 87935 6065 Machinery Insurance Value of machinery ( X 9050) ( X 9050) 9020 6380 2640 Rent
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Cost allocation for indirect costs Cost Pool – Set of costs that are added together before being allocated to cost objects on some common basis Cost Driver/ Allocation base Cost Object Cost Driver Rate = Total Costs in Pool/ Total Quantity of Driver Where total quantity of driver = practical capacity of driver Cost of excess capacity = Cost Driver Rate * Excess capacity Predetermined overhead rate - cost per unit of the allocation base used to charge overhead to products. Predetermined
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