Bridgeton Assignment 1. The overhead allocation rate used in the 1987 model year strategy study at the Automotive Component & Fabrication Plant (ACF) was 435% of direct labor dollar cost. Calculate the overhead allocation rate using the 1987 model year budget. Why do you get different numbers? 2. Calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years 1988 through 1990. Are the changes since 1987 in overhead allocation rates significant? Why have these changes occurred? 3
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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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are high. The additional rental cost was justified‚ however‚ by the revenue that resulted from these highly visible locations. In recent years‚ though‚ the intense competition from other stores in the mall selling similar merchandise has become a disadvantage of the mall locations. Mr. Burns felt that to increase revenue in the mall locations‚ Greetings would need to attract new customers and sell more goods to repeat customers. In order to do this‚ the company would need to add a new product line
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Departmental Overhead Rates; Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead 1. a. Predetermined Overhead rate= Estimated total manufacturing overhead costs Estimated total amount of allocation base | = $1‚440‚000 = 160% of direct labor costs $900‚000 direct labor costs | b. Hastings Job Direct Labor -Allocation Base × Plantwide Overhead Rate
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1. A company uses a predetermined overhead recovery rate based on machine hours. Budgeted factory overhead for a year amounted to £720 000‚ but actual factory overhead incurred was £738 000. During the year‚ the company absorbed £714 000 of factory overhead on 119 000 actual machine hours. What was the company’s budgeted level of machine hours for the year? A 116098 B 119000
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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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fsdfsdsdfSuppose sales in 2001 equal 26‚000 units‚ as budgeted in January‚ and that actual manufacturing expenses turn out to equal budgeted expenses. Prepare an income statement for the year (just include the manufacturing expenses) that will help senior management and the board understand the economics of cartridge production in 2001. 5. Work through the Youngstown Products numerical example (below). Youngstown Products‚ a supplier to the automotive industry‚ had seen its operating margins
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A woman arrives at a crossroads. Will a predetermined fate cause her to take a certain path‚ or does she have free will to choose a different path? Who is to say? However‚ based on the nonfiction works The Sports Gene‚ written by David Epstein‚ and “Losing Control‚” a person’s fate is the result of choices that that person or people nearby the person have made. In “Losing Control‚” it is said that prior research or preparation affects one’s fate. David Epstein said in The Sports Gene that people
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increases student engagement and motivation; and accelerates learning.” Technology does these things if it is used properly. It needs to be executed by not only the schools but also the students as well. Technology has helped speed up learning greatly by using the power of the internet. Technology has impacted almost every aspect of life today‚ and education is no exception. It has impacted opportunities for more
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Advantages and disadvantages of using CAD Advantages * Can be more accurate than hand-drawn designs - it reduces human error. * You can save and edit ideas‚ which makes it easier and cheaper to modify your design as you go along. * You can modify existing ideas‚ which saves time. Disadvantages * The software itself can be expensive so initial costs are high. There are free software packages though. * Staff need to be trained how to use the software‚ which also adds to costs
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