ClassworkonJobcosting.docx

Job costing Using FBC

Lotus Ltd has identified the following overhead costs and cost drivers for next year

Overhead Items

E ( cost) $

Setups cost

90,000

Ordering Cost

50,000

Maintenance cost

150,000

Power

30,000

The following is one of the jobs completed during the year

Job 700

Job 701

Direct materials

$1200

$600

Direct Labor

$900

$400

Units completed

250

100

DLH

40

20

Number of setups

2

1

Number of orders

10

4

Machine hours

50

40

Kilowatt hours

60

25

Actual overhead

$2500

$1250

The company’s practical activity is 5000 DHL . The company uses DHL to allocate cost to the product

REQUIRED

1. Calculate the predetermined rate for the plant using FBC costing for job 700

PR = estimated overhead $[Total] / estimated activity [DHL] in units

2. Calculate the applied cost for Job 700

DHL used in job 700 = 40 hours

Allocated cost =PR x DHL used in job 700

3. Calculate total product cost using FBC for job 700

DM [job 700] =

DL [job 700] =

MO [allocated=-------------

TPC [Job 700]=-------------

4. Calculate the unit cost for job 700?

Unit cost = TPC / units produced

5. Is the overhead over-applied or under-applied

Compare allocated cost and actual cost of Job 700