In: Accounting
ACC 650 - REVISED PROBLEM 17-26 - QUESTION #2
Celestial Artistry Company is developing departmental overhead
rates based on direct-labor hours
for its two production departments, Finishing and Etching. The
Finishing Department employs
120 people and the Etching Department employs 60 people. Each
person in these two departments
works 1,500 hours per year. The production-related overhead costs
for the Finishing Department are
budgeted at $330,000, and the Etching Department costs are budgeted
at $280,000. Two service
departments, Maintenance and Computing, directly support the two
production departments. These
service departments have budgeted costs of $36,000 and $310,000,
respectively. The production
departments' overhead rates cannot be determined until the service
departments' costs are allocated.
The following schedule reflects the use of the Maintenance
Department's and Computing Department's
output by the various departments.
Using Department | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Service Department | Maintenance | Computing | Finishing | Etching |
Maintenance (maintenance hours) | - | 2,000 | 9,000 | 3,000 |
Computing (minutes) | 180,000 | - | 130,000 | 620,000 |
REQUIRED:
2. Use the step-down method to allocate service department costs. Allocate the Computing department's costs first. Calculate the overhead rates per direct-labor hour for the Finishing Department and the Etching Department.
Maintenance |
Computing |
Finishing |
Etching |
|
Overhead Costs |
$ 36,000 |
$ 310,000 |
$ 330,000 |
$ 280,000 |
Allocation of Computing Department Overhead Costs |
60,000 ($310,000 x 180,000 / 930,000) |
(310,000) |
43,333 ($310,000 x 130,000 / 930,000) |
206,667 ($310,000 x 620,000 / 930,000) |
Allocation of Maintenance Department Overhead Costs |
(96,000) |
- |
72,000 ($96,000 x 9,000 / 12,000) |
24,000 ($96,000 x 3,000 / 12,000) |
Total Overheads |
- |
- |
$ 445,333 |
$ 510,667 |
Direct Labor Hours |
180,000 hours (120 people x 1,500 hours) |
90,000 (60 people x 1,500 hours) |
||
Overhead Rate per Direct Labor Hour |
$2.47 per hour |
$5.67 per hour |