Firstly, we can setup the overhead re-apportionment process as a set of equations. ix. may be apportioned on this basis. Basis of Apportionment of Departmental Overheads to the Machine: The Basis for allocation of departmental overheads are the following: i. This is known as secondary distribution of factory overheads and also re-apportionment of factory overheads. The process of distribution is usually known as Primary Distribution. (x) Technical Estimates: This basis of apportionment is used for the apportionment of those expenses for which it is difficult, to find out any other basis of apportionment. The Bengal Wholesale Co. is making a study of the relative profitability of the two products it handles. Allocation and Apportionment of Overheads, Cost Accounting Notes B.Com 4th Sem CBCS Pattern, Micro Economics Notes and Important Questions. i. canvas cloth. Such departments render services such as repairs, maintenance, electricity, etc. xn@HYDt,][,.
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Apportionment refers to the distribution of overheads among departments or cost centres on an equitable Total overheads Direct labour hours. (i) Rent, rates and If service department apportion its cost to production departments and other service departments and that other service departments likewise apportion their costs to production departments and apportion back to other service departments until total cost of both service departments are apportion to the production departments. i. Expenses in relation to a department may be direct but are indirect in place. labour welfare dept., canteen, time keeping, repairs and maintenance, tool room, hospital etc. The departments in a factory can be broadly categorised into the following types: (i) Producing or manufacturing departments: A manufacturing or producing department is one in expenses which pass ArfpC]] N53OyHo2jMW. Report a Violation 11. are incurred for the factory as a whole, and, therefore, these will have to be apportioned overall the departmentsboth Production as well as Service. Production departments are those departments where actual process of manufacturing is carried on. For example, indirect wages of production department A is to be allocated to Department A only. (b) According to capital values of the assets. Under this method, service departments costs are apportioned to production departments only ignoring service rendered by one service department to another. It is argued that both material and labour give rise to factory overheads, they should be taken into account for determining the amount to be debited to various jobs in respect of factory overheads. (iii) Apportionment of Service Department Overheads: After the overheads have been classified between production and service departments the costs of service departments are charged to such production departments which have been benefitted by their services. Thus, it is useful only when compared with the established norms or standards. Examples are indirect material and indirect labour. It is, therefore, logical that the product cost should bear the equitable share of cost of service department. except when they are deliberately changed, e. increments granted to staff. (7176)y. April 1,500 6,000 588 1176 3,45,744 6,91. vii. case of those overhead items which cannot be wholly allocated to a particular department. Variable expenses vary with the volume of activity and the It includes all direct cost except the direct From the time tickets, the Apportionment of Office O.H. Primary Distribution of Overhead 2. Where such a division of functions has been made, some of the departments would be engaged in (iii) Depreciation, The process through which overheads are absorbed in the cost of the product is called absorption costing. This method is commonly used in those industries where machines are primarily used because in these industries overheads are mostly concerned with machines. In the production departments, with the help of manual and or machine operations the raw materials are converted to finished goods. 15. Allocation is the allotment of whole items of cost to cost units or centres, whether they may be production cost centres or service cost centres. The business incurs expenditure on overheads (like those mentioned above) because it is crucial for the production to take place. The items of factory overhead are as follows: 2. material and direct labour. This is also known as departmentalization of overheads. So, as the production in department Y is greater, it should receive a greater portion of overheads than Department X. 4. Indirect materials originate in store requisitions. If we charge $5,000 to Department X and $5,000 to Department Y, this might be unfair as the Department Y is more production intensive than Department X. Cost Account numbers are used for covering the Administration, Selling and Distribution overheads. Other registers, like, plant and machinery. 1 0 obj
It is easy to understand. negligible value. (viii) Welfare staff Account Disable 12. Indirect wages of the maintenance department or inspection etc. Thus, the wages paid to maintenance workers as A manufacturing company has three production departments and two service departments. once that level is exceeded, they vary without having direct relationship with volume changes. Store-keeping and materials handling Number of stores requisitions. Bases of absorption. variable expenses. Automatic consideration is given to the time factor because generally more wages means more time spent. (b) the actual process of classification of the various items of expenses into one or another of the For example, a carpentry unit which does repairs of furniture and fittings may be engaged to manufacture packing boxes. Therefore this method takes into consideration both direct materials and direct wages for the absorption of overhead. It is difficult and costly to analyse them and hence treated as indirect expenses, e. nuts, Interest included in Hire Purchase Original price of machine. mean 4. formula: Change in the amount of expenses responsibility for incurring this expenditure is determined in relation to output. (ii) Repeated distribution method: of little use. ii. (x) Works executives The second step of absorption costing is apportionment. is an example of, Correct answer: Direct (chargeable) Expenses, Lesson 4 Direct Expenses and Overheads 151, (iii) Invoices or purchase voucher only. The business also has to recover the cost of these overheads and needs to include them in the cost of the product. This website uses cookies and third party services. The size of the fleet of buses have been fixed taking into consideration the potential number of users. Canteen subsidy or expenses, pension, medical expenses, personnel department expenses, cost of recreational facilities. 6. For example, in a textile industry the yarn and clothes departments are production departments while those of a boiler house and repairs are service departments. Under Trial and Error Method distribution will be made in the following way. For example, rent can be apportioned on the basis of floor area occupied by each department. Each item of overheads may be seen and proper estimate of the amount for the coming period may be The process of classification of overheads involves: (a) the determination of the classes or groups in which the costs are sub-divided; and This causes misleading results. Material prices are often subject to considerable fluctuations which are not accompanied by similar changes in overheads. Recognition of Direct Method (When Statement is used), Service department apportion their cost only to production departments. xOK0{ acP nm6Px;IZd`.BF')Ns&'F+).7jM
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of employees engaged on machines. The extra amount When material cost forms a greater part of the cost of production. 60 (10% of 600 of P) i. Number of employees For workforce related costs like canteen costs etc. Machine Hours Worked 10,000 20,000 15,000 - - 5,000 50. Before publishing your articles on this site, please read the following pages: 1. Some (i) Rent 12, (iv) Stop the process at the point where it is felt that the remaining figure of service department to be redistributed is too small for further distribution. service departments but, then, the expenses of the service departments are apportioned among the Your email address will not be published. This is because fixed expenses would not (iii) Reciprocal service method: This method gives cognizance to the fact that where there are two or of employees in each department. goods, godown, etc. viii. Direct Wages 20,000 25,000 30,000 - - - 75, Overhead cost comprises indirect material, indirect labour and indirect expanses. distribution the distinction between production departments and service departments disregarded since it is endstream
Prohibited Content 3. and heating of 9,500 15,000 7, In case of factory overheads it involves: (i) Allocation and apportionment of overheads among Production and Service Departments. equipment and of employees. An overhead cost is defined as expenditure on labour, materials or services that cannot be economically identified with a specific saleable cost unit. expenses of other service departments. It is suitable when the production is not uniform. At the end of the Expenses directly incurred in the departments which are jointly This may be through allocation or absorption. The guidelines used to find a suitable basis for the apportionment of overheads expenses are explained below. Under this method service department overheads are charged to production departments on the basis of potential rather than actual services rendered. The principle is that . Content Guidelines 2. These are then distributed among the This is also known as departmentalization of overheads. 13 0 obj
Items Basis of Production Departments Service Departments Total total costs at different levels of activity or output are plotted on a graph with the output on the X-axis and their (i) Direct Allocation: Overheads are directly allocated to various departments on the basis of expenses for each department respectively. iv. worked out as follows: Output Indirect As many of the overheads also vary with time, this method produces satisfactory results. Separation of semi-variable cost into fixed and variable can be done by applying any of the following Comment *document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a6595ff82cb3bd7d6a7d2543d58a31a2" );document.getElementById("a8d4f85434").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. overheads, Methods of Re-apportionment or Re- The direct method allocates costs of each of the service departments to each operating department based on each department's share of the allocation base. Therefore, a distinction between fixed and variable expenses is essential. It is suitable when most of the work is done manually. when these are used for processes. Expenses such as depreciation and other 27. In this case the cost is shared out over two or more cost centres according to the estimated benefit received by each cost centre. This amount of overheads does not change because the work is being done on copper instead of iron. 1. expenses to be split up into two parts. vary to the extent of 70%. Expenses of works canteen, welfare, personnel department, time-keeping etc. endobj
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amount for each department or cost centre. consumers service, This method is quite illogical and inaccurate because overheads are in no way related to the cost of materials consumed. Lowest 1,500 6, Methods of Segregating Fixed and Variable Overhead Elements Selling and Distribution Overheads Administration Overheads Manufacturing Overhead Primary and Secondary Distribution of Overhead Single Overhead Rate and Multiple Overhead Rates Types of Capacity Levels Absorption Overheads Under-Absorption and Over-Absorption Treatment of Certain Items 12. Change in activity or quantity. (iv) Salary or pay bills. Image Guidelines 4. After having collected the overheads under proper standing order numbers the next step is to arrive at the arrive at the estimate by adjusting the variable amount by the expected change in output and the fixed The working hours of a machine are calculated for the period for which the machine is to run. In such case it will be a partly producing department. This is another simple and easy method. Before understanding allocation and apportionment or departmentalization of overheads, it is essential to study the different types of departments or cost centers. 4. Disclaimer 9. In other words, common expenses have to be apportioned or distributed over the departments IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements, Charging to overhead to specific department, If OH relate to more than one department then they are apportioned on suitable basis, Apportionment is made on reasonable basis like area, number of employees, Service departments like canteens offer services but do not have production, Cost of these services center is charged to production centers, Secondary apportionment can be made by three ways: elimination, repeated distribution, algebraic methods, Simultaneous Equation Method When there are only two service departments. anticipated volume of production or activity. <>
Rate of labour turnover or number of employees in each department, Direct labour hours, machine hours number of employees. General expenses Direct Wages or No. (iv)Direct Wages: This method is used only for those items of expenses which are booked with the amounts of wages, e.g., workers insurance, their contribution to provident fund, workers compensation etc. expenses like This fact should be considered while apportioning expenses. overheads. This process of apportionment is also known as departmentalisation of overhead. 5. i. Factory Overheads - Methods of Absorption (With Formulas, Advantages and Disadvantages) . CIMA, London has defined it as that part of cost attribution which shares costs among two or more cost centers or cost units in proportion to the estimated benefit received, using a proxy. Fixed overheads are stated to be uncontrollable in the sense that they are not influenced by managerial From the following information show the distribution of service departments cost under the repeated distribution method: Under this method, the true costs of service department are ascertained first with the help of simultaneous equations. Such sub-divisions are referred On the basis of the above survey the apportionment is made. This process of apportionment is also known as departmentalisation of overhead. 11 0 obj
audit fees etc. For example, the cost of canteen can be apportioned as the basis of number of employees in each department which is a potential benefit. machine Area Machine hour Direct material Direct wages, 2,000 3,000 2,000 300 4,500 877 200, 3,000 3,000 2,500 350 5,250 1,169 250, 3,000 4,000 3,000 250 3,750 1,462 300, 2,000 5,000 2,500 150 2,250 292 250, 13,000 35,000 12,500 1,050 15,750 3,800 1,250, 13,100 (-)13,100 12,650. Lighting No bulbs used for lighting by the machine. Direct production departments on the basis of given percentages. Following is a list of basis, which are frequently used for apportionment of cost of service departments among production departments: Methods of Re-apportionment or Re-distribution. that direct costs(materials, labour, etc.) It is to be carefully noted that at the time of making . Examples are: overtime premium of workers engaged in a particular department, power (when separate meters are available), jobbing repairs etc. Primary distribution of overhead involves allocation or apportionment of different items of overhead to all (ii) Step method: In this method the cost of most serviceable department is first, apportioned to other This computation of a pre-determined overhead rate is more practical and has the following advantages: (i) Pre-determined overhead rate facilitates product cost determination immediately after production is Variable overhead costs are those costs which vary in total in direct proportion to the volume of output. Direct labour hours Works managers remuneration, general overtime 3. The cost of service department which renders service to the largest number of other departments is distributed first. i. Disclaimer 8. plant etc. etc. The basis of Apportionment of Overheads. This is also known as departmentalisation of overheads. apportioned over other departments, production as well as service according to the agreed An analytical study thus can make it possible for all semi-variable (iii) High and low points method: Under this method the output at two different levels i. high or low point (20% 3,000 of Q) 600 1. groups. period, the total of factory overheads would be debited to Factory Overhead Control Account and credited to The principle is that if an overhead item cannot be fully allocated to one cost center, it should be apportioned over related cost centers. July 2,820 8,640 +732 +1464 5,35,824 10,71. performed and the size of the factory. It may be on the basis of services rendered by a particular item of expense to different departments or by survey method. <>
The direct labour hour rate is the overhead cost of a direct worker working for one hour. costs (or variable costs) afford a number of advantages, in fixing prices in a special market, for a special There may be three broad categories of factory overheads: 2. element of cost per unit, c represents the total fixed cost, y represents the total cost and x represents the hour 2,765 5,530 4,147 - - (-)12,442 -, Apportionment of Direct The guidelines or principles which facilitate in determining a suitable basis for apportionment of overheads are explained below: 1. Fixed overhead costs remain the same from one period to another [ 11 0 R]
Content Guidelines 2. associations You are required to prepare an overhead analysis sheet for the departments showing clearly the basis of apportionment when necessary. For example, Department A incurred $3,000 for the salary of a supervisor that is specifically related to Department A. iii. ADVERTISEMENTS: The basis adopted should be such by which the expenses being apportioned must be measurable by the basis adopted and there must be proper correlation between the expenses and the basis. Swill Co. Ltd. has three production departments and two service departments. AccountingNotes.net. another service department. The actual predetermined rate of manufacturing overhead is computed by dividing the manufacturing overheads by the direct material cost and multiplying the result by 100. ii. Methods to Calculate the Overhead Absorption Rate Various methods exist to calculate overhead absorption. But this basis cannot be used in all cases, e.g., in case of services rendered by the purchase office it will be impossible to trace the actual time taken by each member of the purchase department for execution of each order. No. cannot be charged wholly to a particular department or cost centre, but will have to be charged to all departments or . Fundamentally, therefore, there are only two types of expensesfixed service departments and production departments. The following steps are involved in this method: (i) Apply the given percentages to distribute the primary total of first service department. output from Apportionment of Chemistry investigatory project on ions in toothpaste, 15EC35 - Electronic Instrumentation - Module 3, IT(Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 English, Accounting treatment and control of Direct (iv) Power 3, This will close the amount of second service department. There are two methods of allocation and apportionment of overheads i.e. iii. (iii) Sub-contract or outside work, if jobs are sent out for special processing. Some examples of overheads that can be allocated directly are indirect materials, indirect labour etc. Where labour is not the main factor of production, absorption of overheads is not equitable. (iii) Expenses on Items of Factory Overhead 2. Example: In steel, rolling mill, hot mill, cold mill, polishing, grinding are the production departments. Examples are For example, the proportion to volume. Allocation means the allotment of whole items of cost to cost centres or cost units. In apportionment, the cost of overheads is spread over different cost centers on a fair basis. The following factors are taken care of while dividing an organisation into number of departments: (i) Every manufacturing process is divided into its natural divisions in order to maintain natural flow of If the target is higher, the unit cost reduces indicating higher efficiency. This method suffers from the following limitations: (i) Actual overhead rate cannot be determined until the end of the period. Cost is apportioned when cost centres use only a proportion of the benefits of the whole expenses. In modern industrial undertakings, overheads are a very large proportion of the total cost and, therefore, Uploader Agreement. This process of apportionment is also known as departmentalisation of overhead. Then by judgment a line of best fit which passes through all or most of. Step method: In this method the cost of most serviceable department is first, apportioned to other service departments and production departments. distribution, Methods Of Absorbing Production The functional classification divides the overheads in the following manner : 1. Under this method, expenses of one service department (generally the one which received the least service and gives the maximum service from and to other service departments) are apportioned to all other departments in the proportion of benefit derived by them; then expenses of the next service department are apportioned to the remaining departments and so on till expenses of all service departments are dealt with. For instance in March 2013, the output of the factory is 2,000 units and the expenses are as follows: ` endobj
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