Question

Lifesaver
South Engineering Limited offers specialist engineering services to the car industry.It has two production departments- machining and fishing and a service department which maintains the machinery of both departments. Expected production overheads for the forthcoming year are:

Rent and rates 5 520
Buildings insurance 1 320
Insurance of machinery 1 650
Lighting and heating 3 720
Depreciation of machinery 11000
Supervisory salaries 30 000
Maintenance department salary 16 000
Factory cleaning 4 800

Answer 1

the following information is available:
machining finishing maintenance
floor area(square metres) 300 200 100
number of employees 6 3 1
value of machinery $40 000 $15 000 -

the factory works a 35 hour week for 47 weeks each year

Required:
prepare an analysis of production overheads showing the basis of allocation and apportionment to the three department of the business and then re-apportion the service department overheads to production departments on the basis of value of machinery

Answer 2

Do not post questions that have nothing to do with a group, or you will be suspended.

Answer 3

ok thanks for the headsup i ddin't know

Answer 4

No worries :) That's why we don't start suspending left and right like angry bees :)

Answer 5

(I could have been more polite, btw—my apologies.)

Answer 6

apology accepted :)

Answer 7

do u by any chance know any FREE homework website where i can get help with this

Answer 8

This is one, I don't know of any others. You have to be patient sometimes on here—sometimes people have a bunch of questions they're trying to answer :)

Answer 9

i posted it from like 3 days ago and its dued tomorrow oh well so much for trying

Answer 10

I'll see what I can do for you in the math group in a couple of minutes.

Answer 11

ok thanks as i said i started it on my own but do not know if im on the right track

Answer 12

are u there still?

Answer 13

Gah sorry!

Answer 14

I am, heading over to your post in math right now :(