Solution 3.7
 
 

Part a) Apportion overhead cost

 

Basis

Functions

Accom.

Restaur.

Maint.

Admin.

Total

 

 

Insurance of property

Sq mts

7,000

2,800

1,400

3,500

6,300

21,000

Insurance (liability)

No.emp

6,000

4,000

5,000

2,000

3,000

20,000

Heat and light

Kw hrs

12,000

14,000

6,000

2,000

6,000

40,000

Depreciation

Assets

27,000

8,000

5,000

5,000

15,000

60,000

Advertising

Sales

8,000

20,000

12,000

0

0

40,000

Indirect labour

Given

 

 

 

40,000

50,000

90,000

Indirect materials

Given

 

 

 

30,000

20,000

50,000

Total overheads

 

60,000

48,800

29,400

82,500

100,300

321,000

Part b) Re-apportion service centre costs

Re-apportion administration

No.emp

35,400

23,600

29,500

11,800

   (100,300)

 

 

 

 

 

 

94,300

 

 

Re-apportion maintenance

Maint hrs

62,867

23,575

7,858

(94,300)

 

 

Total Overhead

 

158,267

95,975

66,758

0

0

321,000

                                                                                                                                                              

Part c) Overhead absorption rates

 

Functions

Accommodation

Restaurant

Total Overhead

€158,267
€95,975
€66,758

Budget customer usage

1,200
15,000
20,000

 

 
 
 

Budget absorption rates

€ 131.889
€ 6.398
€ 3.338

 

per hour
per night
per cover

 

 
 
 

Part d) Under / over absorption

 

Functions

Accommodation

Restaurant

 

Actual overhead

159,100
95,500
66,650

Absorbed overhead *

160,904
95,335
67,593

Under / over absorbed

 

   1,804over

     165 under

943 over

*

 
 
 

Actual usage by the rates from part c)

1,220x€131.889
14,900x€6.398
20,250x€3.338