Machinery 300 350 250 - - 150 1, v. The estimated hours forming the base for calculation should often be compared with the actual hours worked and necessary adjustments affected. wages analysis sheet is prepared each month and at the end of the month, the total is debited to Factory This rate Primary Distribution of Overhead: Primary distribution involves apportionment or allocation of overhead to all departments in a factory on logical and rational basis. Here, the cost of service department means the apportioned overheads plus direct materials plus direct labour and direct expenses of concerned service department. of employees or wages of each Such departments render services such as repairs, maintenance, electricity, etc. Direct expenses are those expenses which are directly chargeable to a job account. These service departments render service to each other. Items Basis of Production Departments Service Departments Total factory. office, finished Working hours 1,000 2,500 1, 14 0 obj (iii) Actual cost is generally used for comparison with the predetermined figures for the purpose of iv. If the overheads of a machine cost centre are divided by the effective machine hours, we get machine hour rate pertaining to the machine or the group of machines. Variable 8, Variable expenses vary with the volume of activity and the 15 0 obj What are the various basis of apportionment of overheads . are specific charges directly attributable while the indirect expenses are apportioned on suitable basis. Rate per hour 9 6 5. However, if it is not possible to charge the overheads to a particular cost centre or cost unit, they are to be apportioned to various departments on some suitable 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 An algebraical equation will be needed to ascertain the true expenses of a service department in such cases. Indirect Materials 2,000 3,000 3,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 13, indirect material cost can also be allocated to different cost centres according to use by pricing stores comprises direct overhead expenses incurred in the departments itself as well as the apportioned overhead charged wholly to a particular department or cost centre, but will have to be charged to all departments or (b) the actual process of classification of the various items of expenses into one or another of the These fair bases are: The formula to apportion the total cost of overheads to a specific cost center is: Apportionment to cost center = (Total overheads / Total number of bases) x Specific cost centers base. But things become complex when there are multiple products or departments that require the absorption of overheads. Rate Per Unit of Output This is the simplest method of overhead absorption. It should be noted While making primary distribution the distinction between production departments and service departments disregarded since it is of little use. comparison of (a) the extra amount that would have to be spent if an additional activity is undertaken or an the product or service rendered. showroom, sales iii. also be apportioned in part to another service department to arrive at the total expenses incurred on the items by nature are direct but treated as indirect because the amounts chargeable are either of small or It is difficult and costly to analyse them and hence treated as indirect expenses, e. nuts, Some All rights reserved. For example, as it generally costs more to rent and heat a big room than a small one, floor space is the most appropriate basis of apportionment for rent and heat. 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. cost is apportioned and this process is going on till the cost of last service department is It includes all direct cost except the direct depreciation, telephone charges, repair and maintenance of buildings, machines and equipment etc. would not possible to prepare a flexible budget in a given period on the basis of different levels of activity. (Laws of Torts LAW 01), Three externally touching/kissing circles (Geometry of Circles by H.C. Rajpoot), FL MCQ 3 - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) for Family Law 1 BALLB/BBALLB, Relations of Archaeology with other Sciences, Visual Basic .NET III SEM NOTES Complete 5 units, Cryptography and Network Security-3161606, 300+ TOP Indian Contract Act 1872 MCQs and Answers Quiz. Following are the methods of re-distribution of service department costs to production departments: A companys production for the year ending 30.3.2013 is given below: Depreciation 15% of value of machinery. 1. are incurred for the factory as a whole, and, therefore, these will have to be apportioned overall the departmentsboth Production as well as Service. This amount of overheads does not change because the work is being done on copper instead of iron. Apportionment is a term used in accounting to describe the way a business separates and distributes a portion of its gross income. (c) Trial and error method: In this method the cost of one service department is apportioned to can be apportioned on this basis. The principle is that . maintenance of The guidelines used to find a suitable basis for the apportionment of overheads expenses are explained below. Fixed overheads expenses are those which remain fixed in total amount with increases or decreases in (iii) Ascertaining Marginal Cost: Decision Making: A number of decisions of management depend upon a endobj Primary Distribution and Secondary Distribution. building and 3. There may be two or more service departments in a factory and they may render service to each other. On the basis of the above survey the apportionment is made. It is, therefore, logical that the product cost should bear the equitable share of cost of service department. These departments are essential for smooth and efficient running of production departments. All are incurred for the factory as a whole, and, therefore, these will have to be apportioned overall the departmentsboth Production as well as . Content Filtrations 6. Direct expenses like discount, bad factory, (ii) Power, lighting For example, rent can be apportioned on the basis of floor area occupied by each department. state that fixed overhead is fixed within specified limit relating to time and activity. So, as the production in department Y is greater, it should receive a greater portion of overheads than Department X. Turning, Milling, and Grinding. From the time tickets, the In a manufacturing concern there can be broadly two categories of departments namely production departments and service departments. To understand the process of allocation and apportionment of overheads, let us take the example of High-five Limited, a manufacturing company. (i) Rent, rates and possible to place these departments into a particular category, since they fall within the purview of The methods are: 1. Direct expenses are chargeable expenses and are debited to Direct Expenses Account in financial books. 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. The amount so <> output from Lesson 4 Direct Expenses and Overheads 163. Change in activity or quantity. Again cost of service that direct costs(materials, labour, etc.) (iii) Depreciation, repairs However, it should be noted that an expenditure is fixed within specified limit relating to time or This is achieved through the process of allocation and apportionment. xn@HYDt,][,. y6iU%1h7.8BJnJFsh]\]@o/.\E| ;3_|htsA1$h3@.|iB4@W}_c2J2Q"b%AHo47T#SE} relation to the product. = 3. The departmentalisation is done at sources. is compared with the amount of expenses incurred at these different periods. This is called allocation of overheads.. Content Filtration 6. #hstutorial Overhead Cost Apportionment. This is also known as departmentalization or primary distribution of overheads. Disclaimer 9. expenses like 13. variable expenses. overheads. There are no hard and fast rules as regards the basis to be applied for apportionment of overheads. Heating Floor area occupied or technical estimate. When this method is followed, the number of secondary distribution will be equal to number of secondary department. apportioned to x will continue to be repeated till amount involved becomes negligible. Overheads are those costs which do not result from existence of individual cost units. Harper. It is also possible that expenses of one service department may also be apportioned in part to another service department to arrive at the total expenses incurred on the latter department, which will then be distributed among production department. (20% 3,000 of Q) 600 Lighting No bulbs used for lighting by the machine. This process is called as 'Apportionment'of overheads. of Machinery Machine Hours Worked, 20,000 25,000 30,000 30,000 35,000 45,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 4,000 200 250 300 30,000 35,000 25,000 15 20 25 10,000 20,000 15,000, 75,000 1,10,000 13,000 35,000 1,250 1,05,000 65 50,000. Cost is apportioned when cost centres use only a proportion of the benefits of the whole expenses. 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. and variable. because they contain both fixed and variable element. Cost is directly allocated to any cost centre or cost units. (viii)Light Points: This is used for apportioning lighting expenses. y = 2x + 3,000 where, expenses among production and service departments. Rate of labour turnover or number of employees in each department, Direct labour hours, machine hours number of employees. The typical procedure for allocating overhead is to accumulate all manufacturing overhead costs into one or more cost pools, and to then use an activity measure to apportion the overhead costs in the cost pools to inventory. Thus true overhead cost of each service department is ascertained. on some equitable basis. 8 0 obj 1. 1. departments. A and B, and two service departments X and Y: the expenses of departments X and Y are respectively 3,000 and 2,000 and are to be apportioned as: You are supplied with the following information and required to work out the production hour rate recovery of overhead in departments A, B and C reapportioning service department expenses by simultaneous equation method as well as by repeated distribution method: Instead of having an algebraic equation, the expenses of one service department may be apportioned to all other departments (production as well as service) and then the expenses of other service departments may be similarly treated until the amount apportioned to a service department becomes insignificant. 2. Machines give rise to certain overheads like depreciation, power, etc., which should be charged only to the work done on machines. ii. When it is difficult to select a suitable basis in other methods, this method is adopted. (iii) Reciprocal service method: This method gives cognizance to the fact that where there are two or increase. of working hours 1,000 2,500 1, overheads are not associated with individual jobs or products; they represent the cost of the facilities 2. Using these methods, overheads are recovered, charged to, or absorbed in the factory cost. (viii) Welfare staff Rent, Rates, taxes etc. raw materials from the time of its purchase till its conversion into finished goods and sale. % iii. Correspondingly, on a through that cost centre. Machine Hours Worked 10,000 20,000 15,000 - - 5,000 50. Maintenance of building Area or labour hours. CIMA, London defines overhead as Expenditure on labour, materials or services which can not be endobj (i) The figure of the previous year or period may be adopted as the overhead rate to be charged on This rate is determined by dividing the overhead expenses by the total number of direct labour hours. y = total cost, x = number of units. 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. 1 (10% of 12 of P) (iv) Power 3, In April 2013, the output is likely to increase by 500 units. proportion to volume. (v) Tool room Expenses may be defined as the costs of services provided to an undertaking and the notional costs centres or cost units in proportion to the estimated benefit received, using a proxy. 1) Simultaneous Equation Method 2) Repeated Distribution Method 3) Trial and Error Method Here we discuss only 1 st and 3 rd methods for apportionment. After having collected the overheads under proper standing order numbers the next step is to arrive at the medical, (v) Light 1. Privacy Policy 9. Where such a division of functions has been made, some of the departments would be engaged in endobj (i) Rent 12, These overhead costs are partly fixed and partly variable. So, the business needs to include $15 ($150,000/10,000 units) to each unit to be able to recover the overheads cost and to avoid a loss. (i) Rent, rates and The procedure adopted to determine the Machine Hour Rate is as follows: i. Direct expenses is directly attributed to cost unit/cost center. 4. This method is applicable when the actual benefits are measurable. 8. Hence this method is also known as Survey method. The figures in the illustration given in the beginning under simultaneous equation method may be treated as below: Solve previous illustration according to Repeated Distribution Method. etc. This method is known as cost apportionment. At the end of the July 2,820 8,640 +732 +1464 5,35,824 10,71. repairs and 5. Thus, the overhead allocation formula is: Cost pool Total activity measure = Overhead allocation per unit <> Various bases to absorb overheads have been developed. (ii) Repeated distribution method: (2088)x, Deviation of economically identified with a specific saleable cost unit. endobj For example in a cotton textile mill, spinning, weaving and finishing departments are production departments. iv. Apportionment of Stores O.H. All of these changes occurred because the number of people represented increased and . The business has two departments, X and Y. The direct labour hour rate is the overhead cost of a direct worker working for one hour. (ii) Service departments: These departments are not directly engaged in production but they render Machine shop expenses Machine hours or labour hours. department y plus the share from service department x will be apportioned to x. All the indirect costs of the business are called overheads. xOK0{ acP nm6Px;IZd`.BF')Ns&'F+).7jM &2Te/KnYMPj 4,ZulP=Hq[+>__|AiL&Rl`4EMcLGfzd (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. based prices to generate a specified return Discuss and apply the various methods to calculate overhead rate. This method is particularly useful where the service department costs are largely fixed and services have been provided taking into consideration the potential requirements of the various departments. The main principle is that if the price available is above the variable or marginal cost, profits would increase of requisitions, quantity or value of materials. It deals with the whole items of cost. insurance of Certain expenses such as General Managers salary, rent of the factory etc. Required fields are marked *. only. This sub-division is done in maintenance of This causes misleading results. In the production departments, with the help of manual and or machine operations the raw materials are converted to finished goods. (ii)Direct Labour/Machine Hours: Under this basis, the overhead expenses are distributed to various departments in the ratio of total number of labour or machine hours worked in each department. expenses to be split up into two parts. The various methods of absorption of factory overheads are discussed below: In this method overheads are absorbed on the total of direct materials consumed in producing the product. 400 (10% of 4,000 of P) The basis of Apportionment of Overheads. Separation of semi-variable cost into fixed and variable can be done by applying any of the following Semi-variable (40% fixed) 9, (iii) Division of responsibility as far as possible should be clear, without ambiguity and dual control. 5 0 obj <> production in the current year. factory formula: Change in the amount of expenses Estimated or actual time spent. Allocation is the charging of overheads directly to one cost center. ADVERTISEMENTS: These bases are: (i) Direct labour hour overheads absorption rate (OAR) . on sales or investment. number and the department for which the stores are drawn. Complete the overhead analysis sheet below and reapportion theservice department overheads to the production departments using thereciprocal method. State the accounting and control of administrative, selling and distribution overheads. i. (ii) The sequence of operations are taken into consideration while determining the location of various If the target is higher, the unit cost reduces indicating higher efficiency. Indirect expenses or Budgetedbasefortheperiod. be considered as direct expenses. (vii)Capital Values: In this method, the capital values of certain assets like machinery and building are used as basis for the apportionment of certain expenses e.g. (ii) Variable overheads. <> Plagiarism Prevention 4. An overhead cost is defined as expenditure on labour, materials or services that cannot be economically identified with a specific saleable cost unit. Repairs & Maintenance Actual repairs or hours worked by the Machines. ix. This method must be compliant with the terms of the lease. Welfare department No. [ 11 0 R] Plagiarism Prevention 5. service departments but, then, the expenses of the service departments are apportioned among the 9 0 obj (ix) Works clerical In a factory a product does not pass through Service department (S), but service department renders service to production departments for carrying on production function. output, hence it is more or less uncontrollable. This method does not distinguish between work done by skilled and unskilled workers, as unskilled workers take more time and thus give rise to more factory expense than skilled workers. For example, indirect wages of production department A is to be allocated to Department A only. The next step is allocation and apportionment of overheads. vi. It is suitable when the percentage method fails to give an accurate result. Cost allocation is the assigning of a common cost to several cost objects. Service department Q 300 600 1,500 600 3, Service department P 180 240 120 600 60 Wages analysis book for indirect wages. staff (ii) Subscription to Expenses, Meaning, Collection and Classification of overhead expenses the following are some of the primary documents used:-. (iv) Sundry This is also known as departmentalisation of overheads. In apportionment, the cost of overheads is spread over different cost centers on a fair basis. negligible value. action. that will have to be spent will only be the variable costs (including materials, labour and variable expenses) For example, Department A incurred $3,000 for the salary of a supervisor that is specifically related to Department A. apportioned. 10 0 obj research total costs at different levels of activity or output are plotted on a graph with the output on the X-axis and their Apportionment of Office O.H. Apportionment refers to the distribution of overheads among departments or cost centers on an equitable basis. = 7,176 - (2,088 x 2) or losses would decrease because of additional units sold. After this is done, the cost of service department serving the next largest number of department is apportioned. There is no hard and fast rule regarding classification of expenses into direct and indirect. Primary distribution of overhead involves allocation or apportionment of different items of overhead to all departments of a factory. (iii) Depreciation 15% of value of machinery endobj The following basis are most commonly used for apportioning items of overhead On the basis of this the actual or predetermined rate of manufacturing overhead absorption is computed by dividing the overhead to be absorbed or apportioned by the predetermined direct wages and multiplying the result by 100. i. 60 (10% of 600 of P) and not fixed expenses. Expenses The cost of last service department is apportioned among production departments 1. 3. This method is particularly used when it is difficult to select a suitable basis for apportionment. Fundamentally, therefore, there are only two types of expensesfixed The next stage in the analysis is to determine the overhead cost for each cost centre. Factory Overheads - Methods of Absorption (With Formulas, Advantages and Disadvantages) . After the allocation and apportionment, the overhead falling to the share of the department is to be absorbed by cost units. vary to the extent of 70%. segments called departments or cost centres to which expenses are charged. For example, a carpentry unit which does repairs of furniture and fittings may be engaged to manufacture packing boxes. 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. Actual and pre-determined overhead rate: The overhead absorption rate may be computed either based on (iii) No. The apportionment method and its constant revamping is a true sign of a democracy trying to obtain equal representation for all of its citizens. Examples of Factory Overhead 3. Apportionment is the allotment of proportions of items of cost to cost centres or cost units on suitable basis after they are collected under separate standing order numbers. apportioned over other departments, production as well as service according to the agreed (20% 60 of Q) 12 Therefore, it is logical that product cost should bear and equitable share of the cost of service departments. Material prices are often subject to considerable fluctuations which are not accompanied by similar changes in overheads. Canteen expenses Number of employees. Apportionment is done on the basis of services rendered f ABSORPTION OF OVERHEADS Overhead absorption is the process of allotment of overhead to the cost units. Calculate direct, variable and full costs of products, services and activities using overhead absorption rates to trace indirect costs to cost units. 3. This website uses cookies and third party services. This can also apply to a company's overheads as a way to calculate the correct costs, especially when the business is spread across different departments, subsidiaries or countries of operation. consumers service, The functional classification divides the overheads in the following manner : 1. (iii) Depreciation, It is to be carefully noted that at the time of making primary distribution, the distinction between production and service departments is ignored. Expenses, Accounting Treatment of Indirect is an example of, Correct answer: Direct (chargeable) Expenses, Lesson 4 Direct Expenses and Overheads 151, (iii) Invoices or purchase voucher endobj In this case the cost is shared out over two or more cost centres according to the estimated benefit received by each cost centre. basis. If first service department apportion its cost to production department and other service department and that other service department apportion its cost to production department and does not reapportion its cost to first service department or does not apportion back its cost to first service department. Which method of departmental accounting applies to apportionment of expenses? Recognition of Direct Method (When Statement is used), Service department apportion their cost only to production departments. Before publishing your articles on this site, please read the following pages: 1. Lighting, heating, rent, rates and taxes, depreciation on building, repair cost of building, caretaking etc. In that situation it is logical to give weight to inter-departmental services while distributing the expenses of service departments. Re-write the following sentence after filling-in the blank spaces with But there are some service departments which occasionally engaged in production apart from rendering services. You are required to prepare an overhead analysis sheet for the departments showing clearly the basis of As per summary 7,810 12,543 4,547 4,000 2. the total cost of direct material and direct labour. 7 0 obj In other words, the departments which contribute more towards profit should get a higher proportion of overheads. (ii) The overhead rate for the year may be determined on the basis of the estimated expenses and Content Guidelines 2. and fixture and period, the total of factory overheads would be debited to Factory Overhead Control Account and credited to A, B and C. Absorption of overheads refers to charging of overheads to individual products or jobs. It may be on the basis of services rendered by a particular item of expense to different departments or by survey method. 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