Svenson Manufacturing Company

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Developing Kr.89.77 The department wide costing rate of 89.77 was developed using direct labour hours. The rate changed monthly as the hours worked varied. Kr.89.77 was the rate used for August. Hours worked in each section were logged and the labour charge calculated. The total hours worked in this month were 16,970 and the labour charge was 579,286. The cost of overheads for the department was 944,074. So the total cost for the department was as follows: Labour Cost Overheads Total Department Cost 579,286 + 944,074 = 1,523,360 Total costs of the department were divided by the total number of labour hours to come up with the department wide rate. Total Department Cost Labour Hours DWR 1,523,360 / 16,970 = 89.77 Developing Section Wide Rates The direct labour cost per hour in each section was calculated by dividing the total labour charge incurred the number of hours worked. As shown below: Section Labour Charge Labour Hours Labour Cost Per Hour 1 48,388 / 1,370 = 35.32 2 24,070 / 1,000 = 24.07 3 168,200 / 4,000 = 42.05 4 64,332 / 1,800 = 35.74 5 274,296 / 8,800 = 31.17 Total 579,286 16,970 The overhead cost per hour in each section was calculated by dividing the total overhead cost per section by the number of labour hours. Jan Svenson could allocate some overhead costs directly to their section. The remaining overheads were allocated using floor space. He calculated as follows: The entire plant occupies 3 floors of a building. Section Floor Space Total Floor Space Occupied 1 1/6 of 1 floor 1/18 2 1/5 of 1 floor 1/15 3 1/5 of 1 floor 1/15 4 1/5 of 1 floor 1/15 5 1/6 of 1 floor + 1/2 of 1 floor 2/9 Total 1/2 The valve department occupies 1/2 of the entire floor space so overheads were allocated as follows: Section

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