ii. 4 0 obj Similarly 8. Apportionment of Overheads: Certain expenses such as General Manager's salary, rent of the factory etc. medical, 4. 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. Overheads, Treatment of factory overheads, endobj Reapportionment and OAR are explained separately. (20% 60 of Q) 12 All is compared with the amount of expenses incurred at these different periods. Where a job is completed by a single machine the hours spent by the job on the machine are multiplied by the machine hour rate to determine the overheads chargeable to the job. For example, a carpentry unit which does repairs of furniture and fittings may be engaged to manufacture packing boxes. Both metals are quite different in prices and by applying the same percentage for both will be obviously incorrect. It will be a big mistake to pay attention only to direct cost. Total H. of Machinery 15 20 25 - - 5 65 (iv) Welfare expenses Learn More -. departments. (7176)y. April 1,500 6,000 588 1176 3,45,744 6,91. When the ratio of skilled and unskilled labour is constant. departments of a factory. Fixed overheads are stated to be uncontrollable in the sense that they are not influenced by managerial Separation of semi-variable cost into fixed and variable can be done by applying any of the following through that cost centre. There may be two or more service departments in a factory and they may render service to each other. Pre-determined overhead rate is determined in advance of the actual production and is computed by dividing This method is also simple and easy. It includes all direct cost except the direct Apportionment is a term used in accounting to describe the way a business separates and distributes a portion of its gross income. Factory Overheads - Methods of Absorption (With Formulas, Advantages and Disadvantages) . Prepare cost estimates for allocation and apportionment of overheads, including between reciprocal service departments. iii. Each item of overheads may be seen and proper estimate of the amount for the coming period may be The size of the fleet of buses have been fixed taking into consideration the potential number of users. There may be three broad categories of factory overheads: 2. Light Area 200 250 300 150 100 250 1, 12,877 15,519 15,762 12,650 13,100 12,442 82, (i) Rent, rates and This is achieved through the process of allocation and apportionment. Internal transport service Truck hours, truck mileage or tonnage. 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. (iv) Salesmans commission if it is based on the value of units sold. Floor area occupied by the machines. endobj on unit cost decreases as production increases and vice versa. 3. iii. Sometimes, the basis will be the Ability to pay method, i.e., ability of the department to bear such share of items of overheads. 3. iv. 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. maintenance of Service department Q 6 12 30 12 60. performed and the size of the factory. alternative course is adopted, and (b) measurement of the benefits resulting therefrom. (iii) High and low points method: Under this method the output at two different levels i. high or low point window.__mirage2 = {petok:"mV5GQyOeXuAURipfQW4GKcKzTJSehtfJRlqTbRgcUuk-3600-0"}; Content Filtration 6. and maintenance of Marginal from the (ii) Hire charges of plant if used for a specific job. These overhead costs are partly fixed and partly variable. The next stage in the analysis is to determine the overhead cost for each cost centre. 2. (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. Terms of Service 7. expenses on rent, power, lighting, insurance etc. There are certain overheads which can be directly estimated for different departments. Lesson 4 Direct Expenses and Overheads 159. This is a huge amount that needs to be considered when costing the products and making pricing decisions, so that this expenditure can be recovered from the sales income. This criterion has the greatest applicability in cases where overheads costs can be easily and directly traced to departments receiving the benefits, e.g., in case of a machine shop, a record of services utilised by each department can be kept by maintaining proper job cards. Note 3 On the last reapportionment, D's overheads are apportioned on the basis of 75/95 to A and 20/95 to B. (i) Effective cost control: The classification of expenses into fixed and variable helps in controlling This process of apportionment is also known as departmentalisation of overhead. Specific criteria method: According to this principle, apportionment of overheads is made on the basis of specific criteria determined in a survey. Privacy Policy 8. At first expenses of all departments are compiled without making a distinction between production and service departments but, then, the expenses of the service departments are apportioned among the production departments on a suitable basis. (iii) Reciprocal service method: This method gives cognizance to the fact that where there are two or It does not distinguish between work done by machines and manual labour and also between skilled and unskilled workers. negligible value. When the same quantity of materials is used for all units. 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 CIMA, London defines overhead as Expenditure on labour, materials or services which can not be ii. 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. If the target is higher, the unit cost reduces indicating higher efficiency. Over the last 230 years, the reapportionment of the congressional districts has changed approximately five times. The objective of overhead absorption process is to include in the total cost of a product an appropriate share of a firm's total overheads. are termed as direct expenses. Apportionment and absorption of Production Overheads 5.1 Overheads are to be apportioned to different cost centres based on following two principles : i) Cause and Effect - Cause is the process or operation or activity and effect is the incurrence of cost. overheads. There are 3 following methods for apportionment of overhead costs on reciprocal basis. iii. insurance etc. This is another simple and easy method. PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION OF OVERHEADS Primary distribution of overhead involves allocation or apportionment of different items of overhead to all departments of a factory. (vi)Floor Area of Departments: This basis is adopted for the apportionment of certain expenses like lighting and heating, rent, rates, taxes, maintenance on building, air conditioning, fire precaution services etc. Where such a division of functions has been made, some of the departments would be engaged in This process of apportionment is also known as departmentalisation of overhead. In a manufacturing concern there can be broadly two categories of departments namely production departments and service departments. Service department P 4 5 3 12 comprises direct overhead expenses incurred in the departments itself as well as the apportioned overhead 3. Certain expenses such as General Managers salary, rent of the factory etc. Simultaneous equation method is used when only there are only two service departments. The number of such departments will depend upon the nature of industry, type of work Whereas spreading common overheads over different cost centers on a fair basis is called apportionment. Some examples of overheads are: This is a very brief list but it gives you a basic idea that overheads are not directly linked with the manufacturing of products but without these expenses, the production process is impossible. In addition to direct costs, indirect distribution costs to be allocated between the two products are as follows. Fundamentally, therefore, there are only two types of expensesfixed Methods for secondary apportionment of service overhead When service department is giving its services to other service departments and production departments then following method are used Repeated Distribution Method Simultaneous Equation Method When there are only two service departments Direct Method Step Method REPEATED DISTRIBUTION METHOD (iv) Sundry 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. Thus, the overhead allocation formula is: Cost pool Total activity measure = Overhead allocation per unit Machine shop expenses Machine hours or labour hours. A department may be either production department or service department depending upon the nature and function. Items of Factory Overhead 2. 3. <> above example. In other words, apportionment involves charging a share of the overheads to a cost centre or cost unit. In other words, common expenses have to be apportioned or distributed over the departments This may be through allocation or absorption. endstream Cost is directly allocated to any cost centre or cost units. Delivery expenses. Under this method, costs of one service department are apportioned to other service departments and production departments on agreed percentages and this process is repeated till the figures of service departments are too small to be reckoned for further apportionment. debts etc. would not possible to prepare a flexible budget in a given period on the basis of different levels of activity. volume of output. This method must be compliant with the terms of the lease. Variable expenses vary with the volume of activity and the maintenance of For example, managers salary may be apportioned on the basis of time and attention given by him to different cost centres or the charge for services of cost accounting department may be apportioned to different production departments on the basis of number of workers employed in each department etc. Works managers remuneration, general overtime expenses, cost of inter-department transfers etc. iii. When classification of overheads on some scientific and consistent basis is complete, overheads are (v)Number of Workers: This method is used for the apportionment of certain expenses as welfare and recreation expenses, medical expenses, time keeping, supervision etc. It should be noted Learn about 1. In this case the cost is shared out over two or more cost centres according to the estimated benefit received by each cost centre. items by nature are direct but treated as indirect because the amounts chargeable are either of small or of employees in each department. 10 0 obj (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. CIMA, London has defined it as that part of cost attribution which shares costs among two or more cost Semi-variable overheads do not fluctuate in direct But there are some service departments which occasionally engaged in production apart from rendering services. department y plus the share from service department x will be apportioned to x. Advantages and Disadvantages. Machine on some equitable basis. staff This website uses cookies and third party services. case of those overhead items which cannot be wholly allocated to a particular department. The incidence of fixed overhead Group insurance, canteen expenses, E.S.I. that will have to be spent will only be the variable costs (including materials, labour and variable expenses) 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. (b) Repeated distribution method: According to this method service department costs are departments. also be apportioned in part to another service department to arrive at the total expenses incurred on the Floor area Rent, rates and taxes paid for the building, air on sales or investment. These are called partly producing departments. This causes misleading results. (i) Rate of labour-turnover or number of employees. Re-write the following sentence after filling-in the blank spaces with The Bengal Wholesale Co. is making a study of the relative profitability of the two products it handles. (ii) Apply the given percentages to the second service department whose total is made up of primary charges plus amount apportioned from Service Department 1. Account Disable 12. So, the term allocation means the allotment of the whole item without division to a particular department or cost centre. Derived Benefit. The extra amount Under this backdrop, the second step is to distribute the total cost of service departments among the production departments. %PDF-1.5 Apportionment of Overhead Expenses: Definition Apportionment is the process of distributing overhead items to cost centers on a fair and reasonable basis. An expense which is directly identifiable with a specific cost centre is allocated to that centre. Disclaimer 8. This is called fair allocation of overheads to each department and ultimately to each unit. Apportionment means allotment of proportion of items of cost to cost centres or cost units. Cost of The amount so Primary Distribution of Overhead: Primary distribution involves apportionment or allocation of overhead to all departments in a factory on logical and rational basis. No. The distribution of different items of overhead in different departments is attempted on some Indirect expense can come from several sources such as cash book, factory journals or vouchers. For instance in March 2013, the output of the factory is 2,000 units and the expenses are as follows: ` Basis of apportioning overhead expenses: It is stated that the total overhead expenses of a department This is used for distributing lighting, electric power, works managers salary, internal transport, steam, water charges etc. Direct expenses is directly attributed to cost unit/cost center. The cost of last service department is apportioned among production departments The methods are: 1. The process of redistribution of the cost of service departments among the production departments is known as secondary distribution. material and direct labour. action. Variable overhead costs are those costs which vary in total in direct proportion to the volume of output. except when they are deliberately changed, e. increments granted to staff. (e) According to production hours of direct labour. endobj costs (or variable costs) afford a number of advantages, in fixing prices in a special market, for a special Any one or more of the following methods may be used: Expenses which vary directly with the departmental wages paid can be apportioned on this basis, e.g., premium for workmens compensation insurance etc. Derived Benefit: According to this principle, the apportionment of common item of overheads should be based on the actual benefit received by the respective cost centers. which manual/machine operations and other process of production of articles or commodities take 12. The departmentalisation is done at sources. 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 Direct Wages 20,000 25,000 30,000 - - - 75, The first stage in the analysis of overheads is the selection of approximate cost centres. J. Report a Violation, Inter-Departmental Services: 2 Methods (With Examples), Direct Labour Hour Rate: Cost Sheet and Calculations. 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. 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. Machine Hours Worked 10,000 20,000 15,000 - - 5,000 50. Lighting, heating, rent, rates and taxes, depreciation on building, repair cost of building, caretaking etc. factory buildings. When material cost forms a greater part of the cost of production. defined as those expenses which are easily identifiable and attributable to the individual units or jobs. insurance of 27. For example, a company might allocate or assign the cost of an expensive computer system to the three main areas of the company that uses the system. This amount of overheads does not change because the work is being done on copper instead of iron. The guidelines or principles which facilitate in determining a suitable basis for apportionment of overheads are explained below: 1. (iii) Expenses on (ix) Works clerical another service department. Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London, cost allocation is that part of cost attribution which They are known as semi-variable overheads endobj The following basis are most commonly used for apportioning items of overhead expenses among production and service departments. Potential Benefit: According to this principle, the apportionment of common item of overheads should be based on potential benefits (i.e. the product or service rendered. 1 (10% of 12 of P) After classification of overheads all the items of overheads are collected properly under suitable account heading. and cleaning of When the measurement of actual benefit is difficult or impossible or uneconomical this method is adopted. repairs and . There are some overheads that can be specifically traced to a distinct cost center. This rate is not affected by the method of wage payment i.e., time rate or piece rate method. iv. For the collection of 1st Example. the budgeted overhead expenses for the accounting period by the budgeted base for the period i. Pre-determined overhead rate = Image Guidelines 4. equipment and 4. Normally products do not pass through service departments, but service departments do benefit the manufacture of products. because they contain both fixed and variable element. Expenses may be defined as the costs of services provided to an undertaking and the notional costs of working hours 1,000 2,500 1, Therefore, a distinction between fixed and variable expenses is essential. 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. 11 0 obj Allocation is the charging of overheads directly to one cost center. Overheads relating to service cost centres. This method is not suitable if the workers are paid on piece rate basis. When labour forms the predominant part of the total cost. and produced 10,000 units. Content Guidelines 2. (vi) Travelling, hotel and other incidental expenses incurred on a particular contract. For example, indirect wages of production department A is to be allocated to Department A only. There are three methods for dealing with the distribution of inter-departmental services: Under this method, the cost of one service department is apportioned to another service department and the cost of another service department plus the share received from first service department is again apportioned to first service department and this process is continued till the balancing figure is negligible. Direct expenses may be ascertained first with the help of simultaneous equations. Service department P 1,200 1,600 800 4,000 400 Allocation and Apportionment of Overheads, Cost Accounting Notes B.Com 4th Sem CBCS Pattern, Micro Economics Notes and Important Questions. 5. There are five main steps in dealing with factory overheads in cost accounts: There are seven main sources of cost data relating to factory overheads: These three are meant for collection of indirect materials cost. Machine hour rate is one of the methods of absorbing factory overhead. Report a Violation 11. plant etc. 5. i. They can further be described. Power Horse power multiplied by machine hours or KWH. ArfpC]] N53OyHo2jMW. such a manner so that each department represents a division of activity of the organisation such as repairs It is suitable when the production is not uniform. goods, godown, etc. You can take the exam ONLINE in this Covid situation Now! Plagiarism Prevention 4. Direct Materials 30,000 35,000 45,000 - - - 1,10, ii. Fixed 10, This assumption is not valid since service departments not only render service to production departments but also mutually. Then the service departments may be ignored for apportioning the expenses. hour 2,765 5,530 4,147 - - (-)12,442 -, Apportionment of Direct 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. Estimated or actual time spent. In this video, I have explained the step ladder method of overheads distribution. Production departments are those departments where actual process of manufacturing is carried on. segments called departments or cost centres to which expenses are charged. 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. drawing office 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. Firstly, we can setup the overhead re-apportionment process as a set of equations. The business incurs expenditure on overheads (like those mentioned above) because it is crucial for the production to take place. This rate is obtained by dividing the overhead expenses But things become complex when there are multiple products or departments that require the absorption of overheads. Thus it is indirect process of allotment. basis. Primary distribution involves apportionment or allocation of overhead to all departments in a factory on logical and rational basis. Machinery 300 350 250 - - 150 1, Rent, Rates, taxes etc. Most of the manufacturing process functionally are different and performed by different departments in a Expenses endobj Each heading will be given an appropriate standing order number. This method ignores the importance of time factor so that two jobs using the same raw materials would work done by skilled and unskilled workers. Watch this Video upto the End to know Complete about Allocation and Apportionment of Overheads which includes-(i) Concept of Allocation and Apportionment of . 12 0 obj The factory overhead is first apportioned to the different machines or groups of machines. Examples are indirect material and indirect labour. 13. distribution, Methods Of Absorbing Production output, hence it is more or less uncontrollable. It is easy to understand. 15 0 obj Insurance and depreciation of plants, machinery and Equipments. Generally, there are three methods to apportionment of overhead; they are: Direct distribution method Under this method, the costs of service department are distributed or apportioned to production department. There is no hard and fast rule regarding classification of expenses into direct and indirect. Interest included in Hire Purchase Original price of machine. office, furniture, 1 0 obj adjustment items which do not result from cash outlays are taken from subsidiary records. showroom, sales that too before the concerned period begins (since it is only continuous costing that is found useful) and that, Complete the overhead analysis sheet below and reapportion theservice department overheads to the production departments using thereciprocal method. Horse power of machines or machine decline of the output it will also decline proportionately. 2. No. Basis of apportioning overhead expenses: It is stated that the total overhead expenses of a department comprises direct overhead expenses incurred in the departments itself as well as the apportioned overhead expenses of other service departments. Apportionment refers to the distribution of overheads among departments or cost centers on an equitable basis. Primary distribution of overhead involves allocation or apportionment of different items of overhead to all 3. usually depends on two factorsone time (fixed) and other wear and tear (variable). This is also known as departmentalization or primary distribution of overheads. Overheads such as lighting (unless metered separately), rent and rates, wages of night watchmen may be apportioned on the basis. Insurance Value of Service departments are auxiliary and are those departments which are not directly engaged in production. There are four steps of Absorption Costing: Allocation Apportionment Reapportionment expenses, cost of inter-department transfers etc. (ii) Variable overheads. Secondary distribution summary. groups. Group insurance, canteen expenses, E.S. Overhead cost comprises indirect material, indirect labour and indirect expanses. 3 0 obj Area in Square Metres 200 250 300 150 100 250 1, After having collected the overheads under proper standing order numbers the next step is to arrive at the Expenses of wage department. Each stores requisitions note specifies the standing order Disclaimer 8. Difference 1,320 2, Lesson 4 Direct Expenses and Overheads 157. Expenses, Accounting Treatment of Indirect The apportionment method and its constant revamping is a true sign of a democracy trying to obtain equal representation for all of its citizens. However, it should be noted that an expenditure is fixed within specified limit relating to time or office Some expenses such as power, lighting, heating, rent, 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 Methods of absorption of factory overheads 5. 15. 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