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SKANS School of Accountancy

Cost & Management Accounting


Autumn 2023 Total marks: 25
Sir Abdul Azeem Total time: 45 min
Question 1: Gold limited has two production departments and two services department to which the followings
applies:
Production Departments Service Departments Total
1 2 Stores Maintenance
Floor Area (square meters) 5,900 1,400 400 300 8,000
Cost of machine (Rs.) 18,000 5,000 1,000 1,000 25,000
No. of employees 14 6 3 3 26
Direct labour hours 2,400 1,040 - -
Machine hours 1,500 4,570
The following overheads were recorded for the month just ended:
Rs.
Rent expense 12,000
Depreciation expense 6,000
Canteen expense 2,000
Supervision cost of production department 1 1,500
Supervision cost of production department 2 1,000
The service department’s work for the other departments is as follows:
Production Departments Service Departments
Work done by: 1 2 Stores Maintenance
Stores department 50% 40% -- 10%
Maintenance department 45% 50% 5% --
Required: Calculate absorption rates for each production department? (10)
Question 2: Silver limited is preparing its budget for the year ended 31 December 2022. The company has two
production departments i.e., Department L and Department M, and two services departments, which are storeroom
and canteen. The estimated costs for the year ending 31 December 2022 are:

Rs.
Depreciation of machinery 8,800
Direct material cost 200,000
Security costs of factory premises 6,200
Factory rent expense 52,000
Insurance of machinery 2,400
Supervisors’ salaries 44,000
Storeroom expenses 12,000
Canteen expenses 15,600
Factory premises – insurance 6,700
The following further information is also relevant:

Dept. L Dept. M Storeroom Canteen Total


Floor area (square meters) 12,500 7,500 3,500 2,500 26,000
Value of machinery (Rs.) 30,000 22,500 10,000 4,500 67,000
No. of supervisors 2 3 - - 5
Direct Material consumption (Kgs) 28,000 12,000 - - 40,000
No. of employees 12 15 3 3 33

Time spent by store room % 70 30

Direct labour hours 25,000 31,200

Required: Calculate absorption rates for the year ending 31 December, 2022 (15)

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