Friday, January 22, 2010

Example : 2 : Prepare a statement of cost.

Example 2
From the following information, prepare a cost sheet showing the total cost per ton for the period ended on December 31, 1998.
Raw materials
Productive wages
Direct expenses
Unproductive wages
Factory rent and taxes
Factory lighting
Factory heating
Motive power Haulage
Director’s fees (works)
Directors fees (office)
Factory cleaning
Sundry office expenses
Expenses
Factory stationery
Office stationery
Loose tools written off
33,000
35,000
3,000
10,500
2,200
1,500
4,400
3,000
1,000
2,000
500
200
800
750
900
600
Rent and taxes (office)
Water supply
Factory insurance
Office insurance
Legal expenses
Rent of warehouse
Depreciation--
Plant and machinery
Office building
Delivery vans
Bad debt
Advertising
Sales department salaries
Up keeping of delivery vans
Bank charges
Commission on sales
500
1,200
1,100
500
400
300

2,000
1,000
200
100
300
1,500
700
50
1,500
The total output for the period has been 10000 tons.
Solution
Cost sheet for the period ended on December 31, 1998
Raw materials
Production wages
Direct expenses
Prime cost
Add--works overheads:
Unproductive wages
Factory rent and taxes
Factory lighting
Factory heating
$.
33,000
35,000
3,000

10,500
7,500
2,200
1,500
4,400
71,000

Motive power
Haulage
Directors’ fees (works)
Factory cleaning
Estimating expenses
Factory stationery
Loses tools written off
Water supply
Factory insurance
Depreciation of plant and machinery
Works cost
Add-- office overhead
Directors’ fees (office)
Sundry office expenses
Office stationery
Rent and taxes (office)
Office insurance
Legal expenses
Depreciation of office building
Bank charges
Office cost
Add-- selling and distribution overheads
Rent of warehouse
Depreciation on delivery vans
Bad debts
Advertising
Sales department salaries
Commission on sales
Upkeep of delivery vans
Total cost
Cost per ton $. 1,18,200/10,000 = $. 11.82
3,000
1,000
500
800
750
600
1,200
1,100
2,000

2,000
200
900
500
500
400
1,000
50

300
200
100
300
1,500
1,500
700

37,050

1,08,050
5,550

1,13,600
4,600

1,18,200

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