To calculate machine hour rate is so easy and very useful for calculating all overheads without checking each and every detail of different overheads. To know what is its process, we are giving following example:
A machine costing Rs. 10000 is expected to run for 10 years. At the end of this period its scrap value is
likely to be Rs. 900. Repairs during the whole life of the machine are expected to be Rs. 18000 and the
machine is expected to run 4380 hours per year on the average. Its electricity consumption is 15 units per
hour, the rate per unit being 5 paise. The machine occupies one fourth of the area of the department and has
two points out of a total of ten for lighting. The foreman has to devote about one sixth of his time to the
machine. The monthly rent of the department is Rs. 300 and the lighting charges amount to Rs. 80 per
month. The foreman is paid a monthly salary of Rs. 960. Find out the machine hour rate, assuming
insurance is @ 1% p.a. and the expenses on oil, are Rs. 9 per month.
Solution
Ist Step
Fixed expenses per month
After searching, the question, you will find five fixed overheads which I showed in Yellow mark. But just finding fixed cost is not sufficient to calculate machine hour rate because we also have to calculate allocate according some basis which is given below
a) Rent : We take only one fourth total rent because our machine takes only one fourth space
300 X 1/4 = Rs. 75.00
b) Lighting : We take one fifth of the total lighting because our machine is using only two points out of total ten points of lighting.
80 X 2/10 = 80 X 1/5 = 16
c) Foreman's salary will be one sixth of total salary because he devote only one sixth of his time for machine.
20 June 2011
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