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a) The statement below shows the summary of overheads that have been apportioned to the four departments operating in MMS Ltd with additional information.

Department 1 2 3 4
Total overheads (GH¢) 45,000 35,000 20,000 40,000
Labour hours 1,200 1,000 800 1,500
Units produced 8,000 6,000 4,000 7,000
Machine hours 2,500 3,000 1,800 4,000
Prime cost per unit (GH¢) 42 25 30 34

Required:
i) Calculate THREE (3) plant-wide (blanket) overhead absorption rates. (6 marks)
ii) Calculate TWO (2) overhead absorption rates for department 1. (3 marks)

b) Explain under and over absorbed overheads. (3 marks)

c) State the effect of over absorbed overhead on reported profit. (3 marks)

d) State FOUR (4) assumptions underlying cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis. (5 marks)