REQUIRED Study the information given below and answer the following questions: 1.1 Prepare the Overhead Allocation Statement. (16 marks) 1.2 Calculate the overhead allocation rate of Production Department A. (2 marks) 1.3 Calculate the overheads applied to the product from Production Department A. (2 marks) INFORMATION Maple Ltd gathered the following statistics in order to allocate their overheads among the different departments during 2025: Production Department A Production Department B Service Department M Direct labour hours 10 000 5 000 3 000 Machine hours 6 000 4 000 2 000 Value of the machinery R225 000 R135 000 R90 000 Number of employees 540 360 300 Floor space 6 000m2 3 000 m2 1 000 m2 Materials used R600 000 R450 000 R75 000 The budgeted overheads for 2025 are as follows: Overheads R Electricity 60 000 Protective clothing 48 000 Depreciation on machinery 54 000 Rent of factory buildings 135 000 Cafeteria 40 000 Insurance of the factory buildings 27 000 Insurance of the machinery 45 000 The product spends 10 labour hours in Department A and 5 labour hours in Department B. Overhead allocation rates are based on labour hours, while the secondary apportionment of the service department takes place according to machine hours.