Question

The Work in Process inventory account of a manufacturing Corporation shows a balance of $5,446 at the end of an accounting period. The job cost sheets of the two uncompleted jobs show charges of $880 and $380 for materials, and charges of $660 and $1,160 for direct labor. From this information, it appears that the Corporation is using a predetermined overhead rate, as a percentage of direct labor costs, of:

Answer 1

Answer:

130%

Explanation:

The computation of the predetermined overhead rate is as follows

Manufacturing overhead is

= $5,446 - ($880 + $360 + $660 + $1,160)

= $2,366

Total direct labor is

= $660 + $1,160

= $1,820

Now as we know that

Manufacturing overhead = Predetermined overhead rate × Direct labor

It can be rewrite as

Predetermined overhead rate = Manufacturing overhead ÷ Direct labor

= $2,366 ÷ $1,820

= 130%