Bergeron's Fine Furnishings manufactures upscale custom furniture. Bergeron's currently uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours to allocate its $1,450,000 of manufacturing overhead to individual jobs. However, Donna Donaldson, owner and CEO, is considering refining the company's costing system by using departmental overhead rates. Currently, the Machining Department incurs $730,000 of manufacturing overhead while the Finishing Department incurs $720,000 of manufacturing overhead. Donaldson has identified machine hours (MH) as the primary manufacturing overhead cost driver in the Machining Department and direct labor (DL) hours as the primary cost driver in the Finishing Department.
Bergeron's Fine Furnishings manufactures upscale custom furniture. Bergeron's currently uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours to allocate its $1,450,000 of manufacturing overhead to individual jobs. However, Donna Donaldson, owner and CEO, is considering refining the company's costing system by using departmental overhead rates. Currently, the Machining Department incurs $730,000 of manufacturing overhead while the Finishing Department incurs $720,000 of manufacturing overhead. Donaldson has identified machine hours (MH) as the primary manufacturing overhead cost driver in the Machining Department and direct labor (DL) hours as the primary cost driver in the Finishing Department.
Bergeron's Fine Furnishings manufactures upscale custom furniture. Bergeron's currently uses a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours to allocate its $1,450,000 of manufacturing overhead to individual jobs. However, Donna Donaldson, owner and CEO, is considering refining the company's costing system by using departmental overhead rates. Currently, the Machining Department incurs $730,000 of manufacturing overhead while the Finishing Department incurs $720,000 of manufacturing overhead. Donaldson has identified machine hours (MH) as the primary manufacturing overhead cost driver in the Machining Department and direct labor (DL) hours as the primary cost driver in the Finishing Department.
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Definition Definition Indirect costs incurred while producing goods or services. Overhead costs cannot be directly attributed to products or services. Overhead includes indirect material cost, indirect labor cost, rent, utilities expenses, and depreciation. Since these costs directly affect the profitability of a company, managing overhead becomes an important task for management.
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