Principles of Accounting Volume 2
Principles of Accounting Volume 2
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ISBN: 9781947172609
Author: OpenStax
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Nova Company's total overhead cost at various levels of activity are
presented below:
Month Machine Hours Overhead Cost
April 45,000
$167,500
May
36,000
$145,180
June 54,000
$189,820
July
63,000
$212,140
Assume that the total overhead cost above consists of utilities,
supervisory salaries, and maintenance. The breakdown of these costs at
the 36,000 machine-hour level of activity is:
Utilities (variable)
$46,800
Supervisory salaries (fixed) 43,000
Maintenance (mixed)
Total overhead cost
55,380
$145,180
Nova Company's management wants to break down the maintenance cost
into its variable and fixed cost elements.
Estimate how much of the $212,140 of overhead cost in July was
maintenance cost.
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Transcribed Image Text:Nova Company's total overhead cost at various levels of activity are presented below: Month Machine Hours Overhead Cost April 45,000 $167,500 May 36,000 $145,180 June 54,000 $189,820 July 63,000 $212,140 Assume that the total overhead cost above consists of utilities, supervisory salaries, and maintenance. The breakdown of these costs at the 36,000 machine-hour level of activity is: Utilities (variable) $46,800 Supervisory salaries (fixed) 43,000 Maintenance (mixed) Total overhead cost 55,380 $145,180 Nova Company's management wants to break down the maintenance cost into its variable and fixed cost elements. Estimate how much of the $212,140 of overhead cost in July was maintenance cost.
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