Poobah Manufacturers Inc. has estimated total factory overhead costs of $76,602 and 12,009 direct labor hours for the current fiscal year. The company uses direct labor hours to apply overhead. If job number 117 incurred 1,582 direct labor hours, the work-in-process account will be debited and factory overhead will be credited for: a. $12,009 b. $1,582 c. $48 d. $10,091

When direct labor hours for Job 101 are 30 and the predetermined factory overhead rate is 5/direct labor hour, what is the applied factory overhead amount? (a) 250 (b) 500 (c) 150 (d) It cannot be determined.

The books of Petry Products Co. revealed that the following general journal entry had been made at the end of the current accounting period: The total direct materials cost for the period was $40,000. The total direct labor cost, at an average rate of $10 per hour for direct labor, was one and one-half times the direct materials cost. Factory overhead was applied on the basis of $4 per direct labor hour. What was the total actual factory overhead incurred for the period? (Hint: First solve for direct labor cost and then for direct labor hours.)

During the month, Job Arch2 used specialized machinery for 350 hours and incurred $700 in utilities on account. $400 in factory depreciation expense, and $200 in property tax on the factory. Prepare journal entries for the following: A. Record the expenses incurred. B. Record the allocation of overhead at the predetermined rate of $1.50 per machine hour.

The actual overhead for a company is $73,175. Overhead was based on 4,500 machine hours and was $3,325 over applied for the year. What is the overhead application rate per direct labor hour? What is the journal entry to dispose of the under applied overhead?

Abbey Products Company is studying the results of applying factory overhead to production. The following data have been used: estimated factory overhead, 60,000; estimated materials costs, 50,000; estimated direct labor costs, 60,000; estimated direct labor hours, 10,000; estimated machine hours, 20,000; work in process at the beginning of the month, none. The actual factory overhead incurred for November was 80,000, and the production statistics on November 30 are as follows: Required: 1. Compute the predetermined rate, based on the following: a. Direct labor cost b. Direct labor hours c. Machine hours 2. Using each of the methods, compute the estimated total cost of each job at the end of the month. 3. Determine the under-or overapplied factory overhead, in total, at the end of the month under each of the methods. 4. Which method would you recommend? Why?

Applying factory overhead Bergan Company estimates that total factory overhead costs will be 620,000 for the year. Direct labor hours are estimated to be 80,000. For Bergan Company, (A) determine the predetermined factory overhead rate using direct labor hours as the activity base, (B) determine the amount of factory overhead applied to Jobs 200 and 305 in May using the data on direct labor hours from BE 16-2, and (C) prepare the journal entry to apply factory overhead to both jobs in May according to the predetermined overhead rate.

During the month, Job AB2 used specialized machinery for 450 hours and incurred $500 in utilities on account, $300 in factory depreciation expense, and $100 in property tax on the factory. Prepare journal entries for the following: A. Record the expenses incurred. B. Record the allocation of overhead at the predetermined rate of $1.50 per machine hour.

Lorrimer Company has a job-order cost system. The following debits (credits) appeared in the Work-in-Process account for the month of June. During the month of June, direct labor totaled 30,000 and 24,000 of overhead was applied to production. Finished Goods was debited 100,000 during June. Lorrimer Company applies overhead at a predetermined rate of 80% of direct labor cost. Job number 83, the only job still in process at the end of June, has been charged with manufacturing overhead of 3,400. What was the amount of direct materials charged to Job number 83? a. 3,400 b. 4,250 c. 8,350 d. 7,580

If a factory operates at 100% of capacity one month, 90% of capacity the next month, and 105% of capacity the next month, will a different cost per unit be charged to the work-in-process account each month for factory overhead assuming that a predetermined annual overhead rate is used?