Question

The work in process inventory account of a manufacturing corporation shows a balance of $18,000 at the end of an accounting period. the job cost sheets of the two uncompleted jobs show charges of $6,000 and $3,000 for materials, and charges of $4,000 and $2,000 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

Job 1
Direct material 6000
Direct labor 4000
Overhead=4000x
Where x is the predetermined rate

Job 2
Direct material 3000
Direct labor 2000
Overhead=2000x

Total cost=total cost of job 1+Total cost of job 2
18000=6000+4000+4000x+3000+2000+2000x
Solve for x to find the percentage
6000x=3000
X=3000/6000
X=0.5×100=50%