Question

The following data relates to Spurrier Company's estimated amounts for next year. Estimated: Department 1 Department 2 Manufacturing overhead costs $1,360,000 $3,560,000 Direct labor hours 553,000 DLH 803,000 DLH Machine hours 103,000 MH 37,000 MH What is the company's plantwide overhead rate if direct labor hours are the allocation base? (Round to two decimal places)

Answer 1

Answer:

$3,628  per direct labour hour.

Explanation:

Total manufacturing overhead cost and total direct labour hours

Particulars                                       Dep 1             Dep 2          Total

Manufacturing overhead cost     1,360,000 3,560,000    4,920,000

Direct labour hours                       553,000     803,000     1,356,000

Plant-wide overhead rate = Total manufacturing overhead / Total direct labour rate

Plant-wide overhead rate = $4,920,000 / 1,356,000

Plant-wide overhead rate = $3,628

Therefore, the Plant-wide overhead rate is $3,628  per direct labour hour.