Question

Odonnel Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $36,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $2.80 per direct labor-hour, and 10,000 direct labor-hours. The predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

Answer 1

Answer:

$6.40

Explanation:

In this case, the predetermined overhead rate is calculated by dividing total manufacturing overhead expense by the total number of direct labor hours. The overhead expense is divided in two: fixed and variable. Predetermined variable overhead expense is $2.80 and predetermined fixed overhead expense = $36,000 / 10,000 direct labor hours = $3.60.

So the total predetermined overhead rate = $2.80 + $3.60 = $6.40