Question

Lueckenhoff 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 $497,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $2.40 per direct labor-hour, and 70,000 direct labor-hours. The company has provided the following data concerning Job T498 which was recently completed: 40 Number of units in the job Total direct labor-hours 80 Direct materials $950 Direct labor cost $2,720 The predetermined overhead rate is closest to: A. $11.90 per direct labor-hour B. $7.10 per direct labor-hour C. $9.50 per direct labor-hour D. $240 per direct labor-hour

Answer 1

Answer:

C. $9.50 per direct labor-hour

Explanation:

The computation of the predetermined overhead rate is shown below:

Predetermined overhead rate = (Total estimated manufacturing overhead) ÷ (estimated direct labor-hours)

where,

Total estimated manufacturing overhead equals to

= Total fixed manufacturing overhead cost + Direct labor hours × variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour

= $497,000 + 70,000 × $2.40

= $497,000 + $168,000

= $665,000

And, the direct labor-hours is 70,000  

So the rate is equal to

= $665,000 ÷ 70,000

= $9.5 per direct labor-hour