Answer:
$34,000 (Debit)
Explanation:
Estimated total overhead costs = $456,000
Estimated direct labor costs = $2,280,000
Actual overhead costs= $422,000
Actual direct labor costs= $1,940,000
To calculate the factory overhead, we need to first calculate Estimated overhead rate.
Estimated overhead rate = Estimated total overhead costs / Estimated direct labor costs
= $456,000 / $2,280,000
= 0.2
= 20%
Therefore;
Actual Factory overhead = Actual direct labor cost × application rate
= $1,940,000 × 20%
= $388,000
We can get the balance in the overhead account as shown below;
Balance = Actual overhead cost - Actual cost that should be applied
= $422,000 - $388,000
= $34,000 (Debit).
