Question

Lott Company uses a job order cost system and applies overhead to production on the basis of direct labor costs. On January 1, 2020, Job 50 was the only job in process. The costs incurred prior to January 1 on this job were as follows: direct materials $21,200, direct labor $12,720, and manufacturing overhead $16,960. As of January 1, Job 49 had been completed at a cost of $95,400 and was part of finished goods inventory. There was a $15,900 balance in the Raw Materials Inventory account.
During the month of January, Lott Company began production on Jobs 51 and 52, and completed Jobs 50 and 51. Jobs 49 and 50 were also sold on account during the month for $129,320 and $167,480, respectively. The following additional events occurred during the month.

1. Purchased additional raw materials of $95,400 on account.
2. Incurred factory labor costs of $74,200. Of this amount $16,960 related to employer payroll taxes.
3. Incurred manufacturing overhead costs as follows:

Indirect materials $18,020
Indirect labor $21,200
Depreciation expense on equipment $12,720
Various other manufacturing overhead costs on account $16,960.

4. Assigned direct materials and direct labor to jobs as follows.

Job No. Direct Materials Direct Labor
50 $10,600 $5,300
51 41,340 26,500
52 31,800 21,200

Calculate the predetermined overhead rate for 2020, assuming Lott Company estimates total manufacturing overhead costs of $ 882,000, direct labor costs of $735,000, and direct labor hours of 21,000 for the year.

Answer 1

Answer:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $1.2 per direct labor dollar

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Company estimates total manufacturing overhead costs of $882,000 and, direct labor costs of $735,000

To calculate the predetermined overhead rate, we need to use the following formula:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 882,000/735,000

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $1.2 per direct labor dollar