Question

The Thomlin Company estimates that total overhead for the current year will be $16,000,000 and that total machine hours will be 200,000 hours. Year to date, the actual overhead is $16,500,000 and the actual machine hours are 220,000 hours. If the Thomlin Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on machine hours for applying overhead, what is that overhead rate?
a. $75 per machine hour
b. $73 per machine hour
c. $83 per machine hour
d. $80 per machine hour

Answer 1

Answer:

d. $80 per machine hours

Explanation:

The computation of the overhead rate is shown below:

Overhead rate = Estimated total overhead cost ÷ total machine hours

= $16,000,000 ÷ 200,000 hours

= $80 per machine hours

The overhead rate is come by dividing the estimated total overhead rate by the total machine hours

All the other information that is mentioned is not considered. Hence, ignored it