Middlesex manufacturing uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. L
ast year, the company's estimated manufacturing overhead was $1,200,000 and its estimated level of activity was 50,000 direct labor-hours. The company's direct labor wage rate is $12 per hour. Actual manufacturing overhead amounted to $1,340,000, with actual direct labor cost of $650,000. For the year, manufacturing overhead was:
Free-rein leadership popularly known as Laissez-Faire is the process where leaders gives members the freedom to make decisions. In situations like this, a larger goal or objective is set and members are given the free role to make appropriate decisions needed is completing set goal or objective. In this case, managers of various departments at Schwinn are given total freedom by their overall boss to operate their various departments the best way they see fit.
