Question

Harms Shoe Company applies manufacturing overhead based on direct labor hours as the allocation volume. Information concerning manufacturing overhead and labor for July follows: Estimated direct labor 6,100 hours at $14.20 per hour Estimated manufacturing overhead $277,184. How much overhead will be allocated during July to products with a direct labor of 5 hours?

Answer 1

Answer:

Allocated overhead for july $227.20

Explanation:

Given data:

direct labor hours is 6100 hr

wages of labor is $14.20/hr

manufacturing overhead is $277,184

duration of labor is 5 hr

overhead allocation rate is given as

allocation rate = manufacturing overhead/ direct labor hour

allocation rate $= \frac{277184}{6100} = 45.44$/ direct labor hr

Allocated overhead for july $= 5\times 45.44 =\ 227.20$