Question

Blackwelder factory produces two similar products-small lamps and desk lamps. the total plant overhead budget is $640,000 with 400,000 estimated direct labor hours. it is further estimated that small lamp production will require 275,000 direct labor hours and desk lamp production will need 125,000 direct labor hours. using the single plantwide factory overhead rate with an allocation base of direct labor hours, how much factory overhead will blackwelder factory allocate to desk lamp production if actual direct hours for the period is 118,000?
a. $118,000
b. $188,800
c. $125,000
d. $200,000

Answer 1

Answer: b. $188,800 Blackwelder Company will allocates $188,800 to desk lamp production if the actual direct hours is 118,000.

We have the following:

Total Plant Overhead = $640,000

Total Estimated Direct labour hours = 400,000 hours

Actual labour hours for desk lamp = 118, 000 hours

$Overhead allocation rate = \frac{Total overhead}{Total estimated direct labor hours}$

$Overhead allocation rate = \frac{640,000}{400,000}$

$Overhead Allocation Rate = 1.6$

$Factory overhead allocated = Overhead allocation Rate * Actual labour hours [/tex] [tex] Factory overhead allocated = 188,800 (1.6 * 118,000)$