Question

Helio Company has two products: A and B. The annual production and sales of Product A is 1,850 units and of Product B is 1,250 units. The company has traditionally used direct labor-hours as the basis for applying all manufacturing overhead to products. Product A requires 0.3 direct labor-hours per unit and Product B requires 0.6 direct labor-hours per unit. The total estimated overhead for next period is $100,485. What is the company’s predetermined overhead rate?

Answer 1

Answer:

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= $77 per direct labor hour

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Production:

Product A: 1,850 units

Product B: 1,250

Hours required:

Product A: requires 0.3 direct labor-hours per unit

Product B: requires 0.6 direct labor-hours per unit.

The total estimated overhead for the next period is $100,485.

First, we need to calculate the total amount of direct labor hours required:

Total direct labor hours= 0.3*1,850 + 0.6*1,250= 1,305 hour

To calculate the estimated manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

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

Estimated manufacturing overhead rate= 100,485/1,305= $77 per direct labor hour