Question

The direct labor budget of Yuvwell Corporation for the upcoming fiscal year contains the following details concerning budgeted direct labor-hours: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Budgeted direct labor-hours 8,000 8,200 8,500 7,800 The company uses direct labor-hours as its overhead allocation base. The variable portion of its predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is $3.25 per direct labor-hour and its total fixed manufacturing overhead is $48,000 per quarter. The only noncash item included in fixed manufacturing overhead is depreciation, which is $16,000 per quarter. Required: 1. Prepare the company’s manufacturing overhead budget for the upcoming fiscal year. 2. Compute the company’s predetermined overhead rate (including both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) for the upcoming fiscal year.

Answer 1

Answer:

1) 1st quarter: 74,000

2nd Quarter:74650

3rd Quarter: 75625

4th Quarter: 73350

total overhead= $297,625

2)  manufcturing overhead for each quarter= fixed overhead/quarter+ labor hours / quarter × labor rate

Explanation:

1)

1st quarter= 8000×3.25 + 48,000= 74,000

  2nd Quarter= 8200×3.25 + 48,000=74650

  3rd Quarter= 8500×3.25 + 48,000= 75625

  4th Quarter= 7800×3.25 + 48,000= 73350

Total overhead = 74000+73350+75625+74650= 297,625

2)  manufcturing overhead for each quarter= fixed overhead/quarter+ labor hours / quarter × labor rate