Question

Tech Solutions is a consulting firm that uses a job-order costing system. Its direct materials consist of hardware and software that it purchases and installs on behalf of its clients. The firm’s direct labor includes salaries of consultants that work at the client’s job site, and its overhead consists of costs such as depreciation, utilities, and insurance related to the office headquarters as well as the office supplies that are consumed serving clients. Tech Solutions computes its predetermined overhead rate annually on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, it estimated that 55,000 direct labor-hours would be required for the period’s estimated level of client service. The company also estimated $302,500 of fixed overhead cost for the coming period and variable overhead of $0.50 per direct labor-hour. The firm’s actual overhead cost for the year was $321,300 and its actual total direct labor was 58,850 hours. Required: 1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. During the year, Tech Solutions started and completed the Xavier Company engagement. The following information was available with respect to this job: Direct materials $ 50,850 Direct labor cost $ 27,300 Direct labor hours worked 220 Compute the total job cost for the Xavier Company engagement.

Answer 1

Answer:

Tech Solutions

1. The predetermined overhead rate is:

= $6

2. The total job cost for the Xavier Company engagement is:

= $79,470

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Estimated direct labor-hours for the year = 55,000

Estimated fixed overhead cost = $302,500

Estimated variable overhead cost ($0.50 per DLH) = $27,500

Total overhead costs = $330,000 ($27,500 + $302,500)

Actual overhead cost for the year = $321,300

Actual total direct labor-hours = 58,850

Predetermined overhead rate = $6 ($330,000/55,000)

Xavier Company's Job:

Direct materials $ 50,850

Direct labor cost $ 27,300

Direct labor hours worked 220

Applied overhead = $1,320 ($6 * 220)

Total job cost = $79,470