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Help The following selected data were taken from the accounting records of Metcalf Manufacturing. The company uses direct-labor hours as its cost driver for overhead costs. irect-Labor Manufacturin January February March April May June Hours 22,000 24,000 31,000 25,000 29,000 27,000 Overhead $686, 000 725,000 884,000 750,500 783,000 780,000 March's costs consisted of machine supplies ($130,200), depreclation ($25,000), and plant maintenance ($728.800,. These costs exhibit the following respective behavior: variable, fixed, and semivariable. The manufacturing overhead figures presented in the preceding table do not include Metcalf's supervisory labor cost, which is step- fixed in nature. For volume levels of less than 15,000 hours, supervisory labor amounts to $70,000. The cost is $140,000 from 15,000- 29,999 hours and $210,000 when activity reaches 30,000 hours or more. Required: 1. Determine the machine supplies cost and depreciation for January. 2. Using the high-low method, analyze Metcalf's plant maintenance cost and calculate the monthly fixed portion and the variable cost per direct-labor hour. 3. Assume that present cost behavior patterns continue into the latter half of the year. Estimate the total amount of manufacturing overhead the company can expect in November if 28,400 direct-labor hours are worked. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below Required 1 Required 2 Required 3 Assume that present cost behavior patterns continue into the latter haif of the year. Estimate the total amount of manufacturing overhead the company can expect in November if 28,400 direct-labor hours are worked Prev4 of 14Next >

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Machine supplies per direct labor hour

=$130,200/31,000 =$4.2Per hour

Therefore, January= 22,000 hours*$4.2 per hour

= $92,400

Depreciation (Fixed) = $25,000

2)	High	low
Direct labor hours	31,000	22,000
	mar	Jan
manufacturing overhead	8,84,000	6,86,000
less:Depreciation	-25,000	-25,000
Machine supplies	-1,30,200	-92,400
Plant maintenance cost	7,28,800	5,68,600

Variable cost=($7,28,800-$568,600)/31,000-22,000

=$160,200/9,000

=$17.8

Fixed cost      =$7,28,800-(31000*17.8)

= $7,28,800-5,51,800

= $177,000

Direct labor hours for November = 28,400 hours

Expected Manufacturing overhead = Machine Supplies + Depreciation + Variable Plant maintenance cost + Fixed plant maintenance cost + Supervisory labor cost

= (28,400*4.2) + $25,000 + (28,400*17.8) + $177,000 + $140,000

= $119,280+ $25,000 + $505,520 + $177,000 + $140,000

= $9,66,800