High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates:
Department | |||||||
Molding | Painting | ||||||
Direct labor-hours | 36,000 | 58,200 | |||||
Machine-hours | 81,000 | 31,000 | |||||
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost | $ | 194,400 | $ | 558,720 | |||
Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour | $ | 2.40 | - | ||||
Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour | - | $ | 4.40 | ||||
Job 205 was started on August 1 and completed on August 10. The company's cost records show the following information concerning the job:
Department | |||||||
Molding | Painting | ||||||
Direct labor-hours | 77 | 127 | |||||
Machine-hours | 330 | 70 | |||||
Direct materials | $ | 946 | $ | 1,100 | |||
Direct labor cost | $ | 740 | $ | 990 | |||
Required:
1. Compute the predetermined overhead rates used in the Molding Department and the Painting Department.
2. Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 205.
3-a. What would be the total manufacturing cost recorded for Job 205?
3-b. If the job contained 37 units, what would be the unit product cost?
Solution 1:
Computation of overhead rate | ||
Particulars | Molding | Painting |
Fixed overhead costs | $194,400.00 | $558,720.00 |
Variable overhead costs | $194,400.00 | $256,080.00 |
Total overhead | $388,800.00 | $814,800.00 |
Allocation base | Machine hour | Labor hour |
Quantity of allocation base | 81000 | 58200 |
Overhead rate per machine hour / labor hour | $4.80 | $14.00 |
Solution 2:
Computation of overhead applied to Job 205 | |
Particulars | Amount |
Overhead applied - Molding | $1,584 |
Overhead applied - Painting | $1,778 |
Total | $3,362 |
Solution 3a:
Computation of manufacturing cost - Job 205 | |||
Particulars | Molding | Painting | Total |
Direct materials | $946.00 | $1,100.00 | $2,046.00 |
Direct labor | $740.00 | $990.00 | $1,730.00 |
Manufacturing overhead | $1,584.00 | $1,778.00 | $3,362.00 |
Total costs | $3,270.00 | $3,868.00 | $7,138.00 |
Solution 3b:
Computation of unit product cost of Job 205 | |
Particulars | Amount |
Total costs | $7,138 |
Nos of units produced | 37 |
Unit product cost | $192.92 |
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order co...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor- hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Direct labor-hours Machine-hours Fixed manufacturing overhead cost...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 35,000 57,800 Machine-hours...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 35,000 59,100 Machine-hours...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 36,000 54,800 Machine-hours...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor- hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates Department Direct labor-hours Machine-hours Fixed manufacturing overhead...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 37,000 59,400 Machine-hours...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 34,000 51,400 Machine-hours...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 12,000 60,000 Machine-hours...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor- hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Direct labor-hours Machine-hours Fixed manufacturing overhead cost...
High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 33,000 55,900 Machine-hours...