A local manufacturing company estimated the following expenses for the upcoming year:   a.      Insurance on factory: $100,000 b.      Factory security: 1 guard at $20/hour for a 2,000 hour work year c.      1 production supervisor at $90,000/year d.      Repair/Maintenance Technicians: 2 technicians at $40/hour each for a 2,000 hour work year e.      Depreciation: $25/machine hour f.       Utilities: $7/machine hour   The company applies overhead on the basis of machine hours.   Required: ·       Build the cost formula ·       Assume one unit of output takes 2 machine hours, and the estimated production for the year is 20,000 units o   Calculate the expected number of machine hours to be used in the year. o   Calculate the estimated total manufacturing overhead cost. o   Calculate the applied overhead rate per machine hour.

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 A local manufacturing company estimated the following expenses for the upcoming year:

 

a.      Insurance on factory: $100,000

b.      Factory security: 1 guard at $20/hour for a 2,000 hour work year

c.      1 production supervisor at $90,000/year

d.      Repair/Maintenance Technicians: 2 technicians at $40/hour each for a 2,000 hour work year

e.      Depreciation: $25/machine hour

f.       Utilities: $7/machine hour

 

The company applies overhead on the basis of machine hours.

 

Required:

·       Build the cost formula

·       Assume one unit of output takes 2 machine hours, and the estimated production for the year is 20,000 units

o   Calculate the expected number of machine hours to be used in the year.

o   Calculate the estimated total manufacturing overhead cost.

o   Calculate the applied overhead rate per machine hour.

o   Calculate the applied overhead per unit of output.

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