Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. manufactures two products, A and B. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating overhead to products. However, management is considering moving to a multiple department rate system for allocating overhead. The following table presents information about estimated overhead and direct labor hours.
Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. manufactures two products, A and B. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating overhead to products. However, management is considering moving to a multiple department rate system for allocating overhead. The following table presents information about estimated overhead and direct labor hours.
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Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. manufactures two products, A and B. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating overhead to products. However, management is considering moving to a multiple department rate system for allocating overhead. The following table presents information about estimated overhead and direct labor hours.
Overhead |
Direct Labor Hours (dlh) |
Product | |||||||
| A | B | ||||||||
| Painting Dept. | $231,800 | 10,900 | dlh | 15 | dlh | 7 | dlh | ||
| Finishing Dept. | 76,800 | 6,300 | 2 | 18 | |||||
| Totals | $308,600 | 17,200 | dlh | 17 | dlh | 25 | dlh |
The factory overhead allocated per unit of Product B in the Painting Department if Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. uses the multiple production department factory overhead rate method is
Transcribed Image Text:Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. manufactures two products, A and B. Presently, the company uses a single plantwide factory overhead rate for allocating overhead to products. However,
management is considering moving to a multiple department rate system for allocating overhead. The following table presents information about estimated overhead and direct
labor hours.
Painting Dept.
Finishing Dept.
Totals
Overhead
Oa. $125.59 per unit
Ob. $21.27 per unit
Oc. $148.89 per unit
Od. $85.33 per unit
$231,800
76,800
$308,600
Direct
Labor Hours (dlh)
Product
A
15 dlh
2
10,900 dlh
6,300
17,200 dlh
The factory overhead allocated per unit of Product B in the Painting Department if Blue Ridge Marketing Inc. uses the multiple production department factory overhead rate method
is
B
17 dlh
7 dlh
18
25 dlh
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