Calico Company costs its products using a normal costing system. Overhead is applied on the basis of machine  hours. The following information is available for last year: Budget Actual Overhead ................................. $525,000 $497,500 Machine hours......................... 50,000 48,000 Direct labor hours.................... 75,000 72,000 Prime cost................................ $561,750 Units produced ........................ 175,000 Required: 1.What is the predetermined overhead rate? 2.What is the applied overhead for last year? 3.Was overhead over- or underapplied and by how much? 4.What is the total manufacturing cost?

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Calico Company costs its products using a normal costing system. Overhead is applied on the basis of machine 
hours. The following information is available for last year:
Budget Actual
Overhead ................................. $525,000 $497,500
Machine hours......................... 50,000 48,000
Direct labor hours.................... 75,000 72,000
Prime cost................................ $561,750
Units produced ........................ 175,000
Required:
1.What is the predetermined overhead rate?
2.What is the applied overhead for last year?
3.Was overhead over- or underapplied and by how much?
4.What is the total manufacturing cost?

 

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