Comprehensive Piedmont Manufacturing produces metal products with the following standard quantity and cost information: Direct Material Aluminum Copper 4 sheets @ $4 $16 3 sheets @ $8 24 Direct labor 7 hours @ $16 112 Variable overhead 5 machine hours @ $6 30 20 Fixed overhead 5 machine hours @ $4 Overhead rates were based on normal monthly capacity of 6,000 machine hours. During November, the company produced only 850 units because of a labor strike, which occurred during union contract negotiations. After the dispute was settled, the company scheduled overtime to try to meet regular production levels. The following costs were incurred in November: Material Aluminum 4,000 sheets purchased @ $3.80 Used 3,500 sheets Copper 3,000 sheets purchased @ $8.40 Used 2,600 sheets Direct Labor Regular time 5,200 hours @ $16 (pre-contract settlement) Regular time 900 hours @ $17 (post-contract settlement) Variable Overhead $23,300 (based on 4,175 machine hours) Fixed Overhead $18,850 (based on 4,175 machine hours)

Comprehensive Piedmont Manufacturing produces metal products with the following standard quantity and cost information: Direct Material Aluminum Copper 4 sheets @ $4 $16 3 sheets @ $8 24 Direct labor 7 hours @ $16 112 Variable overhead 5 machine hours @ $6 30 20 Fixed overhead 5 machine hours @ $4 Overhead rates were based on normal monthly capacity of 6,000 machine hours. During November, the company produced only 850 units because of a labor strike, which occurred during union contract negotiations. After the dispute was settled, the company scheduled overtime to try to meet regular production levels. The following costs were incurred in November: Material Aluminum 4,000 sheets purchased @ $3.80 Used 3,500 sheets Copper 3,000 sheets purchased @ $8.40 Used 2,600 sheets Direct Labor Regular time 5,200 hours @ $16 (pre-contract settlement) Regular time 900 hours @ $17 (post-contract settlement) Variable Overhead $23,300 (based on 4,175 machine hours) Fixed Overhead $18,850 (based on 4,175 machine hours)

Principles of Accounting Volume 2

19th Edition

ISBN:9781947172609

Author:OpenStax

Publisher:OpenStax

Chapter4: Job Order Costing

Section: Chapter Questions

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