Gamma Industries, which applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine hours, hasprovided the following data for its most recent year of operations:ItemAmountEstimated Manufacturing Overhead $540,000Estimated Machine Hours18,000Actual Manufacturing Overhead$562,50019,500Actual Machine HoursThe estimates for manufacturing overhead and machine hours were made at the beginning ofthe year for the purpose of computing the company's predetermined overhead rate for theyear. Calculate the overhead rate for the year.

Step 1: Definition of Predetermined Overhead RateThe predetermined overhead rate is used to apply…

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Coops Stoops estimated its annual overhead to be $85,000 and based its predetermined overhead rate on 24,286 direct labor hours. At the end of the year, actual overhead was $90,000 and the total direct labor hours were 24,100. What is the entry to dispose of the over applied or under applied overhead?
Queen Bees Honey, Inc., estimated its annual overhead to be $110,000 and based its predetermined overhead rate on 27,500 direct labor hours. At the end of the year, actual overhead was $106,000 and the total direct labor hours were 29,000. What is the entry to dispose of the over applied or under applied overhead?
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The cost accountant for River Rock Beverage Co. estimated that total factory overhead cost for the Blending Department for the coming fiscal year beginning February 1 would be 3,150,000, and total direct labor costs would be 1,800,000. During February, the actual direct labor cost totalled 160,000, and factory overhead cost incurred totaled 283,900. a. What is the predetermined factory overhead rate based on direct labor cost? b. Journalize the entry to apply factory overhead to production for February. c. What is the February 28 balance of the account Factory OverheadBlending Department? d. Does the balance in part (c) represent over- or underapplied factory overhead?
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