Hamilton Company applies manufacturing overhead costs to products based on direct labor hours. The company estimates manufacturing overhead cost for the year to be $262,000 and direct labor hours to be 20,000. Actual overhead for the year was $290,000. Required: 1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate. 2. If the company actually used 23,200 direct labor hours, how much manufacturing overhead is applied to their job? Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Compute the predetermined overhead rate. Note: Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Predetermined Overhead Rate < Required 1 Required 2 >
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
Predetermined Overhead Rate :— It is the rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead cost to cost object under traditional costing method. It is calculated by dividing total estimated manufacturing overhead cost by estimated usage of cost allocation base. Applied Overhead is calculated by multiplying predetermined overhead rate by actual usage of cost allocation base.
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