How can I get this problem resolve? High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates:     Department   Molding Painting Direct labor-hours   36,500     59,800   Machine-hours   87,000     34,000   Fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 208,800   $ 532,220   Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 3.20     -   Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour   -   $ 5.20       Job 205 was started on August 1 and completed on August 10. The company's cost records show the following information concerning the job:     Department   Molding Painting Direct labor-hours   79     134   Machine-hours   310     71   Direct materials $ 946   $ 1,200   Direct labor cost $ 680   $ 990       Required: 1. Compute the predetermined overhead rates used in the Molding Department and the Painting Department. 2. Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 205. 3-a. What would be the total manufacturing cost recorded for Job 205? 3-b. If the job contained 38 units, what would be the unit product cost?

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High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates:

 

  Department
  Molding Painting
Direct labor-hours   36,500     59,800  
Machine-hours   87,000     34,000  
Fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 208,800   $ 532,220  
Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 3.20     -  
Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour   -   $ 5.20  
 

 

Job 205 was started on August 1 and completed on August 10. The company's cost records show the following information concerning the job:

 

  Department
  Molding Painting
Direct labor-hours   79     134  
Machine-hours   310     71  
Direct materials $ 946   $ 1,200  
Direct labor cost $ 680   $ 990  
 

 

Required:

1. Compute the predetermined overhead rates used in the Molding Department and the Painting Department.

2. Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 205.

3-a. What would be the total manufacturing cost recorded for Job 205?

3-b. If the job contained 38 units, what would be the unit product cost?

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