Puzzle Company uses a job order costing system. The company's executives estimated that direct labor would be $55,000 (2,750 hours at $20/hour) and that estimated factory overhead would be $371,250 for the current period. At the end of the period, actual records show that there had been 2,500 hours of direct labor and $290,000 of actual overhead costs. Using estimated direct labor dollars as a base, what was the predetermined overhead rate?

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Puzzle Company uses a job order costing system. The company's executives estimated that direct
labor would be $55,000 (2,750 hours at $20/hour) and that estimated factory overhead would be
$371,250 for the current period. At the end of the period, actual records show that there had been
2,500 hours of direct labor and $290,000 of actual overhead costs. Using estimated direct labor
dollars as a base, what was the predetermined overhead rate?
*You only need to calculate the predetermined overhead rate here, nothing else.
Transcribed Image Text:Question 23 Puzzle Company uses a job order costing system. The company's executives estimated that direct labor would be $55,000 (2,750 hours at $20/hour) and that estimated factory overhead would be $371,250 for the current period. At the end of the period, actual records show that there had been 2,500 hours of direct labor and $290,000 of actual overhead costs. Using estimated direct labor dollars as a base, what was the predetermined overhead rate? *You only need to calculate the predetermined overhead rate here, nothing else.
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