Scrumptious Snacks Inc. manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. The company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period: Factory depreciation $15,180   Indirect labor 37,620   Factory electricity 4,290   Indirect materials 8,910   Selling expenses 21,120   Administrative expenses 11,880     Total costs $99,000   Factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. The products had the following production budget and processing hours per case:   Budgeted Volume (Cases) Processing Hours Per Case Tortilla chips   3,000     0.12     Potato chips   1,800     0.15     Pretzels   6,900     0.10       Total   11,700           If required, round all per-case answers to the nearest cent. a.  Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate. $fill in the blank 1 per processing hour b.  Use the overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles.   Total Factory Overhead Per-Case Factory Overhead Tortilla chips $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3 Potato chips    fill in the blank 4    fill in the blank 5 Pretzels    fill in the blank 6    fill in the blank 7 Total  $fill in the blank 8

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    Single Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate

    Scrumptious Snacks Inc. manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. The company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period:

    Factory depreciation $15,180  
    Indirect labor 37,620  
    Factory electricity 4,290  
    Indirect materials 8,910  
    Selling expenses 21,120  
    Administrative expenses 11,880  
      Total costs $99,000  

    Factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. The products had the following production budget and processing hours per case:

      Budgeted Volume
    (Cases)
    Processing Hours
    Per Case
    Tortilla chips   3,000     0.12    
    Potato chips   1,800     0.15    
    Pretzels   6,900     0.10    
      Total   11,700          

    If required, round all per-case answers to the nearest cent.

    a.  Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.
    $fill in the blank 1 per processing hour

    b.  Use the overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles.

      Total
    Factory Overhead
    Per-Case
    Factory Overhead
    Tortilla chips $fill in the blank 2 $fill in the blank 3
    Potato chips    fill in the blank 4    fill in the blank 5
    Pretzels    fill in the blank 6    fill in the blank 7
    Total  $fill in the blank 8  
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