The Meteor Corporation is divided into service and producing departments. The Maintenance department serves the other departments in proportion to the area occupied by each department: Department                              Square Feet Warehousing                               10,500 Cutting                                          17,500 Sewing                                          14,000 Finishing                                       28,000 The Warehousing department expenses are allocated to the producing departments on the basis of the number of stores requisitions filled. Department                            Requisitions Cutting                                          3,920 Sewing                                          5,880 Finishing                                       4,200 The totals of the departmental overhead budgets are as follows: Department                         Estimated overhead Maintenance                             P 48,000 Warehousing                                28,400 Cutting                                           64,632 Sewing                                           78,848 Finishing                                        39,420 Other information: Basis                                    Cutting           Sewing             Finishing Direct labor costs              P24,125        P 75,860            P 64,425 Direct labor hours              16,000             25,850               18,000 Machine hours                    6,200                6,800                  7,000 REQUIRED:  Prepare a worksheet showing overhead application rate for each of the three producing departments if Cutting uses direct labor costs; Sewing, direct labor hours; and Finishing, machine hours.

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Exercise 5 - 5. APPLIED OVERHEAD RATES

The Meteor Corporation is divided into service and producing departments. The Maintenance

department serves the other departments in proportion to the area occupied by each

department:

Department                              Square Feet

Warehousing                               10,500

Cutting                                          17,500

Sewing                                          14,000

Finishing                                       28,000

The Warehousing department expenses are allocated to the producing departments on the basis

of the number of stores requisitions filled.

Department                            Requisitions

Cutting                                          3,920

Sewing                                          5,880

Finishing                                       4,200

The totals of the departmental overhead budgets are as follows:

Department                         Estimated overhead

Maintenance                             P 48,000

Warehousing                                28,400

Cutting                                           64,632

Sewing                                           78,848

Finishing                                        39,420

Other information:

Basis                                    Cutting           Sewing             Finishing

Direct labor costs              P24,125        P 75,860            P 64,425

Direct labor hours              16,000             25,850               18,000

Machine hours                    6,200                6,800                  7,000

REQUIRED:

 Prepare a worksheet showing overhead application rate for each of the three

producing departments if Cutting uses direct labor costs; Sewing, direct labor hours; and Finishing, machine hours.

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