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Chapter 4, Problem 4.4E
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Predetermined overhead allocation:
Manufacturing overhead cost is the pool of all indirect costs incurred for the production. These are the costs which are not directly traceable to the product.
To calculate:The over or under applied overhead.
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The DAC-95559 company's total overhead cost at various levels of activity is presented below:
Month
March
April
May
June
Machine Hours
5,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
Total Overhead Cost
$ 41,250
$ 33,000
$ 49,500
$ 59,000
Assume that the overhead cost above consists of utilities, supervisory salaries, and maintenance. The breakdown of these costs at the
4,000 machine-hour level of activity is as follows:
Utilities (considered variable)
$12,000
Supervisory salaries (considered fixed)
$4,000
$17,000
$33,000
Maintenance (considered mixed)
Total overhead cost
Suppose the company uses the high-low method to estimate a cost formula for mixed costs. What is the total maintenance cost the
company expects to incur at an activity level of 6,800 machine hours?
$26,800
$27,100
$26,500
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Nova Company’s total overhead cost at various levels of activity are presented below:
Month
Machine-Hours
TotalOverhead Cost
April
52,000
$
203,860
May
42,000
$
181,060
June
62,000
$
226,660
July
72,000
$
249,460
Assume that the total overhead cost above consists of utilities, supervisory salaries, and maintenance. The breakdown of these costs at the 42,000 machine-hour level of activity is:
Utilities (variable)
$
50,400
Supervisory salaries (fixed)
67,000
Maintenance (mixed)
63,660
Total overhead cost
$
181,060
The records of ABC Corporation revealed the following data for the current year. Work_in_Process_P73,150 Finished_Goods_P115,000 Cost_of_Goods_Sold_P133,650 Direct_Labor_P111,600 Direct_Material_P84,200. Assume that ABC has underapplied overhead of P37,200 and that this amount is material. How much is the denominator use to allocate the underapplied overhead?
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