Chapter 7, Problem 12P

Bentley Industries applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. At the beginning of the most recent year, the company based its predetermined overhead rate on a total estimated overhead of $127,500 and 5,100 estimated direct labor hours. Actual manufacturing overhead for the year amounted to $131,200 and actual direct labor hours were 4,800. The applied manufacturing overhead for the year was closest to __.

Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate

The Hidalgo Company uses the weighted-average method in its process costing system. The company's ending work in process inventory consists of 18,500 units. The ending work in process inventory is 100% complete with respect to materials and 60% complete with respect to labor and overhead. If the costs per equivalent unit for the period are $3.75 for materials and $5.20 for labor and overhead, what would be the balance of the ending work in process inventory account? (Do not round cost per equivalent unit).