Question

Biltz Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor hours to allocate manufacturing overhead to jobs. During the year, the company actually incurred manufacturing overhead costs of $582,000 and 135,000 direct labor hours were worked. The company estimated that it would incur $525,000 of manufacturing overhead during the year and that 150,000 direct labor hours would be worked.

By how much was manufacturing overhead overallocated or underallocated for the year?

Answer 1

Underapplied overhead= $109,500

Step-by-step explanation:

First, we need to calculate the predetermined overhead rate:

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= total estimated overhead costs for the period/ total amount of allocation base

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 525,000 / 150,000

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $3.5 per direct labor hour

Now, we can allocate overhead:

Allocated MOH= Estimated manufacturing overhead rate* Actual amount of allocation base

Allocated MOH= 3.5*135,000

Allocated MOH= $472,500

Finally, the under/over applied overhead:

Under/over applied overhead= real overhead - allocated overhead

Under/over applied overhead= 582,000 - 472,500

Underapplied overhead= $109,500