Question

Neptune Inc. uses a standard cost system and has the following information for the most recent month, April: Actual direct labor hours (DLHs) worked 17,000 Standard DLHs allowed for good output produced this period 18,000 Actual total factory overhead costs incurred $ 45,400 Budgeted fixed factory overhead costs $ 10,800 Denominator activity level, in direct labor hours (DLHs) 15,000 Total factory overhead application rate per standard DLH $ 2.70 The total underapplied or overapplied factory overhead in April for Neptune, Inc., to the nearest whole dollar, was:

Answer 1

$3,200 overapplied

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the total underapplied or overapplied factory overhead is shown below:

Given that

Actual total factory overhead costs incurred is $45,400

Now Overhead applied to production

= (Total factory overhead application rate per standard DLH × Standard direct labor hours allowed)

= $2.70 × 18,000

= $48,600

As we can see that the overhead applied amount is more than the actual amount so the overhead cost would be overapplied i.e.

= $48,600 - $45,400

= $3,200 overapplied