Question

Botosan Factory has budgeted factory overhead for the year at $468,602, and budgeted direct labor hours for the year are 280,600. If the actual direct labor hours for the month of May are 255,300, the overhead allocated for May is

Answer 1

$426,351

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine what the overhead allocated for May is

Using this formula

Overhead allocated for May=(Estimated overhead/Estimated total DLHs)*Overhead rate per DLHs

Let plug in the formula

Overhead allocated for May=($468,602/ 280,600)*255,300

Overhead allocated for May=$1.67*255,300

Overhead allocated for May=$426,351

Therefore the overhead allocated for May is $426,351