Question

The Work-in-Process inventory account of a manufacturing firm shows a balance of $4,090 at the end of an accounting period. The job cost sheets of two uncompleted jobs show charges of $570 and $370 for materials, and charges of $600 and $800 for direct labor. From this information, it appears that the company is using a predetermined overhead rate, as a percentage of direct labor costs, of: Multiple Choice 43%.

Answer 1

125%

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of predetermined overhead rate is shown below:-

Manufacturing overhead = $4,090 - ($570 + $370 + $600 + $800)

= $4,090 - $2,340

= $1,750

Total direct labor = $600 + $800

= $1,400

Manufacturing overhead = Predetermined overhead rate × Direct labor

Predetermined overhead rate = Manufacturing overhead ÷ Direct labor

= $1,750 ÷ $1,400

= 125%

Therefore for computing the predetermined overhead rate we simply divide the manufacturing overhead by direct labor.