Question

Lott Company uses a job order cost system and applies overhead to production on the basis of direct labor costs. On January 1, 2020, Job 50 was the only job in process. The costs incurred prior to January 1 on this job were as follows: direct materials $21,200, direct labor $12,720, and manufacturing overhead $16,960. As of January 1, Job 49 had been completed at a cost of $95,400 and was part of finished goods inventory. There was a $15,900 balance in the Raw Materials Inventory account.

During the month of January, Lott Company began production on Jobs 51 and 52, and completed Jobs 50 and 51. Jobs 49 and 50 were also sold on account during the month for $ 134,200 and $ 173,800 , respectively. The following additional events occurred during the month.

1. Purchased additional raw materials of $ 99,000 on account.
2. Incurred factory labor costs of $ 77,000 . Of this amount $ 17,600 related to employer payroll taxes.
3. Incurred manufacturing overhead costs as follows: indirect materials $ 18,700 ; indirect labor $ 22,000 ; depreciation expense on equipment $ 13,200 ; and various other manufacturing overhead costs on account $ 17,600 .
4. Assigned direct materials and direct labor to jobs as follows.


Job No. Direct Materials Direct Labor
50 $ 11,000 $ 5,500
51 42,900 27,500
52 33,000 22,000

Required:
Calculate the predetermined overhead rate for 2020, assuming Lott Company estimates total manufacturing overhead costs of $924,000, direct labor costs of $770,000, and direct labor hours of 22,000 for the year.

Answer 1

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $42 per direct labor hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Estimated manufacturing overhead= $924,000

Estimated direct labor hours= 22,000

To calculate the predetermined manufacturing overhead rate we need to use the following formula:

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

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= 924,000/22,000

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $42 per direct labor hour