Question

Factory Overhead Rates, Entries, and Account Balance Eclipse Solar Company operates two factories. The company applies factory overhead to jobs on the basis of machine hours in Factory 1 and on the basis of direct labor hours in Factory 2. Estimated factory overhead costs, direct labor hours, and machine hours are as follows: Factory 1 Factory 2 Estimated factory overhead cost for fiscal year beginning August 1 $18,500,000 $44,000,000 Estimated direct labor hours for year 800,000 Estimated machine hours for year 1,250,000 Actual factory overhead costs for August $1,515,800 $3,606,300 Actual direct labor hours for August 64,500 Actual machine hours for August 105,000 a. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 1. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $14.8 per machine hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Factory 1

Estimated factory overhead= $18,500,000

Estimated machine hours for year 1,250,000

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= 18,500,000/1,250,000

Predetermined manufacturing overhead rate= $14.8 per machine hour