Question

Assume that Roth’s accountants are expected to work a total of 8,000 direct labor hours in 2018. Roth’s estimated total indirect costs are $96,000 and the allocation base used is direct labor hours. Requirements What is Roth’s predetermined overhead allocation rate? What indirect costs will be allocated to Client 507 if Jack Smith, an accountant at Roth Accounting, works 15 hours to prepare the financial statements?

Answer 1

$12 and $180

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the predetermined overhead rate is shown below:

As we know that

The predetermined overhead rate is

= Estimated total indirect cost ÷ expected direct labor hours

= $96,000 ÷ 8,000

= $12

And, the indirect cost is

= Predetermined overhead rate × number of hours

= $12 × 15

= $180

We simply applied the above formula