Question

Gitano Products operates a job-order costing system and applies overhead cost tojobs on the basis of direct materialsused in production(noton the basis of raw materialspurchased). Its predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimated$119,600 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of $92,000 directmaterial dollars to be used in production. The company has provided the following data forthe just completed year:________.

Purchase of raw materials $140,000
Direct labor cost $89,000
Manufacturing overhead costs
Indirect labor $106,300
Property taxes $8,000
Depreciation of equipment $18,000
Maintenance $15,000
Insurance $8,200
Rent. building $39,000
Beginning Ending
Raw Materials $24,000 $17,000
Work in Process $48,000 $35,000
Finished Goods $69,000 $57,000
Required:
1. Compute the predetermined overhead rate for the year.
PREDETERMINED OVERHEAD RATE _____%2. Compute the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year._____ overhead _____

Answer 1

$3,400

Explanation:

The computation of predetermined overhead rate for the year is shown below:-

Predetermined Overhead Rate = Estimated Manufacturing Overhead ÷ Estimated Allocation Base × 100

= $119,600 ÷ $92,000 × 100

= 130%

2. The computation of the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year is shown below:-

Overhead Applied = (Opening Value of Direct Material + Purchase of Direct Material - Closing Value of Direct Material) × Predetermined Overhead Rate

= ($24,000 + $140,000 - $17,000) × 130%

= $147,000 × 130%

= $191,100

Overhead Incurred = $106,300 + $8,000 + $18,000 + $15,000 + $8,200 + $39,000

= $194,500

Underapplied overhead = $194,500 - $191,100

= $3,400