Cost_Acct_Questions_16 Sept

1. Westan Corporation uses a predetermined overhead rate of $23.10 per direct labor-hour. This predetermined rate was based on a cost formula that estimated $277,200 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 12,000 direct labor-hours.

The company incurred actual total manufacturing overhead costs of $266,000 and 12,600 total direct labor-hours during the period.

Required:

Determine the amount of manufacturing overhead that would have been applied to all jobs during the period.

2. Kirkaid Company recorded the following transactions for the just completed month:

a.

$84,000 in raw materials were requisitioned for use in production. Of this amount, $72,000 was for direct materials and the remainder was for indirect materials.

b.

Total labor wages of $108,000 were incurred. Of this amount, $105,000 was for direct labor and the remainder was for indirect labor.

c.

Additional actual manufacturing overhead costs of $197,000 were incurred.

d.

A total of $218,000 in manufacturing overhead was applied to jobs.

Required:

Determine the under-applied or over-applied overhead for the month.

3. A company assigns overhead cost to completed jobs on the basis of 120% of direct labor cost. The job cost sheet for Job 413 shows that $12,000 in direct materials has been used on the job and that $8,000 in direct labor cost has been incurred. A total of 200 units were produced in Job 413.

Required:

a.

What is the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job 413?

b.

What is the unit product cost for Job 413?