The Silver Company manufacturers two products, the Scrambler and Organizer. Direct labor, Direct material, and total overhead costs are given. The company uses predetermined overhead rates (POHR) to allocate overhead. Certain overhead items are associated with Machine Hours and other items are associated with Direct Labor Cost. This is shown in the overhead categories below.
Scrambler Organizer
Units produced 400 900
Direct labor cost $150,000 $230,000
Direct material Cost $ 80,000 $225,000
Direct labor hours 6,000 9,000
Machine hours 4,000 11,000
Overhead Categories
Utilities $35,000 Machine hours
Shop supplies 15,000 Machine hours
Supervision 50,000 Direct labor cost
Equipment maintenance 40,000 Machine hours
Training 8,000 Direct labor cost
Indirect labor 18,000 Direct labor cost
Total Overhead $166,000
Required
a. Calculate the predetermined overhead rates for Machine hours and Direct labor cost.
b. Calculate the total cost per unit for each of the two products.
a) Predetermine overhead rate :
Overhead | Estimated overhead | Estimated activity | Overhead rate |
Based on Machine hour | 35000+15000+40000 = 90000 | 15000 Hour | 6 per MH |
Based on direct labor cost | 50000+18000+8000 = 76000 | 380000 | 20% of labor cost |
b) Total cost per unit
Scrambler | Organizer | |
Direct labor | 150000 | 230000 |
Direct material | 80000 | 225000 |
Overhead based on MH | 24000 | 66000 |
Overhead based on Direct labor cost | 30000 | 46000 |
Total Cost | 284000 | 567000 |
Unit | 400 | 900 |
Unit cost | 710 | 630 |
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