XYZ Company applies overhead to jobs using direct labor cost as an activity. For the current year, XYZ's estimated overhead was $600,000 based on an expected 50,000 direct labor hours to be worked, with direct laborers expected to be paid $6 per hour. For the current year, actual overhead costs totaled $620,000 and actual direct labor cost totaled $325,000. For the year, overhead was:
Total Labour cost | ||||
Labour hours | 50000 | |||
labour rate per hour | 6 | |||
Total Labour cost | 300000 | |||
Pre-determined OH rate: | ||||
Total Overheads | 600000 | |||
Divide: Ttotal Direct labour cost | 300000 | |||
OH rate as % of DLC | 200% | of DLC | ||
Overheads applied: | ||||
Direct labour cost of the year | 325000 | |||
Multiply: OH rate as % of DLC | 200% | |||
Overheads applied: | 650000 | |||
Overheads Under/ Over applied: | ||||
Overheads incurred | 620000 | |||
Overheads applied | 650000 | |||
Over-applied OH | 30000 | |||
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