Multiple Production Department Factory Overhead Rate Method Performance Gloves,
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Multiple Production Department Factory Overhead Rate Method
Performance Gloves, Inc. produces three sizes of sports gloves: small, medium, and large. A glove pattern is first stenciled onto leather in the Pattern Department. The stenciled patterns are then sent to the Cut and Sew Department, where the glove is cut and sewed together. Performance Gloves uses the multiple production department factory overhead rate method of allocating factory overhead costs. Its factory overhead costs were budgeted as follows:
The direct labor estimated for each production department was as follows:
Direct labor hours are used to allocate the production department overhead to the products. The direct labor hours per unit for each product for each production department were obtained from the engineering records as follows:
If required, round all per unit answers to the nearest cent.
a. Determine the two production department factory overhead rates.
b. Use the two production department factory overhead rates to determine the factory overhead per unit for each product.
Pattern Department overhead $137,800 Cut and Sew Department overhead 231,000 Total $368,800Explanation / Answer
a Pattern Department 53 =137800/2600 Cut and Sew Department 70 =231000/3300 b Small glove 7.02 =(0.04*53)+(0.07*70) Medium glove 8.95 =(0.05*53)+(0.09*70) Large glove 10.88 =(0.06*53)+(0.11*70)
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