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Babcox Manufacturing uses a predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on m

ID: 2422448 • Letter: B

Question

Babcox Manufacturing uses a predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine hours to allocate manufacturing overhead to jobs. Selected data about the company’s operations follows:

Actual manufacturing overhead cost

$430,000

Estimated manufacturing overhead cost

$400,000

Estimated direct labor cost

$180,000

Estimated direct labor hours

         60,000

Actual direct labor hours

         55,000

Estimated machine hours

         80,000

Actual machine hours

         84,000

Can you please explain?

Is it

10,000 overallocated?

10,000 underallocated?

20,000 overallocated?

20,000 underallocated?

Actual manufacturing overhead cost

$430,000

Estimated manufacturing overhead cost

$400,000

Estimated direct labor cost

$180,000

Estimated direct labor hours

         60,000

Actual direct labor hours

         55,000

Estimated machine hours

         80,000

Actual machine hours

         84,000

Explanation / Answer

Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated overhead cost / Estimated machine hours

                              = 400,000 /80,000

                                = $ 5 per machine hour

Allocated overhead = 5 * 84000 = 420,000

Actual overhead = 430,000

Overhead underallocated = 430,000 - 420,000 = 10,000

correct option is "B" -