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The Bamboo Company produces two products, blinds and drapes. They are manufactur

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Question

The Bamboo Company produces two products, blinds and drapes. They are manufactured in two departments, Fabrication and Assembly. Data for the products and departments are listed below.

Product

Number of

Units

Labor Hours
Per Unit

Machine Hours  

Per Unit

Blinds

1,000

4

5

Drapes

2,000

2

8

All of the machine hours take place in the Fabrication department, which has an estimated overhead of $84,000. All of the labor hours take place in the Assembly department, which has an estimated total overhead of $72,000.

The Bamboo Company uses a single overhead rate to apply all overhead costs based on labor hours. What is the overhead cost per unit for blinds?

Enter your answer with dollars and cents. Make sure you put in a dollar sign. (Example $1.50)

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Product

Number of

Units

Labor Hours
Per Unit

Machine Hours  

Per Unit

Blinds

1,000

4

5

Drapes

2,000

2

8

Explanation / Answer

Total estimated labour hour = (1000*4+2000*2) = 8000 hour

Overhead rate = ($84000+$72000)/8000 = $19.50 per labour hour

Overhead applied on Blinds = 1000*4*19.50 = $78000

Overhead cost per unit for blinds = $78000/1000 = $78 per unit