Question

Bakker Corporation applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the most recent year, the company based its predetermined overhead rate on total estimated overhead of $100,000 and 2,500 estimated direct labor-hours. Actual manufacturing overhead for the year amounted to $102,000 and actual direct labor-hours were 2,400. The predetermined overhead rate was:

Answer 1

$40

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula and the computation of the predetermined overhead rate is shown below:

Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated overhead ÷ Estimated direct labor hours

= $100,000 ÷ 2,500 direct labor hours

= $40

By dividing the estimated overhead from the estimated direct labor hours we can get the predetermined overhead rate and the same is to be considered

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