Question

Longobardi Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated labor-hours for the upcoming year. At the beginning of the most recently completed year, the Corporation estimated the labor-hours for the upcoming year at 43,600 labor-hours. The estimated variable manufacturing overhead was $6.17 per labor-hour and the estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead was $1,245,216. The actual labor-hours for the year turned out to be 40,800 labor-hours. The predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year was closest to:

Answer 1

$34.73 per direct labor hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Predetermined overhead rate

= Estimated manufacturing overhead / Estimated labor hour

= [$1,245,216 + ( 43,600 × $6.17 ) ] / 43,600

= [$1,245,216 + $269,012] / 43,600

= $1,514,228 / 43,600

= $34.73 per direct labor hour

Therefore, the predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year was closest to $34.73 per direct labor hour.