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Lane Company manufactures a single product that requires a great deal of hand la

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Question

Lane Company manufactures a single product that requires a great deal of hand labor. Overhead cost is applied on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. Variable manufacturing overhead should be $2.40 per standard direct labor-hour and fixed manufacturing overhead should be $384,000 per year.

  

     The company’s product requires 4 pounds of material that has a standard cost of $4.00 per pound and 1.5 hours of direct labor time that has a standard rate of $12.20 per hour.

  

       The company planned to operate at a denominator activity level of 60,000 direct labor-hours and to produce 40,000 units of product during the most recent year. Actual activity and costs for the year were as follows:

Compute the predetermined overhead rate for the year. Break the rate down into variable and fixed elements. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Prepare a standard cost card for the company’s product. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

Compute the standard direct labor-hours allowed for the year’s production.

Complete the following Manufacturing Overhead T-account for the year:

Lane Company manufactures a single product that requires a great deal of hand labor. Overhead cost is applied on the basis of standard direct labor-hours. Variable manufacturing overhead should be $2.40 per standard direct labor-hour and fixed manufacturing overhead should be $384,000 per year.

Explanation / Answer

1

Calculation of predetermined overhead rate for the year:

Variable rate

$               2.40

Per DLH

Fixed rate = $384000 / 60000 Hours

$               6.40

Per DLH

Predetermined overhead rate

$               8.80

Per DLH

2

Standard Cost card:

Direct materials

4

pounds at

$               4.00

per pound

$ 16.00

Direct labor

1.5

DLHs at

$            12.20

per DLH

$ 18.30

Variable overhead

1.5

DLHs at

$               2.40

per DLH

$    3.60

Fixed overhead (60000 Hours /40000 Units)

1.5

DLHs at

$               6.40

per DLH

$    9.60

Standard cost per unit

$ 47.50

3

Calculation of standard direct labor-hours allowed for the year’s production:

Actual Units Produced (A)

48000

Standard direct labor hours per unit (B)

1.5

Standard direct labor-hours allowed for the year’s production =A*B

72000

4

Manufacturing overhead :

Actual Costs :

Applied Costs :

Variable

$        124,800

Variable (78000 Hours *$2.40)

$        187,200

Fixed

$        429,000

Fixed (78000 Hours *$6.40)

$        499,200

Total

$        553,800

Total

$        686,400

Over applied Overhead

$        132,600

(686400-553800)

1

Calculation of predetermined overhead rate for the year:

Variable rate

$               2.40

Per DLH

Fixed rate = $384000 / 60000 Hours

$               6.40

Per DLH

Predetermined overhead rate

$               8.80

Per DLH

2

Standard Cost card:

Direct materials

4

pounds at

$               4.00

per pound

$ 16.00

Direct labor

1.5

DLHs at

$            12.20

per DLH

$ 18.30

Variable overhead

1.5

DLHs at

$               2.40

per DLH

$    3.60

Fixed overhead (60000 Hours /40000 Units)

1.5

DLHs at

$               6.40

per DLH

$    9.60

Standard cost per unit

$ 47.50

3

Calculation of standard direct labor-hours allowed for the year’s production:

Actual Units Produced (A)

48000

Standard direct labor hours per unit (B)

1.5

Standard direct labor-hours allowed for the year’s production =A*B

72000

4

Manufacturing overhead :

Actual Costs :

Applied Costs :

Variable

$        124,800

Variable (78000 Hours *$2.40)

$        187,200

Fixed

$        429,000

Fixed (78000 Hours *$6.40)

$        499,200

Total

$        553,800

Total

$        686,400

Over applied Overhead

$        132,600

(686400-553800)