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Landen Corporation uses a job-order costing system. At the beginning of the year

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Question

Landen Corporation uses a job-order costing system. At the beginning of the year, the company made the following estimates: Direct labor-hours required to support estimated production 120,000 Machine-hours required to support estimated production 60,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 336,000 Variable manufacturing overhead cost per direct labor-hour $ 3.60 Variable manufacturing overhead cost per machine-hour $ 7.20 During the year, Job 550 was started and completed. The following information is available with respect to this job: Direct materials $ 206 Direct labor cost $ 238 Direct labor-hours 15 Machine-hours 5 Required: 1. Assume that Landen has historically used a plantwide predetermined overhead rate with direct labor-hours as the allocation base. Under this approach: a. Compute the plantwide predetermined overhead rate. b. Compute the total manufacturing cost of Job 550. c. If Landen uses a markup percentage of 200% of its total manufacturing cost, what selling price would it establish for Job 550? 2. Assume that Landen’s controller believes that machine-hours is a better allocation base than direct labor-hours. Under this approach: a. Compute the plantwide predetermined overhead rate. b. Compute the total manufacturing cost of Job 550. c. If Landen uses a markup percentage of 200% of its total manufacturing cost, what selling price would it establish for Job 550?

Explanation / Answer

Plantwide predetermined overhead rate (Assuming that Landen has historically used a plantwide predetermined overhead rate with direct labor-hours as the allocation base.)

Fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 336,000

direct labor hours-120,000 hours

overhead per hour-$336,000/120,000

-$2.8 per hour

Total manufacturing cost of Job 550.

direct material $206

direct labor- $ 238

variable manufacturing overhead

per direct labor hour-$54

(15*3.60)

variable manufacturing overhead

per direct machine hour-$36

(5*7.20)

fixed manufacturing overhead-$42

(15*2.80)

total manufacturing overhead-$576

Selling price established for Job 550

total manufacturing overhead-$576

+markup(200% on $576)=$1152

selling price=$1728

Plantwide predetermined overhead rate (Assuming that Landen has historically used a plantwide predetermined overhead rate with direct machine-hours as the allocation base.)

Fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 336,000

direct machine hours-60,000 hours

overhead per hour-$336,000/60,000

-$5.6 per hour

Total manufacturing cost of Job 550.

direct material $206

direct labor- $ 238

variable manufacturing overhead

per direct labor hour-$54

(15*3.60)

variable manufacturing overhead

per direct machine hour-$36

(5*7.20)

fixed manufacturing overhead-$28

(5*5.60)

total manufacturing overhead-$562

Selling price established for Job 550

total manufacturing overhead-$562

+markup(200% on $562)=$1124

selling price=$1686