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Clark Technology, Inc., employs a job-order costing system. The company uses pre

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Question

Clark Technology, Inc., employs a job-order costing system. The company uses predetermined overhead rates in applying

manufacturing overhead cost to individual jobs. The predetermined overhead rate is based on labor hours. At the

beginning of the year, the company's management made the following estimates for the year:

Machine-hours................                                            321,000

Direct labor-hours..........                                               69,000

Direct materials cost........                                        $ 575,000

Direct labor cost............                                          $ 438,000

Manufacturing overhead cost                                     $1,035,000

Compute the predetermined overhead rate that should be used during the year.

Estimated $MOH ÷ Estimated activity

Clark Technology, Inc., employs a job-order costing system. The company uses predetermined overhead rates in applying

manufacturing overhead cost to individual jobs. The predetermined overhead rate is based on labor hours. At the

beginning of the year, the company's management made the following estimates for the year:

Machine-hours................                                            321,000

Direct labor-hours..........                                               69,000

Direct materials cost........                                        $ 575,000

Direct labor cost............                                          $ 438,000

Manufacturing overhead cost                                     $1,035,000

Compute the predetermined overhead rate that should be used during the year.

Response Feedback:

Estimated $MOH ÷ Estimated activity

Explanation / Answer

(Amount in $)

Predetermined overhead rate : Manufacturing overhead cost/Direct labor hours

10,35,000/69000

$ 15 per labor hours