The direct labor budget of Yuvwell Corporation for the upcoming fiscal year cont
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Question
The direct labor budget of Yuvwell Corporation for the upcoming fiscal year contains the following details concerning budgeted direct labor-hours:
The company uses direct labor-hours as its overhead allocation base. The variable portion of its predetermined manufacturing overhead rate is $5.00 per direct labor-hour and its total fixed manufacturing overhead is $72,000 per quarter. The only noncash item included in fixed manufacturing overhead is depreciation, which is $18,000 per quarter.
Required:
1. Prepare the company’s manufacturing overhead budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
2. Compute the company’s predetermined overhead rate (including both variable and fixed manufacturing overhead) for the upcoming fiscal year.
1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Budgeted direct labor-hours 10,400 9,400 9,700 10, 500Explanation / Answer
1) Yuvewell corporation Manufacturing overhead budget 1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter year 10400 9400 9700 10500 40000 Variable manufactruign overhead rate $5 $5 $5 $5 $5 Variable manufacturing overhead $52,000 $47,000 $48,500 $52,500 $200,000 Fixed manuafcturing overhead $72,000 $72,000 $72,000 $72,000 $288,000 Total manufacturng overhead $124,000 $119,000 $120,500 $124,500 $488,000 less:Depreciation $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $72,000 $106,000 $101,000 $102,500 $106,500 $416,000 2) Predetermined overhead rate per year (488000/40000) $12.20