Rochester Ltd. has budgeted $435,000 for manufacturing overhead for the upcoming year. It forecast that 72,500 machine
Question:
Rochester Ltd. has budgeted $435,000 for manufacturing overhead for the upcoming year. It forecast that 72,500 machine hours will be used in the factory, and budgeted direct labour-hours were 17,400. The average direct labour rate is budgeted to be $20. Actual data for the year were:
Actual manufacturing overhead.....$434,300
Actual machine hours............ 73,010
Actual direct labour wage rate..... $ 19.60
Actual direct labour-hours worked..... 17,630
REQUIRED
1. Compute the budgeted manufacturing overhead rate under each of the following cost drivers:
a. Direct labour-hours
b. Direct labour cost
c. Machine hours
2. Compute the amount of underallocated or overallocated manufacturing overhead under each of the cost drivers listed in requirement 1.
Step by Step Answer:
Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0133392883
6th Canadian edition
Authors: Horngren, Srikant Datar, George Foster, Madhav Rajan, Christ