Destin Products uses a job-costing system with two direct-cost categories (direct materials and direct manufacturing labor) and

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Destin Products uses a job-costing system with two direct-cost categories (direct materials and direct manufacturing labor) and one manufacturing overhead cost pool. Destin allocates manufacturing overhead costs using direct manufacturing labor costs. Destin provides the following information:

                                

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1. Compute the actual and budgeted manufacturing overhead rates for 2011.
2. During March, the job-cost record for Job 626 contained the following information:

Direct materials used                             $40,000
Direct manufacturing labor costs           $30,000

Compute the cost of Job 626 using (a) actual costing and (b) normal costing.
3. At the end of 2011, compute the under- or overallocated manufacturing overhead under normal costing. Why is there no under- or overallocated overhead under actual costing?

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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis

ISBN: 978-0132109178

14th Edition

Authors: Charles T. Horngren, Srikant M.Dater, George Foster, Madhav

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