Cornerstone Exercise 5.1 (Algorithmic)

Job Costs Using a Plantwide Overhead Rate

Naranjo Company designs industrial prototypes for outside companies. Budgeted overhead for the year was $540,000, and budgeted direct labor hours were 30,000. The average wage rate for direct labor is expected to be $30 per hour. During June, Naranjo Company worked on four jobs. Data relating to these four jobs follow:

Job 39Job 40Job 41Job 42Beginning balance$25,300$35,900$16,500$200Materials requisitioned17,40021,20011,80013,400Direct labor cost8,50018,3006,4504,300Overhead is assigned as a percentage of direct labor cost. During June, Jobs 39 and 40 were completed; Job 39 was sold at 120 percent of cost. (Naranjo had originally developed Job 40 to order for a customer; however, that customer was near bankruptcy and the chance of Naranjo being paid was growing dimmer. Naranjo decided to hold Job 40 in inventory while the customer worked out its financial difficulties. Job 40 is the only job in Finished Goods Inventory.) Jobs 41 and 42 remain unfinished at the end of the month.

Required:

1.Calculate the overhead rate based on direct labor cost.

% of direct labor cost

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2.Set up a simple job-order cost sheet for all jobs in process during June.

Naranjo Company

Job-Order Cost Sheets

Job 39

Job 40

Job 41

Job 42

Balance, June 1

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3.What ifthe expected direct labor rate at the beginning of the year was $24 instead of $30? What would the overhead rate be? If required, round your answer to one decimal place.

% of direct labor cost

How would the cost of the jobs be affected?

- Select your answer -

Applied overhead would increase

Applied overhead would decrease

Applied overhead would not change