Beans Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $162,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $2.80 per direct labor-hour, and 60,000 direct labor-hours. Recently, Job K818 was completed with the following characteristics: The predetermined overhead rate is closest to:
A) $5.50 per direct labor-hour
B) $8.30 per direct labor-hour
C) $2.80 per direct labor-hour
D) $2.70 per direct labor-hour

Question

Beans Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $162,000, variable manufacturing overhead of $2.80 per direct labor-hour, and 60,000 direct labor-hours. Recently, Job K818 was completed with the following characteristics:  The predetermined overhead rate is closest to:
A) $5.50 per direct labor-hour 
B) $8.30 per direct labor-hour 
C) $2.80 per direct labor-hour 
D) $2.70 per direct labor-hour

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Estimated total manufacturing overhead cost = Estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead cost + (Estimated variable overhead cost per unit of the allocation base × Estimated total amount of the allocation base) = $162,000 + ($2.80 per direct labor-hour × 60,000 direct labor-hours) = $162,000 + $168,000 = $330,000
Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated total manufacturing overhead cost ÷ Estimated total amount of the allocation base = $330,000 ÷ 60,000 direct labor-hours = $5.50 per direct labor-hour

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