Laflame Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours.The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following data: The estimated total manufacturing overhead is closest to:
A)$273,000
B)$630,000
C)$357,004
D)$357,000

Question

Laflame Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours.The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following data:  The estimated total manufacturing overhead is closest to:
A)$273,000 
B)$630,000 
C)$357,004 
D)$357,000

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

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)= $357,000 + ($3.90 per machine-hour × 70,000 machine-hours)= $357,000 + $273,000 = $630,000

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