Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 3rd Edition by William N. Lanen, Shannon W. Anderson, Michael Maher

Exercise 6

Predetermined Overhead Rates

Tappan, Inc., manufactures one product and accounts for costs using a job cost system. You have obtained the following information from the corporation’s books and records for the year ended December 31, Year 1:

• Total manufacturing cost during the year was $3,000,000 based on actual direct material, actual direct labor, and applied manufacturing overhead.

• Manufacturing overhead was applied to work in process at 75 percent of direct labor dollars. Applied manufacturing overhead for the year was 25 percent of the total manufacturing cost during the year.

Required

Compute actual direct material used, actual direct labor, and applied manufacturing overhead. (Hint: The total of these costs is $3,000,000.)