Broucek Inc. makes baby furniture from fine hardwoods. The company uses a job-order costing system and...

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Broucek Inc. makes baby furniture from fine hardwoods. Thecompany uses a job-order costing system and predetermined overheadrates to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs. Thepredetermined overhead rate in the Preparation Department is basedon machine hours, and the rate in the Fabrication Department isbased on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, thecompany’s management made the following estimates for the year:

    

  

Department

  

Preparation

Fabrication

  Machine-hours

99,000   

30,000   

  Direct labor-hours

53,000   

77,000   

  Direct materials cost

$214,000   

$224,000   

  Direct labor cost

$480,000   

$561,000   

  Fixed manufacturing overhead cost

$415,800   

$662,200   

  Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour

$3.50   

-      

  Variable manufacturing overhead per directlabor-hour

-      

$5.50   

Job 135 was started on April 1 and completed on May 12. Thecompany's cost records show the following information concerningthe job:

  

Department

  

Preparation

Fabrication

  Machine-hours

400     

86     

  Direct labor-hours

70     

164     

  Direct materials cost

$1,140     

$1,520     

  Direct labor cost

$890     

$1,170     

Required:

1.

Compute the predetermined overhead rate used during the year inthe Preparation Department. Compute the rate used in theFabrication Department. (Round your answers to 2 decimalplaces.)

          

Predetermined Overhead Rate

Preparation department

per MH

Fabrication department

per DLH

2.

Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 135.(Round "Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places,other intermediate calculations and final answer to the nearestdollar amount.)

          

3-a.

What would be the total cost recorded for Job 135?(Round "Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places,other intermediate calculations and final answers to the nearestdollar amount.)

          

Department

Preparation

Fabrication

Total

Direct materials

Direct labor

Manufacturing overhead

Total cost

3-b.

If the job contained 44 units, what would be the unit productcost? (Round "Predetermined overhead rate" and final answerto 2 decimal places and other intermediate calculations to thenearest dollar amount.)

         

4.

At the end of the year, the records of Broucek Inc. revealed thefollowing actual cost and operating data for all jobs worked onduring the year:

  

Department

  

Preparation

Fabrication

  Machine-hours

61,200     

26,800     

  Direct labor-hours

38,000     

55,000     

  Direct materials cost

$175,800     

$432,000     

  Manufacturing overhead cost

$475,550     

$721,400     

  

What was the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead ineach department at the end of the year? (Round"Predetermined overhead rate" to 2 decimal places.)

          

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Preparation Department

Fabrication Department

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