Determine the predetermined overhead rate for year 2011


In December 2010, Gomez Company 2019s manager estimated next year 2019s total direct labor cost assuming 50 persons working an average of 2,020 hours each at an average wage rate of $15 per hour. The manager also estimated the following manufacturing overhead costs for year 2011.

Indirect labor

$

167,950

Factory supervision

 

127,000

Rent on factory building

 

74,000

Factory utilities

 

44,400

Factory insurance expired

 

34,500

Depreciation % 2014 Factory equipment

 

240,000

Repairs expense % 2014 Factory equipment

 

31,900

Factory supplies used

 

35,900

Miscellaneous production costs

 

17,000

Total estimated overhead costs

$

772,650

     
   

At the end of 2011, records show the company incurred $747,062 of actual overhead costs. It completed and sold five jobs with the following direct labor costs: Job 201, $364,000; Job 202, $331,000; Job 203, $168,000; Job 204, $423,000; and Job 205, $189,000. In addition, Job 206 is in process at the end of 2011 and had been charged $11,200 for direct labor. No jobs were in process at the end of 2010. The company 2019s predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor cost.

Job No.

Direct labor cost

Predetermined overhead rate

Applied Overhead

201

364000

0.51

185640

202

331000

0.51

168810

203

168000

0.51

85680

204

423000

0.51

215730

205

189000

0.51

96390

206

11200

0.51

5712

Total

   

757962

Total

$

   
       
     

Required

1a. Determine the predetermined overhead rate for year 2011. (Omit the "%" sign in your response.) Predetermined overhead rate %

1b. Determine the total overhead cost applied to each of the six jobs during year 2011. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

1c. Determine the over- or underapplied overhead at year-end 2011. (Input all amounts as positive values.Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

2 Assuming that any over- or underapplied overhead is not material, prepare the adjusting entry to allocate any over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of year 2011. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

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