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Design Arts Associates is an interior decorating firm in Berlin.
The following costs were incurred in the firm’s contract to
redecorate the mayor’s offices.
Direct material used | 4,000 | euros | |
Direct professional labor | 6,000 | euros | |
The firm’s budget for the year included the following
estimates:
Budgeted overhead | 400,000 | euros | |
Budgeted direct professional labor | 250,000 | euros | |
Overhead is applied to contracts using a predetermined overhead
rate calculated annually. The rate is based on direct professional
labor cost.
Required:
Calculate the total cost of the firm’s contract to redecorate the
mayor’s offices.
Calculation of the total cost of the firm’s contract to redecorate the mayor’s offices:
Pre-determined overhead rate = (Budgeted overhead/Budgeted direct professional labor) *100
Hence rate = (400000/250000)*100 = 160%
Particulars | Amount (In Euros) |
Direct Material Used | 4000 |
Direct professional labor | 6000 |
Applied Overhead (6000*160%) | 9600 |
Total | 19600 |
Therefore, total cost of the firm’s contract to redecorate the mayor’s offices 19,600 Euros.