Question

High Desert Potteryworks makes a variety of pottery products that it sells to retailers. The company uses a job-order costing system in which departmental predetermined overhead rates are used to apply manufacturing overhead cost to jobs.

The predetermined overhead rate in the Molding Department is based on machine-hours, and the rate in the Painting Department is based on direct labor-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company provided the following estimates: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 32,000 55,100 Machine-hours 90,000 40,000 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 207,000 $ 517,940 Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 2.40 - Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour - $ 4.40 Job 205 was started on August 1 and completed on August 10. The company's cost records show the following information concerning the job: Department Molding Painting Direct labor-hours 76 126 Machine-hours 350 68 Direct materials $ 950 $ 1,160 Direct labor cost $ 740 $ 970

Required:

1. Compute the predetermined overhead rates used in the Molding Department and the Painting Department.

2. Compute the total overhead cost applied to Job 205.

3-a. What would be the total manufacturing cost recorded for Job 205?

3-b. If the job contained 21 units, what would be the unit product cost?

Answer 1