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The controller for Tender Bird Poultry, Inc. estimates that the
company’s fixed overhead is $100,000 per year. She also has
determined that the variable overhead is approximately $0.15 per
chicken raised and sold. Since the firm has a single product,
overhead is applied on the basis of output units, chickens raised
and sold.
Required:
1. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate under each of the following output predictions: (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
Volumes | Overhead Rate | |
200,000 | per chicken | |
300,000 | per chicken | |
400,000 | per chicken |
2. Does the predetermined overhead rate change in proportion to the change in predicted production?
Yes
No
Calculation of the predetermined overhead rate | |||||
Volume | $ 200,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 400,000 | ||
Fixed Overhead | 100000 | 100000 | 100000 | ||
Per unit fixed overhead | $ 0.50 | $ 0.33 | $ 0.25 | ||
( Fixed overhead/ volume) | |||||
Variable overhead per chicken | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | $ 0.15 | ||
Overhead Rate per unit | $ 0.65 | $ 0.48 | $ 0.40 | ||
(Per unit fixed overhead+ variable overhead) | |||||
Yes, The predetermined overhead rate changes in proportion to the change in predicted production. | |||||
It decreased with increase in the number of units |