Q= New Shalimar Steel’s management has made the following estimates at the start of the year.                                                                                                                 Department                                                                                                 A              B  Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   70,000          8,000 Direct materials cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $510,000      $650,000 Direct labor-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000          60,000 Direct labor cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $130,000      $420,000 Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour    $1.50                 – Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour   –               $2.00 Fixed manufacturing overhead cost . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $497,000      $615,000 The following record was drafted by the production department for Job A30 Direct labor-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     30               84 Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    110              20 Materials placed into production . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               $470            $332 Direct labor cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    $325            $588 Required: a)       Calculate the predetermined overhead rate used during the year in the Department A b)     Calculate the rate used in the Department B c)       Calculate the total overhead cost applied to Job A30. d)     What would be Job A30 total cost recorded? If it contained 25 units, find out unit product cost? e)       At the end of the year, the records of New Shalimar Steel revealed the following actual cost and operating data for all jobs worked on during the year                                                                                                                 Department                                                                            A                                 B  Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       65,000                       9,000 Direct materials cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $430,000                    $680,000 Direct labor-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10,000                         62,000 Direct labor cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $108,000                           $436,000 Manufacturing overhead cost . . . . .         $570,000                      $750,000 f)       At the end of the year, how many overheads are under applied or over applied in each department?

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Q= New Shalimar Steel’s management has made the following estimates at the start of the year.

                                                                                                                Department    

                                                                                            A             

Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   70,000          8,000

Direct materials cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $510,000      $650,000

Direct labor-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,000          60,000

Direct labor cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $130,000      $420,000

Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour    $1.50                 –

Variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor-hour   –               $2.00

Fixed manufacturing overhead cost . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $497,000      $615,000

The following record was drafted by the production department for Job A30

Direct labor-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     30               84

Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    110              20

Materials placed into production . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               $470            $332

Direct labor cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    $325            $588

Required:

  1. a)       Calculate the predetermined overhead rate used during the year in the Department A
  2. b)     Calculate the rate used in the Department B
  3. c)       Calculate the total overhead cost applied to Job A30.
  4. d)     What would be Job A30 total cost recorded? If it contained 25 units, find out unit product cost?
  5. e)       At the end of the year, the records of New Shalimar Steel revealed the following actual cost and operating data for all jobs worked on during the year

                                                                                                                Department     

                                                                      A                                

Machine-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       65,000                       9,000

Direct materials cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $430,000                    $680,000

Direct labor-hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10,000                         62,000

Direct labor cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $108,000                           $436,000

Manufacturing overhead cost . . . . .         $570,000                      $750,000

  1. f)       At the end of the year, how many overheads are under applied or over applied in each department?
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