Tower Mfg. allocates overhead based on machine hours. Tower estimates it will incur $200,000 of total overhead costs and use 10,000 machine hours in the coming year. During February, the Assembly department of Tower Mfg. used 375 machine hours. In addition, Tower incurred actual overhead costs as follows during February: indirect materials, $1,800; indirect labor, $5,700; depreciation on factory equipment, $8,000; and factory utilities, $500. 1. Compute the company’s predetermined overhead rate for the year. 2. Prepare journal entries to record (a) overhead applied for the Assembly department for February and (b) actual overhead costs used during February.

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Tower Mfg. allocates overhead based on machine hours. Tower estimates it will incur $200,000 of total
overhead costs and use 10,000 machine hours in the coming year. During February, the Assembly department
of Tower Mfg. used 375 machine hours. In addition, Tower incurred actual overhead costs as follows
during February: indirect materials, $1,800; indirect labor, $5,700; depreciation on factory equipment,
$8,000; and factory utilities, $500.
1. Compute the company’s predetermined overhead rate for the year.
2. Prepare journal entries to record (a) overhead applied for the Assembly department for February and
(b) actual overhead costs used during February.

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