MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING F/MGRS.
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.24P

Plantwide versus Multiple Predetermined Overhead Rates LO 3–1, LO 3–2

Mason Company has two manufacturing departments—Machining and Assembly. The company considers all of itsmanufacturing overhead costs to be fixed costs. It provided the following estimates at the beginning of the year as well as thefollowing information with respect to Jobs A and B:

Chapter 3, Problem 3.24P, Plantwide versus Multiple Predetermined Overhead Rates LO 3–1, LO 3–2 Mason Company has two

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  1. If Mason Company uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate with direct labor-hours as the allocation base, how much manufacturing overhead cost would be applied to Job A? Job B?
  2. Assume Mason Company uses departmental predetermined overhead rates. The Machining Department is allocated based on machine-hours and the Assembly Department is allocated based on direct labor-hours. How much manufacturing overhead cost would be applied to Job A? Job B?
  3. If Mason multiplies its job costs by a markup percentage to establish selling prices, how might plantwide overhead allocation adversely affect the company’s pricing decisions?

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