Textbook Problem

Use the following information for Brief Exercises 4-24 and 4-25:

At the beginning of the year, Hallett Company estimated the following:

Refer to the information for Hallett Company above. Hallett uses departmental overhead rates. In the cutting department, overhead is applied on the basis of machine hours. In the sewing department, overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor hours. Actual data for the month of June are as follows:

Brief Exercise 4-25 Convert Departmental Data to Plantwide Data, Plantwide Overhead Rate, Apply Overhead to Production

Refer to the information in Brief Exercise 4-24 for data. Now, assume that Hallett has decided to use a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labor hours.

Required:

1. 1. Calculate the predetermined plantwide overhead rate. (Note: Round to the nearest cent.)
2. 2. Calculate the overhead applied to production for the month of June.
3. 3. Calculate the overhead variance for the month of June.