Reference no: EM132662867

Salty Sensations Snacks Company manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. The company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period:

1 Factory depreciation $33,782.00
2 Indirect labor 84,456.00
3 Factory electricity 8,446.00
4 Indirect materials 40,356.00
5 Selling expenses 26,900.00
6 Administrative expenses 17,200.00
7 Total costs $211,140.00

Factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. The products had the following production budget and processing hours per case:

                              Budgeted Volume (Cases)                Processing Hours per Case

Tortilla chips                     3,6000                                  .25
Potato chips                     5,3000                                   .1
Pretzels                           2,3000                                  .49
Total                                11,200

Required:

Problem a. Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate.

Problem b. Use the factory overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case factory overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles. Refer to the Amount Descriptions list provided for the exact wording of the answer choices for text entries.