Reference no: EM133002253
Rahul Ltd allocates manufacturing overhead to work in process based on direct labour hours. On 1st January of the current year, there were no balance in work in process of finished goods inventories. The following estimates were included in the budget for the current year:
Total projected manufacturing overhead $300,000
Total projected direct labour hours 40,000
During January, the firm worked on the following production jobs:
Deviya D: 1,600 direct labour hours
Dev B: 2,400 direct labour hours
Vagami P: 1,000 direct labour hours
Actual overhead incurred by Rahul Ltd amounted to $30,000.
Required:
Problem 1. Calculate the company's predetermined overhead rate for the year.
Problem 2. How much manufacturing overhead was applied to production?
Problem 3. Calculate and journalize the overapplied or underapplied overhead.