Reference no: EM132974274
Job Order Costing and Factory Overhead Construction Department Finishing Department
Giles Products Ltd uses a job order costing system to control costs in its two production department. Factory overhead is applied on the basis of machine hours in the Construction Department and on the basis of direct labour cost in the Finishing Department.
The company prepared the following estimates for its production:
Machine hours 6,800 7,125
Direct labour costs 240,000 380,000
Direct labour hours 13,000 24,000
Factory overhead 408,000 570,000
The accounting records for Job 431 reveal the following:
Construction Department Finishing Department
Machine hours 40 50
Direct labour costs 1,640 1,800
Direct labour hours 90 100
Factory overhead 1,300 1,420
Question A. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate for each department
Question B. Calculate the total costs of Job 431
Question C. If the actual direct labour cost in the Finishing Department was $375,800 and the actual factory overhead was $560,000, was the overhead over-applied or under-applied?