Asked by Deandra Kirkland on Jun 12, 2024

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Arciba Incorporated bases its manufacturing overhead budget on budgeted direct labor-hours. The direct labor budget indicates that 7,400 direct labor-hours will be required in January. The variable overhead rate is $9.50 per direct labor-hour. The company's budgeted fixed manufacturing overhead is $130,980 per month, which includes depreciation of $10,360. All other fixed manufacturing overhead costs represent current cash flows. The company recomputes its predetermined overhead rate every month. The predetermined overhead rate for January should be:

A) $27.20
B) $25.80
C) $17.70
D) $9.50

Variable Overhead Rate

Variable overhead rate is the cost of variable overhead (expenses that change with the level of production) allocated per unit of production activity, such as labor-hours or machine-hours.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours worked by employees who are directly involved in the manufacturing process or production of goods.

Fixed Manufacturing Overhead

Indirect manufacturing costs that remain constant regardless of the level of production, such as factory rent and salaries of production supervisors.

  • Grasp the fundamentals of drafting a budget dedicated to manufacturing overhead, with a clear demarcation between variable and constant costs.
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Alexis SilvaJun 19, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
The predetermined overhead rate for January is calculated by adding the total variable and fixed manufacturing overhead costs and then dividing by the total budgeted direct labor-hours. The total variable overhead is 7,400 hours * $9.50 = $70,300. The total fixed overhead is $130,980. Therefore, the total overhead is $70,300 + $130,980 = $201,280. Dividing this by 7,400 hours gives a rate of $27.20 per direct labor-hour.