Asked by Tyler Bergh on Jun 20, 2024

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If the company allocates all of its overhead based on direct labor-hours using its traditional costing method, the overhead assigned to each unit of Product X0 would be closest to:

A) $234.55 per unit
B) $149.70 per unit
C) $459.95 per unit
D) $78.95 per unit

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours of labor directly involved in manufacturing a product, often used as a basis for allocating overhead costs.

Overhead Assigned

The allocation of overhead costs to specific jobs or cost objects based on a predetermined rate or method.

Product X0

A specific product identifier used in inventory and production tracking, symbolizing a unique item or variant within a company's product line.

  • Understand the approach to distributing overhead costs through standard costing techniques.
  • In traditional costing approaches, distribute overhead according to direct labor hours to compute the cost associated with each unit.
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octavia bakerJun 23, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated total overhead ÷ Total direct labor-hours
= $533,540 ÷ 5,800 DLHs = $91.99 per DLH (rounded)
Product X0: 5.0 DLHs × $91.99 per DLH = $459.95