Asked by zereniah mungate on Jun 23, 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 X2 would be closest to:

A) $132.60 per unit
B) $1,837.85 per unit
C) $376.90 per unit
D) $461.40 per unit

Overhead Assigned

The allocation of indirect costs to specific products, services, or activities within a business.

Traditional Costing

A costing methodology that allocates manufacturing overhead based on volume-related measures such as labor hours or machine hours.

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in the production process, indicative of the labor input required to complete production tasks.

  • Compute the allocation of overhead to products utilizing conventional costing approaches.
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Nelly ChahineJun 27, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated total overhead ÷ Total direct labor-hours
= $624,866 ÷ 1,700 DLHs = $367.57 per DLH (rounded)
Product X2: 5.0 DLHs × $367.57 per DLH = $1,837.85