A Urbana Manufacturing Company uses a job order cost system in each of its three manufacturing departments. Manufacturing overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost in Department D, direct labor hours in Department E, and machine hours in Department K. In establishing the predetermined overhead rates for 2003 the following estimates were made for the year.

Instructions

(a) Compute the predetermined overhead rate for each department.

(b) Compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to jobs in January in each department.

(c) Compute the under- or overapplied overhead for each department at January 31.

(d) Indicate the statement presentation of the under- or overapplied overhead at January 3 1 .

(e) If the amount in

(d) was the same at December 31, how would it be reported in the year-end financial statements?

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Department D E K Manufacturing overhead $1,170,000 $1,500,000 $960,000 Direct labor costs $1,500,000 $1,250,000 $450,000 Direct labor hours 100,000 120,000 40.000 Machine hours 400,000 500,000 120,000 During January, the job cost sheets showed the following costs and production data. Department D E K Direct materials used $140,000 $126,000 $78,000 Direct labor costs $120,000 $110,000 $37,500 Manufacturing overhead incurred $98,000 $129,000 $80,000 Direct labor hours 8,000 11,000 3,500 Machine hours 34,000 45,000 10,400