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A company has the following information for Job Alpha during July: Units produced 257 Actual materials used 1,722 lbs. Actual materials cost $ 5.85 per

  1. A company has the following information for Job Alpha during July:

Units produced

             257

Actual materials used

          1,722

lbs.

Actual materials cost

$         5.85

per lb.

Actual labor hours incurred

             771

Actual labor rate

$      14.25

per hour

Work in process, July 1

$      4,000

Work in process, July 31

$             -  

The company applies manufacturing overhead to jobs based on direct labor hours.

Additional information for the company in July is as follows:

Total estimated labor hours

          2,170

Standard materials per unit

7

lbs.

Standard materials cost

$         5.50

per lb.

Standard labor hours per unit

2.80

Standard labor rate

$      15.00

per hour

Standard variable overhead

$         3.00

per labor hour

Standard fixed overhead

$         2.00

per labor hour

    *based on 35,000 labor hours

Actual total output in units

             755

Actual total labor hours

          2,454

Actual variable overhead

$         3.40

per labor hour

Actual total fixed overhead

$      4,040


  1. Calculate the company’s total estimated overhead for July:

  2. If the company uses a normal costing system, calculate the costs incurred by Job Alpha in July:

  3. Calculate the total cost of Job Alpha using a normal costing system:

  4. Calculate the materials flexible budget for Job Alpha in July:

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