Single Plantwide Factory Overhead Rate

Scrumptious Snacks Inc. manufactures three types of snack foods: tortilla chips, potato chips, and pretzels. The company has budgeted the following costs for the upcoming period:

Factory depreciation		$21,760
Indirect labor		53,927
Factory electricity		6,150
Indirect materials		12,771
Selling expenses		30,275
Administrative expenses		17,029
	Total costs	$141,912

Factory overhead is allocated to the three products on the basis of processing hours. The products had the following production budget and processing hours per case:

		Budgeted Volume (Cases)				Processing Hours Per Case
Tortilla chips			4,800			0.15
Potato chips			5,100			0.12
Pretzels			4,200			0.10
	Total		14,100

If required, round all per-case answers to the nearest cent.

a. Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate. $ per processing hour

b. Use the overhead rate in (a) to determine the amount of total and per-case overhead allocated to each of the three products under generally accepted accounting principles.

	Total Factory Overhead	Per-Case Factory Overhead
Tortilla chips	$	$
Potato chips
Pretzels
Total	$