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	$8,108
Indirect labor	20,093
Factory electricity	2,291
Indirect materials	4,758
Selling expenses	11,280
Administrative expenses	6,345
	Total costs	$52,875

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		3,000			0.10
Potato chips		1,500			0.12
Pretzels		1,500			0.15
	Total		6,000

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

a. Determine the single plantwide factory overhead rate. $fill in the blank 1 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