The Lawson Manufacturing Company has the following budgeted overhead cost and other data for its assembly department
Question:
The Lawson Manufacturing Company has the following budgeted overhead cost and other data for its assembly department for the month of April:
Budgeted Data:
Indirect labor and supplies …. $170,000
Factory rent ………………….. $ 52,000
Supervision ………………….. $ 67,000
Depreciation on equipment … $216,000
Cost-allocation base for overhead application Direct-labor hours
Total budgeted direct-labor hours 50,000
Other Data:
Total applied overhead costs for April ……… $616,100
Actual overhead cost incurred during April … $577,000
Compute the budgeted factory overhead rate, actual direct-labor hours, and indicate how the difference between the actual overhead cost incurred and applied overhead would be treated on Lawson’s income statement for the month of April.
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Introduction to Management Accounting
ISBN: 978-0133058789
16th edition
Authors: Charles Horngren, Gary Sundem, Jeff Schatzberg, Dave Burgsta