Olmscheid Corporation Has Two Manufacturing Departments--Molding and Customizing

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Essay

Olmscheid Corporation has two manufacturing departments--Molding and Customizing. The company used the following data at the beginning of the period to calculate predetermined overhead rates:
During the period, the company started and completed two jobs--Job F and Job K. There were no beginning inventories. Data concerning those two jobs follow:
Required:
a. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours. Calculate that overhead rate.
b. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours. Calculate the amount of manufacturing overhead applied to Job F.
c. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours. Calculate the amount of manufacturing overhead applied to Job K.
d. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours. Calculate the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job F.
e. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours. Calculate the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job K.
f. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours and uses a markup of 30% on manufacturing cost to establish selling prices. Calculate the selling price for Job F.
g. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours and uses a markup of 30% on manufacturing cost to establish selling prices. Calculate the selling price for Job K.
h. Assume that the company uses a plantwide predetermined manufacturing overhead rate based on machine-hours. If both jobs were sold during the month, what was the company's cost of goods sold for the month?

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