Smith Fabricating Uses Job Costing and Applies Overhead Using a }&\text

question 79

Multiple Choice

$\begin{array}{lccc}&\text { Direct }&\text {Direct}&\text { Direct }\\&\text { Materials }&\text {Labour Cost }&\text {Labour Hours }\\\text { Job 200 } & \$ 500 & \$ 800 & 40 \\\text { Job 201 } & 350 & 200 & 10 \\\text { Job 202 } & 1,000 & 600 & 30\end{array}$ Smith Fabricating uses job costing and applies overhead using a normal costing system and uses direct labour cost as the allocation base. This period's estimated overhead cost is $100,000 and estimated direct labour cost of $50,000 and 2,500 direct labour hours.
What is the overhead allocation rate?

• A) 200%
• B) 50%
• C) 30%
• D) 60%

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Definitions:

Original Cost

The initial purchase price or cost of acquiring an asset, before any depreciation or amortization.

Accounting Period

A specific period of time in which financial transactions are recorded and financial statements are prepared.

Prepaid Rent Expense

An account representing rent payments made in advance for future periods, which is gradually expensed over the benefit period.

Contra-Asset

An asset account where the balance is expected to be a debit balance but is instead a credit balance, such as accumulated depreciation.