A Company Incurs $4,050,000 of Overhead Each Year in Three

question 165

Multiple Choice

A company incurs $4,050,000 of overhead each year in three departments: Ordering and Receiving, Mixing, and Testing. The company prepares 2,000 purchase orders, works 50,000 mixing hours, and performs 1,500 tests per year in producing 200,000 drums of Goo and 600,000 drums of Slime. The following data are available: Production information for Goo is as follows:
Compute the amount of overhead assigned to Goo.

• A) $1,012,500
• B) $1,290,000
• C) $1,582,146
• D) $2,025,000

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Definitions:

Producing Automobiles

The process of manufacturing cars, which involves assembling various components like engines, frames, and electronics.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, often calculated by dividing total output by the total inputs used in the production process.

Demand

The amount of a good or service that buyers are ready and capable of buying at different price levels over a given time frame.

Human Capital

The expertise, know-how, and practical experiences that a person or collective maintains, regarded in relation to their financial or worth importance to a business or country.