Meenach Corporation Uses a Job-Order Costing System with a Single

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Essay

Meenach Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on 80,000 direct labor-hours, total fixed manufacturing overhead cost of $160,000, and a variable manufacturing overhead rate of $2.30 per direct labor-hour. Recently Job X387 was completed and required 120 direct labor-hours.Required:Calculate the amount of overhead applied to Job X387. (Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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Definitions:

Personal Income

The total amount of income received by an individual from all sources before any taxes or deductions.

FICA Taxes

Taxes collected under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act that fund Social Security and Medicare programs.

Regressive

Pertaining to a tax system in which the tax rate decreases as the taxable amount increases, commonly considered less fair because it imposes a heavier burden relative to income on those with less.

Progressive

Pertaining to a taxation system in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases, imposing a higher percentage rate on the wealthy to ensure equity.