Daget Corporation Uses Direct Labor-Hours in Its Predetermined Overhead Rate

question 170

Multiple Choice

Daget Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the beginning of the year, the total estimated manufacturing overhead was $364,140. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 24,000 hours, manufacturing overhead for the year was overapplied by $8,060, and the actual manufacturing overhead was $359,140. The predetermined overhead rate for the year must have been closest to:

• A) $15.43 per direct labor-hour
• B) $15.30 per direct labor-hour
• C) $15.17 per direct labor-hour
• D) $14.96 per direct labor-hour

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Definitions:

Budget Constraint

The limitation on the consumption bundles that a consumer can afford based on their income and the prices of goods and services.

Net Demands

The total demand for a product or service minus the supply provided, reflecting the actual market demand not met by current production.

Gross Demands

The total demand for a good or service before accounting for substitutions or complementarity effects.

Budget Line

A budget line represents all the combinations of two goods that a consumer can purchase with a given budget, given the prices of the goods.