Henkes Corporation Bases Its Predetermined Overhead Rate on the Estimated

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Essay

Henkes Corporation bases its predetermined overhead rate on the estimated labor-hours for the upcoming year. At the beginning of the most recently completed year, the company estimated the labor-hours for the upcoming year at 66,000 labor-hours. The estimated variable manufacturing overhead was $8.41 per labor-hour and the estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead was $1,533,180. The actual labor-hours for the year turned out to be 68,400 labor-hours.Required:Compute the company's predetermined overhead rate for the recently completed year.

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Definitions:

Net Income

The net income a company earns once all costs and taxes are subtracted from its total revenues.

Consolidated Gain

The total profit achieved by a group of consolidated entities or a parent company and its subsidiaries, usually reported in consolidated financial statements.

Equipment

Machinery, tools, or other items that are necessary for the production of goods or services.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record investments in other companies where the investor has significant influence but does not have full control.