The Following Items Were Discovered in Reviewing Materials for John's

question 89

Essay

The following items were discovered in reviewing materials for John's estate tax return:
(1)Two years ago, John sold stock to his son, Patrick, for $30,000. At the date of sale, the stock had a value of $65,000. The value of the stocks at John's death was $90,000.
(2)John owned a beach house, worth $500,000, with his sister, Amber, who paid for it.
(3)John's home was held in a tenancy by the entirety with his wife, Julia. Julia paid for the house, which had a value of $300,000 on the date of his death.
(4)John's clothing and other personal belongings are worth $3,700 on the date of his death.
What amount is included in John's estate?

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Definitions:

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to allocate manufacturing overhead to products, calculated by dividing estimated overhead costs by an allocation base, like direct labor hours or machine hours, before the period begins.

Forming Department

A specific section within a manufacturing process where materials are shaped or formed into parts or products.

Machine-Hour

A unit of measure indicating the operating time of a machine, used in costing to allocate expenses based on machine use.

Overhead Applied

The allocation of indirect costs to specific products or cost objects based on predetermined overhead rates.