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

question 65

Essay

Brabec Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate.At the beginning of the year,the estimated direct labor-hours were 19,700 hours.At the end of the year,actual direct labor-hours for the year were 17,700 hours,the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $392,940,and manufacturing overhead for the year was underapplied by $35,400.
Required:
What must have been the estimated manufacturing overhead cost at the beginning of the year used setting the predetermined overhead rate?

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing

A strategy or point whereby a firm selects the output level at which its profits are at their highest.

Marginal Product

The additional output resulting from the use of one more unit of a production factor.

Factor Of Production

An economic term describing the inputs used in the production of goods or services to earn an income, namely labor, capital, land, and entrepreneurship.

Marginal Productivity Theory

A theory stating that the demand for a factor of production is derived from the marginal product that the factor adds to the output.