Figure 4 Wheat Manufacturing Has Four Categories of Overhead. the Four Categories

question 67

Multiple Choice

Figure 4
Wheat Manufacturing has four categories of overhead. The four categories and the expected overhead costs for each category for next year are as follows:
Currently, overhead is applied using a predetermined overhead rate based upon budgeted direct labour hours. For next year, 20,000 direct labour hours are budgeted.
The company has been asked to submit a bid for a proposed job. The plant manager feels that obtaining this job would result in new business in future years. Usually bids are based upon full manufacturing cost plus 15 percent.
Estimates for the proposed job are as follows:
In the past, full manufacturing cost has been calculated by allocating overhead using a volume-based cost driver--direct labour hours. The plant manager has heard of a new way of applying overhead that uses cost pools and cost drivers.
Expected activity for the four activity-based cost drivers that would be used are as follows:

-Refer to Figure 4. If Wheat Manufacturing used direct labour hours as the cost driver and the company's bid is full cost plus 15 percent, the company's bid would be

• A) £17,480
• B) £16,583
• C) £13,110
• D) £12,765

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Understand the implications of efficient market hypothesis for investment returns and market predictions.

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Definitions:

Factory Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, including utilities, indirect labor, and materials not directly traceable to a product.

Machine Hours

A measure of the amount of time a machine is operated within a given period, used in cost accounting to allocate manufacturing overhead costs to products.

Overapplied Amount

A situation in cost accounting where the allocated factory overhead costs exceed the actual overhead costs incurred.

Factory Overhead

Indirect costs related to manufacturing, including utilities, maintenance, and factory equipment depreciation.