The Controller for Drisau Company Has Gathered the Following Overhead

question 9

Essay

The controller for Drisau Company has gathered the following overhead data on the company's two products: estimated total overhead, $180,000 (consisting of the $70,000 for setups and $110,000 for assembly); estimated direct labor hours (Product A, 6,000; Product B, 3,000); estimated number of setups (Product A, 750; Product B, 1,250); estimated number of machine hours used in assembly (Product A, 3,000; Product B, 5,000); estimated number of units produced (Product A, 500; Product B, 200).
Using the traditional approach:
a. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate using direct labor hours as the cost driver.
b. Compute the amount of overhead costs applied to each product in total and per unit.

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Definitions:

Direct Materials

Raw materials that are directly traceable and integral to the finished product.

Flexible Budget

Flexible budget is an adjustable budget that changes or scales according to the actual level of activity or volume achieved, providing more accurate budgeting than static budgets.

Activity Level

refers to the volume of production or operations an entity achieves in a specific period, often impacting costs and resource allocation.

Revenue Variance

The difference between actual revenue and budgeted or forecasted revenue.