The Estimated Total Factory Overhead Cost and Total Machine Hours

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Essay

The estimated total factory overhead cost and total machine hours for Department 40 for the current year are $250,000 and 56,250 respectively. During January, the first month of the current year, actual machine hours used totaled 5,100 and factory overhead cost incurred totaled $22,000.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scope

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to efficiency improvements gained by producing a wider variety of goods or services.

Joint Cost Function

A cost function that describes the total cost of producing multiple products together, where the costs cannot be separated for each product.

Economies of Scope

Cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to a broad scope of operations or the variety of products and services offered.

Cost Function

A mathematical relation that describes how the total cost of producing a good or service varies with the level of output.