The Management of Bellon Corporation Would Like to Investigate the Possibility

question 14

Multiple Choice

The management of Bellon Corporation would like to investigate the possibility of basing its predetermined overhead rate on activity at capacity. The company's controller has provided an example to illustrate how this new system would work. In this example, the allocation base is machine-hours and the estimated amount of the allocation base for the upcoming year is 23,000 machine-hours. In addition, capacity is 27,000 machine-hours and the actual level of activity for the year is 23,300 machine-hours. All of the manufacturing overhead is fixed and is $142,830 per year. For simplicity, it is assumed that this is the estimated manufacturing overhead for the year as well as the manufacturing overhead at capacity. It is further assumed that this is also the actual amount of manufacturing overhead for the year. A number of jobs were worked on during the year, one of which was Job P50E. This job required 160 machine-hours.
-If the company bases its predetermined overhead rate on capacity,the predetermined overhead rate is closest to:

• A)$6.43
• B)$5.29
• C)$6.13
• D)$6.21

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Definitions:

Peak Efficiency

The highest level of operational effectiveness where an entity or process operates at maximum capacity with minimal waste and expense.

Firm

An enterprise like a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship involved in commercial, industrial, or professional operations.

AFC

stands for Average Fixed Cost, which is the fixed cost per unit of output, calculated by dividing total fixed costs by the quantity of output produced.

Output Rises

Refers to an increase in the production level of goods and services over a certain period.