Compute the budgeted factory overhead rate for department


Carlson Company has two departments. Factory overhead costs are applied based on direct labor cost in Department A and machine hours in Department B. The following information is available:

Budgeted Costs                                                    Dept. A                           Dept. B

Direct labor cost                                                 $150,000                        $165,000

Machine hours                                                        51,000                          20,000

Factory overhead cost                                          $225,000                      $180,000

Actual data for Job #10 are as follows:

Actual Costs                                                            Dept. A                        Dept. B

Direct materials requisitioned                                    $10,000                    $16,000

Direct labor cost                                                         $11,000                     $14,000

Machine hours                                                             5,000                         3,000

Required:

A) Compute the budgeted factory overhead rate for Department A.

B) Compute the budgeted factory overhead rate for Department B.

C) What is the total overhead cost for Job #10?

D) If Job #10 consists of 50 units of product, what is the unit cost of this job?

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