Problem
Sweeten Company had no jobs in progress at the beginning of March and no beginning inventories. It started only two jobs during March%u2014Job P and Job Q. Job P was completed and sold by the end of the March and Job Q was incomplete at the end of the March. The company uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours. The following additional information is available for the company as a whole and for Jobs P and Q (all data and questions relate to the month of March):
Estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead: $10,000
estimated variable manufacturing overhead per direct labor hour: $1.00
estminated total labor hours to be worked: $2000
total actual manufacturing cost incurred: $12,500
JOB P:
Direct materials: $13,000
Direct labor cost: $21,000
Actual direct labor hours worked: 1,400
JOB Q:
Direct Materials: $8,000
Direct labor cost: $7,500
Actual direct labor hours worked: 500
1. What is the company's predetermined overhead rate?
2. How much manufacturing overhead was applied to Job P and Q?
3. What is direct labor hourly wage rate?
4. If Job P included 20 units, what is its unit product cost? What is the total amount of manufacturing cost assigned to Job Q as of the end of March (including applied overhead?)
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.