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25 August, 22:14

Beat Corporation uses a job-order costing system with a single plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on machine-hours. The company based its predetermined overhead rate for the current year on the following dа ta: Total machine-hours 40,000 Total fixed manufacturing overhead cost $ 344,000 Variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 3.90 Recently, Job M759 was completed. It required 60 machine-hours.

The amount of overhead applied to Job M759 is closest to:

a. $750

b. $516

c. $984

d. $234

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  1. 26 August, 01:53
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    a. $750

    Explanation:

    we solve for the fixed overhead plantwide predetermined rate:

    expected fixed cost / expected cost driver In this cas, achine hours

    344,000 / 40,000 = 8.6

    Job M759 has 60 machine hours which generates both, fixed overhead and variable overhead:

    applied overhead:

    60 MH x (8.6 fixed overhead + 3.90 variable overhead)

    60 MH x $ 12.5 = 750
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