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Overhead question from studyhub

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  • June 30, 2024 at 3:18 pm #707701
    Rajshekharrsf
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    The fixed overhead absorption rate is $8 per direct labour hour.

    The labour budget for this year is – skilled production $360,000
    – unskilled production $180,000
    – factory supervision $120,000
    Skilled production workers are paid $4 per hour, unskilled workers are paid $3 per hour and supervisors are paid $6 per hour.

    12. What is the budgeted fixed overhead for the year?

    A.$660,000
    B.$720,000
    C.$1,200,000
    D.$1,360,000
    The correct answer is C.

    Number of labour hours = ?3 6 0 comma 0 0 0 over 4 plus 1 8 0 comma 0 0 0 over 3? = 150,000

    Therefore this year’s overheads = 150,000 × $8 = $1,200,000

    My question is why have we not considered supervisor’s total labor hrs to calculate the total labor hrs? Is it because supervisor is not a direct labor but indirect labor and the question has specifically told us the overheads are absorbed per direct labor hrs?

    June 30, 2024 at 8:28 pm #707705
    John Moffat
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    Yes, that is the reason 🙂

    July 1, 2024 at 4:14 pm #707712
    Rajshekharrsf
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    Thank you!

    July 2, 2024 at 9:52 am #707722
    John Moffat
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    You are welcome 🙂

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