Question

Ma Barker Company has a job-order costing system and uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor-hours to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. Manufacturing overhead cost and direct labor hours were estimated at $100,000 and 40,000 hours, respectively, for the year. In July, Job #334 was completed at a cost of $5,000 in direct materials and $2,400 in direct labor. The labor rate is $6 per hour. If Job #334 contained 200 units, the unit product cost on the completed job cost sheet would be:___________.
a) $42.00
b) $39.50
c) $41.90
d) $37.00

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is option (A) $42.00

Explanation:

Solution

Given that:

The established rate  is given as = 100,000/40,000

= $2.5 per hour

Thus

The cost of the job is shown is shown below:

The direct material = $5,000

The direct labor = $2400

Then

The manufacturing overheard is = 400 * 2.5 = $1,000

So,

The total cost is = $5,000 + $2400 + $1000 = $8,400

To get our unit cost,

Unit cost = $8400/200 = $42.00

It is important to know that, the  number of labor hours used in jobs = Total labor cost/Rate per hour

=2,400/6 = 400 hours