Saturday, 11 April 2015

Kwikeze Company set the following standard costs for one unit of its product.

Kwikeze Company set the following standard costs for one unit of its product.


Direct materials ((3.0 Ibs. @ $5.0 per Ib.) $ 15.00

Direct labor (1.7 hrs. @ $14.0 per hr.) 23.80

Overhead (1.7 hrs. @ $18.50 per hr.) 31.45

Total standard cost $ 70.25


The predetermined overhead rate ($18.50 per direct labor hour) is based on an expected volume of 75% of the factory’s capacity of 20,000 units per month. Following are the company’s budgeted overhead costs per month at the 75% level.


Overhead Budget (75% Capacity)

Variable overhead costs

Indirect materials $ 15,000

Indirect labor 75,000

Power 15,000

Repairs and maintenance 30,000

Total variable overhead costs $ 135,000

Fixed overhead costs

Depreciation – building 23,000

Depreciation – machinery 73,000

Taxes and insurance 20,000

Supervision 220,750

Total fixed overhead costs 336,750

Total overhead costs $ 471,750


The company incurred the following actual costs when it operated at 75% of capacity in October.


Direct materials (46,000 Ibs. @ $5.20 per lb.) $ 239,200

Direct labor (31,000 hrs. @ $14.40 per hr.) 446,400

Overhead costs

Indirect materials $ 43,750

Indirect labor 176,750

Power 17,250

Repairs and maintenance 34,500

Depreciation – building 23,000

Depreciation – machinery 98,550

Taxes and insurance 18,000

Supervision 220,750 632,550

Total costs $ 1,318,150



Kwikeze Company set the following standard costs for one unit of its product.

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