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Solutions Manual, Chapter 2 13
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1. The first step is to calculate the estimated total overhead costs in Mold-
ing and Fabrication:
Molding: Using the equation
Y
=
a
+
bX
, the estimated total manufac-
turing overhead cost is computed as follows:
Y = $10,000 + ($1.40 per MH)(2,500 MHs)
Fabrication: Using the equation
Y
=
a
+
bX
, the estimated total manu-
facturing overhead cost is computed as follows:
Y = $15,000 + ($2.20 per MH)(1,500 MHs)
The second step is to combine the estimated manufacturing overhead
costs in Molding and Fabrication ($13,500 + $18,300 = $31,800) to en-
able calculating the predetermined overhead rate as follows:
2. The manufacturing overhead applied to Jobs P and Q is computed as
follows:
Job
Job