550 Part 2 Management Accounting
Problems
Problem 18-1.
Elliott Company estimated that costs of production for the coming year would be
Raw materials
Direct labor
Production overhead
$ 75,000
90,000
135,000
Required:
a. Calculate the overhead rate for the next year, assuming that it is based on direct
labor dollars.
b. Journalize the entry necessary to show the total cost of production for the month of
May if the raw materials put into production totaled $6,000 and direct labor was
$6,600.
c. If actual production overhead costs incurred in May were $9,550, calculate the
overabsorbed overhead for the month.