Sweeten Company had no jobs in progress at the beginning of March and no beginning inventories. The company has two manufacturin

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Sweeten Company had no jobs in progress at the beginning of March and no beginning inventories. The company has two manufacturin

g departments--Molding and Fabrication. It started, completed, and sold only two jobs during March - Job P and Job Q. The following additional information is available for the company as a whole and for Jobs P and Q (all data and questions relate to the month of March):
Molding Fabrication Total
Estimated total machine-hours used 2,500 1,500 4,000
Estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead $ 13,000 $ 16,800 $ 29,800
Estimated variable manufacturing overhead per machine-hour $ 2.60 $ 3.40
Job P Job Q
Direct materials $ 25,000 $ 14,000
Direct labor cost $ 30,600 $ 12,300
Actual machine-hours used:
Molding 2,900 2,000
Fabrication 1,800 2,100
Total 4,700 4,100
Sweeten Company had no underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead costs during the month.
Required:
For questions 1-8, assume that Sweeten Company uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate with machine-hours as the allocation base. For questions 9-15, assume that the company uses departmental predetermined overhead rates with machine-hours as the allocation base in both departments.

1. What was the company’s plantwide predetermined overhead rate?
2. How much manufacturing overhead was applied to Job P and how much was applied to Job Q?
3. What was the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job P?
4. If Job P included 20 units, what was its unit product cost?
5. What was the total manufacturing cost assigned to Job Q?
6. If Job Q included 30 units, what was its unit product cost?
7. Assume that Sweeten Company used cost-plus pricing (and a markup percentage of 80% of total manufacturing cost) to establish selling for all of its jobs. What selling price would company have established for Jobs P and Q? What are the selling prices for both jobs when stated on a per unit basis?
8. What was Sweeten Company’s cost of goods sold for March?
9. What were the company’s predetermined overhead rates in the Molding Department and the Fabrication Department?
10. How much manufacturing overhead was applied from the Molding Department to Job P and how much was applied to Job Q?
11. How much manufacturing overhead was applied from the Fabrication Department to Job P and how much was applied to Job Q?
12. If Job P included 20 units, what was its unit product cost?
13. If Job Q included 30 units, what was its unit product cost?
14. Assume that Sweeten Company used cost-plus pricing (and a markup percentage of 80% of total manufacturing cost) to establish selling prices for all of its jobs. What selling price would the company have established for Jobs P and Q? What are the selling prices for both jobs when stated on a per unit basis?
15. What was Sweeten Company’s cost of goods sold for March?

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2 answers:

Scilla [3.8K] · Answer 1 · 2026-02-16T14:05:43+03:00

1. Plantwide predetermined overhead rate = $\frac{Total Fixed Manufacturing Overheads}{Total Estimated Hours}$

Plantwide predetermined overhead rate = $\frac{29800}{4000}$

Plantwide predetermined overhead rate=$7.45

2. Manufacturing overheads applied to Jobs P and Q:

P Q

Variable Manufacturing Overheads

Molding 7540 5200

Fabrication 6120 7140

Fixed Manufacturing Overheads

Molding 21605 14900

Fabrication 13410 15645

Total 48675 42885

3. Job P's total manufacturing cost amounts to $48,675.

4. If Job P consists of 20 units, unit cost calculation is:

Direct Materials 25000

Direct Labor 30600

Manufacturing Overhead Applied 48675

Total Product Cost 104275

Cost per Unit 5213.75

5. Total manufacturing cost allocated to Job Q is $42,885.

6. For 30 units in Job Q, unit cost is:

Direct Materials 14000

Direct Labor 12300

Manufacturing Overhead Applied 42885

Total Cost 69185

Cost per Unit 2306.16

7. Selling Prices:

Job P:

Total Cost ........................................................................... 104275

Markup ................................................................................ 38940

Selling Price ......................................................................... 143215

Cost per Unit ...................................................................... 7160.75

Job Q:

Total Cost ............................................................................ 69185

Markup ................................................................................ 34308

Selling Price ......................................................................... 103493

Cost per Unit ...................................................................... 3449.76

8. Cost of Goods Sold for March totals $173,460.

soldi70 [3.6K] · Answer 2 · 2026-02-16T14:05:03+03:00

Answer:

1. Computing plantwide predetermined overhead rate: divide total fixed manufacturing overhead by total estimated machine-hours.

Plantwide predetermined overhead rate: $29,800 ÷ 4,000 machine-hours

Resulting rate: $7.45 per machine-hour

2. Manufacturing overhead applied to Jobs P and Q:

P Q

Variable Overheads:

Molding 7,540 5,200

Fabrication 6,120 7,140

Fixed Overheads:

Molding 21,605 14,900

Fabrication 13,410 15,645

Total 48,675 42,885

3. Total manufacturing cost allocated to Job P equals $48,675.

4. Assuming Job P has 20 units, unit cost calculation:

Direct Materials: 25,000

Direct Labor: 30,600

Manufacturing overhead applied: 48,675

Total cost: 104,275

Unit cost: $5,213.75

5. Total manufacturing cost assigned to Job Q is $42,885.

6. For Job Q with 30 units, unit cost calculation:

Direct Materials: 14,000

Direct Labor: 12,300

Manufacturing overhead applied: 42,885

Total cost: 69,185

Unit cost: $2,306.16

7. Selling prices (cost plus 80% markup):

Job P Total Cost: $104,275

Markup (80%): $38,940

Selling Price: $143,215

Unit Selling Price: $7,160.75

Job Q Total Cost: $69,185

Markup (80%): $34,308

Selling Price: $103,493

Unit Selling Price: $3,449.76

8. Cost of Goods Sold for March: $173,460.

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Level: High school

Keywords:

• Total cost

• Selling price

• Unit cost

• Markup

• Fixed manufacturing overhead