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Product Costing - Manufacturing Overhead-Over/Under applied

LampArt Co. makes specialty table lamps. Manufacturing overhead is applied to production on a direct labor hours basis. During November, the first month of the company's fiscal year, $173,250 of manufacturing overhead was applied to work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead application rate of $15 per direct labor hour.

A) Calculate the number of hours of direct labor used during November.
B) Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred during November totaled $166,425. Calculate the amount over or under applied for November.
C) Identify two possible explanations for the over or under applied overhead.
D) Explain the accounting appropriate for the over or under applied overhead at the end of November.

Please show work in excel.

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This solution helps with a problem regarding product costing. It helps calculate hours of direct labor and overhead costs. I also helps identify two possible explanations for over and under applied overhead.

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A. DL hours x $15 = $173,250
Solve for DLH = $173,250 / 15 = 11,550

B. Applied $173,250 which is more than $166,425. Difference of ...

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