Johnston Company cleans and applies powder coat paint to metal items on a job-order basis. Johnston has budgeted the following amounts for various overhead categories in the coming year. Supplies $215,000 Gas 54,000 Indirect labor 174,000 Supervision 76,000 Depreciation on equipment 45,000 Depreciation on the buliding 49,000 Rental of special equipment 14,500 Electricity (for lighting, heating, and air conditioning) 27,200 Telephone 4,000 Landscaping service 1,300 Other overhead 51,000 In the coming year, Johnston expects to powder coat 120,000 units. Each unit takes 1.4 direct labor hours. Johnston has found that supplies and gas (used to run the drying ovens—all units pass through the drying ovens after powder coat paint is applied) tend to vary with the number of units produced. All other overhead categories are considered to be fixed. Required: Question Content Area 1. Calculate the number of direct labor hours Johnston must budget for the coming year. Calculate the variable overhead rate. Calculate the total fixed overhead for the coming year. When required, round your answers to the nearest cent and use the rounded answers in subsequent requirements. Direct labor hours fill in the blank    Variable overhead rate $fill in the blank per direct labor hour Total fixed overhead $fill in the blank      Question Content Area 2. Prepare an overhead budget for Johnston for the coming year. Show the total variable overhead, total fixed overhead, and total overhead. When required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Johnston CompanyOverhead BudgetFor the Coming Year Budgeted direct labor hours fill in the blank  Variable overhead rate $fill in the blank Budgeted variable overhead $fill in the blank  Budgeted fixed overhead fill in the blank Total budgeted overhead $fill in the blank   Question Content Area Calculate the fixed overhead rate and the total overhead rate. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Fixed overhead rate $fill in the blank  per direct labor hour Total overhead rate $fill in the blank  per direct labor hour   Question Content Area 3. What if Johnston had expected to make 118,000 units next year? Assume that the variable overhead per unit does not change and the total fixed overhead amounts do not change. Calculate the new budgeted direct labor hours. fill in the blank    Question Content Area Prepare a new overhead budget. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Johnston CompanyNew Overhead BudgetFor the Coming Year Budgeted direct labor hours fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_1 Variable overhead rate $fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_2 Budgeted variable overhead $fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_3 Budgeted fixed overhead fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_4 Total budgeted overhead $fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_5   Question Content Area Calculate the fixed overhead rate and the total overhead rate. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent. Fixed overhead rate $fill in the blank 279bdaf84ffbfd4_1 per direct labor hour Total overhead rate $fill in the blank 279bdaf84ffbfd4_2 per direct labor ho

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Johnston Company cleans and applies powder coat paint to metal items on a job-order basis. Johnston has budgeted the following amounts for various overhead categories in the coming year.

Supplies $215,000
Gas 54,000
Indirect labor 174,000
Supervision 76,000
Depreciation on equipment 45,000
Depreciation on the buliding 49,000
Rental of special equipment 14,500
Electricity (for lighting, heating, and air conditioning) 27,200
Telephone 4,000
Landscaping service 1,300
Other overhead 51,000

In the coming year, Johnston expects to powder coat 120,000 units. Each unit takes 1.4 direct labor hours. Johnston has found that supplies and gas (used to run the drying ovens—all units pass through the drying ovens after powder coat paint is applied) tend to vary with the number of units produced. All other overhead categories are considered to be fixed.

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1. Calculate the number of direct labor hours Johnston must budget for the coming year. Calculate the variable overhead rate. Calculate the total fixed overhead for the coming year. When required, round your answers to the nearest cent and use the rounded answers in subsequent requirements.

Direct labor hours fill in the blank   
Variable overhead rate $fill in the blank per direct labor hour
Total fixed overhead $fill in the blank   
 

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2. Prepare an overhead budget for Johnston for the coming year. Show the total variable overhead, total fixed overhead, and total overhead. When required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Johnston CompanyOverhead BudgetFor the Coming Year
Budgeted direct labor hours fill in the blank 
Variable overhead rate $fill in the blank
Budgeted variable overhead $fill in the blank 
Budgeted fixed overhead fill in the blank
Total budgeted overhead $fill in the blank
 

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Calculate the fixed overhead rate and the total overhead rate. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Fixed overhead rate $fill in the blank  per direct labor hour
Total overhead rate $fill in the blank  per direct labor hour
 

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3. What if Johnston had expected to make 118,000 units next year? Assume that the variable overhead per unit does not change and the total fixed overhead amounts do not change. Calculate the new budgeted direct labor hours.
fill in the blank 

 

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Prepare a new overhead budget. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Johnston CompanyNew Overhead BudgetFor the Coming Year
Budgeted direct labor hours fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_1
Variable overhead rate $fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_2
Budgeted variable overhead $fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_3
Budgeted fixed overhead fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_4
Total budgeted overhead $fill in the blank 8b3a6706006303e_5
 

Question Content Area

Calculate the fixed overhead rate and the total overhead rate. If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Fixed overhead rate $fill in the blank 279bdaf84ffbfd4_1 per direct labor hour
Total overhead rate $fill in the blank 279bdaf84ffbfd4_2 per direct labor hou
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