Middlesex manufacturing uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost to apply manufacturing overhead to jobs. Last year, the company's estimated manufacturing overhead was $1,200,000 and its estimated level of activity was 50,000 direct labor-hours. The company's direct labor wage rate is $12 per hour. Actual manufacturing overhead amounted to $1,340,000, with actual direct labor cost of $650,000. For the year, manufacturing overhead was:

Under applied = - 40000

Explanation:

Given the estimated manufacturing overhead = $1200000

The direct labor hour = 50000

Direct labor wage rate = $12 per hour

Actual overhead value = $1340000

Now first find the pre-determined overhead rate.

Pre-determined Overhead Rate = 1200000/50000 = 24  

Now find the applied overhead.

Now the Applied Overhead = 650000/12 × 24 = 1300000

Given Actual Overhead = 1340000

Under applied = 1300000 - 1340000 =- 40000

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