Actual costing, normal costing, accounting for manufacturing overhead. Dakota Products uses a job-costing system with two direct-cost categories (direct materials and direct manufacturing labor) and one manufacturing overhead cost pool. Dakota allocates manufacturing overhead costs using direct manufacturing labor costs. Dakota provides the following information:
Budget for 2017 Actual Results for 2017
Direct material costs $2,250,000 $2,150,000 Direct manufacturing labor costs 1,700,000 1,650,000 Manufacturing overhead costs 3,060,000 3,217,500
Q. During March, the job-cost record for Job 626 contained the following information:
Direct materials used $55,000 Direct manufacturing labor costs $45,000