The Camper's Edge Factory Produces Two Products - Canopies and Tents

Essay

The Camper's Edge Factory produces two products - canopies and tents. It has two separate departments - cutting and sewing. The budget is $350,000 for the cutting department and $400,000 for the sewing department. Each canopy requires 2 hours of cutting and 1 hour of sewing. Each tent requires 1 hour of cutting and 6 hours of sewing. The budget estimates that 20,000 canopies and 10,000 tents will be manufactured during the year. Determine (a) the total number of budgeted direct labor hours for the year in each department, (b) the departmental factory overhead rates for both departments, and (c) the factory overhead allocated per unit each product using the department factory overhead allocation rates using direct labor hours as the base.