Emerald Corporation's overhead budget for 2013 was as follows: 750,000 units were produced in 2013.
Direct labor cost is $42,000,000.
For both 2013 and 2014,each unit required 4 direct labor hours at $14 per hour.
In 2014,property taxes,insurance,and depreciation are expected to stay at 2013 levels.
Utilities costs vary proportionally with units produced.
Factory supervision increases by increments of $45,000 for every 300,000 increase in direct labor hours.
The 2014 expected production is 1,200,000 units.
-What will be the value for utilities of Emerald in the 2014 overhead budget?
A)$450,000
B)$250,000
C)$400,000
D)$650,000

Question

Emerald Corporation's overhead budget for 2013 was as follows:  750,000 units were produced in 2013.
Direct labor cost is $42,000,000.
For both 2013 and 2014,each unit required 4 direct labor hours at $14 per hour.
In 2014,property taxes,insurance,and depreciation are expected to stay at 2013 levels.
Utilities costs vary proportionally with units produced.
Factory supervision increases by increments of $45,000 for every 300,000 increase in direct labor hours.
The 2014 expected production is 1,200,000 units.
-What will be the value for utilities of Emerald in the 2014 overhead budget?
A)$450,000 
B)$250,000 
C)$400,000 
D)$650,000

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Since the utilities costs vary proportionally with units produced, we can use the following formula to calculate the expected utilities cost in 2014:
(2014 units produced/2013 units produced) * 2013 utilities cost = (1,200,000/750,000) * $250,000 = $400,000
Therefore, the expected value for utilities in the 2014 overhead budget for Emerald Corporation is $400,000, which is option C.

Emerald Corporation's Overhead Budget for 2013 Was as Follows