Reference no: EM132556518

The job cost sheet for job 509, which was started and completed during the year, showed the following:

Department                      Cutting                        Finishing

Direct labour-hours                 6                          20

Machine-hours                        90                            4

Materials requisitioned               $500                       $380

Direct labour cost                       $ 85                       $250

Question 1: Calculate the total overhead cost applied to job 509.

Question 2: Would you expect substantially different amounts of overhead cost to be assigned to some jobs if the company used a plantwide overhead rate based on direct labour cost, rather than using departmental rates? Explain your answer. No computations are necessary