Rothi Industries, Inc., the finest name in parking attendants’ apparel, has been in business for over 30 years. Its colorful and stylish uniforms are special-ordered by luxury hotels all over the world. During September, Rothi Industries completed the following transactions:

Sept.

1 Purchased direct materials on account, $59,400.

3 Requested direct materials costing $26,850 for production (all for

Job A).

4 Purchased indirect materials for cash, $22,830.

8 Issued checks for the following overhead costs: utilities, $4,310;

manufacturing insurance, $1,925; and repairs, $4,640.

Sept.

10 Requested direct materials costing $29,510 (all used on Job A) and indirect materials costing $6,480 for production.

15 Recorded the following gross wages and salaries for employees: direct labor, $62,900 (all for Job A); indirect labor, $31,610; manufacturing supervision, $26,900; and sales commissions, $32,980.

15 Applied overhead to production at a rate of 120 percent of direct labor cost.

22 Paid the following overhead costs: utilities, $4,270; maintenance, $3,380; and rent, $3,250.

23 Recorded the purchase on account and receipt of $31,940 of direct materials and $9,260 of indirect materials.

27 Requested $28,870 of direct materials (Job A, $2,660; Job B, $8,400; Job C, $17,810) and $7,640 of indirect materials for production.

30 Recorded the following gross wages and salaries for employees: direct labor, $64,220 (Job A, $44,000; Job B, $9,000; Job C, $11,220); indirect labor, $30,290; manufacturing supervision, $28,520; and sales commissions, $36,200.

30 Applied overhead to production at a rate of 120 percent of direct labor cost.

30 Completed and transferred Job A (58,840 units) and Job B (3,525 units) to finished goods inventory; total cost was $322,400.

30 Shipped Job A to the customer; total production cost was $294,200, and sales price was $418,240.

30 Recorded the following adjusting entries: $2,680 for depreciation, manufacturing equipment; and $1,230 for property taxes, manufacturing, payable at month end.

Required

1. Record the entries for all Rothi’s transactions in September using T accounts for the following: Materials Inventory, Work in Process Inventory, Finished Goods Inventory, Overhead, Cash, Accounts Receivable, Accumulated Depreciation–Manufacturing Equipment, Accounts Payable, Factory Payroll, Property Taxes Payable, Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, and Selling and Administrative Expenses. Use job order cost cards for Job A, Job B, and Job C. Determine the partial account balances. Assume no beginning inventory balances. Assume also that when payroll was recorded, entries were made to the Factory Payroll account.

2. Compute the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead for September and transfer it to the Cost of Goods Sold account.

3. Why should the Overhead account’s underapplied or overapplied overhead be transferred to the Cost of Goods Sold account?