Larker Corporation implemented activity based costing several years ago and uses it for its external financial reports.
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Larker Corporation implemented activity based costing several years ago and uses it for its external financial reports. The company has four activity cost pools, which are listed below
At the beginning of the year, the company had inventory balances as follows:
Selected transactions recorded by the company during the year are given below:
a. Raw materials were purchased on account, $854,000.
b. Raw materials were requisitioned for use in production, $848,000 ($780,000 direct and $68,000 indirect).
c. Labor costs were incurred in the factory, $385,000 ($330,000 direct labor and $55.00 indirect labor).
d. Depreciation was recorded on factory assets, $225,000.
e. Miscellaneous manufacturing overhead costs were incurred, $194,000.
f. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production. Actual activity during the year was as follows:
g. Completed products were transferred to the company's finished goods warehouse. According to the company's costing system, these products cost $1,690,000.
Required
1. Prepare journal entries to record transactions (a) through (g) on the prior page.
2. Post the entries in part (1) above to T accounts.
3. Compute the underapplied or overapplied overhead cost in the Manufacturing Overhead account?
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 978-0073527079
5th edition
Authors: Peter Brewer, Ray Garrison, Eric Noreen