Question: A job order cost sheet for Standish Ltd is shown below: Job order no. 92 For 2000 units Date Direct Materials Direct Labour Manufacturing Overhead

A job order cost sheet for Standish Ltd is shown below:


Job order no. 92


For 2000 units


Date

Direct Materials

Direct Labour

Manufacturing Overhead

Beg. bal. Jan.  1

7 000

8 000

5 200

 5

5 000



                        12


7 000

4 900

                        25

4 000



                        27


  5 000

  3 500


$16 000

$20 000

$13 600

Cost of completed job:



Direct materials


$16 000

Direct labour


20 000

Manufacturing overhead


13 600

Total cost


$49 600

Unit cost ($49 600 / 2000)


$ 24.80


Required

A. What was the balance in Work in Process Inventory on 1 January if this was the only unfinished job? If manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of direct labour cost, what overhead rate was used last year?

B. Prepare summary entries at 31 January to record the current year’s transactions pertaining to Job 92.

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