At the beginning of the year, Custom Mfg. established its predetermined overhead rate by using the following
Question:
At the beginning of the year, Custom Mfg. established its predetermined overhead rate by using the following cost predictions: overhead costs, $510,000, and direct materials costs, $300,000. At year-end, the company’s records show that actual overhead costs for the year are $905,800. Actual direct materials cost had been assigned to jobs as follows.
Jobs completed and sold | $ | 390,000 | |
Jobs in finished goods inventory | 83,000 | ||
Jobs in work in process inventory | 55,000 | ||
Total actual direct materials cost | $ | 528,000 | |
1. Determine the predetermined overhead rate.
2&3. Enter the overhead costs incurred and the amounts applied to jobs during the year using the predetermined overhead rate and determine whether overhead is overapplied or underapplied.
4. Prepare the adjusting entry to allocate any over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold.
Fundamental Accounting Principles
ISBN: 978-1259536359
23rd edition
Authors: John Wild, Ken Shaw, Barbara Chiappett