Question: Problem 5 - 1 7 ( Static ) Applying Overhead; Journal Entries; Disposition of Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead [ LO 4 , LO 5 ,

Problem 5-17(Static) Applying Overhead; Journal Entries; Disposition of Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead [LO4, LO5, LO7]
The following information is taken from the accounts of Foster Corp. The entries in the T-accounts are summaries of the transactions that affected those accounts during the year.
Manufacturing Overhead(a)380,000(b)410,000Bal.30,000
Work in ProgressBal.105,000(c)760,000210,000115,000(b)410,000Bal.80,000
Finished GoodsBal.160,000(d)820,000(c)760,000Bal.100,000
Cost of Goods Sold(d)820,000
The overhead applied to production during the year is distributed among the ending balances in the accounts as follows:
Work in Process, ending$32,800Finished Goods, ending41,000Cost of Goods Sold336,200Overhead applied$410,000
For example, of the $80,000 ending balance in Work in Process, $32,800 was overhead applied during the year.
Required:
Identify the reasons for entries (a) through (d).
The company allocates any balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account to the other accounts in proportion to the overhead applied during the year that is in the ending balance in each account. Prepare the necessary journal entry.
Note: If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.

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