Question: Production Co. uses a normal-costing system and allocates overhead to work in process at a rate of $ 2.80 per direct manufacturing labor dollar. Indirect

Production Co. uses a normal-costing system and allocates overhead to work in process at a rate of

$ 2.80

per direct manufacturing labor dollar. Indirect materials are insignificant so there is no inventory account for indirect materials.

Requirements

1.

Prepare journal entries to record the transactions for

20142014

including an entry to close out over- or underallocated overhead to cost of goods sold. For each journal entry indicate the source document that would be used to authorize each entry. Also note which subsidiary ledger, if any, should be referenced as backup for the entry.

2.

Post the journal entries to T-accounts for all of the inventories, Cost of Goods Sold, the Manufacturing Overhead Control Account, and the Manufacturing Overhead Allocated Account.

Costs incurred:
Purchases of direct materials (net) on credit $123,000
Direct manufacturing labor cost 82,000
Indirect labor 54,800
Depreciation, factory equipment 34,000
Depreciation, office equipment 7,300
Maintenance, factory equipment 26,000
Miscellaneous factory overhead 9,600
Rent, factory building 70,000
Advertising expense 90,000

Sales commissions

Inventories:
1-Jan-14 31-Dec-14
Direct materials $9,200 $14,000
Work in process 6,300 26,000
Finished goods 65,000 24,000

32,000

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