Question

The following information is taken from the accounts of Latta Company. The entries in the T-accounts are summaries of the transactions that affected those accounts during the year.

Manufacturing Overhead
(a)	483,840	(b)	403,200
Bal.	80,640

Work in Process
Bal.	11,800	(c)	750,000
	295,000
	90,000
(b)	403,200
Bal.	50,000

Finished Goods
Bal.	40,000	(d)	660,000
(c)	750,000
Bal.	130,000

Cost of Goods Sold
(d)	660,000

The overhead that had been applied to production during the year is distributed among Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold as of the end of the year as follows:

Work in Process, ending	$	24,000
Finished Goods, ending		62,400
Cost of Goods Sold		316,800
Overhead applied	$	403,200

For example, of the $50,000 ending balance in work in process, $24,000 was overhead that had been applied during the year.

Required:

1. Identify reasons for entries (a) through (d).

2. Assume that the underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed to Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the necessary journal entry.

3. Assume that the underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed proportionally to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the necessary journal entry.

Answer 1

1) Identify reasons

a	Actual manufacturing overhead for the year
b	Applied manufacturing overhead for the year
c	Cost of goods manufactured for the year
d	Cost of goods sold for the year

2) Journal entry

date	account and explanation	Debit	Credit
	Cost of goods sold	80640
	Manufacturing overhead		80640
	(To record under applied overhead)

3) Journal entry

date	account and explanation	Debit	Credit
	Work in process	4800
	Finished goods	12480
	Cost of goods sold	63360
	Manufacturing overhead		80640
	(To record under applied overhead)