Question

enterprise that makes birdcages for the South China market. The company sells its birdcages through an extensive network of street vendors who receive commissions on their sales. The company uses a job-order costing system in which overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost. Its predetermined overhead rate is based on a cost formula that estimated $76,500 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of $45,000 direct labor dollars. At the beginning of the year, the inventory balances were as follows: Raw materials Work in process Finished goods $10,600 $ 4,000 $ 8,900 During the year, the following transactions were completed: a. Raw materials purchased on account, $ 164,000. b. Raw materials used in production, $146,000 (materials costing $121,000 were charged directly to jobs; the remaining materials were indirect). c. Costs for employee services were incurred as follows: Direct labor Indirect labor Sales commissions Administrative salaries $ 179,000 $ 222,000 $ 22,000 $ 46,000 d. Rent for the year was $18,800 ($13,200 of this amount related to factory operations, and the remainder related to selling and administrative activities). e. Utility costs incurred in the factory, $15,000. f. Advertising costs incurred, $14,000. g. Depreciation recorded on equipment, $22,000. ($16,000 of this amount related to equipment used in factory operations; the remaining $6,000 related to equipment used in selling and administrative activities.) h. Record the manufacturing overhead cost applied to jobs. i. Goods that had cost $230,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed. j. Sales for the year (all paid in cash) totaled $504,000. The total cost to manufacture these goods according to their job cost sheets was $215,000.

Answer 1

1)	Journal Entries
	Events	Particulars			Debit	Credit
	a)	Raw Materials			$ 164,000.00
		To Accounts Payable				$ 164,000.00
	b)	WIP			$ 121,000.00
		Manu. OH			$   25,000.00
		To Raw Materials				$ 146,000.00
	c)	WIP			$ 179,000.00
		Manu. OH			$ 222,000.00
		Sales Commission			$   22,000.00
		Administrative Salaries			$   46,000.00
		To Factory Payroll				$ 469,000.00
	d)	Manu. OH			$   13,200.00
		Rent Expense			$     5,600.00
		To Accounts Payable				$   18,800.00
	e)	Manu. OH			$   15,000.00
		To Accounts Payable				$   15,000.00
	f)	Advertising Expense			$   14,000.00
		To Accounts Payable				$   14,000.00
	g)	Manu. OH			$   16,000.00
		Depreciation Expense			$     6,000.00
		To Accumulated Depreciation				$   22,000.00
	h)	WIP			$ 304,300.00
		To Manu. OH				$ 304,300.00
		($ 76500 x 179000/45000)
	i)	Finished Goods			$ 230,000.00
		To WIP				$ 230,000.00
	j)	Cash			$ 504,000.00
		To Sales				$ 504,000.00
		Cost of Goods sold			$ 215,000.00
		To Finished Goods				$ 215,000.00

2)	Raw Materials					Manufacturing OH					Work in Process
	Beg. Bal.	$   10,600.00	b)	$ 146,000.00		b)	$   25,000.00	h)	$ 304,300.00		Beg. Bal.	$     4,000.00	i)	$ 230,000.00
	a)	$ 164,000.00	End. Bal.	$   28,600.00		c)	$ 222,000.00				b)	$ 121,000.00	End. Bal	$ 378,300.00
		$ 174,600.00		$ 174,600.00		d)	$   13,200.00				c)	$ 179,000.00
						e)	$   15,000.00				h)	$ 304,300.00
						g)	$   16,000.00
						End Bal.	$   13,100.00
	Cost of Goods Sold					Finished Goods
	j)	$ 215,000.00	End. Bal	$ 215,000.00		Beg. Bal.	$     8,900.00	j)	$ 215,000.00
						i)	$ 230,000.00	End. Bal.	$   23,900.00

3-a)	Actual OH incurred		$ 291,200.00
	Applied OH		$ 304,300.00
	Overapplied OH		$   13,100.00

3-b)	Journal Entry
	Particulars			Debit	Credit
	Manu. OH			$ 13,100.00
	To Cost of Goods sold				$ 13,100.00

4)	Income Statement
	Sales			$ 504,000.00
Less:	Cost of Goods sold			$ 215,000.00
	Gross Margin				$ 289,000.00
Less:	Expenses:
	Sales Commission			$   22,000.00
	Administrative Salaries			$   46,000.00
	Rent Expense			$     5,600.00
	Advertising Expense			$   14,000.00
	Depreciation Expense			$     6,000.00	$   93,600.00
	Net Income				$ 195,400.00

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