At the end of the period, Carson Company had the following balances in selected accounts: Materials $80,000 Finished Goods 190,000 Work in Process 70,000 Cost of Goods Sold 1,000,000 Factory Overhead 30,000 Required: a. The factory overhead balance is relatively small; prepare the journal entry to close the Factory Overhead account assuming a debit balance. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. What does a debit balance mean? b. The factory overhead balance is relatively small; prepare the journal entry to close the Factory Overhead account assuming a credit balance. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. What does a credit balance mean?

At the end of the period, Carson Company had the following balances in selected accounts: Materials $80,000 Finished Goods 190,000 Work in Process 70,000 Cost of Goods Sold 1,000,000 Factory Overhead 30,000 Required: a. The factory overhead balance is relatively small; prepare the journal entry to close the Factory Overhead account assuming a debit balance. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. What does a debit balance mean? b. The factory overhead balance is relatively small; prepare the journal entry to close the Factory Overhead account assuming a credit balance. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. What does a credit balance mean?

Principles of Cost Accounting

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Chapter4: Accounting For Factory Overhead

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Problem 18P: Phillips Products, Inc. had a remaining credit balance of $10,000 in its under- and overapplied...

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Selected account balances and transactions of Titan Foundry Inc. follow: May Transactions: a. Purchased raw materials and factory supplies on account at costs of 45,000 and 10,000, respectively. (One inventory account is maintained.) b. Incurred wages during the month of 65,000 (15,000 was for indirect labor). c. Incurred factory overhead costs in the amount of 42,000 on account. d. Made adjusting entries to record 10,000 of factory overhead for items such as depreciation (credit Various Credits). Factory overhead was closed to Work in Process. Completed jobs were transferred to Finished Goods, and the cost of jobs sold was charged to Cost of Goods Sold. Required: Prepare journal entries for the following: 1. The purchase of raw materials and factory supplies. 2. The issuance of raw materials and supplies into production. (Hint: Be certain to consider the beginning and ending balances of raw materials and supplies as well as the amount of the purchases.) 3. The recording of the payroll. 4. The distribution of the payroll. 5. The payment of the payroll. 6. The recording of factory overhead incurred. 7. The adjusting entry for factory overhead. 8. The entry to transfer factory overhead costs to Work in Process. 9. The entry to transfer the cost of completed work to Finished Goods. (Hint: Be sure to consider the beginning and ending balances of Work in Process as well as the manufacturing costs added to Work in Process this period.) 10. The entry to record the cost of goods sold. (Hint: Be sure to consider the beginning and ending balances of Finished Goods as well as the cost of the goods finished during the month.)
The books of Petry Products Co. revealed that the following general journal entry had been made at the end of the current accounting period: The total direct materials cost for the period was $40,000. The total direct labor cost, at an average rate of $10 per hour for direct labor, was one and one-half times the direct materials cost. Factory overhead was applied on the basis of $4 per direct labor hour. What was the total actual factory overhead incurred for the period? (Hint: First solve for direct labor cost and then for direct labor hours.)
Pattison Products, Inc., began operations in October and manufactured 40,000 units during the month with the following unit costs: Fixed overhead per unit = 280,000/40,000 units produced = 7. Total fixed factory overhead is 280,000 per month. During October, 38,400 units were sold at a price of 24, and fixed marketing and administrative expenses were 130,500. Required: 1. Calculate the cost of each unit using absorption costing. 2. How many units remain in ending inventory? What is the cost of ending inventory using absorption costing? 3. Prepare an absorption-costing income statement for Pattison Products, Inc., for the month of October. 4. What if November production was 40,000 units, costs were stable, and sales were 41,000 units? What is the cost of ending inventory? What is operating income for November?
Selected information concerning the operations of a company for the year ended December 31 is as follows: Work in process inventories at the beginning and end of the year were zero. Beginning inventory of finished goods was 9,650 (for 1,000 units). Cost of goods sold was 174,600. What was the companys finished goods inventory cost at December 31? a. 98,050 b. 29,100 c. 29,050 d. 40,600
An examination of Buckhorn Fabricators records reveals the following transactions: a. On December 31, the physical inventory of raw material was 9,950 gallons. The book quantity, using the weighted average method, was 10,000 gal @ .52 per gal. b. Production returned to the storeroom materials that cost 775. c. Materials valued at 770 were charged to Factory Overhead (Repairs and Maintenance), but should have been charged to Work in Process. d. Defective material, purchased on account, was returned to the vendor. The material returned cost 234. e. Goods sold to a customer, on account, for 5,000 (cost 2,500) were returned because of a misunderstanding of the quantity ordered. The customer stated that the goods returned were in excess of the quantity needed. f. Materials requisitioned totaled 22,300, of which 2,100 represented supplies used. g. Materials purchased on account totaled 25,500. Freight on the materials purchased was 185. h. Direct materials returned to the storeroom amounted to 950. i. Scrap materials sent to the storeroom were valued at an estimated selling price of 685 and treated as a reduction in the cost of all jobs worked on during the period. j. Spoiled work sent to the storeroom valued at a sales price of 60 had production costs of 200 already charged to it. The cost of the spoilage is to be charged to the specific job worked on during the period. k. The scrap materials in (i) were sold for 685 cash. Required: Record the entries for each transaction.
Glasson Manufacturing Co. produces only one product. You have obtained the following information from the corporations books and records for the current year ended December 31, 2016: a. Total manufacturing cost during the year was 1,000,000, including direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead. b. Cost of goods manufactured during the year was 970,000. c. Factory Overhead charged to Work in Process was 75% of direct labor cost and 27% of the total manufacturing cost. d. The beginning Work in Process inventory, on January 1, was 40% of the ending Work in Process inventory, on December 31. e. Material purchases were 400,000 and the ending balance in Materials inventory was 60,000. No indirect materials were used in production. Required: Prepare a statement of cost of goods manufactured for the year ended December 31 for Glasson Manufacturing. (Hint: Set up a statement of cost of goods manufactured, putting the given information in the appropriate spaces and solving for the unknown information.)
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During March, the following costs were charged to the manufacturing department: $14886 for materials; $14,656 for labor; and $13,820 for manufacturing overhead. The records show that 30,680 units were completed and transferred, while 2,400 remained in ending inventory. There were 33,080 equivalent units of material and 31,640 of conversion costs. Using the weighted-average method, what is the cost of inventory transferred and the balance in work in process inventory?
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Nelson Fabrication Inc. had a remaining credit balance of $20,000 in its under- and overapplied factory overhead account at year-end. The balance was deemed to be large and, therefore, should be closed to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold. The year-end balances of these accounts, before adjustment, showed the following: Determine the prorated amount of the overapplied factory overhead that is chargeable to each of the accounts. Prepare the journal entry to close the credit balance in Under-and Overapplied Factory Overhead.
The Following events occurred during March for Ajax Company. Prepare a journal entry for each transaction. Materials were purchased on account for $5,429. Materials were requisitioned to begin work on Job C15 In the amount of $2,500. Direct labor expense for job C15 was $4,250. Actual overhead was incurred on account for $5,385. Factory overhead was charged w Job C15 at the rate of 200% direct labor. Job C15 was transferred to finished goods at $15,250. Job C15 was sold on account for $28,000.
Statement of cost of goods manufactured; income statement; balance sheet The adjusted trial balance for Rochester Electronics, Inc. on November 30, the end of its first month of operation, is as follows: The general ledger reveals the following additional data: a. There were no beginning inventories. b. Materials purchases during the period were 33,000. c. Direct labor cost was 18,500. d. Factory overhead costs were as follows: Required: 1. Prepare a statement of cost of goods manufactured for the month of November. 2. Prepare an income statement for the month of November. (Hint: Check to be sure that your figure for Cost of Goods Sold equals the amount given in the trial balance.) 3. Prepare a balance sheet as of November 30. (Hint: Do not forget Retained Earnings.)