ohnson Manufacturing company, a manufacturer of custom-made drones, uses a job order cost system to accumulate  costs in its manufacturing plant. The company allocates manufacturing overhead on the basis of direct labour hours. The business expects to incur $ 3,500,000 of manufacturing costs during the year and to use 2,000,000 direct labour hours.  The company’s inventory balances on April 1, 2022 ( the start of its fiscal year), were as follows: Raw Materials $ 32,000 Work in process 20,000 Finished Goods 48,000 During the year, the following transactions were completed: Raw materials were purchased on account, $ 170,000. Raw materials were issued from the storeroom for use in production, $ 180,000 ( 80 percent direct and 20 percent indirect). Employee salaries and wages were accrued as follows: direct labour, $ 200,000; indirect labour, $ 82,000; and selling and administrative salaries, $ 90,000. Utility costs were incurred in the factory, $ 65,000. Advertising costs were incurred, $ 100,000. Prepaid insurance expired during the year, $ 20,000 ( 90 percent related to factory operations, and 10 percent to selling and administration activities). Depreciation was recorded, $ 180,000 ( 85 percent related to factory assets, and 15 percent related to selling and administrative assets. Overhead cost was applied to production at the predetermined overhead rate calculated in Part 1 Goods costing $ 700,000 to complete were transferred to the finished goods warehouse. Sales for the year (all on account) totalled $ 1,000,000. These goods had cost $ 720,000 to manufacture. REQUIRED Compute the predetermined Overhead rate.  Prepare journal entries to record the transactions for the year. Prepare T-accounts for Raw Materials, Work in process, Finished Goods, Manufacturing Overhead and Cost of Goods Sold. Post the appropriate parts of your journal entries to these T-accounts. Compute the ending balance in each account. ( Do not forget  to enter the opening balances in the inventory accounts).

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Johnson Manufacturing company, a manufacturer of custom-made drones, uses a job order cost system to accumulate  costs in its manufacturing plant. The company allocates manufacturing overhead on the basis of direct labour hours. The business expects to incur $ 3,500,000 of manufacturing costs during the year and to use 2,000,000 direct labour hours.  The company’s inventory balances on April 1, 2022 ( the start of its fiscal year), were as follows:

Raw Materials

$ 32,000

Work in process

20,000

Finished Goods

48,000

During the year, the following transactions were completed:

  1. Raw materials were purchased on account, $ 170,000.
  2. Raw materials were issued from the storeroom for use in production, $ 180,000 ( 80 percent direct and 20 percent indirect).
  3. Employee salaries and wages were accrued as follows: direct labour, $ 200,000; indirect labour, $ 82,000; and selling and administrative salaries, $ 90,000.
  4. Utility costs were incurred in the factory, $ 65,000.
  5. Advertising costs were incurred, $ 100,000.
  6. Prepaid insurance expired during the year, $ 20,000 ( 90 percent related to factory operations, and 10 percent to selling and administration activities).
  7. Depreciation was recorded, $ 180,000 ( 85 percent related to factory assets, and 15 percent related to selling and administrative assets.
  8. Overhead cost was applied to production at the predetermined overhead rate calculated in Part 1
  9. Goods costing $ 700,000 to complete were transferred to the finished goods warehouse.
  10. Sales for the year (all on account) totalled $ 1,000,000. These goods had cost $ 720,000 to manufacture.

REQUIRED

  1. Compute the predetermined Overhead rate. 
  2. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions for the year.
  3. Prepare T-accounts for Raw Materials, Work in process, Finished Goods, Manufacturing Overhead and Cost of Goods Sold. Post the appropriate parts of your journal entries to these T-accounts. Compute the ending balance in each account. ( Do not forget  to enter the opening balances in the inventory accounts).
  4. Is manufacturing over-applied or under-applied for the year? Prepare a journal entry to close this balance to cost of Goods Sold.
  5. Job 42 was one of the many jobs started and completed during the year. The job required $8,000 in direct materials and 39 hours of direct labour time at a total direct labour cost of $9,200. The job contained four units. If the company bills at a price 60% above the unit cost on the job cost sheet, calculating the selling price per unit charged to the customer.

 

 

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Johnson Manufacturing company, a manufacturer of custom-made drones, uses a job order cost system to accumulate  costs in its manufacturing plant. The company allocates manufacturing overhead on the basis of direct labour hours. The business expects to incur $ 3,500,000 of manufacturing costs during the year and to use 2,000,000 direct labour hours.  The company’s inventory balances on April 1, 2022 ( the start of its fiscal year), were as follows:

Raw Materials

$ 32,000

Work in process

20,000

Finished Goods

48,000

During the year, the following transactions were completed:

  1. Raw materials were purchased on account, $ 170,000.
  2. Raw materials were issued from the storeroom for use in production, $ 180,000 ( 80 percent direct and 20 percent indirect).
  3. Employee salaries and wages were accrued as follows: direct labour, $ 200,000; indirect labour, $ 82,000; and selling and administrative salaries, $ 90,000.
  4. Utility costs were incurred in the factory, $ 65,000.
  5. Advertising costs were incurred, $ 100,000.
  6. Prepaid insurance expired during the year, $ 20,000 ( 90 percent related to factory operations, and 10 percent to selling and administration activities).
  7. Depreciation was recorded, $ 180,000 ( 85 percent related to factory assets, and 15 percent related to selling and administrative assets.
  8. Overhead cost was applied to production at the predetermined overhead rate calculated in Part 1
  9. Goods costing $ 700,000 to complete were transferred to the finished goods warehouse.
  10. Sales for the year (all on account) totalled $ 1,000,000. These goods had cost $ 720,000 to manufacture.

REQUIRED

  1. Is manufacturing over-applied or under-applied for the year? Prepare a journal entry to close this balance to cost of Goods Sold.
  2. Job 42 was one of the many jobs started and completed during the year. The job required $8,000 in direct materials and 39 hours of direct labour time at a total direct labour cost of $9,200. The job contained four units. If the company bills at a price 60% above the unit cost on the job cost sheet, calculating the selling price per unit charged to the customer.
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