Purl of Great Price Company Maria Young is the sole stockholder of Purl of Great Price Company (POGP Company), which produces high-end knitted sweaters and sweater vests for sale to retail outlets. The company started in January of the current year, and employs three knitters (each of whom work 40 hours per week) and one office manager/knitting supervisor (this employee works 20 hours per week as office manager, and 20 hours per week as knitting supervisor). All wages are paid in cash at the end of each month. Each knitter has a knitting machine that is used about 2/3 of the knitter’s time, the rest of the knitter’s time being involved in hand knitting and piecing together the garments. The company also has a packaging machine used to wrap the garments in plastic for shipping, which is operated by the office manager/knitting supervisor approximately 5 hours per week. The knitting machines were purchased on January 1 of the current year, and cost $2,400 each, with an anticipated useful life of 10 years and no salvage value. The packaging machine was purchased on the same date and cost $4,800, with the same anticipated useful life and salvage value. Question Content Area Nov. 30 Trial Balance POGP Company Trial Balance November 30, 20Y8 Account Title Debit Credit Cash 20,000   Accounts Receivable 1,000   Supplies 200   Materials 5,000   Work in Process 5,404   Equipment 12,000   Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment   825 Accounts Payable   150 Common Stock   10,000 Retained Earnings   12,000 Dividends 18,096   Sales   307,500 Cost of Goods Sold 255,040   Factory Overhead   15 Wages Expense 13,750     330,490 330,490 Predetermined Factory Overhead Rate Since the company is more reliant on labor than machines, Maria decides to use direct labor hours (DLH) as the activity base for her predetermined factory overhead rate, rather than machine hours (MH). Estimated Selected Amounts for the Year   Estimated depreciation on equipment $1,200 Estimated total Office Manager/Knitting Supervisor wages $42,000 Estimated office utilities $4,000 Estimated factory utilities $4,800 Estimated factory rent $24,000 Activity Base Data   Estimated number of DLH for the year 5,000 Estimated number of MH for the year 3,500 Compute the predetermined factory overhead rate for the current year.

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Purl of Great Price Company

Maria Young is the sole stockholder of Purl of Great Price Company (POGP Company), which produces high-end knitted sweaters and sweater vests for sale to retail outlets. The company started in January of the current year, and employs three knitters (each of whom work 40 hours per week) and one office manager/knitting supervisor (this employee works 20 hours per week as office manager, and 20 hours per week as knitting supervisor). All wages are paid in cash at the end of each month.

Each knitter has a knitting machine that is used about 2/3 of the knitter’s time, the rest of the knitter’s time being involved in hand knitting and piecing together the garments. The company also has a packaging machine used to wrap the garments in plastic for shipping, which is operated by the office manager/knitting supervisor approximately 5 hours per week.

The knitting machines were purchased on January 1 of the current year, and cost $2,400 each, with an anticipated useful life of 10 years and no salvage value. The packaging machine was purchased on the same date and cost $4,800, with the same anticipated useful life and salvage value.

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Nov. 30 Trial Balance

POGP Company
Trial Balance
November 30, 20Y8
Account Title Debit Credit
Cash 20,000  
Accounts Receivable 1,000  
Supplies 200  
Materials 5,000  
Work in Process 5,404  
Equipment 12,000  
Accumulated Depreciation-Equipment   825
Accounts Payable   150
Common Stock   10,000
Retained Earnings   12,000
Dividends 18,096  
Sales   307,500
Cost of Goods Sold 255,040  
Factory Overhead   15
Wages Expense 13,750  
  330,490 330,490

Predetermined Factory Overhead Rate

Since the company is more reliant on labor than machines, Maria decides to use direct labor hours (DLH) as the activity base for her predetermined factory overhead rate, rather than machine hours (MH).

Estimated Selected Amounts for the Year  
Estimated depreciation on equipment $1,200
Estimated total Office Manager/Knitting Supervisor wages $42,000
Estimated office utilities $4,000
Estimated factory utilities $4,800
Estimated factory rent $24,000

Activity Base Data  
Estimated number of DLH for the year 5,000
Estimated number of MH for the year 3,500

Compute the predetermined factory overhead rate for the current year.

 
 

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Materials Requisition     Date: Dec. 10
Req. No. 12255 Job No. 83    
Description Qty. Issued Unit Price Amount
Yarn type B 700 skeins $5 $3,500
    Total issued $3,500

Time Ticket No. 1255 Name: Susan Blake  
Work Description: Knitting/piecing      
Dates Job No. Hours Worked Unit Price Amount
12/01-12/15 62        65        $15        $975
12/16-12/31 83        103        15        1,545
      Total Cost $2,520

Time Ticket No. 2274 Name: Josh Porter  
Work Description: Knitting/piecing      
Dates Job No. Hours Worked Unit Price Amount
12/01-12/15 62 75 $15 $1,125
12/16-12/31 83 88 15 1,320
      Total Cost $2,445

Time Ticket No. 3923 Name: Mary Jones  
Work Description: Knitting/piecing      
Dates Job No. Hours Worked Unit Price Amount
12/01-12/15 62        60        $15 $900
12/16-12/31 83        109        15 1,635
      Total Cost $2,535

Job Cost Sheets

On December 10, POGP Company receives an order for 200 sweater vests and assigns Job 83 to the order. Review the Materials Requisition table to add the materials to the Job Cost Sheet for Job 83.

On December 15, review the Time Ticket tables to add the appropriate amount of direct labor and factory overhead costs to the Job Cost Sheet for Job 62 for the period December 1 through December 15.

On December 31, the last work day of the year for the knitters, review Time Ticket tables to add the appropriate amount of direct labor and factory overhead costs to the Job Cost Sheet for Job 83 for the period December 16 through December 31.

If there is no amount or an amount is zero, enter "0". If required, round your answers to the nearest cent.

Job 62 100 units: Sweaters    
  Direct Materials Direct Labor Factory Overhead Total
Balance Dec. 1 $5,000 $300 $104 $5,404
Dec. 15 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_1 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_2 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_3 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_4
Total Cost $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_5 $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_6 $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_7 $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_8
      Unit Cost $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_9

Job 83 200 units: Sweater vests    
  Direct Materials Direct Labor Factory Overhead Total Job Cost
Balance Dec. 1 $0 $0 $0 $0
Dec. 10 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_10 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_11 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_12 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_13
Dec. 31 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_14 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_15 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_16 fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_17
Total Cost $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_18 $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_19 $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_20 $fill in the blank 160f7d024fe3f98_21
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