Concept explainers
Concept introduction:
Job order costing is applied to the businesses which manufactured the product or provide the services according to the client’s order. As its names suggest, Job order costing is costing done for a particular job.
Predetermined overhead allocation:
Manufacturing overhead cost is the pool of all indirect costs incurred for the production. These are the costs which are not directly traceable to the product.
Requirement 1:
To calculate:
The Predetermined overhead allocation rate.
Concept introduction:
Job order costing:
Job order costing is applied to the businesses which manufactured the product or provide the services according to the client’s order. As its names suggest, Job order costing is costing done for a particular job.
Predetermined overhead allocation:
Manufacturing overhead cost is the pool of all indirect costs incurred for the production. These are the costs which are not directly traceable to the product. Manufacturing costs include indirect material indirect labor and overheads. These costs are allocated to the products using the predetermined overhead allocation rate. The formula of predetermined overhead allocation rate is as follows:
Requirement 2:
To calculate:
The direct labor cost and overhead cost for the job left in the working in process inventory.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 2 Solutions
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FUND. W/CONNECT
- On August 1, Cairle Companys work-in-process inventory consisted of three jobs with the following costs: During August, four more jobs were started. Information on costs added to the seven jobs during the month is as follows: Before the end of August, Jobs 70, 72, 73, and 75 were completed. On August 31, Jobs 72 and 75 were sold. Required: 1. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost. 2. Calculate the ending balance for each job as of August 31. 3. Calculate the ending balance of Work in Process as of August 31. 4. Calculate the cost of goods sold for August. 5. Assuming that Cairle prices its jobs at cost plus 20 percent, calculate Cairles sales revenue for August.arrow_forwardBarnes Company uses a job order cost system. The following data summarize the operations related to production for October: a. Materials purchased on account, 315,500. b. Materials requisitioned, 290,100, of which 8,150 was for general factory use. c. Factory labor used, 489,500 of which 34,200 was indirect. d. Other costs incurred on account for factory overhead, 600,000; selling expenses, 150,000; and administrative expenses, 100,000. e. Prepaid expenses expired for factory overhead were 18,000; for selling expenses, 6,000; and for administrative expenses, 5,000. f. Depreciation of office building was 30,000; of office equipment, 7,500; and of factory equipment, 60,000. g. Factory overhead costs applied to jobs, 711,600. h. Jobs completed, 1,425,000. i. Cost of goods sold, 1,380,000. Instructions Journalize the entries to record the summarized operations.arrow_forwardCompute the total job cost for each of the following scenarios: a. If the direct labor cost method is used in applying factory overhead and the predetermined rate is 100%, what amount should be charged to Job 2010 for factory overhead? Assume that direct materials used totaled 5,000 and that the direct labor cost totaled 3,200. b. If the direct labor hour method is used in applying factory overhead and the predetermined rate is 10 an hour, what amount should be charged to Job 2010 for factory overhead? Assume that the direct materials used totaled 5,000, the direct labor cost totaled 3,200, and the number of direct labor hours totaled 250. c. If the machine hour method is used in applying factory overhead and the predetermined rate is 12.50 an hour, what amount should be charged to Job 2010 for factory overhead? Assume that the direct materials used totaled 5,000, the direct labor cost totaled 3,200, the direct labor hours were 250 hours, and the machine hours were 295 hours.arrow_forward
- Lorrimer Company has a job-order cost system. The following debits (credits) appeared in the Work-in-Process account for the month of June. During the month of June, direct labor totaled 30,000 and 24,000 of overhead was applied to production. Finished Goods was debited 100,000 during June. Lorrimer Company applies overhead at a predetermined rate of 80% of direct labor cost. Job number 83, the only job still in process at the end of June, has been charged with manufacturing overhead of 3,400. What was the amount of direct materials charged to Job number 83? a. 3,400 b. 4,250 c. 8,350 d. 7,580arrow_forwardGerken Fabrication Inc. uses the job order cost system of accounting. The following information was taken from the companys books after all posting had been completed at the end of March: a. Compute the total production cost of each job. b. Prepare the journal entries to charge the costs of materials, labor, and factory overhead to Work in Process. c. Prepare the journal entry to transfer the cost of jobs completed to Finished Goods. d. Compute the unit cost of each job. e. Compute the selling price per unit for each job, assuming a mark-on percentage of 50%.arrow_forwardLeen Production Co. uses the job order cost system of accounting. The following information was taken from the companys books after all posting had been completed at the end of May: a. Compute the total production cost of each job. b. Prepare the journal entry to transfer the cost of jobs completed to Finished Goods. c. Compute the selling price per unit for each job, assuming a mark-on percentage of 40%. d. Prepare the journal entries to record the sale of Job 1065.arrow_forward
- The cost accountant for River Rock Beverage Co. estimated that total factory overhead cost for the Blending Department for the coming fiscal year beginning February 1 would be 3,150,000, and total direct labor costs would be 1,800,000. During February, the actual direct labor cost totalled 160,000, and factory overhead cost incurred totaled 283,900. a. What is the predetermined factory overhead rate based on direct labor cost? b. Journalize the entry to apply factory overhead to production for February. c. What is the February 28 balance of the account Factory OverheadBlending Department? d. Does the balance in part (c) represent over- or underapplied factory overhead?arrow_forwardThe following information, taken from the books of Herman Brothers Manufacturing represents the operations for January: The job cost system is used, and the February cost sheet for Job M45 shows the following: The following actual information was accumulated during February: Required: 1. Using the January data, ascertain the predetermined factory overhead rates to be used during February, based on the following: a. Direct labor cost b. Direct labor hours c. Machine hours 2. Prepare a schedule showing the total production cost of Job M45 under each method of applying factory overhead. 3. Prepare the entries to record the following for February operations: a. The liability for total factory overhead. b. Distribution of factory overhead to the departments. c. Application of factory overhead to the work in process in each department, using direct labor hours. (Use the predetermined rate calculated in Requirement 1.) d. Closing of the applied factory overhead accounts. e. Recording under- and overapplied factory overhead and closing the actual factory overhead accounts.arrow_forwardDuring August, Skyler Company worked on three jobs. Data relating to these three jobs follow: Overhead is assigned on the basis of direct labor hours at a rate of 2.30 per direct labor hour. During August, Jobs 39 and 40 were completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory. Job 40 was sold by the end of the month. Job 41 was the only unfinished job at the end of the month. Required: 1. Calculate the per-unit cost of Jobs 39 and 40. (Round unit costs to nearest cent.) 2. Compute the ending balance in the work-in-process inventory account. 3. Prepare the journal entries reflecting the completion of Jobs 39 and 40 and the sale of Job 40. The selling price is 140 percent of cost.arrow_forward
- Terrills Transmissions uses a job order cost system. A partial list of the accounts being maintained by the company, with their balances as of November 1, follows: The following transactions were completed during November: a. Materials purchases on account during the month, 74,000. b. Materials requisitioned during the month: 1. Direct materials, 57,000. 2. Indirect materials, 11,000. c. Direct materials returned by factory to storeroom during the month, 1,100. d. Materials returned to vendors during the month prior to payment, 2,500. e. Payments to vendors during the month, 68,500. Required: 1. Prepare general journal entries for each of the transactions. 2. Post the general journal entries to T-accounts. 3. Balance the accounts and report the balances of November 30 for the following: a. Cash b. Materials c. Accounts Payablearrow_forwardQueen Bees Honey, Inc., estimated its annual overhead to be $110,000 and based its predetermined overhead rate on 27,500 direct labor hours. At the end of the year, actual overhead was $106,000 and the total direct labor hours were 29,000. What is the entry to dispose of the over applied or under applied overhead?arrow_forwardSchumacher Industries Inc. manufactures recreational vehicles. Schumacher Industries uses a job order cost system. The time tickets from June jobs are summarized as follows: Factory overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of a predetermined overhead rate of 23 per direct labor hour. The direct labor rate is 29 per hour. a. Journalize the entry to record the factory labor costs. b. Journalize the entry to apply factory overhead to production for June.arrow_forward
- Financial And Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337902663Author:WARREN, Carl S.Publisher:Cengage Learning,Managerial AccountingAccountingISBN:9781337912020Author:Carl Warren, Ph.d. Cma William B. TaylerPublisher:South-Western College PubCornerstones of Cost Management (Cornerstones Ser...AccountingISBN:9781305970663Author:Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. MowenPublisher:Cengage Learning
- Principles of Cost AccountingAccountingISBN:9781305087408Author:Edward J. Vanderbeck, Maria R. MitchellPublisher:Cengage LearningPrinciples of Accounting Volume 2AccountingISBN:9781947172609Author:OpenStaxPublisher:OpenStax CollegeCollege Accounting, Chapters 1-27AccountingISBN:9781337794756Author:HEINTZ, James A.Publisher:Cengage Learning,