In: Accounting
Entries for Direct Labor and Factory Overhead
Schumacher Industries Inc. manufactures recreational vehicles. Schumacher Industries uses a job order cost system. The time tickets from June jobs are summarized as follows:
| Job 11-101 | $2,240 | 
| Job 11-102 | 1,520 | 
| Job 11-103 | 1,200 | 
| Job 11-104 | 1,830 | 
| Job 11-105 | 1,200 | 
| Factory supervision | 1,040 | 
Factory overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of a predetermined overhead rate of $30 per direct labor hour. The direct labor rate is $17 per hour.
a. Journalize the entry to record the factory labor costs. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
| Work in Process | |||
| Factory Overhead | |||
| Wages Payable | 
b. Journalize the entry to apply factory overhead to production for June. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
| Work in Process | |||
| Factory Overhead | |||
| Journal Entry | |||
| Account Titles | Debit | Credit | |
| a) | Work in Process Inventory ($17,680 + $135,830) | $153,510 | |
| Factory Overheads | $17,680 | ||
| Wages Payable | $135,830 | ||
| (To record the allocation of factory labor costs) | |||
| Journal Entry | |||
| Account Titles | Debit | Credit | |
| b) | Work in Process | $270,900 | |
| Factory Overheads | $270,900 | ||
| (To record the application of factory overheads to jobs) | |||
| Working notes: | |||
| Direct labor costs: | Hours (a) | Rate (b) | Total Cost (a*b) | 
| Job 11-101 | 2,240 | $17 | $38,080 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,520 | $17 | $25,840 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,200 | $17 | $20,400 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,830 | $17 | $31,110 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,200 | $17 | $20,400 | 
| Total direct labor costs | $135,830 | ||
| Factory supervison | 1,040 | $17 | $17,680 | 
| Factory Overhead Costs | Hours (a) | Rate (b) | Total Cost (a*b) | 
| Job 11-101 | 2,240 | $30 | $67,200 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,520 | $30 | $45,600 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,200 | $30 | $36,000 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,830 | $30 | $54,900 | 
| Job 11-101 | 1,200 | $30 | $36,000 | 
| Factory supervison | 1,040 | $30 | $31,200 | 
| Total factory overheads applied | $270,900 | ||