Question

Froya Fabrikker A/S of Bergen, Norway, is a small company that manufactures specialty heavy equipment for use in North Sea oil fields. The company uses a job-order costing system that applies manufacturing overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct labor-hours. Its predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimated $350,000 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of 1,000 direct labor-hours. The following transactions took place during the year:

1. Raw materials purchased on account, $250,000.
2. Raw materials used in production (all direct materials), $235,000.
3. Utility bills incurred on account, $69,000 (90% related to factory operations, and the remainder related to selling and administrative activities).
4. Accrued salary and wage costs:

Direct labor (1,075 hours)	$	280,000
Indirect labor	$	100,000
Selling and administrative salaries	$	160,000

1. Maintenance costs incurred on account in the factory, $64,000
2. Advertising costs incurred on account, $146,000.
3. Depreciation was recorded for the year, $82,000 (75% related to factory equipment, and the remainder related to selling and administrative equipment).
4. Rental cost incurred on account, $107,000 (80% related to factory facilities, and the remainder related to selling and administrative facilities).
5. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to jobs, $ ? .
6. Cost of goods manufactured for the year, $870,000.
7. Sales for the year (all on account) totaled $1,700,000. These goods cost $900,000 according to their job cost sheets.

The balances in the inventory accounts at the beginning of the year were:

Raw Materials	$	40,000
Work in Process	$	31,000
Finished Goods	$	70,000

Required:

1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding transactions.

2. Post your entries to T-accounts. (Don’t forget to enter the beginning inventory balances above.)

3. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured.

4A. Prepare a journal entry to close any balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold.

4B. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods sold.

5. Prepare an income statement for the year.

Answer 1