Question

The following information is available for Lock-Tite Company, which produces special-order security products and uses a job order costing system.

	April 30				May 31
Inventories
Raw materials	$	27,000			$	55,000
Work in process		9,100				18,900
Finished goods		60,000				34,200
Activities and information for May
Raw materials purchases (paid with cash)						186,000
Factory payroll (paid with cash)						200,000
Factory overhead
Indirect materials						9,000
Indirect labor						46,000
Other overhead costs						95,000
Sales (received in cash)						1,400,000
Predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost						55	%

Exercise 15-7 Cost flows in a job order costing system LO P1, P2, P3, P4

Compute the following amounts for the month of May using T-accounts.

1. Cost of direct materials used.

2. Cost of direct labor used.

3. Cost of goods manufactured.

4. Cost of goods sold.*

5. Gross profit.

6. Overapplied or underapplied overhead.

  
*Do not consider any underapplied or overapplied overhead.

Answer 1

	All Amount in $
1.)			Raw material
	Opening Balance	27,000	Cost of materials consumed	158,000
	Purchases	186,000	(27,000 + 186,000 - 55,000 )
			Ending balance	55,000
2.)	Cost of Direct labor	200,000
3.)			Work In process
	Opening Balance	9,100	Cost of goods manufactured	458,200
	Direct material	158,000	(9,100 + 158,000 + 200,000 + 110,000 - 18,900 )
	Direct Labor	200,000
	Applied overhead	110,000	Ending balance	18,900
4.)			Finished Goods
	Opening Balance	60,000	Cost of goods sold	485,800
	Cost of goods manufactured	458,200	(60,000 + 458,200 - 32,400 )
			Ending balance	32,400
5.)	Gross profit	914,200
	(1,400,000 - 485,800 )
6.)	Actual Overhead	150,000
	(9,000 + 46,000 + 95,000)
	Less: Overhead applied	110,000
	Underapplied Overhead	40,000