In: Accounting
The following information pertains to Glass Works Company for 2014.
Budgeted direct-labour cost: --------------------------------75,000
hours at $16 per hour
Actual direct-labour cost:
------------------------------------80,000 hours at $17.50 per
hour.
Budgeted Manufacturing Overhead: ---------------------$ 997,500
Actual Manufacturing Overhead:
Depreciation ------------------------------------------------- $
240,000
Property
Taxes---------------------------------------------------12,000
Indirect Labour
--------------------------------------------------82,000
Supervisory Salaries
--------------------------------------------200,000
Utilities------------------------------------------------------------
59,000
Insurance
----------------------------------------------------------30,000
Rental of Space--------------------------------------------------
300,000
Indirect Material
--------------------------------------------------- 79,000
Required
(i) Compute the firm’s predetermined overhead rate, which is based
on direct-labour hours.
(ii) Calculate the overapplied or underapplied overhead for 2014.
(iii) Prepare a journal entry to close out the Manufacturing
Overhead Account into Cost of Goods Sold.
Calculate predetermined overhead | ||
Budgeted manufacturing overhead | $997,500 | |
Budgeted direct labor hours | 75000 | hours |
Predetermined overhead | ||
( manufacturing overhead/ direct labor hours | ||
(997500/75000) | $13.30 | |
calculate under or over applied overhead | ||
Applied overhead | ||
( Actual direct labor hours*predetermined overhead | ||
(80000*13.30) | 1064000 | |
Actual manufacturing overhead | ||
Depreciation | 240000 | |
property taxes | 12000 | |
indirect labor | 82000 | |
supervisory salaries | 200000 | |
utilities | 59000 | |
insurance | 30000 | |
rental space | 300000 | |
Indirect materials | 79000 | |
Total Actual manufacturing overhead | 1002000 | |
Overapplied overhead | 62000 | |
Since applied overhead is more than actual overhead, hence over applied | ||
Accounts and Explanation | Debit | Credit |
manufacturing overhead | 62000 | |
Cost of goods sold | 62000 | |
( To record the closing entry for the overapplied overhead) |