Question

Old School Publishing Inc. began printing operations on January 1. Jobs 301 and 302 were completed during the month, and all costs applicable to them were recorded on the related cost sheets. Jobs 303 and 304 are still in process at the end of the month, and all applicable costs except factory overhead have been recorded on the related cost sheets. In addition to the materials and labor charged directly to the jobs, $7,900 of indirect materials and $13,200 of indirect labor were used during the month. The cost sheets for the four jobs entering production during the month are as follows, in summary form:

Job 301		Job 302
Direct materials	$10,900	Direct materials	$18,300
Direct labor	8,900	Direct labor	17,700
Factory overhead	5,785	Factory overhead	11,505
Total	$25,585	Total	$47,505

Job 303		Job 304
Direct materials	$26,000	Direct materials	$13,700
Direct labor	16,000	Direct labor	12,300
Factory overhead	—	Factory overhead	—

Required:

Journalize the Jan. 31 summary entries to record each of the following operations for January (one entry for each operation). Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. a. Direct and indirect materials used. b. Direct and indirect labor used. c. Factory overhead applied to all four jobs (a single overhead rate is used based on direct labor cost). d. Completion of Jobs 301 and 302.

Answer 1

No.	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit (in $)	Credit (in $)
a.	Work in Progress	$ 68,900
	Factory overhead	$ 7,900
	Raw material inventory		$ 76,800
	(To record the Direct and Indirect materials Used)
b.	Work in progress	$ 54,900
	Factory overhead	$ 13,200
	Wages payable		$ 68,100
	(To record the Direct and indirect labor Used)
c.	Work in progress	$ 35,685
	Factory overhead		$ 35,685
	(To record the factory Overhead applied)
d.	Finished goods ( $ 25,585 + $ 47,505)	$ 73,090
	Work in progress		$ 73,090
	(To record the Completion of Jobs)

	Job 301	Job 302	Job 303	Job 304	Total
Direct material	$ 10,900	$ 18,300	$ 26,000	$ 13,700	$ 68,900
Direct labor	$ 8,900	$ 17,700	$ 16,000	$ 12,300	$ 54,900
Factor overhead	$ 5,785	$ 11,505	$ 10,400 ( $ 16,000 x 65% )	$ 7,995 ($ 12,300 x 65% )	$ 35,685
Total	$ 25,585	$ 47,505
Overhead rate = Factory overhead / Direct labor cost	65% ($ 5,785 / $ 8,900)	65% ($ 11,505 / $ 17,700)