In: Accounting
In December 2016, Learer Company’s manager estimated next year’s
total direct labor cost assuming 35 persons working an average of
3,000 hours each at an average wage rate of $20 per hour. The
manager also estimated the following manufacturing overhead costs
for 2017.
Indirect labor | $335,200 |
Factory supervision | 165,000 |
Rent on factory building | 156,000 |
Factory utilities | 104,000 |
Factory insurance expired | 84,000 |
Depreciation—Factory equipment | 413,000 |
Repairs expense—Factory equipment | 76,000 |
Factory supplies used | 84,800 |
Miscellaneous production costs | 52,000 |
Total estimated overhead costs | $1,470,000 |
At the end of 2017, records show the company incurred $1,843,000 of
actual overhead costs. It completed and sold five jobs with the
following direct labor costs: Job 201, $620,000; Job 202, $579,000;
Job 203, $314,000; Job 204, $732,000; and Job 205, $330,000. In
addition, Job 206 is in process at the end of 2017 and had been
charged $33,000 for direct labor. No jobs were in process at the
end of 2016. The company’s predetermined overhead rate is based on
direct labor cost.
Required
1-a. Determine the predetermined overhead rate for
2017.
1-b. Determine the total overhead cost applied to
each of the six jobs during 2017.
1-c. Determine the over- or underapplied overhead
at year-end 2017.
2. Assuming that any over- or underapplied
overhead is not material, prepare the adjusting entry to allocate
any over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold at the end
of 2017.
Ans:
1a)predetermined overhead rate for 2017
Estimated overhead cost/Direct labor cost
=$14,70,000/$21,00,000
=70%
Note:
Estimated overhead cost= $14,70,000
Direct labor cost=35persons*3,000hours*$20=$21,00,000
1b)Statement showing total overhead cost applied to each of the six jobs during 2017.
Overheads applied=Direct labor cost*70%
job |
Direct labor cost $ |
Overhead cost Allocated$ |
201 |
620,000 |
434,000 |
202 |
579,000 |
405,300 |
203 |
314,000 |
219,800 |
204 |
732,000 |
512,400 |
205 |
330,000 |
231,000 |
206 |
33,000 |
23,100 |
Total |
1,825,600 |
1c) underapplied overhead at year-end 2017.
Actual overhead cost incurred = $18,43,000
Overhead cost Applied =$18,25,600
So under Applied overhead=$17,400
2)Adjusting entry to Allocate underapplied overhead
Date | Account Title | Debit $ | Credit $ |
1 | cost of goods sold | 17,400 | |
Factory overheads | 17,400 | ||
(Entry to Record underapplied overheads adjusted to cost of goods sold) |