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) |