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HHS, INC. is a clothing design house that has just installed an activity based costing dimension...

HHS, INC. is a clothing design house that has just installed an activity based costing dimension into their job costing accounting system. On January 1, the company had the following inventory balances:

ASSETS

LIABILITIES

Cash

$1,000

Accounts Payable

$     500

Raw Materials

250

Supplies

100

Work in Process

800

STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

Finished Goods

300

   Common Stock

1,000

   Retained Earnings

950

Total

$2,450

   Total

$2,450

In work-in-process Job 10 has direct materials is $100, direct labor is $300, and overhead $400.

In finished goods, there is one product unsold from last year.

HHS has identified four activity centers. The activity centers are listed below, along with the estimated overhead costs and expected level of activity in each center for the coming year.

     Activity Center             Cost Driver                          Estimated Cost      Expected Activity

Assembling                    Number of units                        $ 750                25 units     

Material moved to WIP    Number of moves                     $ 500                50 moves

Parts Administration        Number of part types                $ 300                15 part types

Training                         Number of trainees                    $ 600                50 trainees

During the year Jobs 11, 12, and 13 were started. The following transactions were recorded during the year:

  1. Raw materials and supplies were purchased on account, $1,250 and $250, respectively.
  2. Raw materials were requisitioned for use in production, direct (Job 10, $250, Job 11, $400, Job 12, $300, Job 13, $500). In addition, supplies (Assembling, $100, Material Moves, $50, Parts Administration $75) were used.
  3. The following costs were incurred for employee services: direct (Job 10, $150, Job 11, $180, Job 12 $250, Job 13, $300), indirect labor (Assembling, $180, Parts Administration, $50, Training, $250).
  4. Administrative expenses were paid in cash, $800.
  5. Miscellaneous overhead costs were paid on account, (Assembling, $110, Material Moves $90, Parts Administration, $245, Training $125)
  6. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production. Actual activity for the various activity centers during the year are as follows:

                                               Job 10          Job 11                Job 12               Job 13  

Assembling                           5 units               4 units              3 units                    2 units

Material moved to WIP            4 moves              3 moves           2 moves                1 moves

Parts Administration              5 part types        8 part types      2 part types            4 part types

Training                              8 trainees           4 trainees        12 trainees              6 trainees

  1. Jobs 10, 11 were completed.
  2. Job 11 was sold for $2,500 on account.
  3. The product that was the beginning balance of finished goods was sold for cash, $400.

REQUIRED:

  1. Prepare the job cost sheets for Jobs 10, 11, 12, and 13.
  2. Compute the activity cost rate for each activity.
  3. Prepare all journal entries and record in T-accounts for the information above.
  4. Prepare the cost of goods manufactured statement.
  5. Determine if any activities have a material over or under applied balance. Carry out the necessary calculations to close ALL of the activity balances to the appropriate accounts.                                     BE SURE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR WORK.
  6. Prepare a cost of goods sold statement.
  7. Prepare an income statement for the year's operations.
  8. Prepare a statement of retained earnings.
  9. Prepare an ending balance sheet for HHS.

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HHS, INC. is a clothing design house that has just installed an activity based costing dimension into their job costing accounting system. On January 1, the company had the following inventory balances:


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