Question

Froya Fabrikker A/S of Bergen, Norway, is a small company that manufactures specialty heavy equipment for use in North Sea oil fields. The company uses a job-order costing system that applies manufacturing overhead cost to jobs on the basis of direct labor-hours. Its predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimated $388,800 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of 810 direct labor-hours. The following transactions took place during the year:

Raw materials purchased on account, $295,000.

Raw materials used in production (all direct materials), $280,000.

Utility bills incurred on account, $78,000 (95% related to factory operations, and the remainder related to selling and administrative activities).

Accrued salary and wage costs:

Direct labor (890 hours)	$	325,000
Indirect labor	$	109,000
Selling and administrative salaries	$	205,000

Maintenance costs incurred on account in the factory, $73,000

Advertising costs incurred on account, $155,000.

Depreciation was recorded for the year, $91,000 (80% related to factory equipment, and the remainder related to selling and administrative equipment).

Rental cost incurred on account, $105,000 (85% related to factory facilities, and the remainder related to selling and administrative facilities).

Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to jobs, $ ? .

Cost of goods manufactured for the year, $960,000.

Sales for the year (all on account) totaled $2,150,000. These goods cost $990,000 according to their job cost sheets.

The balances in the inventory accounts at the beginning of the year were:

Raw Materials	$	49,000
Work in Process	$	40,000
Finished Goods	$	79,000

Required:

1. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding transactions.

2. Post your entries to T-accounts. (Don’t forget to enter the beginning inventory balances above.)

3. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured.

4A. Prepare a journal entry to close any balance in the Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold.

4B. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods sold.

5. Prepare an income statement for the year.

Answer 1