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Overhead Cost ABC Company manufactured 100,000 units in 2014 and reported the fo

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Overhead Cost

ABC Company manufactured 100,000 units in 2014 and reported the following actual costs

Sandpaper $ 32,000        

Leasing costs - plant                 $   384,000

Materials handling (specialist)        320,000        

Depreciation - equipment              224,000

Coolants & lubricants                       22,400        

Property taxes - equipment             32,000

Indirect manufacturing labor           275,200        

Fire insurance - equipment              16,000

Direct manufacturing labor (general)          ?        

Direct material purchases           3,136,000

Direct materials, 1/1/2014               384,000        

Direct materials, 12/31/2014         275,200

Finished goods, 1/1/2014                672,000        

Sales revenue                            12,800,000

Finished goods, 12/31/2014         1,280,000        

Sales commissions                         640,000

Work-in-process, 1/1/2014               96,000        

Sales salaries                                  576,000

Work-in-process, 12/31/2014           64,000       

Advertising costs 480,000

Administration costs                      800,000

Other Relevant Information

The company used normal costing system and allocated the indirect cost based on direct labor cost.

Each unit required 2 hours of direct labor, the rate per hour is $10.88.

All purchases were on credit.

All salaries were accrued.

Material handling cost were performed by specialist workers.

Leasing costs are considered operational.

Fire insurance are paid in a monthly basis.

All other disbursement were paid in cash.

The amounts are totally and belong for 1 year.

Predetermine tax rate.

Required:

Using the information above, prepare all the necessary Journal Entries to record the Indirect Manufactured Cost for 2014.

Compute the amount of under or overallocated manufacturing overhead.

Explanation / Answer

Journal Entries to record the Indirect Manufacturing Costs:

Account Title / Explanations

Debit

Credit

Manufacturing Overhead

$     32,000

Raw Material inventory

$ 32,000

(Being indirect material used for production)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   384,000

Cash

$384,000

(Being lease rent for plant)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   320,000

Cash

$320,000

(Being Cost incurred in factory)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   224,000

Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment

$224,000

(Being depreciation recorded)

Manufacturing Overhead

$     22,400

Raw Material inventory

$ 22,400

(Being indirect material used for production)

Manufacturing Overhead

$     32,000

Cash

$ 32,000

(Being Expense incurred in factory)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   275,200

Wages Payable

$275,200

(Being indirect labor used for production)

Manufacturing Overhead

$     16,000

Cash

$ 16,000

(Being Expense incurred in factory)

Actual Indirect Manufacturing Costs :

Sandpaper

$     32,000

Leasing costs - plant

$   384,000

Materials handling (specialist)  

$   320,000

Depreciation - equipment  

$   224,000

Coolants & lubricants    

$     22,400

Property taxes - equipment

$     32,000

Indirect manufacturing labor  

$   275,200

Fire insurance - equipment  

$     16,000

Total Actual Indirect Manufacturing Costs

$1,305,600

Direct manufacturing labor (general) 100000 Units *2 Hours *$10.88 =

$2,176,000

Journal Entries to record the Indirect Manufacturing Costs:

Account Title / Explanations

Debit

Credit

Manufacturing Overhead

$     32,000

Raw Material inventory

$ 32,000

(Being indirect material used for production)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   384,000

Cash

$384,000

(Being lease rent for plant)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   320,000

Cash

$320,000

(Being Cost incurred in factory)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   224,000

Accumulated Depreciation - Equipment

$224,000

(Being depreciation recorded)

Manufacturing Overhead

$     22,400

Raw Material inventory

$ 22,400

(Being indirect material used for production)

Manufacturing Overhead

$     32,000

Cash

$ 32,000

(Being Expense incurred in factory)

Manufacturing Overhead

$   275,200

Wages Payable

$275,200

(Being indirect labor used for production)

Manufacturing Overhead

$     16,000

Cash

$ 16,000

(Being Expense incurred in factory)

Actual Indirect Manufacturing Costs :

Sandpaper

$     32,000

Leasing costs - plant

$   384,000

Materials handling (specialist)  

$   320,000

Depreciation - equipment  

$   224,000

Coolants & lubricants    

$     22,400

Property taxes - equipment

$     32,000

Indirect manufacturing labor  

$   275,200

Fire insurance - equipment  

$     16,000

Total Actual Indirect Manufacturing Costs

$1,305,600

Direct manufacturing labor (general) 100000 Units *2 Hours *$10.88 =

$2,176,000