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The controller has asked you to distribute and record factory overhead to the va

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The controller has asked you to distribute and record factory overhead to the various production orders that are processed during a year.

The following information was taken from the annual budget:

Direct labor hours

84,000

Machine hours

120,000

Manufacturing costs:

   Direct labor

$525,000

   Direct materials

180,000

   Indirect labor

75,000

   Electric power

48,000

   Payroll taxes

12,600

   Machine maintenance and repair

9,200

   Factory supplies

16,000

   Factory heat and light

14,000

   Depreciation, taxes, and insurance:

      Factory buildings

135,000

      Machinery

   320,200

$1,335,000

Actual results for the year follow:

Direct labor hours

85,000

Machine hours

110,000

Manufacturing costs:

   Direct labor

$ 540,000

   Direct material

200,000

   Factory overhead

625,000

$1,365,000

Required:

a.

Determine the factory overhead application rate under the direct labor hour method (show calculations).

b.

Determine the under- or over-applied factory overhead (show calculations).

c.

Prepare the entries to record the following:

1. The liability for total factory overhead.

2. Application of factory overhead to work in process, using direct labor hours.

3. Close the applied factory overhead account.

4. Record under- or over-applied factory overhead and close actual factory overhead.

5. Close the under- or over-applied factory overhead assuming the balance is immaterial.

The controller has asked you to distribute and record factory overhead to the various production orders that are processed during a year.

The following information was taken from the annual budget:

Direct labor hours

84,000

Machine hours

120,000

Manufacturing costs:

   Direct labor

$525,000

   Direct materials

180,000

   Indirect labor

75,000

   Electric power

48,000

   Payroll taxes

12,600

   Machine maintenance and repair

9,200

   Factory supplies

16,000

   Factory heat and light

14,000

   Depreciation, taxes, and insurance:

      Factory buildings

135,000

      Machinery

   320,200

$1,335,000

Actual results for the year follow:

Direct labor hours

85,000

Machine hours

110,000

Manufacturing costs:

   Direct labor

$ 540,000

   Direct material

200,000

   Factory overhead

625,000

$1,365,000

Required:

a.

Determine the factory overhead application rate under the direct labor hour method (show calculations).

b.

Determine the under- or over-applied factory overhead (show calculations).

c.

Prepare the entries to record the following:

1. The liability for total factory overhead.

2. Application of factory overhead to work in process, using direct labor hours.

3. Close the applied factory overhead account.

the payroll taxes pertain to direct labor

Direct labor hours

84,000

Machine hours

120,000

Manufacturing costs:

   Direct labor

$525,000

   Direct materials

180,000

   Indirect labor

75,000

   Electric power

48,000

   Payroll taxes

12,600

   Machine maintenance and repair

9,200

   Factory supplies

16,000

   Factory heat and light

14,000

   Depreciation, taxes, and insurance:

      Factory buildings

135,000

      Machinery

   320,200

$1,335,000

Explanation / Answer

A) The factory overhead application rate under the direct labor hour method

Applied Overhead

Direct Labor Hour Rate =   Total Overheads         =         (Direct Labor+Direct material +Factory Overhead)

                                     Total Labor Hours                      Total Labor Hours

                         = $ 1,335,000

                         84,000 Hrs

                  =$ 15.89/Hr

Actual Overhead

Direct Labor Hour Rate =   Total Overheads          =   (Direct Labor+Direct material +Factory Overhead)

                                       Total Labor Hours                Total Labor Hours

                                          = $ 1,365,000

                                               85,000 Hrs

                       =$ 16.06/Hr

B)   The under- or over-applied factory overhead

Applied Overhead: $ 1,335,000

Actual Overhead: $ 1,365,000

Actual Overhead exceeds the Applied Overhead by ($ 1,365,000 - $ 1,335,000) = $ 30,000

Therefore, Under applied factory overhead is $ 30,000

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