Carolina Fashions, a shirt manufacturer, recently switched to activity-based costing from the department product costing method. The
Question:
Carolina Fashions, a shirt manufacturer, recently switched to activity-based costing from the department product costing method. The manager of Building S, which manufactures the shirts, has identified the following cost drivers and rates for overhead:
Direct materials costs were $200,000 and direct labor costs were $100,000 during October, when Building S handled 40,000 yards of materials, made 800 inspections, had 100 setups, and ran the machines for 20,000 hours.
Required
Use T-accounts to show the flow of materials, labor, and overhead costs from the four overhead activity centers through Work-in-Process Inventory and out to Finished Goods Inventory. Use the accounts Materials Inventory, Wages Payable, Work-in-Process Inventory, Finished Goods Inventory, and four overhead appliedaccounts.
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Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
ISBN: 978-0077398194
3rd Edition
Authors: William Lanen, Shannon Anderson, Michael Maher