Entries for Factory Overhead. Black Inc. assembles and sells hand drills. All parts are purchased, and the
Question:
Entries for Factory Overhead. Black Inc. assembles and sells hand drills. All parts are purchased, and the cost of the parts per drill totals $50. Labor is paid on the basis of $32 per drill assembled. Because the company han¬ dles only this one product, the unit cost base is used for applying factory overhead at a predetermined rate. Estimated factory overhead for the coming period, based on a production of 30,000 drills, is as follows: LO6 Indirectmaterials. $220,000 Indirectlabor. 240,000 Light andpower. 30,000 Depreciation. 25,000 Miscellaneous. 55,000 During the period, actual factory overhead was $561,600 and 29,000 drills were assembled. These units were completed but not yet transferred to the finished goods storeroom.
Required:
(1) Prepare the journal entries to record the preceding information.
(2) Determine the amount of over- or underapplied factory overhead.
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Cost Accounting
ISBN: 9780538828079
11th Edition
Authors: Lawrence H. Hammer, William K. Carter, Milton F. Usry