Factory overhead rates, entries, and account balance OBJ. 2 Tiny Biggs Company operates two factories. The company
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Factory overhead rates, entries, and account balance OBJ. 2 Tiny Biggs Company operates two factories. The company applies factory overhead to jobs on the basis of machine hours in Factory 1 and on the basis of direct labor hours in Factory 2.
Estimated factory overhead costs, direct labor hours, and machine hours are as follows:
Factory 1 Factory 2 Estimated factory overhead cost for fiscal year beginning September 1 $1,456,000 $954,000 Estimated direct labor hours for year 26,500 Estimated machine hours for year 52,000 Actual factory overhead costs for September $117,600 $102,350 Actual direct labor hours for September 2,795 Actual machine hours for September 4,250
a. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 1.
b. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 2.
c. Journalize the entries to apply factory overhead to production in each factory for September.
d. Determine the balances of the factory overhead accounts for each factory as of September 30, and indicate whether the amounts represent overapplied or underapplied factory overhead.
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Financial And Managerial Accounting
ISBN: 9781305267831,9781305267848
13th Edition
Authors: Carl S. Warren , James M. Reeve , Jonathan Duchac