Innovative Products Ltd uses a job order costing system to control costs in its two production departments.
Question:
Innovative Products Ltd uses a job order costing system to control costs in its two production departments. Factory overhead is applied on the basis of machine hours in the Construction Department and on the basis of direct labour cost in the Finishing Department. The company prepared the following estimates for its production.
Construction Department | Finishing Department | ||
Machine hours Direct labour cost Direct labour hours Factory overhead | 13 600 $480 000 26 000 $816 000 | 14 250 $760 000 48 000 $1 140 000 |
The accounting records for Job 431 reveal the following:
Construction Department | Finishing Department | ||
Machine hours Direct labour cost Direct labour hours Raw materials | 80 $3 280 180 $2 600 | 100 $3 600 200 $2 840 |
Required
A. Calculate the predetermined overhead rate for each department.
B. Calculate the total cost of Job 431.
C. If the actual direct labour cost in the Finishing Department was $751600 and the actual factory overhead was $1120000, was the overhead overapplied or underapplied?
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Accounting
ISBN: 978-1118608227
9th edition
Authors: Lew Edwards, John Medlin, Keryn Chalmers, Andreas Hellmann, Claire Beattie, Jodie Maxfield, John Hoggett