Refer to Problem 4.26. If you have not completed that problem, do so at this time. Data

Question:

Refer to Problem 4.26. If you have not completed that problem, do so at this time.

Data from Problem 4.26:

Paladin Parabolics Company produces high-quality microscopes for education and health care uses. The company uses a job order costing system. Because the microscopes’ optics require significant manual labor to ensure adherence to strict manufacturing specifications, the company applies overhead on the basis of direct labor hours. At the beginning of 2021, the company estimated its manufacturing overhead would be $1,960,000 and that employees would work a total of 98,000 direct labor hours.

During March, the company worked on the following five jobs:

Jobs 134 and 158 were started in January, Jobs 212 and 287 were started in February, and Job 301 was started in March. During March, workers completed Jobs 134, 158, and 212. Jobs 134 and 212 were delivered to customers during March.

Actual overhead for the month of March was $163,000.

Required

a. Paladin Parabolics Company incurred $163,000 manufacturing overhead in the month of March. Given that expenditure for overhead, was manufacturing overhead under- or overapplied in March? By how much?

b. Assume that Paladin Parabolics Company closes under- or overapplied overhead to the Cost of Goods Sold account. Calculate the Cost of Goods Sold amount after that adjustment.

c. Assume that Paladin Parabolics Company prorates under- or overapplied overhead to the appropriate accounts. Calculate the allocated amounts and adjust the account balances as needed. Round percentages and dollars to 2 decimal places.

d. Which method of under- or overapplied overhead disposition is more appropriate for Paladin Parabolics Company? Why?

e. Job 212 was for 1,000 microscopes. What was the unit cost for the microscopes produced in this job? Is this the actual cost of producing this job? Why or why not?

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