Gold Nest Company of Guandong, China, is a family owned enterprise that makes birdcages for the South China market The company sells its birdcages through an extensive network of street vendors who receive commissions on their sales The company uses a job order costing system in which overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost Its predetermined overhead rate is based on a cost formula that estimated $330,000 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of $200,000 direct labor dollars At the beginning of the year, the inventory balances were as follows Raw materials $ 25,000 Work in process $ 10,000 Finished goods $ 40,000 During the year, the following transactions were completed a Raw materials purchased on account, $275,000 b Raw materials used in production, $280,000 (materials costing $220,000 were charged directly to jobs the remaining materials were indirect) c Costs for employee services were incurred as follows Direct labor $ 180,000 Indirect labor $ 72,000 Sales commissions $ 63,000 Administrative salaries $ 90,000 d Rent for the year was $18,000 ($13,000 of this amount related to factory operations, and the remainder related to selling and administrative activities) e Utility costs incurred in the factory, $57,000 f Advertising costs incurred, $140,000 g Depreciation recorded on equipment, $100,000 ($88,000 of this amount related to equipment used in factory operations the remaining $12,000 related to equipment used in selling and administrative activities ) h Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to jobs, $ i Goods that had cost $675,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed j Sales for the year (all paid in cash) totaled $1,250,000 The total cost to manufacture these goods according to their job cost sheets was $700,000 2 Prepare T accounts for each inventory account, Manufacturing Overhead, and Cost of Goods Sold Post relevant data from your journal entries to these T accounts (don't forget to enter the beginning balances in your inventory accounts)

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Gold Nest Company of Guandong, China, is a family-owned enterprise that makes birdcages for the South China market. The company sells its birdcages through an

Gold Nest Company of Guandong, China, is a family-owned enterprise that makes birdcages for the South China market. The company sells its birdcages through an extensive network of street vendors who receive commissions on their sales.

The company uses a job-order costing system in which overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost. Its predetermined overhead rate is based on a cost formula that estimated $330,000 of manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of $200,000 direct labor dollars. At the beginning of the year, the inventory balances were as follows:

Raw materials	$ 25,000
Work in process	$ 10,000
Finished goods	$ 40,000

During the year, the following transactions were completed:

a.Raw materials purchased on account, $275,000.

b.Raw materials used in production, $280,000 (materials costing $220,000 were charged directly to jobs; the remaining materials were indirect).

c.Costs for employee services were incurred as follows:

Direct labor	$ 180,000
Indirect labor	$ 72,000
Sales commissions	$ 63,000
Administrative salaries	$ 90,000

d.Rent for the year was $18,000 ($13,000 of this amount related to factory operations, and the remainder related to selling and administrative activities).

e.Utility costs incurred in the factory, $57,000.

f.Advertising costs incurred, $140,000.

g.Depreciation recorded on equipment, $100,000. ($88,000 of this amount related to equipment used in factory operations; the remaining $12,000 related to equipment used in selling and administrative activities.)

h.Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to jobs, $?.

i. Goods that had cost $675,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were completed.

j. Sales for the year (all paid in cash) totaled $1,250,000. The total cost to manufacture these goods according to their job cost sheets was $700,000.

2. Prepare T-accounts for each inventory account, Manufacturing Overhead, and Cost of Goods Sold. Post relevant data from your journal entries to these T-accounts (don't forget to enter the beginning balances in your inventory accounts).