Part A Sim Lim Company has the following closing balances for the year ended December 30, 2020.
Question:
Part A
Sim Lim Company has the following closing balances for the year ended December 30, 2020.
Direct materials $15,000 Dr Work-in-Process $34,500 Dr Finished Goods $49,500 Dr Cost of Goods Sold $74,500 Dr
Additional information is as follows:
Cost of materials purchased during 2020 $41,000 Cost of direct materials used in production during 2020 $47,000 Cost of direct labour used in production during 2020 $40,000 Cost of goods completed during 2020 $102,000 Factory overhead allocated to production during 2020 $48,000
Required:
- Compute the opening balance of Work-in-Process. (2 marks)
- Compute the opening balance of Finished Goods. (2 marks)
- Discuss what you can observe about the flow of costs at Sim Lim Company. (4 marks)
Part B
MK Company has just finished its first year of operations. MK used a budgeted overhead rate to allocate manufacturing overhead to products. Actual manufacturing overhead incurred was $425,000 and $435,000 of overhead was allocated to Work-in-Process.
Budgeted manufacturing overhead was $465,000. Ending balances in the relevant accounts were:
Work-in-Process | $40,000 |
Finished Goods | $80,000 |
Cost of Goods Sold | $680,000 |
Required:
- Compute the amount of underallocated or overallocated overhead. (2 marks)
- Explain why MK Companys underallocated or overallocated overhead has occurred and the options to dispose of it. (5 marks Please help me thank you