*Problem 4-30

Maverick Wings, Inc. manufactures airplanes for use in stunt shows. Mavericks factory is highly automated, using the latest in robotic technology. To keep costs low, the company employs as few factory workers as possible. Since each plane has different features (such as its shape, weight, and color), Maverick uses a job order costing system to accumulate product costs. At the end of 2013, Mavericks accountants developed the following expectations for 2014 based on the marketing departments sales forecast:

Budgeted overhead cost	$1,091,000
Estimated machine hours	41,000
Estimated direct labor hours	10,000
Estimated direct materials cost	$1,500,000

Mavericks inventory count, completed on December 31, 2013, revealed the following ending inventory balances:

Raw Materials Inventory	$249,000
Work in Process Inventory	$625,000
Finished Goods Inventory	$2,340,000

The companys 2014 payroll data revealed the following actual payroll costs for the year:

Job Title	Number Employed	Wage Rate per Hour	Annual Salary per Employee	Total Hours Worked per Employee
President and CEO	1	$228,000
Vice president and CFO	1	$178,000
Factory manager	1	$40,000
Assistant factory manager	1	$31,000
Machine operator	5	$14.50	2,250
Security guard, factory	2	$20,500
Materials handler	2	$7.50	2,000
Corporate secretary	1	$36,100
Janitor, factory	2	$6	2,150

The following information was taken from Mavericks Schedule of Plant Assets. All assets are depreciated using the straight-line method.

Plant Asset	Purchase Price	Salvage Value	Useful Life
Factory building	$4,000,000	$150,000	20Years
Administrative office	$650,000	$125,000	30Years
Factory equipment	$2,000,000	$20,000	12Years

Other miscellaneous costs for 2014 all paid in cash included:

Cost	Amount
Factory insurance	$13,900
Administrative office utilities	$5,000
Factory utilities	$33,300
Office supplies	$4,600

Additional information about Mavericks operations in 2014 includes the following:

	Raw materials purchases for the year amounted to $1,949,000. All purchases were on account.
	The company used $1,860,000 in raw materials during the year. Of that amount, 85% was direct materials and 15% was indirect materials.
	Maverick applied overhead to Work in Process Inventory based on direct materials cost.
	Airplanes costing $3,450,000 to manufacture were completed and transferred out of Work in Process Inventory.
	Maverick uses a markup of 80% to price its airplanes. Sales for the year were $6,570,000. (Note: This transaction requires two journal entries.)
	All sales were on account.

What was Mavericks predetermined overhead rate in 2014?(Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.45%.)

Predetermined overhead rate

%of direct materials cost

Prepare the journal entries to record Mavericks costs for 2014. (Use Salaries Payable and Wages Payable accounts for payroll costs.)(Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Post entries in order presented in the problem. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 345,000.)

No.	Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit
1.
(To record salaries for president, vice president, and corpoarte secretary)
2.
(To record labor costs for factory manager, assistant factory manager, and two security gaurds)
3.
(To record direct labor)
4.
(To record depreciation on administrative office equipment)
5.
(To record depreciation on factory building and equipment)
6.
(To record administrative office utilities and office supplies expense)
7.
(To reocrd factory insurance and factory utilities)
8.
(To record raw materials purchases)
9.
(To record direct materials and indrect materials used in production)
10.
(To apply overhead to work in process)
11.
(To record transfer of completed airplanes)
12.
(To record cost of airplanes sold)
13.
(To record sale of airplanes to customers)

Prepare the appropriate T-accounts for Raw Materials Inventory, Work-in-Process Inventory, Finished Goods Inventory, Manufacturing Overhead Control, Cost of Goods Sold, and Sales, and record Mavericks transactions for 2014.(Post entries in order presented in the problem. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 345,000.)

Raw Materials

Work in Process Inventory

Finished Goods Inventory

Manufacturing Overhead

Cost of Goods Sold

Sales Revenue

Was manufacturing under- or overapplied in 2014? By how much?(Round answer to 0 decimal places, e.g. 345,000.)

Overheads by

$

Make the adjusting entry necessary to close the under- or overapplied overhead to cost of goods sold.(Credit account titles are automatically indented when the amount is entered. Do not indent manually. Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 345,000.)

Account Titles and Explanation	Debit	Credit

If Maverick chooses instead to prorate under- or overapplied overhead, what would the adjusted balances be in Work in Process Inventory, Finished Goods Inventory, and Cost of Goods Sold for 2014?(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 345,000 and percentage of total to 2 decimal places e.g. 34.52).

Adjusted Balance
Work In Process	$
Finished Goods	$
Cost of Goods Sold	$

Job 3827 was started and completed in 2014. The job required 1,200 machine hours, 300 direct labor hours, and $76,000 in direct materials to complete. What was the total cost of this job? Using Mavericks 80% markup, what sales price would be charged for this airplane?(Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 345,000.)

Total Cost	$
Sales Price	$

If Maverick had chosen to use machine hours as its overhead application base, what would the rate have been in 2014?(Round answer to 2 decimal places, e.g. 2.45.)

Predetermined rate

$ /

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