The Polaris Company uses a job-order costing system. The following transactions occurred in October:

1. Raw materials purchased on account, $209,000.
2. Raw materials used in production, $190,000 ($152,000 direct materials and $38,000 indirect materials).
3. Accrued direct labor cost of $48,000 and indirect labor cost of $20,000.
4. Depreciation recorded on factory equipment, $104,000.
5. Other manufacturing overhead costs accrued during October, $130,000.
6. The company applies manufacturing overhead cost to production using a predetermined rate of $9 per machine-hour. A total of 76,300 machine-hours were used in October.
7. Jobs costing $514,000 according to their job cost sheets were completed during October and transferred to Finished Goods.
8. Jobs that had cost $450,000 to complete according to their job cost sheets were shipped to customers during the month. These jobs were sold on account at 38% above cost.

Required:

1. Prepare journal entries to record the transactions given above.

2. Prepare T-accounts for Manufacturing Overhead and Work in Process. Post the relevant transactions from above to each account. Compute the ending balance in each account, assuming that Work in Process has a beginning balance of $34,000.

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Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below. Required 1 Required 2 Prepare T-accounts for Manufacturing Overhead and Work in Process. Post the relevant transactions from above to each account. Compute the ending balance in each account, assuming that Work in Process has a beginning balance of $34,000. Work in Process Manufacturing Overhead 38,000/ 20,000 Beg. Bal. End. Bal. 58,000 End. Bal