Question

Luzadis Company makes furniture using the latest automated technology. The company uses a job-order costing system and applies manufacturing overhead cost to products on the basis of machine-hours. The predetermined overhead rate was based on a cost formula that estimates $900,000 of total manufacturing overhead for an estimated activity level of 75,000 machine-hours.
During the year, a large quantity of furniture on the market resulted in cutting back production and a buildup of furniture in the company’s warehouse. The company’s cost records revealed the following actual cost and operating data for the year:


Machine-hours 76,000
Manufacturing overhead cost $637,000
Inventories at year-end:
Raw materials $20,000
Work in process (includes overhead applied of $36,480) $115,800
Finished goods (includes overhead applied of $91,200) $289,500
Cost of goods sold (includes overhead applied of $480,320) $1,524,700

Required:

a. Compute the underapplied or overapplied overhead.
b. Assume that the company closes any underapplied or overapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the appropriate journal entry. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
c. Assume that the company allocates any underapplied or over appliedoverhead proportionally to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the appropriate journal entry. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)
d. How much higher or lower will net operating income be if the underapplied or overapplied overhead is allocated to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold rather than being closed to Cost of Goods Sold?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

a. Compute the under applied or over applied overhead

First, we need to determine the predetermined overhead rate.

Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated total manufacturing overhead / Estimated total machine hours

= $900,000 / 75,000 hours

= $12.0 per hour

But;

Actual manufacturing overhead = $637,000

Manufacturing overhead applied to work in process during the year = 76,000 actual MHs × $12.00 per MH $912,000

Over applied overhead cost = $275,000

b. Journal entry

Cost of goods sold Dr $275,000

To Manufacturing over head applied Cr $275,000

c. The over applied over head would be allocated using the following percentages;

Overhead applied during the year ;

Work in process = $36,480. 6%

Finished goods = $91,200. 15%

Cost of goods sold = $480,320 79%

Total = $608,000 100%

The entry to record the allocation of the overhead applied would be ;

Work in process [6% × $275,000] = $16,500

Finished goods [15% × $275,000] = $41,250

Cost of goods sold [79% × $275,000] = $217,250

d. Comparing the two method;

Cost of goods sold if the over applied overhead is closed to the cost of goods sold [$1,524,700 + $275,000] = $1,799,700

Cost of goods sold if the overhead applied is closed to work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold = [$1,524,700 + $217,250] =

$1,741,950

Difference in cost of goods sold = $57,750