FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Hooper Manufacturing Company employs a job-order cost accounting system and keeps

perpetual inventory records. The following transactions occurred in the first month of operations:

1. Direct materials requisitioned during the month:

 

Job 56 $12,000

Job 57 6,000

Job 58 14,000

$32,000

 

2. Direct labour incurred and charged to jobs during the month was:

 

Job 56 $20,000

Job 57 16,000

Job 58 10,000

$46,000

 

3. Manufacturing overhead was applied to jobs worked on using a predetermined overhead rate

based on 80% of direct labour costs.

4. Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred during the month amounted to $39,000.

5. Job 56 consisting of 2,000 units and Job 58 consisting of 400 units were completed during

the month.

Instructions

a) Prepare journal entries to record the above transactions.

b) Answer the following:

i. How much manufacturing overhead was applied to Job 58 during the month?

ii. Calculate the unit cost of Jobs 56 and 58.

iii. What is the balance in Work in Process Inventory at the end of the month?

iv. Determine if manufacturing overhead was under- or over-applied during the month. By

how much?

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