What's the overhead rate? M. Evans & Sons manufactures parts for radios. For each job order, they maintain ledger sheets onwhich they record direct materials, direct labour and factory overhead applied. The factoryoverhead account contains postings for actual overhead costs. At the end of the month, theoverhead variance is closed out to the cost of goods sold account.Factory overhead is applied on the basis of direct labour hours. M. Evans & Sons pre-determinedoverhead application rate for 2016 was computed from the following data:Total estimated factory overheadsTotal estimated direct labour hoursDuring the first month of 2016, the business recorded the following transactions.i) Purchased materials on account, $50,000ii) Incurred manufacturing wages of $106,500iii) Issued direct materials and used direct labour in manufacturingJob 101Job 102Job 103Job 104$480,00040,000Direct Materials Direct Labour Direct Labour Hours1,2001,0001,1001,800$10,0008,0009,00015,000$22,00019,00020,50029,025iv) Issued indirect materials to production, $8,000v) Charged indirect manufacturing wages to production, $15,975vi) Depreciation expense on factory equipment used on the different jobs, $30,000vii) Other overhead costs incurred on jobs 101 to 104 amounted to $11,275viii) Applied factory overhead to the various jobs using the pre-determined factory overhead rate.ix) Finished Jobs 101 - 103 and transferred to the finished goods inventory accountx) Shipped Job 101 and 102 and billed customers at a mark-up of 50% on cost.

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Chapter26: Manufacturing Accounting: The Job Order Cost System

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