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CompuFurn, Inc. manufactures furniture for computer work stations. CompuFurn uses a
On November 30, the company’s finished-goods inventory, which is evaluated using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, consisted of four items.
At the end of November, the balance in CompuFurn’s Materials Inventory account, which includes both raw materials and purchased parts, was $668,000. Additions to and requisitions from the materials inventory during the month of December included the following.
CompuFurn applies manufacturing
During the month of December, machine hours and labor hours consisted of the following:
The jobs completed in December and the unit sales for that month are as follows:
Required:
- 1. Describe when it is appropriate for a company to use a job-order costing system.
- 2. Calculate the balance in CompuFurn, Inc.’s Work-in-Process Inventory account as of December 31.
- 3. Calculate the cost of the chairs in CompuFurn, Inc.’s finished-goods Inventory as of December 31.
- 4. Actual manufacturing overhead incurred in December amounted to $252,000. Calculate Compu-Furn’s over applied or under applied overhead for the year.
- 5. Explain two alternative accounting treatments for over applied or under applied overhead balances when using a job-order costing system.
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