At the beginning of the year, Learer Company’s manager estimated total direct labor cost assuming 45...

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At the beginning of the year, Learer Company’s manager estimatedtotal direct labor cost assuming 45 persons working an average of2,000 hours each at an average wage rate of $25 per hour. Themanager also estimated the following manufacturing overhead costsfor the year.

Indirect labor$325,200
Factory supervision233,000
Rent on factory building146,000
Factory utilities94,000
Factory insurance expired74,000
Depreciation—Factory equipment520,000
Repairs expense—Factory equipment66,000
Factory supplies used74,800
Miscellaneous production costs42,000
Total estimated overhead costs$1,575,000


At year-end, records show the company incurred $1,820,000 of actualoverhead costs. It completed and sold five jobs with the followingdirect labor costs: Job 201, $610,000; Job 202, $569,000; Job 203,$304,000; Job 204, $722,000; and Job 205, $320,000. In addition,Job 206 is in process at the end of the year and had been charged$23,000 for direct labor. No jobs were in process at the beginningof the year. The company’s predetermined overhead rate is based ondirect labor cost.

Required
1-a.
Determine the predetermined overhead rate for theyear.
1-b. Determine the total overhead cost applied toeach of the six jobs during the year.
1-c. Determine the over- or underapplied overheadat the year-end.
2. Assuming that any over- or underappliedoverhead is not material, prepare the adjusting entry to allocateany over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold at the endof the year.

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1-a.

==> Estimated direct labor cost = 45 X 2000 hrs X $25 per hour = $2,250,000

==> Estimated overhead costs = $1,575,000

==> Predetermined overhead rate = Estimated overhead cost / Estimated direct labor cost X 100
= $1,575,000 / $2,250,000 X 100
= 70% of direct labor cost.

1-b.

Job 201 Job 202 Job 203 Job 204 Job 205 Job 206 Total
Direct labor $610,000 $569,000 $304,000 $722,000 $320,000 $23,000 2,548,000
Applied overhead (70% of DL) 427,000 398,300 212,800 505,400 224,000 16,100 1,783,600

1-c.

==> Actual overhead cost incurred for the year = $1,820,000

==> Applied overhead cost = $1,783,600

==> Actual overhead is more than the applied overhead, therefore Overhead is $36,400 underapplied.

2.

Date General Journal Debit Credit
31 Cost of goods sold 36,400
      Factory overhead 36,400
(To adjust underapplied overhead)

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