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Entries for Factory Costs and Jobs Completed

Old School Publishing Inc. began printing operations on January1. Jobs 301 and 302 were completed during the month, and all costsapplicable to them were recorded on the related cost sheets. Jobs303 and 304 are still in process at the end of the month, and allapplicable costs except factory overhead have been recorded on therelated cost sheets. In addition to the materials and labor chargeddirectly to the jobs, $2,910 of indirect materials and $35,210 ofindirect labor were used during the month. The cost sheets for thefour jobs entering production during the month are as follows, insummary form:

Job 301Job 302
Direct materials$30,110Direct materials$14,080
Direct labor11,500Direct labor6,000
Factory overhead6,325Factory overhead3,300
Total$47,935Total$23,380
Job 303Job 304
Direct materials$42,690Direct materials$8,670
Direct labor12,800Direct labor1,700
Factory overheadFactory overhead

Journalize the summary entry to record each of the followingoperations for January (one entry for each operation):

A. Direct and indirect materials used. For a compoundtransaction, if an amount box does not require an entry, leave itblank.

B. Direct and indirect labor used. For a compound transaction,if an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

C. Factory overhead applied to all four jobs ( a single overheadrate is used based on direct labor cost)

D. Completion of Jobs 301 and 302.

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Journal entries
Date Particulars Debit Credit
a) Work in process 95550
Factory overhead 2910
raw material inventory 98460
(to record material assigned)
b) Work in process inventory 32000
factory overhead 35210
wages payable 67210
(to record direct & indirect labor)
c ) work in process inventory 17600
manufacturing overhead 17600
(to record manufacturing overhead applied)
d) Finished goods inventory (47935+23380) 71315
work in process inventory 71315
(to record the transfer of total cost)
Calculation of total cost
Particulars Job 301 job 302 Job 303 Job 304 Total
Direct material 30110 14080 42690 8670 95550
Direct labor 11500 6000 12800 1700 32000
factory overhead @ 55% of Direct labor 6325 3300 7040 935 17600
Total 47935 23380 62530 11305 145150
Overhead rate = Factory overhead/direct labor
Overhead rate = 6325/11500 =55%

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