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Star Videos, Inc., produces short musical videos for sale toretail outlets. The company’s balance sheet accounts as of January1 are given below.

Star Videos, Inc.
Balance Sheet
January 1
Assets
Cash$89,200
Accounts receivable106,600
Inventories:
Raw materials (film, costumes)$13,400
Videos in process47,400
Finished videos awaiting sale80,400141,200
Prepaid insurance8,350
Studio and equipment (net)610,000
Total assets$955,350
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts payable$238,000
Retained earnings717,350
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$955,350

Because the videos differ in length and in complexity ofproduction, the company uses a job-order costing system todetermine the cost of each video produced. Studio (manufacturing)overhead is charged to videos on the basis of camera-hours ofactivity. The company’s predetermined overhead rate for the year($40 per camera-hour) is based on a cost formula that estimated$280,000 in manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation baseof 7,000 camera-hours. Any underapplied or overapplied overhead isclosed to cost of goods sold. The following transactions wererecorded for the year:

  1. Film, costumes, and similar raw materials purchased on account,$229,000.
  2. Film, costumes, and other raw materials issued to production,$230,500 (85% of this material was considered direct to the videosin production, and the other 15% was considered indirect).
  3. Utility costs incurred (on account) in the production studio,$92,600.
  4. Depreciation recorded on the studio, cameras, and otherequipment, $104,400. Three-fourths of this depreciation related toactual production of the videos, and the remainder related toequipment used in marketing and administration.
  5. Advertising expense incurred (on account), $143,000.
  6. Salaries and wages paid in cash as follows:
Direct labor (actors and directors)$96,000
Indirect labor (carpenters to build sets, costume designers,and so forth)$75,500
Administrative salaries$103,000
  1. Prepaid insurance expired during the year, $7,450(70% related to production of videos, and 30% related to marketingand administrative activities).
  2. Miscellaneous marketing and administrative expenses incurred(on account), $13,850.
  3. Studio (manufacturing) overhead was applied to videos inproduction. The company recorded 7,250 camera-hours of activityduring the year.
  4. Videos that cost $578,000 to produce according to their jobcost sheets were transferred to the finished videos warehouse toawait sale and shipment.
  5. Sales for the year totaled $954,000 and were all onaccount.
  6. The total cost to produce the videos that were sold accordingto their job cost sheets was $623,910.
  7. Collections from customers during the year totaled$904,000.
  8. Payments to suppliers on account during the year,$608,000.
  9. Underapplied or overapplied overhead $__?__.

Required:

1. Prepare a transaction analysis that records all of the abovetransactions.

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Star Videos, Inc.
Transaction Analysis
For the Year Ended December 31
Cash Accounts Receivable Raw Materials Videos in Process Finished Videos Manufacturing Overhead Prepaid Insurance Studio & Equipment (net) = Accounts Payable Retained Earnings
Beginning balance @ 1/1 89200 106600 13400 47400 80400 0 8350 610000 = 238000 717350
a) Raw material purchases 229000 = 229000
b) Raw materials used -230500 195925 34575 =
c) Utility costs 92600 = 92600
d) Depreciation charges 78300 -104400 = -26100
e) Advertising = 143000 -143000
f) Salaries & wages -274500 96000 75500 = -103000
g) Prepaid insurance expired 5215 -7450 = -2235
h) Miscellaneous marketing = 13850 -13850
i) Applied overhead 290000 -290000 =
j) Transfer completed videos to finished goods -578000 578000 =
k) Sales 954000 = 954000
l) Transfer finished goods to cost of goods sold -623910 = -623910
m) Cash collections from customers 904000 -904000 =
n) Payment to suppliers -608000 = -608000
o) Overapplied overhead 3810 = 3810
Ending balances @12/31 110700 156600 11900 51325 34490 0 900 505600 = 108450 763065

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