Tuesday, 17 June 2014

Savallas Company

Savallas Company is highly automated and uses computers to control manufacturing operations. The company uses a job-order costing system and...



Savallas Company is highly automated and uses computers to control manufacturing operations. The company uses a job-order costing system and applies manufacturing overhead cost to products on the basis of computer-hours. The following estimates were used in preparing the predetermined overhead rate at the beginning of the year:

    
  Computer-hours 85,000  
  Fixed manufacturing overhead cost$1,275,000  
  Variable manufacturing overhead per computer-hour$3.00  


    During the year, a severe economic recession resulted in cutting back production and a buildup of inventory in the company’s warehouse. The company’s cost records revealed the following actual cost and operating data for the year:

    
  Computer-hours 60,000  
  Manufacturing overhead cost$1,350,000  
  Inventories at year-end:  
     Raw materials$400,000  
     Work in process$160,000  
     Finished goods$1,040,000  
  Cost of goods sold$2,800,000  


Required:
1.
Compute the company’s predetermined overhead rate for the year.

  Predetermined overhead rate$  per hour  

2.
Compute the underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year. (Input the amount as a positive value.)

  (Click to select)UnderappliedOverapplied overhead cost$   

3.1
Assume the company closes any underapplied or overapplied overhead directly to Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the appropriate journal entry.

General Journal    Debit    Credit
  (Click to select)Cost of goods soldManufacturing overheadRaw materialsSalaries expenseAccounts payableWork in processDepreciation expenseFinished goods    
       (Click to select)Depreciation expenseWork in processAccounts payableCost of goods soldManufacturing overheadFinished goodsSalaries expenseRaw materials

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