Question

Weber Company purchases $50,000 of raw materials on account, and it incurs $60,000 of factory labor costs. Supporting records show that (a) the Assembly Department used $24,000 of raw materials and $35,000 of the factory labor, and (b) the Finishing Department used the remainder. Manufacturing overhead is assigned to departments on the basis of 160% of labor costs. Journalize the assignment of overhead to the Assembly and Finishing Departments. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

Answer 1

Answer:

WIP assembly 56,000 debit

WIP Finishing 40,000 debit

Factory Overhead 96,000 credit

Explanation:

Assembly

DM 24000

DL 35000

FO 35,000 x 160% = 56,000

Finishing

26000

25000

FO 25,000 x 160% = 40,000