Question

Price Manufacturing assigns overhead based on machine hours. The Milling Department logs 1,800 machine hours and Cutting Department shows 3,000 machine hours for the period. If the overhead rate is $5 per machine hour, the entry to assign overhead will show a:

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The Journal entry is shown below:-

Work in progress Dr, $24,000

        To Manufacturing Overhead $24,000

(Being the overhead assigned is recorded)

For recording this we debited the work in process as it increased the assets and credited the manufacturing overhead for assigning the overhead

Working note

Overhead amount = (Milling Department + Cutting department) × Overhead rate

= (1,800 + 3,000) × $5

= $4,800 × $5

= $24,000