Question

Dillon Products manufactures various machined parts to customer specifications. The company uses a job-order costing system and applies overhead cost to jobs on the basis of machine-hours. At the beginning of the year, the company used a cost formula to estimate that it would incur $4,800,000 in manufacturing overhead cost at an activity level of 240,000 machine-hours.
The company spent the entire month of January working on a large order for 16,000 custom-made machined parts. The company had no work in process at the beginning of January. Cost data relating to January follow:
a. Raw materials purchased on account, $325,000.
b. Raw materials used in production, $290,000 (80% direct materials and 20% indirect materials).
c. Labor cost accrued in the factory, $180,000 (one-third direct labor and two-thirds indirect labor).
d. Depreciation recorded on factory equipment, $75,000.
e. Other manufacturing overhead costs incurred on account, $62,000.
f. Manufacturing overhead cost was applied to production on the basis of 15,000 machine-hours actually worked during the month.
g. The completed job for 16,000 custom-made machined parts was moved into the finished goods warehouse on January 31 to await delivery to the customer.
Required:
1, Prepare journal entries to record items (a) through (f) above (ignore item (g) for the moment).
2. Prepare T-accounts for Manufacturing Overhead and Work in Process. Post the relevant items from your journal entries to these T accounts.
3. Prepare the journal entry for the item (g) above.
4. If 10,000 of the custom-made machined parts are shipped to the customer in February, how much of this job's cost will be included in the cost of goods sold for February?

Answer 1

Answer:

Dillon Products

1. Journal entries for (a) through (f)

a) Debit Raw Materials Account $325,000

   Credit Accounts Payable $325,000

To record the purchase of raw materials on account.

b) Debit Work in Process $232,000

   Debit Manufacturing overhead $58,000

   Credit Raw materials account $290,000

To record the transfer of raw materials to WIP and Overhead.

c) Debit Work in Process $60,000

   Debit Manufacturing overhead $120,000

   Credit Wages & Salaries $180,000

To record the transfer of labor cost to WIP and Overhead.

d) Debit Manufacturing overhead $75,000

   Credit Depreciation Expense- Equipment $75,000

To record the transfer of depreciation expense to Overhead.

e. Debit Manufacturing Overhead $62,000

   Credit Expenses Payable $62,000

To record other overhead incurred on account.

f. Debit Work In Process $300,000

   Credit Manufacturing Overhead $300,000

To record the overhead applied on the basis of 15,000 machine hours at $20 per machine hour.

2. T-accounts:

Manufacturing overhead

Account Title                   Debit        Credit

Raw materials             $58,000

Wages & Salaries        120,000

Depreciation- Equip.     75,000

Expense Payable          62,000

Work in Process                             $300,000

Finished Goods                                   15,000

Work in Process Account

Account Title                     Debit        Credit

Raw materials account  $232,000

Wages & Salaries               60,000

Manufacturing overhead 300,000

Finished Goods                               $592,000

Finished Goods

Account Title                     Debit        Credit

Work in Process           $592,000

Manufacturing overhead  15,000

3. Journal Entry for item (g):

Debit Finished Goods $607,000

Credit Work in Process $592,000

Credit Manufacturing overhead $15,000

To record the cost of manufactured parts, including the under-applied overhead.

4. Cost of goods sold = 10,000 *$607,000/16,000 = $379,375

(While Ending Inventory = 6,000 *$607,000/16,000 = $227,625.)

Explanation:

a) Data and Calculations:

Estimated manufacturing overhead = $4,800,000

Estimated machine hours = 240,000

Overhead rate = $4,800,000/240,000 = $20 per machine hour

Actual cost data for January:

Number of machine parts = 16,000

Raw materials purchased on account = $325,000

Raw materials cost:

 Direct materials = $232,000 (80% of $290,000)

 Indirect materials = $58,000 (20% of $290,000)

Labor cost

 Direct labor = $60,000 ($180,000 * 1/3)

 Indirect labor = $120,000 ($180,000 * 2/3)

Manufacturing overhead:

 Depreciation = $75,000

 Others = $62,000

 Indirect materials = $58,000

 Indirect labor = $120,000

Total actual overhead incurred = $315,000

Machine hours actually worked = 15,000

b) Other Accounts

1. Expenses Payable

Account Title                   Debit        Credit

Manufacturing overhead               62,000

2. Depreciation Expense - Equipment

Account Title                   Debit        Credit

Manufacturing overhead              $75,000

3. Raw Materials Account

Account Title                   Debit        Credit

Accounts Payable      $325,000

Work in Process                             $232,000

Manufacturing overhead                   58,000

4. Accounts Payable

Account Title                   Debit        Credit

Raw Materials                                $325,000

c) The manufacturing overhead applied is $300,000 (15,000 machines hours actually used multiplied by $20 overhead rate), while the actual overhead costs incurred total $315,000.  So there is an under-applied overhead of $15,000 which is charged to Finished Goods in order to obtain the correct cost of 16,000 custom-made machined parts.