Question

Eclipse Solar Company operates two factories. The company applies factory overhead to jobs on the basis of machine hours in Factory 1 and on the basis of direct labor hours in Factory 2. Estimated factory overhead costs, direct labor hours, and machine hours are as follows: Factory 1 Factory 2 Estimated factory overhead cost for fiscal year beginning August 1 $1,516,700 $1,074,600 Estimated direct labor hours for year 29,850 Estimated machine hours for year 52,300 Actual factory overhead costs for August $124,880 $98,910 Actual direct labor hours for August 2,700 Actual machine hours for August 4,350 Required: a. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 1. b. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 2. c. Journalize the Aug. 31 entries to apply factory overhead to production in each factory. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for spaces or journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. Do not add explanations or skip a line between journal entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered. d. Determine the balances of the factory overhead accounts for each factory as of August 31, and indicate whether the amounts represent

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

The computation is shown below:

a. Factory overhead rate for Factory 1 is

= Estimated factory overhead cost ÷ Estimated machine hours for the year

= $1,516,700 ÷ 52,300

= $29

b. Factory overhead rate for Factory 2 is

= Estimated factory overhead cost ÷ Estimated direct labor hours for the year

= $1,074,600 ÷ 29,850

= $36

c. The journal entry is shown below:-

1. Work in process Dr, $126,150 (4,350 × $29)  

              To Factory overhead $126,150

(To record the factory overhead)

2. Work in process Dr, $97,200 (2700 × $36)  

                To Factory overhead $97,200

(To record the factory overhead)

d. The balance of the factory overhead amounts for each factory as follows:

For Factory 1

= $124,880 - $126,150

= $1,270 Credit Overapplied

For Factory 2

= $98,910 - $97,200

= $1,710 Debit Underapplied