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Title: The Dougherty Furniture Company manufactures tables. In March, the two production departments had ...
Post by: ruskin on Nov 4, 2017
The Dougherty Furniture Company manufactures tables. In March, the two production departments had budgeted allocation bases of 4,000 machine hours in Department 100 and 8,000 direct manufacturing labour hours in Department 200. The budgeted manufacturing overheads for the month were $57,500 and $62,500, respectively. For Job A, the actual costs incurred in the two departments were as follows:

   Department 100   Department 200
Direct materials purchased on account   $110,000   $177,500
Direct materials used    32,500   13,500
Direct manufacturing labour    52,500   53,500
Indirect manufacturing labour    11,000   9,000
Indirect materials used    7,500   4,750
Lease on equipment   16,250   3,750
Utilities   1,000   1,250

Job A incurred 800 machine hours in Department 100 and 300 manufacturing labour hours in Department 200. The company uses a budgeted indirect cost allocation rate for applying overhead to production.

Required:
a.   Determine the budgeted manufacturing indirect cost allocation rate for each department.
b.   Prepare the necessary journal entries to summarize the March transactions for Department 100.
c.   What is the total cost of Job A?


Title: Re: The Dougherty Furniture Company manufactures tables. In March, the two production departments ...
Post by: btpsand on Nov 4, 2017
a.
Manufacturing overhead rate Department 100   = $57,500/4,000 hours
   = $14.375 per machine-hour

Manufacturing overhead rate Department 200    = $62,500/8,000 hours
   = $7.8125 per labour-hour
b.
Materials Control Department 100   110,000
   Accounts Payable Control      110,000

Work-in-Process Control Department 100   32,500
Manufacturing Overhead Control Department 100   7,500
   Materials Control Department 100      40,000

Work-in-Process Control Department 100   52,500
Manufacturing Overhead Control Department 100   11,000
   Wages Payable Control      63,500

Manufacturing Overhead Control Department 100   17,250
   Leaseholds Payable Control      16,250
   Utilities Payable Control      1,000

Work-in-Process Control Dept. 100 ($14.375 × 800 hrs)   11,500
   Manufacturing Overhead Allocated      11,500
c.   
Job A:

Direct materials Dept. 100    $32,500
Direct materials Dept. 200   13,500
Direct manufacturing labour Dept. 100     52,500
Direct manufacturing labour Dept. 200   53,500
Manufacturing overhead Dept. 100 ($14.375 × 800)   11,500
Manufacturing overhead Dept. 200 ($7.8125 × 300)      2,344
Total   $165,844