Problem 1 Factory overhead for the Praeger Company has been estimated as follows: Nonvariable overhe

Problem 1

Factory overhead for the Praeger Company has been estimated as follows:

 

    Nonvariable overhead

$122,500

    Variable overhead

$90,000

 

 

    Budgeted direct labor hours

42,500

 

Production for the month was 90 percent of the budget, and actual factory overhead totaled $175,000.

 

Calculate:

a.   The predetermined factory overhead rate.

b.   The under- or overapplied factory overhead.

 

 

 

Problem 2

The Tidle Manufacturing Company uses a job order cost system.  Factory wages are paid on a straight hourly basis with indirect labor getting $8.50 an hour and direct labor getting $10.00 an hour.

 

During the week of January 7, the following hours were worked:

 

 

Direct

Indirect

Cutting Department

2,200

250

Splicing Department

2,400

200

Sanding Department

1,850

125

Joining Department

4,250

325

 

Salaries and wages are paid weekly, with administrative salaries totaling $16,500 and salesperson's salaries totaling $12,200.

 

The following deductions are to be considered:

 

FICA tax

8.0%

Federal income tax

12.0%

State income tax

2.0%

Federal unemployment tax

1.0%

State unemployment tax

5.0%

 

Prepare journal entries to record:

 

a.   The payroll.

b.   The payment of the payroll.

c.   The payroll distribution.

d.   The employer's payroll tax expense.

 

 

Problem 3

The Outdoor Manufacturing Company produces sporting equipment. The company maintains a single raw materials inventory account for both direct and indirect materials.  The following information came from the factory ledger accounts for December:

 

Raw Materials, December 1

$ 45,500

Work in Process, December 1

125,000

Finished Goods, December 1

175,000

Raw materials purchases (during December)

623,000

Direct labor

435,000

Repairs and maintenance

37,200

Indirect materials

16,700

Utilities

63,200

Indirect labor

38,200

Supervisors' salaries

18,300

Raw Materials, December 31

43,600

Work in Process, December 31

135,000

Finished Goods, December 31

150,000

 

Compute the cost of direct materials used during the month of December.

 

 

 

Problem 4

The following inventory data relate to the Reta Company:

 

 

INVENTORIES

 

 

Beginning

Ending

Finished goods

$80,000 

$100,000 

Work in process

65,000 

70,000 

Direct materials

60,000 

64,000 

         

 

Revenues and costs for the period:

 

Sales

$740,000

Cost of goods available for sale

650,000

Total manufacturing costs

575,000

Factory overhead

154,000

Direct materials used

164,000

Selling and administrative expenses

51,000

 

Compute the following for the year:

a.   Direct materials purchased

b.   Direct labor costs incurred

c.   Cost of goods sold

d.   Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

 
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