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Birmingham Bowling Ball Company (BBBC) uses a job-order costing system to accumu

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Question

Birmingham Bowling Ball Company (BBBC) uses a job-order costing system to accumulate manufacturing

costs. The company’s work-in-process on December 31, 20x3, consisted of one job (no. 3088), which

was carried on the year-end balance sheet at $78,400. There was no finished-goods inventory on this date.

BBBC applies manufacturing overhead to production on the basis of direct-labor cost. Budgeted

totals for 20x4 for direct labor and manufacturing overhead are $2,100,000 and $2,730,000, respectively.

Actual results for the year follow.

Direct material used ................................................................................................................................ $2,800,000

Direct labor ............................................................................................................................................. 2,175,000

Indirect material used ............................................................................................................................... 32,500

Indirect labor ........................................................................................................................................... 1,430,000

Factory depreciation ................................................................................................................................ 870,000

Factory insurance .................................................................................................................................... 29,500

Factory utilities ........................................................................................................................................ 415,000

Selling and administrative expenses .......................................................................................................... 1,080,000

Total ................................................................................................................................................... $8,832,000

Job no. 3088 was completed in January 20x4; there was no work in process at year-end. All jobs produced

during 20x4 were sold with the exception of job no. 3154, which contained direct-material costs

of $78,000 and direct-labor charges of $42,500. BBBC charges any under- or over applied overhead to

Cost of Goods Sold.

Required:

1. Determine the company’s predetermined overhead application rate.

2. Determine the additions to the Work-in-Process Inventory account for direct material used, direct

labor, and manufacturing overhead.

3. Compute the amount BBBC would disclose as finished-goods inventory on the December 31,

20x4, balance sheet.

4. Prepare the journal entry needed to record the year’s completed production.

5. Compute the amount of under- or overapplied overhead at year-end, and prepare the necessary

journal entry to record its disposition.

6. Determine BBBC’s 20x4 cost of goods sold.

7. Would it be appropriate to include selling and administrative expenses in either manufacturing

overhead or cost of goods sold? Briefly explain.

Explanation / Answer

1. Determine the company’s predetermined overhead application rate.
      Predetermined overhead rate = $2,730,000 / $2,100,000 = 1.3 or 130%

2. Determine the additions to the Work-in-Process Inventory account for direct material used, direct
    labor, and manufacturing overhead. $7,802,500
    
     Actual costs incurred
     Indirect Materials                                                   $32,500
     Indirect labor                                                    $1,430,000
     Factory depreciation                                            $870,000
     Factory Insurance                                                  $29,500
     Factory utilities                                                   $415,000
     Total manufacturing overheads                     $2,777,000
    
Overhead applied  $2,175,000 x 130%                $2,827,500
     Overhead over applied                                       $50,500
                                                                         ===========
     WIP at beginning                                               $78,400
     Additions
     Direct Materials                     $2,800,000
     Direct labors                          $2,175,000
     Overhead applied                  $2,827,500         $7,802,500
     Total                                                            $7,880,900
                                                                         ==========
3. Compute the amount BBBC would disclose as finished-goods inventory on the December 31,
    20x4, balance sheet.
    
     Job no. 3154
     Direct materials                                                 $78,000
     Direct labor cost                                                $42,500
     Manufacturing OH applied $42,500 x 130%          $55,250
     Total Finished good inventory                      $175,750
                                                                        ==========

5. Compute the amount of under- or overapplied overhead at year-end, and prepare the necessary
    journal entry to record its disposition.

   Please see the calculation in (2) above i.e. $50,500 overapplied overheads

   Manufacturing Overheads           $50,500
       Cost of goods sold                                   $50,500