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Factory Overhead Rates, Entries, and Account Balance Sundance Solar Company oper

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Factory Overhead Rates, Entries, and Account Balance

Sundance 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:

a. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 1. Round the answer to two decimal places.
$ per machine hour

b. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 2. Round the answer to two decimal places.
$ per direct labor hour

c. Journalize the entries to apply factory overhead to production in each factory for March. When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

d. Determine the balances of the factory overhead accounts for each factory as of March 31, and indicate whether the amounts represent overapplied factory overhead or underapplied factory overhead. When required, round your answers to the nearest dollar.

Factory 1 Factory 2 Estimated factory overhead cost for fiscal year beginning March 1 $12,900,000 $10,200,000 Estimated direct labor hours for year 250,000 Estimated machine hours for year 600,000 Actual factory overhead costs for March $1,082,500 $840,833 Actual direct labor hours for March 20,416 Actual machine hours for March 50,833

Explanation / Answer

a. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 1. Round the answer to two decimal places.
$ per machine hour

Overhead rate = 12900000/600000=21.5 per machine hour

b. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 2. Round the answer to two decimal places.
$ per direct labor hour

Overhead rate = 10200000/250000 = 40.8 per labour hour

c. Journalize the entries to apply factory overhead to production in each factory for March. When required, round your answers to the nearest doll

d. Determine the balances of the factory overhead accounts for each factory as of March 31, and indicate whether the amounts represent overapplied factory overhead or underapplied factory overhead.

Over/under applied overhead = Applied overhead-actual overhead

Factory 1 = 1092910-1082500 = 10410 Over applied

Factory 2 = 832973-840833 = (7860) under applied

accounts & explanation debit credit Factory 1 Work in process a/c 1092910 Factory overhead 1092910 (To record overhead applied) Factory 2 Work in process a/c 832973 Factory overhead 832973 (To record overhead applied)