Job Order Costing and Analysis: Questions

Chapter 15 - Job Order Costing and Analysis
Chapter 15
Job Order Costing and Analysis
QUESTIONS
1. Factory overhead is not identified with specific units (jobs) or batches (job lots).
Therefore, to assign costs, estimates of the relation between factory overhead cost
and job or job lot are necessary. Also, since job order cost accounting is a perpetual
system, we need to estimate a predetermined overhead rate to compute (perpetual)
inventory costs. This estimated amount also helps job order companies determine
prices on a timely basis.
2. Several other factors (allocation bases) are possible and reasonable. These common
factors often include direct materials or machine hours.
3. The job order cost sheet captures information on cost and quantity of direct material
and direct labor, and on the amount of factory overhead applied to the respective job
or job lot. Management and employees use this information to monitor costs during
production and to estimate total cost of production.
4. Each job is assigned a subsidiary ledger account. This account serves as the
“posting account” (accumulates all increases and decreases) during production for
direct material, direct labor, and applied factory overhead. The collection of job cost
sheets for all of the jobs in process make up a subsidiary ledger controlled by the
Goods in Process Inventory account in the general ledger.
When a job is finished, its job cost sheet is completed and moved from the file of jobs in
process to the file of finished jobs awaiting delivery to customers. This latter file acts
as a subsidiary ledger controlled by the Finished Goods Inventory account. In this
way, management and employees can obtain the costs, direct and indirect,
associated with any job or job lot at any time.
5. A debit (increase) to Goods in Process Inventory for direct materials, a debit
(increase) to Factory Overhead for indirect materials, and a credit (decrease) to Raw
Materials Inventory.
6. The materials requisition slip is designed to track the movement of materials from
raw materials to production. It also serves as an internal control document because
without the slip the inventory department should not release inventory to production.
7. The clock card is used to record the number of hours each employee works and is
used to compute total payroll. The time ticket is used to record how much time an
employee spends on each job. Time tickets are also used to determine the amount of
overhead to charge to jobs when overhead is based on direct labor.
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8. Debits (increases) to factory overhead are the recording of actual overhead costs,
such as indirect materials, indirect labor, factory rent, and factory insurance. Credits
(decreases) represent the allocation of factory overhead to jobs or job lots.
9. Assuming that the overapplied or underapplied overhead is immaterial, it is closed to
the Cost of Goods Sold account. However, if the amount is material—meaning it
would change business decisions that rely on the information—then the amount of
overapplied or underapplied overhead is allocated to goods in process, finished
goods, and cost of goods sold (using an allocation base such as direct labor).
10. This production run should be accounted for as a job lot (batch). Although individual
iPods could be viewed as individual jobs, the costs of tracking this detailed
information would outweigh the benefits. Determining the cost of the batch should
provide management and employees with sufficient information about this product
for all decision making purposes.
11. A predetermined factory overhead rate must be calculated for at least two reasons:
(1) Not all costs are known in advance, yet the costs must be applied to products
during the current period. (2) A predetermined rate is used to spread indirect costs
to products and/or services throughout an accounting period, where overhead costs
are not incurred uniformly throughout the period and production may not be uniform
throughout the period. For instance, property taxes on the factory building of $20,000
may be paid in July, but some of that $20,000 must be allocated to all items produced
during the year, January through December. A predetermined rate is necessary,
because we must estimate the rate at the beginning of the year, based on estimated
costs and activity, before the period begins.
12. Each patient in a hospital can be viewed as a “job.” In this case, a job order cost
sheet would be used to capture cost of direct materials (supplies, medicine, and so
forth), direct labor, and hospital overhead.
13. Each of the 30 luxury motorcycles will likely be accounted for as an individual job.
Although similar in many respects, each would have custom features that would
impact costs. As the luxury motorcycles are shipped to dealers each will have a
separate invoice detailing the cost associated with producing that motorcycle. Also,
the price of a custom-made motorcycle is probably large enough (in the area of
$20,000 to $50,000) that each would be accounted for individually.
14. Research In Motion employees can use job cost sheets to accumulate the costs (e.g.
labor and materials) used on each job. Managers can use this job cost information to
monitor whether Research In Motion is meeting its target costs and producing
reasonable profits. This information can be used to adjust the prices of certain
services and/or cease providing certain services if the costs cannot be controlled to
yield a reasonable profit.
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QUICK STUDIES
Quick Study 15-1 (5 minutes)
Manufactured as a job: 1, 2, 4
Manufactured as a job lot: 3, 5, 6
Direct materials, direct labor, and factory overhead are the three types of
costs typically recorded on a job cost sheet. Managers can use job cost
sheets to monitor costs incurred to date and to predict and control costs
for each job.
Raw Materials Inventory................................................ 70,000

Cash........................................................................... 70,000
To record raw material purchases.
Factory Overhead...........................................................
22,000
Raw Materials Inventory.......................................... 22,000
To record raw materials used in production.
Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

42,000
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Factory Payroll...............................................................
120,000
Cash........................................................................... 120,000
To record factory payroll.
Goods in Process Inventory.......................................... 90,000

30,000
Factory Payroll......................................................... 120,000
To record direct and indirect labor.
1. Factory overhead, $129,500 / Direct labor, $605,000 = 21.4%

2. Factory overhead, $129,500 / Direct materials, $672,000 = 19.3%
Goods in Process Inventory (Job lot).......................... 135,000

Factory Overhead..................................................... 135,000
To apply overhead to job lot ($90,000 x 150%).
Cost of Goods Sold........................................................

45,000
Factory Overhead*................................................... 45,000
To assign underapplied overhead.
*Computation of over- or underapplied overhead

Actual overhead................................................................
$745,000
Overhead applied ($500,000 X 140%).............................. 700,000
Underapplied overhead....................................................
$ 45,000
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6,000
Cost of Goods Sold*................................................ 6,000
To assign overapplied overhead.
*Computation of over- or underapplied overhead

Actual overhead (total debits).........................................
$325,000
Applied overhead (total credits)......................................
331,000
Overapplied overhead......................................................
$ 6,000
JOB COST SHEET

Direct labor ($60 X 50)............................................................ $3,000
Overhead ($95 X 50).................................................................. 4,750
Total cost.................................................................................. $7,750
Rate = Estimated overhead costs = $218,750 = 125%

Estimated direct materials $175,000
Finished Goods Inventory.............................................

13,500
Goods in Process Inventory.................................... 13,500
To transfer cost of completed job to Fin. Goods.

13,500
Finished Goods Inventory....................................... 13,500
To transfer cost of delivered job to COGS.
Cash.................................................................................
18,900
Sales.......................................................................... 18,900
To record sales price of delivered job.
Since each car is custom-ordered, Porsche produces in jobs rather in job

lots (production of more than one unit of a custom product).
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EXERCISES
Exercise 15-1 (10 minutes)
1. B 3. E 5. A
2. D 4. C 6. F
1. E 3. D 5. F 7. B
2. G 4. C 6. A
JOB COST SHEET

Direct materials cost
Q-4698............................................$1,350
Q-4725............................................ 1,100 $2,450
Direct labor cost
W-3393............................................ 700
W-3479............................................ 550
W-3559............................................ 400 1,650
Overhead ($1,650 X 140%)................. 2,310
Total cost.......................................... $6,410
1. The cost of direct materials requisitioned in the month equals the total
direct materials costs accumulated on the three jobs less the amount of
direct materials cost assigned to Job 102 in May:
Job 102 ............................................................ $30,000

Less prior costs.............................................. (12,000) $ 18,000
Job 103 ............................................................ 66,000
Job 104 ............................................................ 54,000
Total materials used (requisitioned)............. $138,000
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Exercise 15-4 (Continued)
2. Direct labor cost incurred in the month equals the total direct labor
costs accumulated on the three jobs less the amount of direct labor cost
assigned to Job 102 in May:
Job 102 .................................................................$16,000

Less prior costs................................................... (3,600) $ 12,400
Job 103 ................................................................. 28,400
Job 104 ................................................................. 42,000
Total direct labor.................................................. $ 82,800
3. The predetermined overhead rate equals the ratio between the amount
of overhead assigned to the jobs divided by the amount of direct labor
cost assigned to them. Since the same rate is used for all jobs started
and completed within a month, the ratio for any one of them equals the
rate that was applied. This table shows the ratio for jobs 102 and 104:
Job 102 Job 104

Overhead........................................ $ 8,000 $21,000
Direct labor..................................... 16,000 42,000
Ratio................................................ 50% 50%
4. The cost transferred to finished goods in June equals the total costs of
the two completed jobs for the month, which are Jobs 102 and 103:
Job 102 Job 103 Total

Direct materials................................ $30,000 $ 66,000 $ 96,000
Direct labor....................................... 16,000 28,400 44,400
Overhead........................................... 8,000 14,200 22,200
Total transferred cost...................... $54,000 $108,600 $162,600
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1.
Estimated overhead costs $756,000
Rate = = = 140%
Estimated direct labor $540,000
2.
Direct materials.............................................................. $15,600
Direct labor..................................................................... 3,200
Overhead ($3,200 x 140%)............................................. 4,480
Total cost of Job No. 13-56........................................... $23,280
1.
Overhead costs $450,000
Rate = = = 30%
Direct material costs $1,500,000
2. Total cost of job in process (given).................................. $ 90,000

Less materials cost of job in process (given).................. (30,000)
Less overhead applied (30,000 x 30%)..............................(9,000)
Direct labor cost..................................................................
$ 51,000

1. Cost of direct materials used
Beginning raw materials inventory.................. $ 40,000
Plus purchases................................................... 189,000
Raw materials available..................................... 229,000
Less ending raw materials inventory............... (50,000)
Total raw materials used................................... 179,000
Less indirect materials used............................. 12,000
Cost of direct materials used............................ $167,000
2. Cost of direct labor used

Total factory payroll........................................... $400,000
Less indirect labor............................................. (75,000)
Cost of direct labor used................................... $325,000
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Exercise 15-7 (continued)
3. Cost of goods manufactured

Beginning goods in process inventory...........$ 9,600
Plus direct materials.......................................... 167,000
Plus direct labor................................................. 325,000
Plus overhead applied (65% of DL cost).......... 211,250
Total cost of goods in process......................... 712,850
Less ending goods in process inventory........ (19,500)
Cost of goods manufactured............................$ 693,350
4. Cost of goods sold

Beginning finished goods inventory................$ 60,000
Plus cost of goods manufactured.................... 693,350
Less ending finished goods inventory............ (33,200)
Cost of goods sold.............................................$ 720,150
5. Gross profit
Sales....................................................................$1,200,000
Cost of goods sold............................................. (720,150)
Gross profit.........................................................$ 479,850
6. Overapplied or underapplied overhead

Indirect materials...............................................$ 12,000
Indirect labor...................................................... 75,000
Other overhead costs........................................ 100,500
Total actual overhead incurred......................... 187,500
Overhead applied............................................... 211,250
Overapplied overhead.......................................$ 23,750
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1. Raw Materials Inventory................................................

189,000
Cash........................................................................... 189,000
To record materials purchases.
2. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

167,000
To assign direct materials to jobs.
3. Factory Overhead...........................................................
12,000
To record indirect materials.
1. Factory Payroll...............................................................
400,000
Cash........................................................................... 400,000

325,000
Factory Payroll......................................................... 325,000
To assign direct labor to jobs.
75,000
Factory Payroll......................................................... 75,000
To record indirect labor.
100,500
Other Accounts........................................................ 100,500
To record other factory overhead.

211,250
To apply overhead to jobs.
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23,750
Cost of Goods Sold.................................................. 23,750
To allocate (close) overapplied overhead to
cost of goods sold. Applied overhead
equals $325,000 X 65% = $211,250.
11,200
To allocate overapplied overhead.
4,800
1. Predetermined overhead rate

Estimated overhead costs.........................................
$1,800,000
Estimated direct labor costs.....................................
$ 450,000
Rate ($1,800,000/$450,000)........................................ 400%
2. & 3.
Factory Overhead
Incurred.........................
1,770,000 Applied*.................................................................
1,780,000
Overapplied...........................................................
10,000
*Overhead applied to jobs = 400% x $445,000 = $1,780,000
4.
Dec. 31 Factory Overhead...........................................................
10,000
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1. Predetermined overhead rate

Estimated overhead costs.............................. $600,000
Estimated direct labor costs.......................... $500,000
Rate (Overhead/Direct labor).......................... 120%
2. & 3.
Factory Overhead
Incurred.........................
680,000 Applied*.................................................................
672,000
Underapplied................
8,000
*Overhead applied to jobs = 120% x $560,000 = $672,000
4.
Dec. 31 Cost of Goods Sold........................................................
8,000
To allocate underapplied overhead.
1. Overhead rate = Total overhead costs applied / Total direct labor costs
= $1,000,000 / $2,500,000 = 40%
2.
Total cost of goods in process inventory.............................. $ 57,000
Deduct: Direct labor.................................................................(18,000)
Deduct: Factory overhead ($18,000 X 40%)........................... (7,200)
Direct materials costs..............................................................
$ 31,800
3.
Total cost of finished goods inventory.................................. $337,485
Deduct: Direct materials costs...............................................
(137,485)
Direct labor and factory overhead costs............................... $200,000
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Exercise 15-15 (concluded)
We also know that the total of direct labor costs (x) and factory overhead
costs (0.4x) equals $200,000. Thus, to get the individual amounts we need
to solve: [x + 0.4x = $200,000]. The solution is:
Direct labor costs = $142,857
Factory overhead costs = $142,857 x 0.4 = $57,143 (rounded)
1. Overhead rate = Total estimated overhead cost

Total estimated direct labor cost
= $360,000 / $300,000 = 120%
2. Cost of the two ending inventories

Goods in Process Finished Goods
Cost Total Cost Total
per Unit Units Cost per Unit Units Cost
Direct materials................$10.00 4,500 $ 45,000 $12.00 11,700 $140,400
Direct labor....................... 7.00 4,500 31,500 9.00 11,700 105,300
Overhead (120%
of direct labor)................ 8.40 4,500 37,800 10.80 11,700 126,360
Total..................................
$25.40 $114,300 $31.80 $372,060
3.
Step 1
Cost of goods manufactured
Direct materials cost......................................................$ 460,000
Direct labor cost............................................................. 277,000
Factory overhead cost................................................... 332,400
Total manufacturing cost..............................................1,069,400
Add beginning goods in process................................. 0
Total cost of goods in process.....................................1,069,400
Less ending goods in process..................................... (114,300)
Cost of goods manufactured........................................ $ 955,100
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Step 2
Cost of goods sold
Beginning finished goods.............................................$ 0
Add cost of goods manufactured................................. 955,100
Goods available for sale................................................ 955,100
Less ending finished goods.......................................... (372,060)
Cost of goods sold.........................................................$583,040
1. Estimated cost of the architectural job

Estimated
Labor type hours Hourly rate Total cost
Architects..........................................
200 $300 $ 60,000
Staff...................................................
400 75 30,000
Clerical..............................................
700 20 14,000
Total labor cost......................................................................... 104,000
Overhead @ 160% of direct labor cost................................... 166,400
Total estimated cost................................................................. $270,400
2. Friesen should first determine an estimated selling price, based on its

cost and desired profit for this job.
Total estimated cost................................................................. $270,400
Desired profit............................................................................ 80,000
Estimated selling price............................................................ $350,400
This $350,400 price may or may not be its bid. It must consider past
experiences and competition. It might make the bid at the low end of what
it believes the competition will bid. By bidding at about $325,000, the profit
on the job will only be $54,600 ($325,000 – $270,400). While this may allow
Friesen to get the job, it must consider several other factors. Among them:
a. How accurate are its estimates of costs? If costs are understated, the
bid may be too low. This will cause profits to be lower than anticipated.
If costs are overestimated, it may bid too high and lose the job.
b. How accurate is the estimate of the competition’s probable bidding
range? If it has underestimated the low end, it may be unnecessarily
underbidding. If it has overestimated the low end, it may lose the job.
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c. Is it willing to meet the expected low bid of the competition? In the
example above, would it be acceptable to earn only $54,600 on this job
(about a 17% gross profit ratio), rather than the normal $80,000 (about a
23% gross profit ratio)? Can it earn a better profit on another job?
There are no exact answers to these questions, but Friesen must consider
these and other factors before it submits the bid.
(1) (a) Raw Materials Inventory................................................

3,108
Accounts Payable.................................................... 3,108
To record raw material purchases.
(b) Goods in Process Inventory*........................................

3,106
* The amount of raw materials used in production is computed from the Raw Materials
Inventory account. Beginning balance plus purchases minus ending balance equals
raw materials used in production, or (in millions), €83 + €3,108 - €85 = €3,106.
(2) The amount of materials purchased is almost equal to the amount of

materials used in production. This means the company holds very
little inventory of raw materials, consistent with lean manufacturing.
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PROBLEM SET A
Problem 15-1A (80 minutes)
Part 1 Total manufacturing costs and the costs assigned to each job
306 307 308 April Total
From March
Direct materials......................$ 14,000 $ 18,000
Direct labor............................. 18,000 16,000
Applied overhead*.................. 9,000 8,000
Beginning goods
in process........................... 41,000 42,000 $ 83,000
For April
Direct materials......................100,000 170,000 $ 80,000 350,000
Direct labor ............................ 30,000 56,000 120,000 206,000
Applied overhead*.................. 15,000 28,000 60,000 103,000
Total costs added in April..........145,000 254,000 260,000 659,000
Total costs..............................
$186,000 $296,000 $260,000 $742,000
*Equals 50% of direct labor cost.
Part 2 Journal entries for April

a. Raw Materials Inventory................................................
400,000
Factory Payroll...............................................................
220,000
Cash........................................................................... 220,000
30,000
14,000
Factory Payroll......................................................... 14,000
Factory Overhead........................................................... 20,000

Cash........................................................................... 20,000
To record factory rent.
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Problem 15-1A (Continued)

a. [continued from prior page]

Cash........................................................................... 12,000
To record factory utilities.
30,000
Accumulated Depreciation—Factory Equip.......... 30,000
b. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

350,000

Factory Payroll......................................................... 206,000
Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

103,000
c. Finished Goods Inventory (306 & 307)..........................

482,000
To record jobs completed ($186,000 + $296,000).
d. Cost of Goods Sold (306)...............................................

186,000
To record cost of sale of job.
e. Cash.................................................................................
380,000
Sales.......................................................................... 380,000
To record sale of job.
f. Cost of Goods Sold........................................................3,000

Factory Overhead*................................................... 3,000
*Overhead applied to jobs................ $103,000
Overhead incurred
Indirect materials.................................. $30,000
Indirect labor......................................... 14,000
Factory rent........................................... 20,000
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Factory utilities..................................... 12,000

Factory equip. depreciation................. 30,000 106,000
Underapplied overhead........................ $ 3,000
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Part 3
WINFREY COMPANY
Manufacturing Statement
For Month Ended April 30
Direct materials used.................................................................. $ 350,000
Direct labor used......................................................................... 206,000
Factory overhead
Indirect materials......................................................................
$30,000
Indirect labor............................................................................
14,000
Factory rent..............................................................................
20,000
Factory utilities.........................................................................
12,000
Depreciation of equipment...................................................... 30,000 106,000
Total manufacturing costs......................................................... 662,000
Add goods in process March 31 (Jobs 306 & 307)................... 83,000
Total cost of goods in process.................................................. 745,000
Deduct goods in process, April 30 (Job 308)............................ (260,000)
Deduct underapplied overhead*................................................ (3,000)
Cost of goods manufactured (Jobs 306 & 307)........................ $ 482,000
*Alternatively, the underapplied overhead can be listed among factory overhead items.
Part 4
Gross profit on the income statement for the month ended April 30
Sales.......................................................................................................... $ 380,000
Cost of goods sold ($186,000 + $3,000).................................................. (189,000)
Gross profit............................................................................................... $ 191,000
Presentation of inventories on the April 30 balance sheet

Inventories
Raw materials .......................................................................................... $ 170,000*
Goods in process (Job 308).................................................................... 260,000
Finished goods (Job 307)........................................................................ 296,000
Total inventories ..................................................................................... $ 726,000
* Beginning raw materials inventory.......................................................

$ 150,000
Purchases...............................................................................................
400,000
Direct materials used.............................................................................
(350,000)
Indirect materials used..........................................................................
(30,000)
Ending raw materials inventory............................................................
$ 170,000
Part 5
Overhead is underapplied by $3,000, meaning that individual jobs or batches of
jobs are under-costed. Thus, profits at the job (and batch) level are overstated.
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Part 1
a.
Dec. 31 Goods in Process Inventory..........................................
12,200
To record direct materials costs for
Jobs 402 and 404 ($4,600 + 7,600).
b.
13,000
Factory Payroll......................................................... 13,000
To record direct labor costs for
Jobs 402 and 404 ($5,000 + $8,000).
c.
26,000
To allocate overhead to Jobs 402 and 404
at 200% of direct labor cost assigned.
d.
2,100
To add cost of indirect materials
to actual factory overhead.
e.
3,000
Factory Payroll......................................................... 3,000
To add cost of indirect labor to
actual factory overhead.
Part 2
Revised Factory Overhead account
Ending balance from trial balance.............................................
$27,000 debit
Applied to Jobs 402 and 404......................................................
(26,000) credit
Additional indirect materials......................................................
2,100 debit
Additional indirect labor.............................................................
3,000 debit
Underapplied overhead...............................................................
$ 6,100 debit

6,100
To remove $6,100 of underapplied overhead
from the Factory Overhead account and add
it to cost of goods sold.
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Problem 15-2A (continued)

Part 3
THAI BAY COMPANY

Trial Balance
December 31, 2011
Debit Credit
Cash ...................................................................................$ 48,000
Accounts receivable.......................................................... 42,000
Raw materials inventory *................................................. 11,700
Goods in process inventory **......................................... 51,200
Finished goods inventory ................................................ 9,000
Prepaid rent ....................................................................... 3,000
Accounts payable ............................................................. $ 10,500
Notes payable .................................................................... 13,500
Common stock .................................................................. 30,000
Retained earnings ............................................................. 87,000
Sales ................................................................................... 180,000
Cost of goods sold ($105,000 + $6,100)................................ 111,100
Factory payroll................................................................... 0
Factory overhead............................................................... 0
Operating expenses.......................................................... 45,000 _______
Totals..................................................................................$321,000 $321,000
* Raw materials inventory

Balance per trial balance......................................................................
$26,000
Less: Amounts recorded for Jobs 402 and 404................................ (12,200)
Less: Indirect materials.......................................................................
(2,100)
Ending balance.....................................................................................
$11,700
** Goods in process inventory

Direct materials.................. $ 4,600 $ 7,600 $12,200
Direct labor......................... 5,000 8,000 13,000
Overhead............................ 10,000 16,000 26,000
Total cost............................ $19,600 $31,600 $51,200
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Problem 15-2A (continued)

Part 4
THAI BAY COMPANY
Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2011
Sales..................................................................................................... $180,000
Cost of goods sold.............................................................................. (111,100)
Gross profit.......................................................................................... 68,900
Operating expenses............................................................................ (45,000)
Net income........................................................................................... $ 23,900
THAI BAY COMPANY

Balance Sheet
December 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash....................................................................................... $ 48,000
Accounts receivable............................................................ 42,000
Inventories
Raw materials inventory....................................................$11,700
Goods in process inventory.............................................. 51,200
Finished goods inventory................................................ 9,000 71,900
Prepaid rent.......................................................................... 3,000
Total assets........................................................................... $164,900
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Accounts payable................................................................. $ 10,500
Notes payable....................................................................... 13,500
Total liabilities...................................................................... 24,000
Common stock.....................................................................
30,000
Retained earnings ($87,000 + $23,900).................................
110,900
Total stockholders' equity...................................................
140,900
Total liabilities and equity...................................................
$164,900
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Problem 15-2A (concluded)

Part 5
This $2,100 error would cause the costs for Job 404 to be understated.
Since Job 404 is in process at the end of the period, goods in process
inventory and total assets would both be understated on the balance sheet.
In addition, in correcting the error the over- or underapplied overhead would
change by $2,100. That is, if overhead is underapplied by, say, $6,100, this
amount would decrease by $2,100. Since underapplied overhead is charged
directly to cost of goods sold, then cost of goods sold would decrease by
$2,100 and net income would increase by $2,100.
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Part 1
JOB COST SHEETS
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Job No. 136 Job No. 138

Materials........ $30,000 Materials........ $12,000
Labor............. 8,000 Labor............. 25,000
Overhead....... 16,000 Overhead....... 50,000
Total cost...... $54,000 Total cost...... $87,000

Materials........ $20,000 Materials........ $14,000
Labor............. 7,000 Labor............. 26,000
Overhead....... 14,000 Overhead....... 52,000
Total cost...... $41,000 Total cost...... $92,000
Job No. 140

Materials........ $ 4,000
Labor............. 2,000
Overhead....... 4,000
Total cost...... $10,000
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Part 2
a. Raw Materials Inventory....................................... 125,000
Accounts Payable........................................... 125,000
b. Factory Payroll...................................................... 84,000

Cash................................................................. 84,000
c. Factory Overhead.................................................. 11,000

Cash................................................................. 11,000
d. Goods in Process Inventory................................ 80,000

Factory Overhead.................................................. 12,000
Raw Materials Inventory................................. 92,000
To record direct & indirect materials.
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e. [continued from prior page]

Goods in Process Inventory................................ 68,000
Factory Overhead.................................................. 16,000
Factory Payroll................................................ 84,000
To record direct & indirect labor.
f. Goods in Process Inventory................................ 118,000

Factory Overhead............................................ 118,000
To apply overhead to jobs
[($8,000 + $25,000 + $26,000) x 200%].
g. Finished Goods Inventory.................................... 233,000

Goods in Process Inventory.......................... 233,000
To record completion of jobs
($54,000 + $87,000 + $92,000).
h. Accounts Receivable............................................ 340,000

Sales................................................................. 340,000
................................................................................
To record sales on account.
Cost of Goods Sold............................................... 141,000

Finished Goods Inventory.............................. 141,000
To record cost of sales ($54,000 + $87,000).
i. Factory Overhead.................................................. 96,000

Accum. Depreciation—Factory Building...... 37,000
Accum. Depreciation—Factory Equipment. . 21,000
Prepaid Insurance........................................... 7,000
Property Taxes Payable................................. 31,000
j. Goods in Process Inventory................................ 18,000

Factory Overhead............................................ 18,000
[($7,000 + $2,000) x 200%].
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Part 3
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS
Raw Materials Inventory Factory Payroll

(a) 125,000 (d) 92,000 (b) 84,000 (e) 84,000
Bal. 33,000 Bal. 0
Goods in Process Inventory Factory Overhead

(d) 80,000 (g) 233,000 (c) 11,000 (f) 118,000
(e) 68,000 (d) 12,000 (j) 18,000
(f) 118,000 (e) 16,000
(j) 18,000 (i) 96,000
Bal. 51,000 Bal. 1,000
Finished Goods Inventory Cost of Goods Sold

(g) 233,000 (h) 141,000 (h) 141,000
Bal. 92,000 Bal. 141,000
Part 4
Reports of Job Costs*
Goods in Process Inventory
Job 137................................ $ 41,000
Job 140................................ 10,000
Balance................................ $ 51,000
Finished Goods Inventory

Job 139................................ $ 92,000
Balance................................ $ 92,000
Cost of Goods Sold

Job 136................................ $ 54,000
Job 138................................ 87,000
Balance................................ $141,000
*Individual totals reconcile with account balances in part 3.
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Part 1
a. Predetermined overhead rate
Estimated overhead costs $750,000 $750,000
= = = 50%
Estimated direct labor cost [50 x 2,000 x $15] $1,500,000
b. Overhead costs charged to jobs
Direct Applied
Job No. Labor Overhead (50%)
201...................... $ 354,000 $177,000
202...................... 330,000 165,000
203...................... 175,000 87,500
204...................... 420,000 210,000
205...................... 184,000 92,000
206...................... 10,000 5,000
Total................... $1,473,000 $736,500
c. Overapplied or underapplied overhead determination
Actual overhead cost................... $ 725,000

Less applied overhead cost........ 736,500
Overapplied overhead................. ($ 11,500)
Part 2
Dec. 31 Factory Overhead................................................. 11,500

Cost of Goods Sold......................................... 11,500
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JOB COST SHEET
Customer's Name Global Company Job No. 102
Direct Materials Direct Labor Overhead Costs Applied

Time
Requisition Ticket
Date Number Amount Number Amount Date Rate Amount
#35 16,000 #1-10 40,000 May --- 70% 28,000
#36 9,600
SUMMARY OF COSTS
Dir. Materials......... 25,600
Dir. Labor.............. 40,000
Overhead.............. 28,000
Total Cost of Job. . 93,600
Total 25,600 Total 40,000
FI N I S H E D
JOB COST SHEET
Customer's Name Rolf Company Job No. 103

Time
Requisition Ticket
#37 8,000 #11-30 32,000 May --- 70% 22,400
#38 4,800
SUMMARY OF COSTS
Dir. Materials.........
Dir. Labor..............
Overhead.............. ______
Total Cost of Job. . .
Total Total
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MATERIALS LEDGER CARD
Item Material M
Received Issued Balance

Receiving Unit Total Requi- Unit Total Unit Total
Date Report Unit Pric Price sition Unit Pric Pric Unit Pric Price
s e s e e s e
May 120 200 24,00
1 0
#426 150 200 30,000 270 200 54,000
#35 80 200 16,00 190 200 38,00
0 0
#37 40 200 8,00 150 200 30,00
0 0
Item Material R

Date Report Unit Pric Price sition Unit Price Pric Unit Pric Price
s e s e s e
May 80 160 12,800
1
#427 70 160 11,200 150 160 24,000
#36 60 160 9,60 90 160 14,400
0
#38 30 160 4,80 60 160 9,600
0
Item Paint

Receivin Unit Total Requi Unit Total Unit Total
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Date g Report Unit Price Price -sition Unit Price Pric Unit Pric Pric
s s e s e e
May 44 72 3,16
1 8
#39 12 72 864 32 72 2,30
4
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GENERAL JOURNAL
a. Raw Materials Inventory........................................ 41,200
Accounts Payable............................................ 41,200
To record materials purchases ($30,000 + $11,200).
d. Factory Payroll....................................................... 84,000

Cash................................................................... 84,000
Factory Overhead................................................... 36,000

Cash................................................................... 36,000
e. Finished Goods Inventory..................................... 93,600

Goods in Process............................................. 93,600
To record completion of job.
f. Accounts Receivable............................................. 290,000

Sales.................................................................. 290,000
Cost of Goods Sold................................................ 93,600

Finished Goods Inventory............................... 93,600
To record cost of sales.
h. Goods in Process Inventory*................................ 38,400

Factory Overhead................................................... 864
Raw Materials Inventory.................................. 39,264
*($16,000 + $9,600 + $8,000 + $4,800)
i. Goods in Process Inventory*................................ 72,000

Factory Overhead................................................... 12,000
Factory Payroll................................................. 84,000
*($40,000 + 32,000)
j. Goods in Process Inventory.................................. 50,400

Factory Overhead............................................. 50,400
To apply overhead ($28,000 + 22,400).
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GENERAL LEDGER
Cash Accounts Receivable

(d) 84,000 (f) 290,000
(d) 36,000
120,000
Sales Cost of Goods Sold

(f) 290,000 (f) 93,600
Finished Goods Inventory Accounts Payable

(e) 93,600 (f) 93,600 (a) 41,200
0
Raw Materials Inventory Goods in Process Inventory

Bal. 39,968 (h) 39,264 (h) 38,400 (e) 93,600
(a) 41,200 (i) 72,000
41,904 (j) 50,400
67,200
Factory Overhead Factory Payroll

(d) 36,000 (j) 50,400 (d) 84,000 (i) 84,000
(h) 864 0
(i) 12,000
1,536
Factory Overhead Subsidiary Ledger
Indirect Materials Indirect Labor

(b) 864 (c) 12,000
Miscellaneous Overhead
(d) 36,000
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Computation notes
1. Balance in Raw Materials Inventory
Material M........................................... $30,000
Material R........................................... 9,600
Paint .................................................. 2,304
Total raw materials............................ $41,904
2. Balance in Goods in Process Inventory

Materials............................................. $12,800
Labor.................................................. 32,000
Overhead............................................ 22,400
Total goods in process..................... $67,200
3. Factory Overhead
Actual Factory Overhead
Miscellaneous overhead................ $ 36,000
Indirect materials............................ 864
Indirect labor.................................. 12,000
Total actual factory overhead........ 48,864
Factory overhead applied................. 50,400
Overapplied overhead....................... $( 1,536)
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PROBLEM SET B
Problem 15-1B (80 minutes)
Part 1 Total manufacturing costs and the costs assigned to each job
114 115 116 Sept. Total
From August
Direct materials...................... $ 4,000 $ 6,000
Direct labor............................. 2,000 2,200
Applied overhead*................. 2,600 2,860
Beginning goods in process. . 8,600 11,060 $ 19,660
For September
Direct materials...................... 10,000 30,000 $16,000 56,000
Direct labor ............................ 16,000 28,000 20,000 64,000
Applied overhead*................. 20,800 36,400 26,000 83,200
Total costs added in Sept..... 46,800 94,400 62,000 203,200
Total costs.............................. $55,400 $105,460 $62,000 $222,860
*Equals 130% of direct labor cost.
Part 2 Journal entries for September

a. Raw Materials Inventory...................................... 60,000
Accounts Payable.......................................... 60,000
Factory Payroll..................................................... 68,000

Cash................................................................ 68,000
Factory Overhead................................................ 6,000

Raw Materials Inventory................................ 6,000

Factory Payroll............................................... 4,000

Cash................................................................ 24,000
Cash................................................................ 22,000
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Problem 15-1B (Continued)

a. [continued from prior page]

Accum. Depreciation—Factory Equip......... 25,000
b. Goods in Process Inventory............................... 56,000

Goods in Process Inventory............................... 64,000

Factory Payroll............................................... 64,000
Goods in Process Inventory............................... 83,200

Factory Overhead.......................................... 83,200
c. Finished Goods Inventory.................................. 160,860

Goods in Process Inventory......................... 160,860
To record jobs completed ($55,400 + $105,460).
d. Cost of Goods Sold............................................. 55,400

Finished Goods Inventory............................ 55,400
To record cost of sale of job.
e. Cash...................................................................... 100,000
Sales................................................................ 100,000
...............................................................................
To record sale of job.
f. Factory Overhead*............................................... 2,200

Cost of Goods Sold........................................ 2,200
*Overhead applied to jobs.......... $83,200

Overhead incurred
Indirect materials....................... $ 6,000
Indirect labor.............................. 4,000
Factory rent................................ 24,000
Factory utilities.......................... 22,000
Factory equip. depreciation...... 25,000 81,000
Overapplied overhead............... $ 2,200
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Part 3
PAK COMPANY
Manufacturing Statement
For Month Ended September 30
Direct materials used $ 56,000
Direct labor used................................................................ 64,000
Factory overhead
Indirect materials............................................................ $ 6,000
Indirect labor................................................................... 4,000
Factory rent..................................................................... 24,000
.............................................................................................
Factory utilities............................................................... 22,000
Depreciation of equipment............................................. 25,000 81,000
Total manufacturing costs................................................ 201,000
Add goods in process August 31 (114 & 115)................. 19,660
Total cost of goods in process......................................... 220,660
Deduct goods in process, September 30 (116)............... (62,000)
Add overapplied overhead*............................................... 2,200
Cost of goods manufactured (114 & 115)........................ $160,860
*Alternatively, overapplied overhead can be listed among the overhead items.
Part 4
Gross profit on the income statement for the month ended September 30
Sales.................................................................................................... $100,000
Cost of goods sold ($55,400 - $2,200)............................................... (53,200)
Gross profit......................................................................................... $ 46,800
Presentation of inventories on the September 30 balance sheet

Inventories
Raw materials .................................................................................... $ 14,000*
Goods in process (Job 116).............................................................. 62,000
Finished goods (Job 115).................................................................. 105,460
Total inventories ............................................................................... $181,460
* Beginning raw materials inventory...................... $16,000

Purchases.............................................................. 60,000
Direct materials used............................................ (56,000)
Indirect materials used......................................... (6,000)
Ending raw materials inventory........................... $14,000
Part 5
Overhead is overapplied by $2,200, meaning that individual jobs or batches
are over-costed. Thus, profits at the job (and batch) level are understated.
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Part 1
a.
Dec. 31 Goods in Process Inventory.......................... 13,000
Raw Materials Inventory........................... 13,000
To record direct materials costs for
Jobs 603 and 604 ($5,000 + $8,000).
b.
Factory Payroll.......................................... 18,000
To record direct labor costs for
Jobs 603 and 604 ($6,000 + $12,000).
c.
Factory Overhead..................................... 14,400
To allocate overhead to Jobs 603 and 604 at
80% of direct labor cost assigned to them.
d.
Dec. 31 Factory Overhead........................................... 1,500
Raw Materials Inventory........................... 1,500
To add cost of indirect materials
to actual factory overhead.
e.
Factory Payroll.......................................... 2,000
To add cost of indirect labor to
actual factory overhead.
Part 2
Revised Factory Overhead account
Ending balance from trial balance........................ $ 9,800 debit
Applied to Jobs 603 and 604................................. (14,400) credit
Additional indirect materials................................. 1,500 debit
Additional indirect labor........................................ 2,000 debit
Overapplied overhead............................................ $(1,100) credit

Cost of Goods Sold.................................. 1,100
To remove $1,100 of overapplied overhead from the
Factory Overhead account and subtract it from cost of
goods sold.
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Problem 15-2B (continued)

Part 3
METRO COMPANY
Trial Balance
December 31, 2011
Debit Credit
Cash ........................................................................... $ 40,000
Accounts receivable.................................................. 80,000
Raw materials inventory*.......................................... 9,500
Goods in process inventory** .................................. 45,400
Finished goods inventory ........................................ 50,000
Prepaid rent ............................................................... 4,000
Accounts payable ..................................................... $ 16,000
Notes payable ............................................................ 30,000
Common stock .......................................................... 60,000
Retained earnings ..................................................... 33,800
Sales ........................................................................... 250,000
Cost of goods sold ($140,000 – 1,100) ......................... 138,900
Factory payroll........................................................... 0
Factory overhead....................................................... 0
Operating expenses................................................... 22,000 _______
Totals........................................................................... $389,800 $389,800
* Raw materials inventory

Balance per trial balance................................................ $24,000
Less: Amounts recorded for Jobs 603 and 604.......... (13,000)
Less: Indirect materials................................................. (1,500)
Ending balance................................................................ $ 9,500
** Goods in process inventory

Direct materials.......... $ 5,000 $ 8,000 $13,000
Direct labor................. 6,000 12,000 18,000
Overhead.................... 4,800 9,600 14,400
Total cost.................... $15,800 $29,600 $45,400
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Part 4
METRO COMPANY
Income Statement
For Year Ended December 31, 2011
Sales........................................................ $ 250,000
Cost of goods sold................................. (138,900)
Gross profit............................................. 111,100
Operating expenses............................... (22,000)
Net income.............................................. $ 89,100
METRO COMPANY
Balance Sheet
December 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash............................................................... $ 40,000
Accounts receivable.................................... 80,000
Inventories
Raw materials inventory............................. $ 9,500
Goods in process inventory....................... 45,400
Finished goods inventory........................... 50,000 104,900
Prepaid rent.................................................. 4,000
Total assets................................................... $228,900
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Accounts payable......................................... $ 16,000
Notes payable............................................... 30,000
Total liabilities.............................................. 46,000
Common stock............................................. 60,000
Retained earnings ($33,800 + $89,100)............ 122,900
Total stockholders' equity........................... 182,900
Total liabilities and equity........................... $228,900
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Problem 15-2B (Concluded)

Part 5
The $1,500 error would cause the costs for Job 604 to be understated.
Since Job 604 is in process at the end of the period, goods in process
inventory and total assets would both be understated on the balance sheet.
In correcting the error, the over- or underapplied overhead would change
by $1,500. That is, if overhead is overapplied by, say, $1,100, then
overhead applied would increase by $1,500; yielding $2,600 in overapplied
overhead. Any under- or overapplied overhead is charged directly to cost
of goods sold, so cost of goods sold would decrease and net income
would increase by $1,500.
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Part 1
JOB COST SHEETS

Materials...... $13,500 Materials...... $12,000
Labor............ 16,500 Labor............ 25,500
Overhead..... 14,850 Overhead..... 22,950
Total cost..... $44,850 Total cost..... $60,450
Job No. 490

Job No. 488 Materials...... $10,500
Materials...... $ 9,000 Labor............ 18,000
Labor............ 19,500 Overhead..... 16,200
Overhead..... 17,550 Total cost..... $44,700
Total cost..... $46,050
Job No. 491
Materials...... $ 1,500
Labor............ 7,500
Overhead..... 6,750
Total cost..... $15,750
Part 2
a. Raw Materials Inventory...................................... 57,000
Accounts Payable.......................................... 57,000
b. Factory Payroll..................................................... 99,750

Cash................................................................ 99,750
c. Factory Overhead................................................ 11,250

Cash................................................................ 11,250
d. Goods in Process Inventory............................... 46,500

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e. [continued from prior page]

12,750
Factory Payroll......................................................... 99,750
f. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

54,000
[($16,500 + $25,500 + $18,000) x 90%].
g. Finished Goods Inventory.............................................

150,000
To record completion of jobs
($44,850 + $60,450 + $44,700).
h. Accounts Receivable..................................................... 225,000

Sales.......................................................................... 225,000

105,300
To record cost of sales ($44,850 + $60,450).
i. Factory Overhead...........................................................
51,000
Accum. Depreciation—Factory Building............... 24,750
Accum. Depreciation—Factory Equipment........... 18,750
Prepaid Insurance.................................................... 2,250
Property Taxes Payable........................................... 5,250
j. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

24,300
[($19,500 + $7,500) x 90%].
Part 3
GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS
Raw Materials Inventory Factory Payroll

(a) 57,000 (d) 50,250 (b) 99,750 (e) 99,750
Bal. 6,750 Bal. 0
Goods in Process Inventory Factory Overhead

(d) 46,500 (g) 150,000 (c) 11,250 (f) 54,000
(e) 87,000 (d) 3,750 (j) 24,300
(f) 54,000 (e) 12,750
(j) 24,300 (i) 51,000
Bal. 61,800 Bal. 450
Finished Goods Inventory Cost of Goods Sold

(g) 150,000 (h) 105,300 (h) 105,300
Bal. 44,700 Bal. 105,300
Part 4
Reports of Job Costs*
Goods in Process Inventory

Job 488......................................... $ 46,050
Job 491......................................... 15,750
Balance......................................... $ 61,800
Finished Goods Inventory

Job 490......................................... $ 44,700
Balance......................................... $ 44,700
Cost of Goods Sold

Job 487......................................... $ 44,850
Job 489......................................... 60,450
Balance......................................... $105,300
*Individual totals reconcile with account balances shown in part 3.

Part 1
a. Predetermined overhead rate

Estimated overhead costs $2,400,000 $2,400,000
Estimated direct labor cost = = = 80%
[40 x 1,500 x $50] $3,000,000
b. Overhead costs charged to jobs
Direct Applied
Job No. Labor Overhead (80%)
625....................... $ 300,000 $ 240,000
626....................... 225,000 180,000
627....................... 975,000 780,000
628....................... 240,000 192,000
629....................... 375,000 300,000
630....................... 75,000 60,000
Total..................... $2,190,000 $1,752,000
c. Overapplied or underapplied overhead determination
Actual overhead cost.................................. $2,200,000

Less applied overhead cost....................... 1,752,000
Underapplied overhead.............................. $ 448,000
Part 2

448,000
JOB COST SHEET
Customer's Name Olivas Company Job No. 450

Time
Requisition Ticket
#223 2,400 #1-10 24,000 June -- 120% 28,800
#224 16,000
SUMMARY OF COSTS
18,400
Dir. Materials...................................................
Dir. Labor........................................................
24,000
28,800
Overhead.........................................................
Total Cost of Job................................................
71,200
Total 18,400 Total 24,000
FI N I S H E D
JOB COST SHEET
Customer's Name Ireland, Inc. Job No. 451

Time
Requisition Ticket
#225 1,200 #11-20 20,000 June-- 120% 24,000
#226 12,000
SUMMARY OF COSTS
Dir. Materials...................................................
Dir. Labor........................................................
Overhead.........................................................
______
.
Total Cost of Job............................................
Total Total
Item Material M

Date Report Unit Price Pric sition Unit Pric Price Unit Pric Price
s e s e s e
June 150 40 6,000
1
#20 150 40 6,00 300 40 12,00
0 0
#223 60 40 2,400 240 40 9,600
#225 30 40 1,200 210 40 8,400
Item Material R

Date Report Unit Price Price sition Unit Pric Price Unit Pric Price
s s e s e
June 50 160 8,000
1
#21 200 160 32,00 250 160 40,00
0 0
#224 100 160 16,00 150 160 24,00
0 0
#226 75 160 12,00 75 160 12,00
0 0
Item Paint

Receiving Unit Total Requi Unit Total Unit Total
Date Report Unit Price Pric -sition Unit Price Pric Unit Pric Pric
s e s e s e e
June 20 20 400
1
#227 10 20 200 10 20 200
GENERAL JOURNAL
a. Raw Materials Inventory................................................38,000
To record materials purchases ($6,000 + $32,000).
d. Factory Payroll...............................................................48,000
Cash........................................................................... 48,000
Factory Overhead...........................................................47,000
Cash........................................................................... 47,000
e. Finished Goods Inventory.............................................71,200

Goods in Process..................................................... 71,200
To record completion of job.
f. Accounts Receivable..................................................... 130,000

Sales.......................................................................... 130,000
Cost of Goods Sold........................................................71,200

To record cost of sales.
h. Goods in Process Inventory*........................................31,600

Factory Overhead........................................................... 200
*($2,400 + $1,200 + $16,000 + $12,000)
i. Goods in Process Inventory*........................................44,000

Factory Payroll......................................................... 48,000
*($24,000 + $20,000)
j. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................52,800

To apply overhead ($28,800 + $24,000).
GENERAL LEDGER
Cash Accounts Receivable

(d) 48,000 (f) 130,000
(d) 47,000
95,000
Sales Cost of Goods Sold

(f) 130,000 (f) 71,200
Finished Goods Inventory Accounts Payable

(e) 71,200 (f) 71,200 (a) 38,000
0
Raw Materials Inventory Goods in Process Inventory

Bal. 14,400 (h) 31,800 (h) 31,600 (e) 71,200
(a) 38,000 (i) 44,000
(j) 52,800
20,600 57,200
Factory Overhead Factory Payroll

(d) 47,000 (j) 52,800 (d) 48,000 (i) 48,000
(h) 200
(i) 4,000
1,600 0
FACTORY OVERHEAD LEDGER
Indirect Materials Indirect Labor

(b) 200 (c) 4,000
Miscellaneous Overhead
(d) 47,000
Computation notes
1. Balance in Raw Materials Inventory
Material M.................................................... $ 8,400
Material R....................................................12,000
Paint ............................................................ 200
Total raw materials..................................... $20,600
2. Balance in Goods in Process Inventory

Materials......................................................
$13,200
Labor...........................................................20,000
Overhead.....................................................24,000
Total goods in process.............................. $57,200
3. Factory Overhead
Actual Factory Overhead
Miscellaneous overhead......................... $ 47,000
Indirect materials..................................... 200
Indirect labor............................................ 4,000
Total actual factory overhead.................51,200
Factory overhead applied..........................52,800
Overapplied overhead................................ $(1,600)
SERIAL PROBLEM
Serial Problem—SP 15, Business Solutions (40 minutes)
1. The cost of direct materials requisitioned in the month equals the total
direct materials costs accumulated on the three jobs less the amount of
direct materials cost assigned to Job 6.02 in May:
Job 6.02 ..........................................................................$1,500

Less prior costs............................................................. (600) $ 900
Job 6.03 .......................................................................... 3,300
Job 6.04 .......................................................................... 2,700
Total materials used (requisitioned)............................ $6,900
2. Direct labor cost incurred in the month equals the total direct labor
costs accumulated on the three jobs less the amount of direct labor cost
assigned to Job 6.02 in May:
Job 6.02 .......................................................................... $ 800

Less prior costs............................................................. (180) $ 620
Job 6.03 .......................................................................... 1,420
Job 6.04 .......................................................................... 2,100
Total direct labor............................................................ $4,140
3. The predetermined overhead rate equals the ratio between the amount
of overhead assigned to the jobs divided by the amount of direct labor
cost assigned to them. Since the rate is assumed constant during the
year in this problem, and the same rate is used for all jobs within a
month, the ratio for any one of them equals the rate that was applied.
This table shows the ratio for jobs 6.02 and 6.04:
Job 6.02 Job 6.04

Overhead............................................................... $ 400 $1,050
Direct labor........................................................... 800 2,100
Predetermined overhead rate............................. 50% 50%
4. The cost transferred to finished goods in June equals the total costs of
the two completed jobs for the month, which are Jobs 6.02 and 6.03:
Job 6.02 Job 6.03 Total

Direct materials................................ $1,500 $3,300 $4,800
Direct labor....................................... 800 1,420 2,220
Overhead........................................... 400 710 1,110
Total transferred cost...................... $2,700 $5,430 $8,130
Reporting in Action — BTN 15-1
1. We would anticipate that at least two types of costs will increase as a

percent of sales with Research In Motion’s growth in sales. The first
type is broadly classed into variable costs. Variable costs are the usual
operating costs including selling, and administrative costs. Simply
stated, it will cost Research In Motion to expand and operate in more
markets. The second type of costs relates to fixed costs that occur with
growth beyond Research In Motion’s current productive capacity.
Specifically, increasing amounts of property and equipment assets are
likely to be required with growth in sales. This is because Research In
Motion would expand its ability to meet increasing sales through
expanding its manufacturing capacity.
2. Both types of costs identified in part 1 are likely to increase as Research

In Motion expands its sales. Examples of specific items include
communication, advertising, training, travel, and management costs. In
addition, if growth is sufficiently large to push Research In Motion’s
sales beyond its current capacity, additional costs will be incurred in
expanding property and equipment assets.
Achieving success with the first type of costs can be examined by

looking at the relation between operating costs and sales growth.
Success with the second type of costs can be indirectly examined by
looking at Research In Motion’s gross margin ratio as sales increase. If
Research In Motion does not expand its manufacturing capacity, this
percent should increase as sales increase—this would be due to
“economies of scale.” Success could also be assessed using asset
turnover ratios and return on asset ratios.
3. Solution depends on the annual report information obtained.

Comparative Analysis — BTN 15-2
1. Actual inventory changes and operating cash flow effects as found on the cash flow
statement or Note 16 for Research In Motion (amounts are in $millions)
One Year Two Years
Research In Motion Current Year Prior Prior
Inventory change..............................
Decrease Increase Increase
Operating cash
flow effect from Increase of Decrease of Decrease of
inventory change..............................
$60.8 $286.1 $140.4
One Year Two Years

Apple Current Year Prior Prior
Decrease Increase Increase
Operating cash
flow effect from Increase of Decrease of Decrease of
$54 $163 $76
2. A successful JIT system should reduce inventory levels. This reduction

in inventory should increase operating cash flows. In the solution of
part 1, notice that decreases in inventory yield increases in operating
cash flow, while increases in inventory yield decreases in operating
cash flow. The decreases in inventory from a JIT system should free up
additional resources that could be directed toward paying off debt or
expanding operations for even greater returns. This should increase
operating income. In addition, losses from obsolete or damaged
inventory should decline, also increasing operating income.
3. This is a one-time occurrence of a release of cash. However, this one-

time adjustment can yield a recurring impact on returns if such freed up
resources are directed into productive assets. Moreover, this
adjustment should not reverse provided the JIT inventory system can
maintain the reduced inventory levels.
Ethics Challenge — BTN 15-3
Instructor note: This problem is designed to illustrate why the accounting professional
must be aware of management’s and employees’ biases when working with and relying
on accounting estimates and data.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Suggested content outline
The obvious concern is that management is allocating more overhead to

government jobs compared to open market bid contracts. There is no
obvious reason for such behavior other than a profit motive.
Specifically, by allocating more overhead to government jobs, profits on

government jobs will increase in relation to cost. Conversely, private
market jobs will show greater profits because more overhead is allocated
to government jobs and less to private jobs.
This type of abuse in overhead allocation is a real problem in practice.

This is why we still see “$500 hammers” sold to the U.S. Government.
Communicating in Practice — BTN 15-4
Student notes should include but not be limited to the following points:
1. You recommend replacing the general accounting (periodic inventory)
system with a cost accounting (perpetual inventory) system—
specifically a job order cost accounting system. Cost accounting
systems provide product cost information as products are
manufactured whereas the current system does not. The new system
would yield more timely information for pricing goods for sale. A job
order system is particularly appropriate for the kinds of goods this
business produces—goods made-to-order or stock items produced at
varying points in time. A job order system is also appropriate for this
type of discontinuous production of goods. Finally, the new system has
the potential to reduce inventory levels—with possible implementation
of a JIT system—that will free up funds to be devoted elsewhere.
2. This new system would require use of many different documents to

control the acquisition, use, and availability of materials. It also requires
documents for allocation of labor and overhead costs, and for finished
goods that are sold and unsold. The chapter illustrates many of these
source documents for a cost accounting system. You might also
suggest that these documents could/should be implemented in an
“online” (paperless) manner to further facilitate information and
inventory management.
3. The focal point of the new system is the job cost sheet, which is used to
accumulate and tally costs of goods as produced for each specific job
order and job lot. You could prepare a sample and explain and illustrate
how the system determines unit costs as production is completed.
Taking It to the Net — BTN 15-5
Instructor note: There is no single solution to this assignment.

The Website [amsi.com] provides details about what its job costing
software can provide to users. After careful examination, students can
write a report to the CEO, which may include the following points:
 Features of the software (including the tools it offers)
 Reports that can be generated using the software
 Benefits of the software—pricing, cost control, inventory management,
general ledger package, accounts payable and receivable, etc.
Teamwork in Action — BTN 15-6
1. A medical clinic can be considered as appropriate for a job order cost

accounting system. This is because each patient is unique in many
ways, such as the type/location of the illness (skin, heart, lung, etc.),
health condition (some may have diabetes or high blood pressure
whereas others may be free of such conditions), and other personal
characteristics (age, gender, weight, etc.). Also, different patients have
different emotional frames of mind that impact diagnosis and treatment.
2. In light of the differences identified in part 1, the doctors will consider

the individual characteristics of every patient in determining the type
and extent of treatment to be provided, the extent of counseling
required, and so forth. Each individual patient will therefore “consume”
resources in varying quantities resulting in different costs. This would
suggest a job order cost accounting system as an appropriate
monitoring and control system.
Entrepreneurial Decision — BTN 15-7
1. A job cost sheet for a service company like Liberty Tax Service would
likely not have any costs for direct materials. A manufacturing company
converts raw materials into finished goods, thus its job cost sheet would
accumulate and track costs of raw materials for each job.
2. Examples of direct labor and overhead costs for Liberty Tax Service
include:
Direct Labor: Wages/salaries of tax return preparers.
Overhead: Allocated portions of general administrative costs such as

supervisors’ salaries, depreciation on equipment used, and indirect
materials such as paper.
Hitting the Road — BTN 15-8
1. The framework for the job cost sheet should follow that in the second
exhibit in the chapter. This includes the descriptions for: company
name, date, quantity, etc. In addition, the direct costs should include
subcontract work, such as electrical and plumbing. The response for
overhead will likely vary. The key is that any overhead allocation pattern
be logical. In the building business, square footage, lot size, labor time,
cost of materials, a straight average, or a combination may be utilized to
allocate overhead.
2. Results of the comparison of job cost sheets to a builder’s actual job

cost sheets depend on the builder chosen and the format used.
Instructors often find it useful to have students/teams report findings to the
class.
Global Decision — BTN 15-9
1. Actual inventory changes and operating net resources effects follow

(parentheses indicate decreases)
One Year
Nokia (€ millions) Current Year Prior
Inventory change in €.........................................
€(668) €(343)
Operating cash flow effect from Increase of Increase of
inventory change..............................................€668 €343
2. The inventory changes and cash flow effects for Palm are shown below.
We cannot definitively determine which company of the two would
benefit the most from JIT implementation. The benefit of JIT would
depend on the efficiencies gained from the implementation, which might
vary by company. Also we cannot compare inventory changes in euros
with those in dollars. We would have to translate euros to dollars to be
able to determine which company has experienced the largest changes
in inventory over the past few years.
One Year Two Years

Palm ($ millions) Current Year Prior Prior
$(47.7) $28.3 $(18.8)
Operating cash
flow effect from Increase of Decrease of Increase of
$47.7 $28.3 $18.8

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Chapter 15 - Job Order Costing and Analysis

Quick Study 15-2 (5 minutes)

Quick Study 15-3 (15 minutes)

Raw Materials Inventory................................................ 70,000

Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

Quick Study 15-4 (10 minutes)

Goods in Process Inventory.......................................... 90,000

Quick Study 15-5 (10 minutes)

1. Factory overhead, $129,500 / Direct labor, $605,000 = 21.4%

Quick Study 15-6 (10 minutes)

Goods in Process Inventory (Job lot).......................... 135,000

Quick Study 15-7 (15 minutes)

Cost of Goods Sold........................................................

*Computation of over- or underapplied overhead

Quick Study 15-8 (5 minutes)

*Computation of over- or underapplied overhead

Quick Study 15-9 (10 minutes)

JOB COST SHEET

Quick Study 15-10 (10 minutes)

Rate = Estimated overhead costs = $218,750 = 125%

Quick Study 15-11 (10 minutes)

Finished Goods Inventory.............................................

Cost of Goods Sold........................................................

Quick Study 15-12 (5 minutes)

Since each car is custom-ordered, Porsche produces in jobs rather in job

Exercise 15-2 (10 minutes)

Exercise 15-3 (15 minutes)

JOB COST SHEET

Exercise 15-4 (25 minutes)

Job 102 ............................................................ $30,000

Exercise 15-4 (Continued)

Job 102 .................................................................$16,000

Job 102 Job 104

Job 102 Job 103 Total

Exercise 15-5 (15 minutes)

Exercise 15-6 (20 minutes)

2. Total cost of job in process (given).................................. $ 90,000

Exercise 15-7 (30 minutes)

2. Cost of direct labor used

Exercise 15-7 (continued)

3. Cost of goods manufactured

4. Cost of goods sold

6. Overapplied or underapplied overhead

Exercise 15-8 (10 minutes)

1. Raw Materials Inventory................................................

2. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

Exercise 15-9 (10 minutes)

2. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

Exercise 15-10 (10 minutes)

2. Goods in Process Inventory..........................................

Exercise 15-11 (10 minutes)

Exercise 15-12 (15 minutes)

Exercise 15-13 (25 minutes)

1. Predetermined overhead rate

Rate ($1,800,000/$450,000)........................................ 400%

*Overhead applied to jobs = 400% x $445,000 = $1,780,000

Exercise 15-14 (35 minutes)

1. Predetermined overhead rate