Tiny Biggs 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:
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Factory 1
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Factory 2
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Estimated factory overhead cost for fiscal year beginning September 1
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$1,456,000
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$954,000
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Estimated direct labor hours for year
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26,500
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Estimated machine hours for year
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52,000
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Actual factory overhead costs for September
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$117,600
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$102,350
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Actual direct labor hours for September
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2,795
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Actual machine hours for September
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4,250
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Required:
A. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 1.
B. Determine the factory overhead rate for Factory 2.
C. Journalize the Sep. 30 entries to apply factory overhead to production in each factory for September. Refer to the Chart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles.
D. Determine the balances of the factory overhead accounts for each factory as of September 30, and indicate whether the amounts represent overapplied factory overhead
The amount of factory overhead applied in excess of the actual factory overhead costs incurred for production during a period.
or underapplied factory overhead
The amount of actual factory overhead in excess of the factory overhead applied to production during a period.