Agassi manufacturing company uses a job order cost system


Agassi Manufacturing Company uses a job order cost system in each of its three manufacturing departments. Manufacturing overhead is applied to jobs on the basis of direct labor cost in Department D, direct labor hours in Department E, and machine hours in Department K. In establishing the predetermined overhead rates for 2012, the following estimates were made for the year.

 

Department

 

 

 

D

 

 

E

 

 

K

 

 

Manufacturing overhead

 

 

$1,200,000

 

 

$1,500,000

 

 

$900,000

 

 

Direct labor costs

 

 

$1,500,000

 

 

$1,250,000

 

 

$450,000

 

 

Direct labor hours

 

 

100,000

 

 

125,000

 

 

40,000

 

 

Machine hours

 

 

400,000

 

 

500,000

 

 

120,000

 

 

During January, the job cost sheets showed the following costs and production data.

 

Department

 

 

 

D

 

 

E

 

 

K

 

 

Direct materials used

 

 

$140,000

 

 

$126,000

 

 

$78,000

 

 

Direct labor costs

 

 

$120,000

 

 

$110,000

 

 

$37,500

 

 

Manufacturing overhead incurred

 

 

$ 99,000

 

 

$124,000

 

 

$79,000

 

 

Direct labor hours

 

 

8,000

 

 

11,000

 

 

3,500

 

 

Machine hours

 

 

34,000

 

 

45,000

 

 

10,400

 

 

Instructions

(a) Compute the predetermined overhead rate for each department.

(b) Compute the total manufacturing costs assigned to jobs in January in each department.

(c) Compute the under- or overapplied overhead for each department at January 31.

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