Determine the following a predetermined overhead rate for


Problem - In December 2012, Yerbury Company's manager estimated next year's total direct labor cost assuming 50 persons working an average of 2,000 hours, each at an average wage rate of $25 per hour. The manager also estimated the following manufacturing overhead costs for year 2013.

Indirect labor $ 319,200

Factory supervision 240,000

Rent of factory building 140,000

Factory utilities 88,000

Factory Insurance expired 68,000

Depreciation-Factory Equip 480,000

Repairs expense-Facto Equi 60,000

Factory supplies used 68,000

Misc. production costs 36,000

TOTAL Est. overhead costs $1,500,000

At the end of 2013, records show the company incurred $1,520,000 of actual overhead costs. It completed and sold five jobs with the following direct labor costs: Job 201, $604,000; Job 202, $563,000; Job 203, $298,000; Job 204, $716,000; and Job 205, $314,000. Job 206 is in process at the end of 2013 and had been charged $17,000 for direct labor. No jobs were in process at the end of 2012. The company's predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor cost.

REQUIRED

1. Determine the following.

a. Predetermined overhead rate for year 2013.

b. Total overhead cost applied to each of the six jobs during year 2013.

c. Over - or underapplied overhead at year-end 2013

2. Assuming that any over- or underapplied overhead is not material, prepare the adjusting entry to allocate any over- or underapplied overhead to Cost of Goods Sold at the end of year 2013.

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