Determine the total overhead cost applied to each of six job


In December 2010, Gomez Company's manager estimated next year's total direct labor cost assuming 50 persons working an average of 2,050 hours each at an average wage rate of $15 per hour. The manager also estimated the following manufacturing overhead costs for year 2011.





Indirect labor $ 173,825
Factory supervision
129,000
Rent on factory building
79,000
Factory utilities
44,900
Factory insurance expired
35,100
Depreciation-Factory equipment
243,000
Repairs expense-Factory equipment
31,500
Factory supplies used
34,800
Miscellaneous production costs
13,000




Total estimated overhead costs $ 784,125





At the end of 2011, records show the company incurred $747,482 of actual overhead costs. It completed and sold five jobs with the following direct labor costs: Job 201, $347,000; Job 202, $338,000; Job 203, $177,000; Job 204, $426,000; and Job 205, $189,000. In addition, Job 206 is in process at the end of 2011 and had been charged $11,200 for direct labor. No jobs were in process at the end of 2010. The company's predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor cost.

Required
1a.

Determine the predetermined overhead rate for year 2011. (Omit the "%" sign in your response.)

 Predetermined overhead rate %
1b.

Determine the total overhead cost applied to each of the six jobs during year 2011. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Job No. Applied Overhead
201 $     
202     
203     
204     
205     
206     


Total $     



1c.

Determine the over- or underapplied overhead at year-end 2011. (Input all amounts as positive values. Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

   Overapplied overhead $   
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 2011. (Omit the "$" sign in your response.)

Date General Journal Debit Credit
Dec. 31   Factory overhead     

       Cost of goods sold
    

Explanation:

1a.

Predetermined overhead rate

Estimated overhead costs
$784,125
$784,125


=
=
= 51%
Estimated direct labor cost
[50 × 2,050 × $15]
$1,537,500

1b.
Overhead costs charged to jobs
  Job No. Direct Labor
Applied
Overhead(51%)

  201 $ 347,000
$ 176,970

  202
338,000

172,380

  203
177,000

90,270

  204
426,000

217,260

  205
189,000

96,390

  206
11,200

5,712









  Total $ 1,488,200
$ 758,982










1c. & 2.
Overapplied or underapplied overhead determination





  Actual overhead cost $ 747,482

  Less: Applied overhead cost
758,982






  Overapplied overhead $ 11,500







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