Prepare the closing entry for overapplied overhead


Response to the following problem:

Plano Products, Inc., had a remaining credit balance of $10,000 in its under- and over-applied factory overhead account at yearend. It also had year-end balances in the following accounts:

Work in Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000

Finished Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000

Cost of Goods Sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85,000

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000

Required:

1. Prepare the closing entry for the $10,000 of over-applied overhead, assuming that the balance is not considered to be material.

2. Prepare the closing entry for the $10,000 of over-applied overhead, assuming that the balance is considered to be material.

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Cost Accounting: Prepare the closing entry for overapplied overhead
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