Underapplied or overapplied overhead cost for the year


Task: The following cost data relate to the manufacturing activities of Black Company during the just completed year:

Manufacturing overhead costs:

Property taxes, factory .....................................  $ 3000

Utilities, factory ....................................................5000

Indirect labor ......................................................10000

Depreciation, factory ...........................................24000

Insurance, factory ................................................ 6000

Total actual manufacturing overhead costs.........  $48,000

Other costs incurred:

Purchases of raw materials..........................       $32,000

Direct labor cost ...............................................$40,000

Inventories:

Raw materials beginning  .................................  $8,000

Raw materials, ending  ....................................   $7,000

Work in process. beginning .................................$6,000

Work in process, ending .....................................$7,500

The company uses a predetermined overhead rate to apply overhead cost to production. The rate for the year was $5 per machine-hour; a total of 10,000 machine-hours was recorded for the year. All raw materials ultimately become direct materials—none are classified as indirect materials.

Required:

1. Compute the amount of underapplied or overapplied overhead cost for the year.

2. Prepare a schedule of cost of goods manufactured for the year.

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