Underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year


Predetermined Overhead Rate; Applying Overhead; Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead

Reston Company uses a job-order costing system. The company applies overhead cost to jobs on the basis of machine hours. For the current year, the company estimated that it would work 36,000 machine-hours and incurs $153,000 in manufacturing overhead cost. The following transactions occurred during the year:

A: Raw materials requisitioned for use in production, $190,000 (80% direct and 20% indirect).

B: The following costs were incurred for employee services:

DL: $160,000
IL: $18,000
Sales Comm: $10,000
Admin Sal: $25,000

C: Hear, power, and water costs incurred in the factory, $42,000

D: Insurance costs, $10,000 (90% related to factory operations, 10% to sell and admin activities)

E: Advertising Costs $50,000

F: Depreciation for year $60,000 (85% factory ops, 15% selling and admin)

G: The company used 40,000 machine hours for the year

H: goods that cost $480,000 to manufacture according to their job cost sheets were transferred to finished goods warehouse.

I: Sales for the yeare totalled $700,000. The total cost to manufacture these goods according to their job cost sheets was $475,000.

Question 1) Determine the underapplied or overapplied overhead for the year

Question 2) Prepare an Income statement for the year. (Hint: No calculations are required to determine the cost of goods sold before any adjustment for underapplied or overapplied overhead)

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