What was the balance in work in process inventory on


A job order cost sheet for Ryan Company is shown below.

Job No. 92           For 2,000 Units

Date
  Direct
Materials
  Direct
Labor
  Manufacturing
Overhead
Beg. bal. Jan. 1   5,000   6,000   4,200
8   6,000      
12     8,000   6,400
25   2,000      
27       4,000   3,200
    13,000   18,000   13,800

 

Cost of completed job:
   Direct materials $13,000
   Direct labor 18,000
   Manufacturing overhead 13,800
Total cost $44,800
Unit cost ($44,800 ÷ 2,000) $22.40

(a) On the basis of the foregoing data, answer the following questions.

(1) What was the balance in Work in Process Inventory on January 1 if this was the only unfinished job?

(2) If manufacturing overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor cost, what overhead rate was used in each year? (Round answers to 0 decimal places, e.g. 55%.)

(b) Prepare summary entries at January 31 to record the current year's transactions pertaining to Job No. 92. (Credit account titles are automatically indented when amount is entered. Do not indent manually.)

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