Cost Accounting

The Dougherty Furniture Company manufactures tables. In March, the two production departments had budgeted allocation bases of 4,000 machine-hours in Department 100 and 8,000 direct manufacturing labor-hours in Department 200. The budgeted manufacturing overheads for the month were $57,500 and $62,500, respectively. For Job A, the actual costs incurred in the two departments were as follows:

Department 100 Department 200

Direct materials purchased on account $110,000 $177,500

Direct materials used 32,500 13,500

Direct manufacturing labor 52,500 53,500

Indirect manufacturing labor 11,000 9,000

Indirect materials used 7,500 4,750

Lease on equipment 16,250 3,750

Utilities 1,000 1,250

Job A incurred 800 machine-hours in Department 100 and 300 manufacturing labor-hours in Department 200. The company uses a budgeted overhead rate for applying overhead to production.

Required:

a. Determine the budgeted manufacturing overhead rate for each department.

b. Prepare the necessary journal entries to summarize the March transactions for Department 100.

c. What is the total cost of Job A?

PROBLEM #2 PROCESS COST SYSTEM (25 POINTS)

Four Seasons Company makes snow blowers. Materials are added at the beginning of the process and conversion costs are uniformly incurred. At the beginning of September, work in process is 40% complete and at the end of the month it is 60% complete. Other data for the month include:

Required:

a. Prepare a production cost worksheet with supporting schedules using the weighted-average method of process costing.

b. Prepare journal entries to record transferring of materials to processing and from processing to finished goods.