84. Scottso Corporation applies overhead using an actual costing approach. Budgeted factory
overhead was $266,400, budgeted machine-hours were 18,500. Actual factory overhead was
$287,920, actual machine-hours were 19,050. How much is the Over- or underapplied overhead?
85. Scottso Corporation applies overhead using a normal costing approach based upon
machine-hours. Budgeted factory overhead was $232,750, budgeted machine-hours were 17,500.
Actual factory overhead was $227,830, actual machine-hours were 16,150. How much overhead
would be applied to production?
86. Scottso Corporation applies overhead using a normal costing approach based upon
machine-hours. Budgeted factory overhead was $232,750, budgeted machine-hours were 17,500.
Actual factory overhead was $227,830, actual machine-hours were 16,150. How much is the Over-
or underapplied overhead?
87. In computing its predetermined overhead rate, Marple Company inadvertently left its
indirect labor costs out of the computation. This oversight will cause:
88. Which of the following is the correct formula to compute the predetermined overhead
rate?
89. What document is used to determine the actual amount of direct labor to record on a job
cost sheet?
90. In a job-order costing system, direct labor cost is ordinarily debited to:
91. Which of the following accounts is debited when direct labor is recorded?
92. The balance in the Work-in-Process account equals:
93. Martinez Aerospace Company uses a job-order costing system. The direct materials for
Job #045391 were purchased in July and put into production in August. The job was not completed
by the end of August. At the end of August, in what account would the direct material cost
assigned to Job #045391 be located?
94. Which terms will make the following statement true? When manufacturing overhead is
overapplied, the Manufacturing Overhead account has a __________ balance and applied
manufacturing overhead is greater than __________ manufacturing overhead.
95. Which of the following is correct with respect to closing out overapplied manufacturing
overhead to Cost of Goods Sold versus closing it out to Cost of Goods Sold and Finished Goods
and Work-in-Process inventories?
96. Daguio Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the
beginning of the year, the total estimated manufacturing overhead was $224,580. At the end of
the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 18,200 hours, manufacturing overhead for the
year was underapplied by $12,100, and the actual manufacturing overhead was $219,580. The
predetermined overhead rate for the year must have been closest to:
97. Wert Corporation uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct labor cost to apply
manufacturing overhead to jobs. Last year, the company’s estimated manufacturing overhead was
$1,200,000 and its estimated level of activity was 50,000 direct labor-hours. The company’s direct
labor wage rate is $12 per hour. Actual manufacturing overhead amounted to $1,240,000, with
actual direct labor cost of $650,000. For the year, manufacturing overhead was:
98. Crinks Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the
beginning of the year, the estimated direct labor-hours were 11,200 hours and the total estimated
manufacturing overhead was $259,840. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the
year were 10,800 hours and the actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $254,840.
Overhead at the end of the year was:
99. At the beginning of the year, manufacturing overhead for the year was estimated to be
$267,500. At the end of the year, actual direct labor-hours for the year were 22,100 hours, the
actual manufacturing overhead for the year was $262,500, and manufacturing overhead for the
year was overapplied by $13,750. If the predetermined overhead rate is based on direct labor
hours, then the estimated direct labor-hours at the beginning of the year used in the
predetermined overhead rate must have been:
100. Brace Corporation uses direct labor-hours in its predetermined overhead rate. At the
beginning of the year, the estimated direct labor-hours were 21,600 hours. At the end of the year,
actual direct labor-hours for the year were 20,400 hours, the actual manufacturing overhead for
the year was $506,920, and manufacturing overhead for the year was underapplied by $23,440.
The estimated manufacturing overhead at the beginning of the year used in the predetermined
overhead rate must have been:
101. Malcolm Company uses a predetermined overhead rate based on direct laborhours to
apply manufacturing overhead to jobs.
102. The Work-inProcess inventory account of a manufacturing firm shows a balance of
$3,000 at the end of an accounting period. The job cost sheets of two uncompleted jobs show
charges of $500 and $300 for materials, and charges of $400 and $600 for direct labor. From this
information, it appears that the company is using a predetermined overhead rate, as a percentage
of direct labor costs, of:
103. Lietz Corporation has provided the following data concerning manufacturing overhead for
January:
The company’s Cost of Goods Sold was $369,000 prior to closing out its Manufacturing Overhead
account. The company closes out its Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold.
Which of the following statements is true?
104. Caryl Inc. has provided the following data for the month of March. There were no
beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing
overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $10,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied overhead among Workin-Process,
finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead
applied during the month in those accounts.
The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied overhead for March
would include the following:
105. Sharp Company’s records show that overhead was overapplied by $10,000 last year. This
overapplied overhead was closed out to the Cost of Goods Sold account at the end of the year. In
trying to determine why overhead was overapplied by such a large amount, the company has
discovered that $6,000 of depreciation on factory equipment was charged to administrative
expense in error. Given the above information, which of the following statements is true?
106. The actual manufacturing overhead incurred at Hogans Corporation during April was
$59,000, while the manufacturing overhead applied to Work-in-Process was $74,000. The
company’s Cost of Goods Sold was $289,000 prior to closing out its Manufacturing Overhead
account. The company closes out its Manufacturing Overhead account to Cost of Goods Sold.
Which of the following statements is true?
107. Gest Inc. has provided the following data for the month of November. The balance in the
Finished Goods inventory account at the beginning of the month was $49,000 and at the end of
the month was $45,000. The cost of goods manufactured for the month was $226,000. The actual
manufacturing overhead cost incurred was $74,000 and the manufacturing overhead cost applied
to Work-in-Process was $70,000. The adjusted cost of goods sold that would appear on the
income statement for November is:
108. Delhoyo Corporation, a manufacturing company, has provided data concerning its
operations for September. The beginning balance in the raw materials account was $37,000 and
the ending balance was $29,000. Raw materials purchases during the month totaled $57,000.
Manufacturing overhead cost incurred during the month was $102,000, of which $2,000 consisted
of raw materials classified as indirect materials. The direct materials cost for September was: