Chapter 4 – Product Costing for Manufacturing Companies
4-35
Problem 4-30
a.
Predetermined overhead rate =
70% of direct materials cost
b.
To record salaries for president, vice-president, and
corporate secretary ($225,000 + $178,000 + $35,000)
To record indirect labor costs for factory manager,
assistant factory manager, and two security guards
($40,000 + $32,000 + [$20,000 × 2])
Work in Process Inventory
To record direct labor (5 machine operators × 2,250
DLH × $14.50/DLH) and indirect labor [(2 materials
handlers × 2,000 DLH × $7.50/DLH) + (2 janitors ×
2,150 DLH × $6.00/DLH)]
To record depreciation on administrative office
equipment ([$650,000 – $125,000] ÷ 30)
To record depreciation on factory building and
equipment ([($4,000,000 – $150,000) ÷ 20] +
[($2,000,000 – $20,000) ÷ 12])
To record administrative office utilities ($6,000) and
office supplies ($5,000) expense