Question

Exercise 3-8 Applying Overhead; Journal Entries; Disposing of Underapplied or Overapplied Overhead [LO3-1, LO3-2, LO3-4) The following information is taken from the accounts of Latta Company. The entries in the T-accounts are summaries of the transactions that affected those accounts during the year. (b) Manufacturing Overhead Work in Process Finished Goods (a) 460,000 (b) 390,000 Bal. 15,000 (c) 710,000 Bal. 50,000 (d) 640,000 Bal. 70,000 260,000 (c) 710,000 85,000 Bal. 120,000 390,000 Bal. 40,000 Cost of Goods Sold (d) 640,000 The overhead that had been applied to production during the year is distributed among Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold as of the end of the year as follows: Work in Process, ending Finished Goods, ending Cost of Goods Sold Overhead applied $ 19,500 58,500 312,000 $ 390,000 For example, of the $40,000 ending balance in work in process, $19,500 was overhead that had been applied during the year. Required: 1. Identify reasons for entries (a) through (d). 2. Assume that the underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed to Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the necessary journal entry. 3. Assume that the underapplied or overapplied overhead is closed proportionally to Work in Process, Finished Goods, and Cost of Goods Sold. Prepare the necessary journal entry. Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.

Answer 1

1) Reason

a	Actual manufacturing overhead
b	Applied manufacturing overhead
c	Cost of goods manufactured
d	Cost of goods sold

2) Journal entry

Date	account and explanation	Debit	Credit
	Cost of goods sold	70000
	Manufacturing overhead		70000
	(To record under applied overhead)

3) Journal entry

Date	account and explanation	Debit	Credit
	Work in process (70000*5%)	3500
	Finished goods	10500
	Cost of goods sold	56000
	Manufacturing overhead		70000
	(To record under applied overhead)