Question

Mint Manufacturing uses a job order cost accounting system. On May 1, the company has a balance in Work in Process Inventory of $5,500 and two jobs in process: Job No. 429, $3,000 and Job No. 430, $2,500. During May, a summary of source documents reveals the following:

     For                                               Materials Requisition Slips             Labor Time Tickets

            Job No. 429                                             $ 3,500                                      $ 4,400

            Job No. 430                                                 2,600                                          3,400

            Job No. 431                                                 3,400                                          4,200

            Job No. 432                                                 3,000                                          4,000

            General Use                                                1,000                                          1,500

                                                                             $13,500                                      $17,500

Mint Manufacturing applies manufacturing overhead to jobs at an overhead rate of 70% of direct labor cost. Job No. 429 is completed during the month.

Instructions:

1.      Prepare summary journal entries to record the requisition slips, time tickets, the assignment of manufacturing overhead to jobs, and the completion of Job No. 429. Show computations.

2. (a)    What is the balance in Work in Process Inventory at May 31?

2. (b)    If Mint Manufacturing incurred $8,000 of manufacturing overhead in addition to indirect materials and indirect labor, was overhead over- or underapplied in May and by how much?

Answer 1