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.

Manufacturing Overhead
(a)	479,232	(b)	399,360
Bal.	79,872

Work in Process
Bal.	13,640	(c)	742,000
	288,000
	89,000
(b)	399,360
Bal.	48,000

Finished Goods
Bal.	42,000	(d)	656,000
(c)	742,000
Bal.	128,000

Cost of Goods Sold
(d)	656,000

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	$	23,040
Finished Goods, ending		61,440
Cost of Goods Sold		314,880
Overhead applied	$	399,360

For example, of the $48,000 ending balance in work in process, $23,040 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.

Answer 1

1)
(a)	Actual manufacturing cost for the year
(b)	Manufacturing overhead applied to Work in process
( c )	Cost of goods manufactured for the year
(d)	cost of goods sold for the year
2)	Journal Entry
	General Journal					Debit	Credit
	Cost of goods sold					79872
	Manufacturing overhead						79872
3)	Work in process		(79872*23040)/399360			4608
	Finished goods		(79872*61440)/399360			12288
	cost of goods sold		(79872*314880)/399360			62976
	manufacturing overhead						79872