Question

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)	488,448	(b)	407,040
Bal.	81,408

Work in Process
Bal.	9,960	(c)	758,000
	302,000
	91,000
(b)	407,040
Bal.	52,000

Finished Goods
Bal.	38,000	(d)	664,000
(c)	758,000
Bal.	132,000

Cost of Goods Sold
(d)	664,000

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	$	24,960
Finished Goods, ending		63,360
Cost of Goods Sold		318,720
Overhead applied	$	407,040

For example, of the $52,000 ending balance in work in process, $24,960 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.

1. Identify reasons for entries (a) through (d).

Entry	Reason
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

2.

Journal entry worksheet

• Record the adjustment of manufacturing overhead account to COGS.

Note: Enter debits before credits.

Event	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1

3.

Journal entry worksheet

• Record the allocation of any balance in the manufacturing overhead account to other accounts.

Note: Enter debits before credits.

Event	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1

Answer 1

1) Identify reason

Entry	Reason
a)	Actual overhead incurred
b)	Manufacturing overhead applied
c)	Cost of goods manufactured
d)	Cost of goods sold

2) Journal entry

Date	account and explanation	debit	credit
	Cost of goods sold (488448-407040)	81408
	Manufacturing overhead		81408
	(To record close under applied overhead)

3) Journal entry

Date	account and explanation	debit	credit
	Work in process (24960/407040*81408)	4992
	Finished goods (63360/407040*81408)	12672
	Cost of goods sold (318720/407040*81408)	63744
	Manufacturing overhead		81408
	(To record close under applied overhead)