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Question - Wallis Company manufactures only one product and uses a standard cost system. The company uses a predetermined plantwide overhead rate that relies on direct labor-hours as the allocation base. All of the company's manufacturing overhead costs are fixed-it does not incur any variable manufacturing overhead costs. The predetermined overhead rate is based on a cost formula that estimated $2,883,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of 288,300 direct labor-hours. Wallis does not maintain any beginning or ending work in process inventory.
The company's beginning balance sheet is as follows:
Wallis Company Balance Sheet 1/1/XX (dollars in thousands)
Assets Cash $730
Raw materials inventory 180
Finished goods inventory 300
Property, plant, and equipment, net 8,800
Total assets $10,010
Liabilities and Equity Retained earnings $10,010
Total liabilities and equity $10,010
The company's standard cost card for its only product is as follows:
Inputs(1) Standard Quantity or Hours(2) Standard Price or Rate Standard
Cost (1) × (2)
Direct materials 2 pounds $30.60 per pound $61.20
Direct labor 3.00 hours $15.00 per hour 45.00
Fixed manufacturing overhead 3.00 hours $10.00 per hour 30.00
Total standard cost per unit $136.20
During the year Wallis completed the following transactions:
1. Purchased (with cash) 231,500 pounds of raw material at a price of $29.80 per pound.
2. Added 215,750 pounds of raw material to work in process to produce 95,300 units.
3. Assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct laborers (who were paid in cash) worked 245,600 hours at an average cost of $16.00 per hour to manufacture 95,300 units.
4. Applied fixed overhead to work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed to manufacture 95,300 units. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $2,741,500. Of this total, $1,343,000 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and salaried indirect laborers that were all paid in cash and $1,398,500 related to depreciation of equipment.
5. Transferred 95,300 units from work in process to finished goods.
6. Sold (for cash) 92,300 units to customers at a price of $170 per unit.
7. Transferred the standard cost associated with the 92,300 units sold from finished goods to cost of goods sold.
8. Paid $2,121,500 of selling and administrative expenses.
9. Closed all standard cost variances to cost of goods sold.
Required -
1. Compute all direct materials, direct labor, and fixed overhead variances for the year.
2. Record transactions a through i for Wallis Company.
3. Compute the ending balances for Wallis Company's balance sheet.
4. Prepare Wallis Company's income statement for the year.