Reference no: EM131650001
Problem - ErgoFurn, Inc. manufactures ergonomically designed computer furniture. ErgoFurn uses a job order costing system. On November 30, the Work in Process Inventory consisted of the following jobs:
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Job No.
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Item
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Units
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Accumulated Cost
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CC723
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Computer caddy
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20,000
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$900,000
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CH291
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Chair
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15,000
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431,000
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PS812
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Printer stand
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25,000
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250,000
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$1,581,000
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On November 30, ErgoFurn's Raw Materials Inventory account totaled $668,000, and its Finished Goods Inventory totaled $3,456,400. ErgoFurn applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine hours. The company's manufacturing overhead budget for the year totaled $4,500,000, and the company planned to use 900,000 machine hours during the year. Through the first eleven months of the year, the company used a total of 830,000 machine hours, total manufacturing overhead amounted to $4,274,500, and Cost of Goods Sold was $8,750,250.
ErgoFurn purchased $638,000 in raw materials in December and incurred the following costs for jobs in process that month:
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Job No.
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Materials Issued
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Machine Hours
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Direct Labor Hours
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Direct Labor Cost
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CC723
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$155,000
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12,000
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11,600
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$122,400
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CH291
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$13,800
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4,400
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3,600
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$43,200
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PS812
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$211,000
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19,500
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14,300
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$200,500
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DS444
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$252,000
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14,000
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12,500
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$138,000
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The following jobs were completed in December and transferred to the Finished Goods Inventory:
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Job No.
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Item
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Units
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CC723
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Computer caddy
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20,000
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CH291
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Chair
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15,000
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DS444
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Desk
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5,000
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ErgoFurn incurred $395,000 in manufacturing overhead in December.
Assume that actual overhead for the year was $4,669,500 and that applied overhead was $4,399,500. Why was overhead under- or overapplied for the year?
Which method of under- or overapplied overhead disposition is more appropriate for ErgoFurn: (1) assigning it all to Cost of Goods Sold or; (2) Prorating it to Work in Process, Finished Goods and Cost of Goods Sold. Why?
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