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Case 3-49

Avid Assemblers uses normal job-order costing to assign costs toproducts. The company assembles and packages 25 different productsaccording to customer specifications. Products are worked on inbatches of 20 to 40 units. Each batch is given a job number. OnOctober 1, the company had the following balances:

Raw materials $9,800
Work in process 65,847
Finished goods 30,640


Work in process consisted of the following jobs:

Job 22 Job 24 Job 25
Direct materials $6,200 $5,190 $4,800
Direct labour 10,500 9,210 9,500
Applied overhead 7,350 6,447 6,650
Total $24,050 $20,847 $20,950
Number of units 20 40 30


Finished goods consisted of Job 23, with the following costs:

Job 23
Direct materials $8,200
Direct labour 13,200
Applied overhead 9,240
Total $30,640
Number of units 50


Shown below are the direct cost data related to jobs started inOctober:

Job 26 Job 27 Job 28 Total
Direct materials $5,180 $5,600 $4,200 $14,980
Direct labour 11,200 9,340 5,910 26,450
Number of units 20 30 20


Other information:

1. Direct materials and direct labour added tobeginning work in process in October were as follows:
Job 22 Job 24 Job 25 Total
Direct materials $1,150 $610 $1,500 $3,260
Direct labour 3,000 4,500 5,500 $13,000
2. Overhead is applied at a predetermined rate basedon the direct labour cost.
3. Actual expenses for October were as follows:
Supervisory salaries $6,000 Supplies (factory) $2,100
Factory rent 5,000 Selling expenses 8,500
Depreciation (machines) 5,000 Property tax and insurance 2,250
Indirect labour 4,000 CPP, EI, and other benefits* 4,200

* 80% of employer contributions and benefits relate to factorypersonnel.
4. Purchases of direct materials (raw materials)during October amounted to $28,500. Indirect materials (supplies)are handled in a separate account.
5. Only Job Nos. 27 and 28 are still in process atclosing on October 31. Finished goods consisted only of Job No. 25at month end.

6.

Avid writes off any under- and over-applied overhead to Cost ofGoods Sold in the month in which it is incurred.

Requirements:

a.Calculate Predetermined overhead rate

b.Calculate Unit cost of job 24 in October

c.Calulate the Oct 31 Balances for the following account:

Raw Materials, Work in Process, Finished Goods

d.What is the cost of goods manufactured?

e. Determine the under- or over- paid in October

Prepare the journal entry to dispose of this amount.

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