Dancer Corporation,which Uses a Job-Costing System,had Two Jobs in Process

Essay

Dancer Corporation,which uses a job-costing system,had two jobs in process at the start of 20x1: job no.59 ($95,000)and job no.60 ($39,500).The following information is available:
· The company applies manufacturing overhead on the basis of machine hours.Budgeted overhead and machine activity for the year were anticipated to be $720,000 and 20,000 hours,respectively.
· The company worked on three jobs during the first quarter.Direct materials used,direct labor incurred,and machine hours consumed were:
A.Determine the company's predetermined overhead application rate.
A.Predetermined overhead rate: $720,000 /20,000 hours = $36 per machine hour
B.

B.Prepare journal entries as of March 31 to record the following.(Note: Use summary entries where appropriate by combining individual job data. )
1.The issuance of direct material to production,and the direct labor incurreD.
2.The manufacturing overhead incurred during the quarter.
3.The application of manufacturing overhead to production.
4.The completion of job no.59 and no.60.
5.The sale of job no.59.