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Tidy Furniture Company Uses a Job-Order Cost System Tidy Applies Overhead to Production at a Predetermined Rate of (Credits)appeared

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Tidy Furniture Company uses a job-order cost system.The following debits (credits)appeared in the Work-in-Process account for February 2016:
 Description  Debits  Credits  June 1  Balance $20,000 Entire month  Direct Materials 80,000 Entire month  Direct Labor 60,000 Entire month  Manufacturing overhead 45,000 Entire month $120,000\begin{array} { | l | l | r | r | } \hline & \text { Description } & \text { Debits } & \text { Credits } \\\hline \text { June 1 } & \text { Balance } & \$ 20,000 & \\\hline \text { Entire month } & \text { Direct Materials } & 80,000 & \\\hline \text { Entire month } & \text { Direct Labor } & 60,000 & \\\hline \text { Entire month } & \text { Manufacturing overhead } & 45,000 & \\\hline \text { Entire month } & & & \$ 120,000 \\\hline\end{array}
Tidy applies overhead to production at a predetermined rate of 75%,based on direct labor cost.Job 1000,the only job still in process at the end of June,has been charged with direct labor of $30,000.Tidy's Manufacturing Overhead account showed a credit balance of $10,000 at the end of February 2016.
Required:
(a)Calculate the amount of direct materials charged to Job 1000.
(b)Compute the actual overhead for February 2016.
(c)Assume that Tidy closes its Manufacturing Overhead account each month.Tidy does not prorate the manufacturing overhead variance.Prepare the entry to close the overhead account at the end of February,2016.

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(a)$32,500
Balance in WIP = $85,000 is ...

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