Yurman Inc uses a joborder costing system During the month o
Yurman Inc. uses a job-order costing system. During the month of May, the following transactions occurred:
Beginning balances as of May 1 were:
| May | 1 | Purchased materials on account for $29,740. |
| 3 | Requisitioned materials totaling $24,460 for use in production. Of the total, $9,190 was for Job 58, $8,910 for Job 59, and the remainder for Job 60. | |
| 31 | Incurred direct labor for the month of $34,010, with an average wage of $19 per hour. Job 58 used 780 hours; Job 59, 610 hours; and Job 60, 400 hours. | |
| 31 | Incurred and paid actual overhead of $17,850 (credit Various Payables). | |
| 31 | Charged overhead to production at the rate of $4.70 per direct labor hour. | |
| 31 | Completed and transferred Jobs 58 and 59 to Finished Goods. | |
| 31 | Sold Job 57 (see beginning balance of Finished Goods) and Job 58 to their respective clients on account for a price of cost plus 40%. |
Solution
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Working:
Note: Sales price is rounded off to the nearest whole dollar.
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3. Ending balance of raw materials: Beginning balance $2350 + Purchases $29740 - Requistions $24460 = $7630
4. Ending balance of work in process: Beginning balance $0 + Direct materials $24460 + Direct labor $34010 + Factory overheads $8413 - Jobs completed $51043 = $15840 i.e. cost of job 60
5. Ending balance of finished goods: Beginning balance $25580 + Completed and transferred $51043 - Cost of jobs sold $53256 = $23367 i.e. cost of job 59
| Date | General Journal | Debit | Credit |
| May-01 | Materials | 29740 | |
| Accounts payable | 29740 | ||
| (To record materials purchased on account) | |||
| May-03 | Work in process | 24460 | |
| Materials | 24460 | ||
| (To record direct materials requisitioned) | |||
| May-31 | Work in process | 34010 | |
| Wages payable | 34010 | ||
| (To record direct labor costs incurred) | |||
| May-31 | Factory overheads | 17850 | |
| Various payables | 17850 | ||
| (To record overhead costs incurred and paid) | |||
| May-31 | Work in process (1790 x $4.70) | 8413 | |
| Factory overhead | 8413 | ||
| (To record factory overheads applied) | |||
| May-31 | Finished goods ($27676 + $23367) | 51043 | |
| Work in process | 51043 | ||
| (To record jobs completed and transferred) | |||
| May-31 | Accounts receivable ($35812 + $38746) | 74558 | |
| Sales | 74558 | ||
| (To record sales) | |||
| May-31 | Cost of goods sold ($25580 + $27676) | 53256 | |
| Finished goods | 53256 | ||
| (To record the cost of goods sold) |

