Hotbox Ltd produces pizza boxes using two processes — cutting and packaging. The production budget for the year ending 30 June 2016 estimated raw materials use of $400000, factory overhead of $270000, direct labour costs of $190000 and 168750 machine hours. (Ignore GST.)
During April 2016, the following transactions were recorded:
1. Raw materials transferred to cutting, $21600.
Raw materials transferred to packaging, $28000.
2. Direct labour costs incurred by cutting, $15800.
Direct labour costs incurred by packaging, $20200.
3. Machine hours used by cutting, 13800 hours.
Machine hours used by packaging, 17600 hours.
4. Other production costs for April were:
Factory supplies $25400
Depreciation 16500
Repairs 6200
Insurance 1700
5. Product with an assigned cost of $61400 was transferred from cutting to packaging.
6. Overhead was applied in each department based on machine hours used. (A predetermined rate based on estimated overheads and total machine hours over both departments is to be calculated.)
7. Raw material purchases were $56000.
8. Goods with an assigned cost of $136000 were transferred from packaging to finished goods.
9. Finished goods with an assigned cost of $140000 were sold on credit for $162000.
10. Beginning inventory as at 1 April comprised the following amounts:
Raw materials $17500
Work in process — cutting 18400
Work in process — packaging 21800
Finished goods 14000
Required
A. Prepare journal entries to record the April transactions. Assume all expenses were paid in cash. Use Factory Overhead and Factory Overhead Applied accounts.
B. Calculate ending work in process and finished goods balances in each process.
C. Was overhead underapplied or overapplied in April? By what amount?
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