Dacosta Corporation had only one job in process on May 1. The job had been charged with $1,800 of direct materials, $6,966 of direct labor, and $9,936 of manufacturing overhead cost. The company assigns an overhead cost to jobs using the predetermined overhead rate of $18.40 per direct labor-hour. During May, the following activity was recorded: Raw materials (all direct materials):
Beginning balance $8,500
Purchased during the month $38,000
Used in production $39,300
Labor:
Direct labor-hours worked during the month 1,900
Direct labor cost incurred $24,510
Actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred $33,300
Inventories:
Raw materials, May 30
Work in process, May 30 $16,937
Work in process inventory on May 30 contains $3,741 of direct labor cost. Raw materials consist solely of items that are classified as direct materials. The entry to dispose of the underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead cost for the month would include a:.
a: credit of $5,336 to Manufacturing Overhead.
b: credit of $1,660 to Manufacturing Overhead.
c: debit of $5,336 to Manufacturing Overhead.
d: debit of $1,660 to Manufacturing Overhead.
Accounting entries for adjustment of overhead expenses.
Generally overheads are applied to various jobs on a predetermined basis. But actual overheads incurred can be more than/ less than predetermined overhead costs. To adjust this difference journal entries are made at the end of the period.