1. How much overhead would have been charged to the company’s Work-in-Process account during the year? 2. Comment on the appropriateness of the company’s cost drivers (i.e., the use of machine hours in Machining and direct-labor cost in Assembly).

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1. How much overhead would have been charged to the company’s Work-in-Process account during the year?

2. Comment on the appropriateness of the company’s cost drivers (i.e., the use of machine hours in Machining and direct-labor cost in Assembly).

 

 

 
Garcia, Incorporated, utilizes a job-order costing system for its products, which transition from the Machining Department to the Assembly Department and subsequently to finished-goods inventory. The Machining Department is highly automated, while the Assembly Department conducts numerous manual-assembly activities. The company applies manufacturing overhead by using machine hours in the Machining Department and direct-labor cost in the Assembly Department. The following data pertains to the past year:

| Items                                             | Machining Department | Assembly Department |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| **Budgeted manufacturing overhead**               | $4,000,000          | $3,080,000          |
| **Actual manufacturing overhead**                 | 4,280,000           | 3,040,000           |
| **Budgeted direct-labor cost (based on practical capacity)** | 1,500,000           | 5,600,000           |
| **Actual direct-labor cost**                      | 1,450,000           | 5,780,000           |
| **Budgeted machine hours (based on practical capacity)** | 400,000             | 100,000             |
| **Actual machine hours**                          | 425,000             | 110,000             |

The subsequent information pertains to job number 775, the sole job in production at the end of the year:

| Items              | Machining Department | Assembly Department |
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| **Direct material**| $25,500             | $6,700              |
| **Direct labor**   | $27,800             | $58,500             |
| **Machine hours**  | 370                 | 150                 |

The selling and administrative expenses amounted to $2,500,000.
Transcribed Image Text:Garcia, Incorporated, utilizes a job-order costing system for its products, which transition from the Machining Department to the Assembly Department and subsequently to finished-goods inventory. The Machining Department is highly automated, while the Assembly Department conducts numerous manual-assembly activities. The company applies manufacturing overhead by using machine hours in the Machining Department and direct-labor cost in the Assembly Department. The following data pertains to the past year: | Items | Machining Department | Assembly Department | |---------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------| | **Budgeted manufacturing overhead** | $4,000,000 | $3,080,000 | | **Actual manufacturing overhead** | 4,280,000 | 3,040,000 | | **Budgeted direct-labor cost (based on practical capacity)** | 1,500,000 | 5,600,000 | | **Actual direct-labor cost** | 1,450,000 | 5,780,000 | | **Budgeted machine hours (based on practical capacity)** | 400,000 | 100,000 | | **Actual machine hours** | 425,000 | 110,000 | The subsequent information pertains to job number 775, the sole job in production at the end of the year: | Items | Machining Department | Assembly Department | |--------------------|---------------------|---------------------| | **Direct material**| $25,500 | $6,700 | | **Direct labor** | $27,800 | $58,500 | | **Machine hours** | 370 | 150 | The selling and administrative expenses amounted to $2,500,000.
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