Aubergine is a manufacturer of contemporary cases for tablets. The business uses a perpetual   inventory system and has a highly labour-intensive production process, so it applies manufacturing   overhead based on direct labour hours. Any overhead variance is deemed to be immaterial and   therefore closed out to Cost of Goods Sold.   Aubergine's pre-determined overhead application rate for 2024 was computed from the following data:   Total estimated factory overheads $4,200,000   Total estimated direct labour hours 35,000   During the first month of 2024, the business recorded the following transactions.   Purchased $500,000 worth of materials on account. Separately, Aubergine paid a $3,540 bill for   freight in.   i) Incurred manufacturing wages of $1,065,000   Issued direct materials and used direct labour in manufacturing   Job # Direct Materials Direct Labour Direct Labour Hours   A-141   $100,000   $220,000   1,200   A-142   81,000   190,000   1,000   A-143   90,000   205,000   1,100   A-144   150,000   290,250   1,800   iv) Issued indirect materials to production, $80,000   v) Charged indirect manufacturing wages to production, $159,750   Depreciation expense on factory equipment used on the different jobs, $300,000   vii Other overhead costs incurred on jobs A-141 to A-144 amounted to $112,750   vii Applied factory overhead to the various jobs using the pre-determined factory overhead rate.   ix) Finished Jobs A-141 - A-143 and transferred to the finished goods inventory account   x) Shipped Job A-141 and A-142 and billed customers at a margin of 25% on cost.   Required:   a) Compute Aubergine's predetermined manufacturing overhead rate   (1 mark)   b) Calculate the total manufacturing cost for each job,   (3 marks)   c) Using the tota/ figures, record the above transactions in the general journal. (9 marks)   d) Post the manufacturing overhead transactions to the Manufacturing Overhead T-account and state   the balance on the account before closing the account. Show the journal entries necessary to   dispose of this variance   (3 marks)   e) What is the balance in the Cost of Goods Sold account after the adjustment? (1%2 marks)   f) Calculate the gross profit earned by Aubergine for the month.   (2 marks)   g) Post the appropriate entries to Work in Process Inventory Control account & determine the account   balance on January 31, the end of the month.   (2%/2marks)   h) State and explain three (3) differences between a job costing system and a process costing   system.

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Aubergine is a manufacturer of contemporary cases for tablets. The business uses a perpetual
 
inventory system and has a highly labour-intensive production process, so it applies manufacturing
 
overhead based on direct labour hours. Any overhead variance is deemed to be immaterial and
 
therefore closed out to Cost of Goods Sold.
 
Aubergine's pre-determined overhead application rate for 2024 was computed from the following data:
 
Total estimated factory overheads $4,200,000
 
Total estimated direct labour hours 35,000
 
During the first month of 2024, the business recorded the following transactions.
 
Purchased $500,000 worth of materials on account. Separately, Aubergine paid a $3,540 bill for
 
freight in.
 
i) Incurred manufacturing wages of $1,065,000
 
Issued direct materials and used direct labour in manufacturing
 
Job # Direct Materials Direct Labour Direct Labour Hours
 
A-141
 
$100,000
 
$220,000
 
1,200
 
A-142
 
81,000
 
190,000
 
1,000
 
A-143
 
90,000
 
205,000
 
1,100
 
A-144
 
150,000
 
290,250
 
1,800
 
iv) Issued indirect materials to production, $80,000
 
v) Charged indirect manufacturing wages to production, $159,750
 
Depreciation expense on factory equipment used on the different jobs, $300,000
 
vii Other overhead costs incurred on jobs A-141 to A-144 amounted to $112,750
 
vii Applied factory overhead to the various jobs using the pre-determined factory overhead rate.
 
ix) Finished Jobs A-141 - A-143 and transferred to the finished goods inventory account
 
x) Shipped Job A-141 and A-142 and billed customers at a margin of 25% on cost.
 
Required:
 
a) Compute Aubergine's predetermined manufacturing overhead rate
 
(1 mark)
 
b) Calculate the total manufacturing cost for each job,
 
(3 marks)
 
c) Using the tota/ figures, record the above transactions in the general journal. (9 marks)
 
d) Post the manufacturing overhead transactions to the Manufacturing Overhead T-account and state
 
the balance on the account before closing the account. Show the journal entries necessary to
 
dispose of this variance
 
(3 marks)
 
e) What is the balance in the Cost of Goods Sold account after the adjustment? (1%2 marks)
 
f) Calculate the gross profit earned by Aubergine for the month.
 
(2 marks)
 
g) Post the appropriate entries to Work in Process Inventory Control account & determine the account
 
balance on January 31, the end of the month.
 
(2%/2marks)
 
h) State and explain three (3) differences between a job costing system and a process costing
 
system.
 
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