Direct Materials Direct Labor House 402 $ 44,000 32,000 58,000 57,000 $ 58,000 62,000 House 403 House 404 61,000 86,000 House 405

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Accounting for transactions, construction company

Superior Construction, Inc. is a home builder in Arizona. Superior uses a job order costing system in which each house is a job. Because it constructs houses, the company uses an account titled Construction Overhead. The company applies overhead based on estimated direct labor costs. For the year, it estimated construction over head of $1,150,000 and total direct labor costs of $5,750,000. The following events occurred during August:

a. Purchased materials on account, $400,000.

b. Requisitioned direct materials and used direct labor in construction. Recorded the materials requisitioned.

c. The company incurred total wages of $300,000. Use the data from Item b to assign the wages. Wages are not yet paid.

d. Depreciation of construction equipment, $6,700.

e. Other overhead costs incurred: Equipment rentals paid in cash, $30,000; Worker liability insurance expired, $7,000.

f. Allocated overhead to jobs.

g. Houses completed: 402, 404.

h. House sold on account: 404 for $250,000.

Requirements

  1. Calculate Superior’s predetermined overhead allocation rate for the year.
  2. Prepare journal entries to record the events in the general journal.
Direct Materials
Direct Labor
House 402
$ 44,000
32,000
58,000
57,000
$ 58,000
62,000
House 403
House 404
61,000
86,000
House 405
Transcribed Image Text:Direct Materials Direct Labor House 402 $ 44,000 32,000 58,000 57,000 $ 58,000 62,000 House 403 House 404 61,000 86,000 House 405
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