Jarvis Enterprises recorded the following transactions for the just completed month. The company had no beginning inventories. a. $94,000 in raw materials were purchased for cash. b. $89,000 in raw materials were requisitioned for use in production. Of this amount, $78,000 was for direct materials and the remainder was for indirect materials. c. Total labor wages of $132,000 were incurred and paid. Of this amount, $112,000 was for direct labor and the remainder was for indirect labor. d. Additional manufacturing overhead costs of $143,000 were incurred and paid. e. Manufacturing overhead costs of $152,000 were applied to jobs using the company’s predetermined overheadrate. f. All of the jobs in progress at the end of the month were completed and shipped to customers. g. Any underapplied or overapplied overhead for the period was closed out to Cost of Goods Sold. Required:. Determine the cost of goods sold for the period.
Variance Analysis
In layman's terms, variance analysis is an analysis of a difference between planned and actual behavior. Variance analysis is mainly used by the companies to maintain a control over a business. After analyzing differences, companies find the reasons for the variance so that the necessary steps should be taken to correct that variance.
Standard Costing
The standard cost system is the expected cost per unit product manufactured and it helps in estimating the deviations and controlling them as well as fixing the selling price of the product. For example, it helps to plan the cost for the coming year on the various expenses.
EXERCISE 3–4 [LO3–5, LO3–7]
Jarvis Enterprises recorded the following transactions for the just completed month. The company
had no beginning inventories.
a. $94,000 in raw materials were purchased for cash.
b. $89,000 in raw materials were requisitioned for use in production. Of this amount, $78,000 was for direct
materials and the remainder was for indirect materials.
c. Total labor wages of $132,000 were incurred and paid. Of this amount, $112,000 was for direct labor and the
remainder was for indirect labor.
d. Additional
e. Manufacturing overhead costs of $152,000 were applied to jobs using the company’s predetermined overheadrate.
f. All of the jobs in progress at the end of the month were completed and shipped to customers.
g. Any underapplied or overapplied overhead for the period was closed out to Cost of Goods Sold.
Required:.
Determine the cost of goods sold for the period.
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