The following transactions occurred in January at Apex Manufacturing, a custom parts supplier. Apex uses job costing.   Purchased $55,400 in materials on account. Issued $3,200 in supplies from the materials inventory to the production department. Paid for the materials purchased in transaction (1). Issued $27,200 in direct materials to the production department. Incurred wage costs of $59,000, which were debited to Payroll, a temporary account. Of this amount, $15,200 was withheld for payroll taxes and credited to Payroll Taxes Payable. The remaining $43,800 was paid in cash to the employees. See transactions (6) and (7) for additional information about Payroll. Recognized $27,000 in fringe benefit costs, incurred as a result of the wages paid in (5). This $27,000 was debited to Payroll and credited to Fringe Benefits Payable. Analyzed the Payroll account and determined that 60 percent represented direct labor; 30 percent, indirect manufacturing labor; and 10 percent, administrative and marketing costs. Paid for utilities, power, equipment maintenance, and other miscellaneous items for the manufacturing plant totaling $34,100. Applied overhead on the basis of 165 percent of direct labor costs. Recognized depreciation of $18,950 on manufacturing property, plant, and equipment.   Required: 1). The balances that appeared in the accounts of Apex Manufacturing are shown as follows.       Beginning Ending Materials Inventory $ 58,125     —   Work-in-Process Inventory   14,925     —   Finished Goods Inventory   63,950   $ 53,200   Cost of Goods Sold   —     107,275     Journal Entries : S.no particular debit ($) credit ($) 1 Raw material inventory 55400     Accounts payable   55400 2 Manufacturing OVERHEAD 3200     RAW MATERIAL inventory   3200 3 accounts payable 3200     Cash   3200 4 work in process 27200     RAW MATERIAL inventory   27200 5 payroll expenses 59000     Withhold payroll tax   15200   Cash   43800 6 Fringe benefit expenses 27000     Fringe benefit payable   27000 7 work in process(59000×60%) 35400     Manufacturing OVERHEAD(59000×30%) 17700     Administrative(59000×10%) 5900     Payroll expenses   59000 8 Manufacturing OVERHEAD 34100     Cash   34100 9 work in process(35400+65%) 58410     Manufacturing OVERHEAD   58410 10 Manufacturing OVERHEAD 18950     Accumulated depreciation   18950 Required : Prepare T-accounts to show the flow of costs during the period.

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Problem 7-58 (Algo) Tracing Costs in a Job Company (LO 7-2, 3)

The following transactions occurred in January at Apex Manufacturing, a custom parts supplier. Apex uses job costing.

 

  1. Purchased $55,400 in materials on account.
  2. Issued $3,200 in supplies from the materials inventory to the production department.
  3. Paid for the materials purchased in transaction (1).
  4. Issued $27,200 in direct materials to the production department.
  5. Incurred wage costs of $59,000, which were debited to Payroll, a temporary account. Of this amount, $15,200 was withheld for payroll taxes and credited to Payroll Taxes Payable. The remaining $43,800 was paid in cash to the employees. See transactions (6) and (7) for additional information about Payroll.
  6. Recognized $27,000 in fringe benefit costs, incurred as a result of the wages paid in (5). This $27,000 was debited to Payroll and credited to Fringe Benefits Payable.
  7. Analyzed the Payroll account and determined that 60 percent represented direct labor; 30 percent, indirect manufacturing labor; and 10 percent, administrative and marketing costs.
  8. Paid for utilities, power, equipment maintenance, and other miscellaneous items for the manufacturing plant totaling $34,100.
  9. Applied overhead on the basis of 165 percent of direct labor costs.
  10. Recognized depreciation of $18,950 on manufacturing property, plant, and equipment.

 

Required:

1). The balances that appeared in the accounts of Apex Manufacturing are shown as follows.

 

 

  Beginning Ending
Materials Inventory $ 58,125      
Work-in-Process Inventory   14,925      
Finished Goods Inventory   63,950   $ 53,200  
Cost of Goods Sold       107,275  
 

Journal Entries :

S.no particular debit ($) credit ($)
1 Raw material inventory 55400  
  Accounts payable   55400
2 Manufacturing OVERHEAD 3200  
  RAW MATERIAL inventory   3200
3 accounts payable 3200  
  Cash   3200
4 work in process 27200  
  RAW MATERIAL inventory   27200
5 payroll expenses 59000  
  Withhold payroll tax   15200
  Cash   43800
6 Fringe benefit expenses 27000  
  Fringe benefit payable   27000
7 work in process(59000×60%) 35400  
  Manufacturing OVERHEAD(59000×30%) 17700  
  Administrative(59000×10%) 5900  
  Payroll expenses   59000
8 Manufacturing OVERHEAD 34100  
  Cash   34100
9 work in process(35400+65%) 58410  
  Manufacturing OVERHEAD   58410
10 Manufacturing OVERHEAD 18950  
  Accumulated depreciation   18950

Required :

Prepare T-accounts to show the flow of costs during the period.

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