Wallis Company manufactures only one product and uses a standard cost system. The company uses a predetermined plantwide overhead rate that relies on direct labor-hours as the allocation base. All of the company's manufacturing overhead costs are fixed—it does not incur any variable manufacturing overhead costs. The predetermined overhead rate is based on a cost formula that estimated $2,889,000 of fixed manufacturing overhead for an estimated allocation base of 288,900 direct labor-hours. Wallis does not maintain any beginning or ending work in process inventory. The company’s beginning balance sheet is as follows: Wallis Company Balance Sheet 1/1/XX (dollars in thousands) Assets Cash $ 790 Raw materials inventory 240 Finished goods inventory 360 Property, plant, and equipment, net 9,400 Total assets $ 10,790 Liabilities and Equity Retained earnings $ 10,790 Total liabilities and equity $ 10,790 The company’s standard cost card for its only product is as follows: Inputs (1) Standard Quantity or Hours (2) Standard Price or Rate Standard Cost (1) × (2) Direct materials 2 pounds $ 31.80 per pound $ 63.60 Direct labor 3.00 hours $ 15.00 per hour 45.00 Fixed manufacturing overhead 3.00 hours $ 10.00 per hour 30.00 Total standard cost per unit $ 138.60 During the year Wallis completed the following transactions: Purchased (with cash) 234,500 pounds of raw material at a price of $30.40 per pound. Added 217,250 pounds of raw material to work in process to produce 95,900 units. Assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct laborers (who were paid in cash) worked 246,800 hours at an average cost of $16.00 per hour to manufacture 95,900 units. Applied fixed overhead to work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed to manufacture 95,900 units. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $2,744,500. Of this total, $1,349,000 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and salaried indirect laborers that were all paid in cash and $1,395,500 related to depreciation of equipment. Transferred 95,900 units from work in process to finished goods. Sold (for cash) 92,900 units to customers at a price of $170 per unit. Transferred the standard cost associated with the 92,900 units sold from finished goods to cost of goods sold. Paid $2,124,500 of selling and administrative expenses. Closed all standard cost variances to cost of goods sold. Required: 1. Compute all direct materials, direct labor, and fixed overhead variances for the year. 2. Record transactions a through i for Wallis Company. 3. Compute the ending balances for Wallis Company’s balance sheet. 4. Prepare Wallis Company’s income statement for the year.
Process Costing
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Job Costing
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ABC Costing
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Wallis Company manufactures only one product and uses a
The company’s beginning
| Wallis Company | ||
| Balance Sheet | ||
| 1/1/XX | ||
| (dollars in thousands) | ||
| Assets | ||
| Cash | $ | 790 |
| Raw materials inventory | 240 | |
| Finished goods inventory | 360 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 9,400 | |
| Total assets | $ | 10,790 |
| Liabilities and Equity | ||
| $ | 10,790 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 10,790 |
The company’s standard cost card for its only product is as follows:
| Inputs | (1) Standard Quantity or Hours |
(2) Standard Price or Rate |
Standard Cost (1) × (2) |
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| Direct materials | 2 pounds | $ | 31.80 | per pound | $ | 63.60 | |
| Direct labor | 3.00 hours | $ | 15.00 | per hour | 45.00 | ||
| Fixed manufacturing overhead | 3.00 hours | $ | 10.00 | per hour | 30.00 | ||
| Total standard cost per unit | $ | 138.60 | |||||
During the year Wallis completed the following transactions:
- Purchased (with cash) 234,500 pounds of raw material at a price of $30.40 per pound.
- Added 217,250 pounds of raw material to work in process to produce 95,900 units.
- Assigned direct labor costs to work in process. The direct laborers (who were paid in cash) worked 246,800 hours at an average cost of $16.00 per hour to manufacture 95,900 units.
- Applied fixed overhead to work in process inventory using the predetermined overhead rate multiplied by the number of direct labor-hours allowed to manufacture 95,900 units. Actual fixed overhead costs for the year were $2,744,500. Of this total, $1,349,000 related to items such as insurance, utilities, and salaried indirect laborers that were all paid in cash and $1,395,500 related to
depreciation of equipment. - Transferred 95,900 units from work in process to finished goods.
- Sold (for cash) 92,900 units to customers at a price of $170 per unit.
- Transferred the standard cost associated with the 92,900 units sold from finished goods to cost of goods sold.
- Paid $2,124,500 of selling and administrative expenses.
- Closed all standard cost variances to cost of goods sold.
Required:
1. Compute all direct materials, direct labor, and fixed overhead variances for the year.
2. Record transactions a through i for Wallis Company.
3. Compute the ending balances for Wallis Company’s balance sheet.
4. Prepare Wallis Company’s income statement for the year.
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