Chapter 15, Problem 57P

Questin 5

Belle Garments manufactures customized T-shirts for football teams. The business uses a perpetual inventory system and has a highly labour-intensive production process, so it assigns manufacturing overhead based on direct labour cost. The business operates at a profit margin of 33% on sales. Belle Garments expects to incur $2,205,000 of manufacturing overhead costs and estimated direct labour costs of $3,150,000 during 2025. At the end of December 2024, Belle Line Garments reported work in process inventory of $93,980 - Job FBT 101 - $51,000 & Job FBT 102 - $42,980 The following events occurred during January 2025. i) Purchased materials on account, $388,000. The purchase attracted freight charges of $4,000 ii) Incurred manufacturing wages of $400,000 iii) Requisitioned direct materials and used direct labour in manufacturing. Job # FBT 101 FBT 102 FBT 103 FBT 104 Direct Materials $70,220 97,500 105,300 117,000 iv) Issued indirect materials to production, $30,000. Direct Labour $61,200…

The trial balance for K and J Nursery, Incorporated, listed the following account balances at December 31, 2024, the end of its fiscal year: cash, $27,000; accounts receivable, $22,000; inventory, $36,000; equipment (net), $91,000; accounts payable, $25,000; salaries payable, $10,500; interest payable, $6,500; notes payable (due in 18 months), $41,000; common stock, $72,000. Determine the year-end balance in retained earnings for K and J Nursery, Incorporated.