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ISBN: 9780134128528

Author: Karen W. Braun, Wendy M. Tietz

Publisher: PEARSON

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Manufacturing cost is the total cost of procuring or producing a product. In other words, the manufacturing cost is the cost that an individual or business owner undertakes for the manufacturing of goods.

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Chapter 3, Problem 3.30AE

Record journal entries (Learning Objectives 2, 3, 5, & 6)

The following transactions were incurred by Augustine Fabricators during January, the first month of its fiscal year.

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1. Record the proper journal entry for each transaction.
1. a. $205,000 of materials was purchased on account.
2. b. $158,000 of materials was used in production; of this amount, $155,000 was used on specific jobs.
3. c. Manufacturing labor and salaries for the month totaled $250,000. $215,000 of the total manufacturing labor and salaries was traced to specific jobs, and the remainder was indirect labor used in the factory.
4. d. The company recorded $19,000 of depreciation on the plant and plant equipment. The company also received a plant utility bill for $10,000 which will be paid at a later date.
5. e. $62,000 of manufacturing overhead was allocated to specific jobs.
2. By the end of January, was manufacturing overhead overallocated or underallocated? By how much?

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