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Barrymore Costume Company, located in New York City, sews costumes for plays and musicals. Barrymore considers itself primarily a service firm, as it never produces costumes without a preexisting order and only purchases materials to the specifications of the particular job. Any finished goods ending inventory is temporary and is zeroed out as soon as the show producer pays for the order. Overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor cost. During the first quarter of the year, the following activity took place in each of the accounts listed:
Job 32 was the only job in process at the end of the first quarter. A total of 1,000 direct labor hours at $10 per hour were charged to Job 32.
Required:
- 1. Assuming that overhead is applied on the basis of direct labor cost, what was the overhead rate used during the first quarter of the year?
- 2. What was the applied overhead for the first quarter? The actual overhead? The under- or overapplied overhead?
- 3. What was the cost of goods manufactured for the quarter?
- 4. Assume that the overhead variance is closed to the cost of goods sold account. Prepare the
journal entry to close out the overhead control account. What is the adjusted balance in Cost of Goods Sold? - 5. For Job 32, identify the costs incurred for direct materials, direct labor, and overhead.
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