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During January 2020, LimeCo recorded the following transactions: a

Accounting Jan 26, 2021

During January 2020, LimeCo recorded the following transactions: a. Purchased materials on account, $297,000. b. Paid for the materials purchased in previous transaction. c. Started the production with $300,000 worth of materials, $20,000 of which was direct materials. d. Manufacturing wages incurred totaled $40,000, of which 90% was direct labor. e. Used more indirect materials, worth $2,000. Requirements: 1. Journalize the above transactions. 2. What is the balance of Manufacturing Overhead account? 3. At the beginning of 2020, LimeCo estimated to have Manufacturing overheads totaling to $312,000 and total estimated direct labor cost was $617,000. If direct labor was used as allocation base what was the actual Manufacturing Overhead for the period? Were manufacturing overheads underallocated or overallocated? By how much? Journalize the necessary transaction to deal with the underallocation/overallocation.

Expert Solution

Lime Co.      
Date Answer 1- Journal entry Debit $ Credit $
a. Raw Materials    2,97,000.00  
  Accounts Payable      2,97,000.00
       
b. Accounts Payable    2,97,000.00  
  Cash      2,97,000.00
       
c. Work in Process    3,00,000.00  
  Raw Materials         20,000.00
  Manufacturing Overhead      2,80,000.00
       
d. Work in Process       40,000.00  
  Wages         36,000.00
  Manufacturing Overhead            4,000.00
       
e. Work in Process          2,000.00  
  Manufacturing Overhead            2,000.00
       
  Answer 2 Amount $  
  Indirect materials in C    2,80,000.00  
  Indirect wages in D          4,000.00  
  Indirect materials in E          2,000.00  
  Balance in manufacturing overhead    2,86,000.00  
       
  Answer 3 Amount $  
  Estimated manufacturing overhead    3,12,000.00  
  Estimated direct labour cost    6,17,000.00  
  Overhead allocation rate 50.57%  
       
  Actual direct labour cost       36,000.00  
  Overhead allocated       18,204.00  
  Balance in manufacturing overhead    2,86,000.00  
  Overhead under allocated    2,67,796.00  
       
  Journal entry Debit $ Credit $
  Cost of goods sold    2,67,796.00  
  Manufacturing overhead      2,67,796.00
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