Chapter 19: Q19-17RQ (page 1063)
How is the Conversion Costs account used in JIT costing?
The conversion cost account is debited for the accumulation of direct labor and manufacturing overhead and credited for allocation and adjustment of cost.
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Question:High Mountain produces fleece jackets. The company uses JIT costing for its JIT production system.
High Mountain has two inventory accounts: Raw and In-Process Inventory and
Finished Goods Inventory. On April 1, 2018, the account balances were Raw and In-Process Inventory, \(10,000; Finished Goods Inventory, \)2,100.
The standard cost of a jacket is \(33, composed of \)12 direct materials plus \(21
conversion costs. Data for April’s activities follow:
Number of jackets completed 19,000
Number of jackets sold (on account for \)50 each) 18,600
Direct materials purchased (on account) \( 220,500
Conversion costs incurred \) 500,000
Requirements
1. What are the major features of a JIT production system such as that of High Mountain?
2. Prepare summary journal entries for April. Underallocated or overallocated
conversion costs are adjusted to Cost of Goods Sold monthly.
3. Use a T-account to determine the April 30, 2018, balance of Raw and In-ProcessInventory.
Activity-based costing requires four steps. List the four steps in the order they are performed.
The Alright Manufacturing Company in Rochester, Minnesota, assembles and tests electronic components used in smartphones. Consider the following data regarding component T24 (amounts are per unit):
Direct materials cost \( 80.00
Direct labor cost 20.00
Activity-based costs allocated ?
Total manufacturing product cost ?
The activities required to build the component follow:
Activity Allocation Base Cost Allocated to
Each Unit
Start station Number of raw component chassis 4 * \) 1.50 = \( 6.00
Dip insertion Number of dip insertions ? * 0.30 = 9.60
Manual insertion Number of manual insertions 10 * 0.50 = ?
Wave solder Number of components soldered 4 * 1.90 = 7.60
Backload Number of backload insertions 7 * ? = 4.20
Test Number of testing hours 0.43 * 90.00 = ?
Defect analysis Number of defect analysis hours 0.15 * ?= 12.00
Total activity-based costs \) ?
Requirements
1. Complete the missing items for the two tables.
Koehler makes handheld calculators in two models: basic and professional. Koehler estimated $721,000 of manufacturing overhead and 515,000 machine hours for the year. The basic model actually consumed 230,000 machine hours, and the professional model consumed 285,000 machine hours.
Compute the predetermined overhead allocation rate using machine hours (MHr) as the allocation base. How much overhead is allocated to the basic model? To the professional model?
Question:Oscar, Inc. manufactures bookcases and uses an activity-based costing system. Oscar’s activity areas and related data follow:
Activity | Budgeted Cost of Activity | Allocation Base | Predetermined Overhead Allocation Rate |
Materials handling | \( 240,000 | Number of parts | \)1.00 |
Assembly | 3,500,000 | Number of assembling direct labor hours | 17.00 |
Finishing | 190,000 | Number of finished units* | 4.50 |
*Refers to number of units receiving the finishing activity, not the number of units transferred to Finished Goods Inventory
Oscar produced two styles of bookcases in October: the standard bookcase and an unfinished bookcase, which has fewer parts and requires no finishing. The totals for quantities, direct materials costs, and other data follow:
Product | Total Units Produced | Total Direct materials Costs | Total Direct Labor Costs | Total Number of Parts | Total Assembling Direct Labor Hours |
Standard bookcase | 7,000 | \(91,000 | \)105,000 | 28,000 | 10,500 |
Unfinished bookcase | 7,500 | 82,500 | 75,000 | 22,500 | 7,500 |
Requirements
4. What price should Oscar’s managers set for unfinished bookcases to earn a net profit of $19 per bookcase?
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