Illustrative Entries

Job Costing

 To Record Direct Materials, Direct Labor, and Apply Factory Overhead

6-15-X3

Raw Materials Inventory

 

10,000

 
 

          Accounts Payable

   

10,000

  To record purchase of raw materials
     
6-20-X3

Work in Process Inventory

 

18,000

 
            Raw Materials Inventory    

10,000

            Salaries Payable    

3,000

            Factory Overhead    

5,000

  To transfer raw materials to production, record direct labor costs on job, and apply overhead at the predetermined rate
     
6-21-X3

Finished Goods Inventory

 

18,000

 
            Work in Process Inventory     18000
  To transfer completed units to finished goods inventory
     
6-25-X3

Accounts Receivable

 

25,000

 
            Sales    

25,000

  To record sale of finished pipe for $25,000
     
 

Cost of goods sold

 

18,000

 
            Finished Goods Inventory    

18,000

  To transfer of finished goods to cost of goods sold      

To Record Actual Overhead

6-30-X3

Factory Overhead

 

100,000

 
          Salaries Payable

50,000

            Supplies    

15,000

            Prepaid Insurance    

5,000

            Accumulated Depreciation    

11,000

            Taxes Payable    

9,000

            Utilities Payable    

10,000

  To record various factory overhead costs      

To Record Overapplied Overhead

6-30-X3

Factory Overhead

10,000

            Cost of Goods Sold    

10,000

  To reduce cost of goods sold for the overapplied overhead      

To Record Underapplied Overhead

6-30-X3

Cost of Goods Sold

 

10,000

 
            Factory Overhead    

10,000

  To transfer underapplied overhead to cost of goods sold