Jaquish Inc

question 214

Multiple Choice

Jaquish Inc. has provided the following data for the month of January. There were no beginning inventories; consequently, the direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead applied listed below are all for the current month.
Manufacturing overhead for the month was underapplied by $6,000.
The company allocates any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead among work in process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold at the end of the month on the basis of the overhead applied during the month in those accounts.
-The journal entry to record the allocation of any underapplied or overapplied manufacturing overhead for January would include the following:

• A) credit to Work in Process of $480
• B) debit to Work in Process of $8,830
• C) debit to Work in Process of $480
• D) credit to Work in Process of $8,830

Know the proper treatment of business transactions (increases and decreases) in the double-entry system.

Understand the effects of business transactions on the accounting equation.

Organize and assign account numbers in a ledger following a systematic approach.

Prepare and correct trial balances ensuring they reflect the normal balance of accounts accurately.

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Definitions:

Penetration Pricing

A marketing strategy where the initial price of a product is set lower than the eventual market price to attract new customers and gain market share.

Reference Pricing

A type of psychological pricing in which a lower-priced item is compared to a more expensive brand in hopes that the consumer will use the higher price as a comparison price.