The Winston Company Estimates That the Factory Overhead for the Following

question 59

Essay

The Winston Company estimates that the factory overhead for the following year will be $1,250,000. The company has decided that the basis for applying factory overhead should be machine hours, which is estimated to be 50,000 hours. The total machine hours for the year was 54,300. The actual factory overhead for the year was $1,348,800.
a) Determine the total factory overhead amount applied.
b) Calculate the over or under applied amount for the year.
c) Prepare the journal entry to close factory overhead into Cost of Goods Sold.

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