Reference no: EM132483120

Question 1 - During March 2019, Alaska Corporation recorded $260,000 of costs related to factory overhead. Alaska's overhead application rate is based on direct labor hours. The preset formula for overhead application estimated that $250,000 would be incurred, and 12,500 direct labor hours would be worked. During March, 11,700 hours were actually worked. Use this information to determine the amount of overhead over or under applied. Enter overapplied overhead as a negative number. (round & enter any final dollar answers to the nearest whole dollar)

Question 2 - On March 31, 2019, Dorchester Corporation recorded the following factory overhead costs incurred:

Factory Manager Salary $5,500

Factory Utilities 2,800

Machinery Deprecation 9,000

Machinery Repairs 1,800

Factory Rent 2,000

The overhead application rate is based on direct labor hours. The preset formula for overhead application estimated that $22,000 would be incurred, and 2,000 direct labor hours would be worked. During March, 650 hours were actually worked on Job Order 3-1 and 1,200 hours were actually worked on Job Order 3-2. Use this information to prepare the March 31 General Journal entries, without explanations, for the: (round any final dollar answers to the nearest whole dollar):

1. To record the factory overhead costs

2. The allocation of factory overhead to Job Order 3-1

3. The allocation of factory overhead to Job Order 3-2

4. The adjusting entry to dispose of any over or under application of factory overhead

Question 3 - March 1, 201, Dorchester Company's beginning work in process inventory had 10,000 units. This is its only production department. Beginning WIP units were 50% finished as to conversion costs. Dorchester introduces direct materials at the beginning of the production process. During March, all beginning WIP was completed and an additional 14,500 units were started and completed. Dorchester also started but did not complete 8,500 units. These units remained in ending WIP inventory and were 60% finished as to conversion costs. Dorchester uses the weighted average method. Use this information to determine for March 2019 the equivalent units of production for conversion costs. (Round & enter final answers to: the nearest whole dollar for total dollar answers, nearest penny for unit costs or nearest whole number for units)

Question 4 - Dorchester Company, on March 1, 2019 has a beginning Work in Process inventory of zero. All materials are added into production at the beginning of its production. There is only one production WIP inventory. On March 1, Dorchester started into production 18,500 units. At the end of the month there were 13,000 units completed and transferred into the Finished Goods Inventory. The ending WIP was 45% complete with respect to conversion. For the month of March the following costs were incurred and recorded in the WIP:

Direct Material $21,000

Direct Labor 17,000

Factory Overhead 30,000

Dorchester uses the weighted-average process costing method. Use this information to determine the cost per equivalent unit of conversion for the month of March: (Round & enter final answers to the nearest cent.).