Discuss the company employs as few factory workers

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Maverick Wings, Inc. manufactures airplanes for use in stunt shows. Maverick's factory is highly automated, using the latest in robotic technology. To keep costs low, the company employs as few factory workers as possible. Since each plane has different features (such as its shape, weight, and color), Maverick uses a job order costing system to accumulate product costs.

At the end of 2013, Maverick's accountants developed the following expectations for 2014 based on the marketing department's sales forecast:

Budgeted overhead cost $1,091,000
Estimated machine hours 41,000
Estimated direct labor hours 10,000
Estimated direct materials cost $1,500,000

Maverick's inventory count, completed on December 31, 2013, revealed the following ending inventory balances:

Raw Materials Inventory $249,000
Work in Process Inventory $625,000
Finished Goods Inventory $2,340,000

The company's 2014 payroll data revealed the following actual payroll costs for the year:

Job Title Number 
Employed
Wage Rate 
per Hour
Annual 
Salary per 
Employee
Total Hours 
Worked per
Employee
President and CEO 1 $228,000
Vice president and CFO 1 $178,000
Factory manager 1 $40,000
Assistant factory manager 1 $31,000
Machine operator 5 $14.50 2,250
Security guard, factory
2 $20,500
Materials handler 2 $7.50 2,000
Corporate secretary 1 $36,100
Janitor, factory 2 $6 2,150

The following information was taken from Maverick's Schedule of Plant Assets. All assets are depreciated using the straight-line method.

Plant Asset Purchase Price Salvage Value Useful Life
Factory building $4,000,000 $150,000 20 Years
Administrative office $650,000 $125,000 30 Years
Factory equipment $2,000,000 $20,000 12 Years

Other miscellaneous costs for 2014 all paid in cash included:

Cost Amount
Factory insurance $13,900
Administrative office utilities $5,000
Factory utilities $33,300
Office supplies $4,600


Additional information about Maverick's operations in 2014 includes the following:

Raw materials purchases for the year amounted to $1,949,000. All purchases were on account.

The company used $1,860,000 in raw materials during the year. Of that amount, 85% was direct materials and 15% was indirect materials.

Maverick applied overhead to Work in Process Inventory based on direct materials cost.

Airplanes costing $3,450,000 to manufacture were completed and transferred out of Work in Process Inventory.

Maverick uses a markup of 80% to price its airplanes. Sales for the year were $6,570,000.
(Note: This transaction requires two journal entries.)

All sales were on account

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