Prepare the journal entries to record maverick costs

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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

$1,100,000

Estimated machine hours

44,000

Estimated direct labor hours

9,000

Estimated direct materials cost

$1,510,000


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

Raw Materials Inventory

$249,000

Work in Process Inventory

$626,000

Finished Goods Inventory

$3,070,000


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


$224,000


Vice president and CFO

1


$177,000


Factory manager

1


$40,800


Assistant factory manager

1


$31,700


Machine operator

5

$14.50


2,250

Security guard, factory

2


$20,400


Materials handler

2

$7.50


2,000

Corporate secretary

1


$35,200


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

$13,800

Administrative office utilities

$5,500

Factory utilities

$30,500

Office supplies

$4,400


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

Raw materials purchases for the year amounted to $1,947,000. 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.

Prepare the journal entries to record Maverick's costs for 2014. (Use Salaries Payable and Wages Payable accounts for payroll costs.)

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