Computing the cost of a job:
Three inventory accounts:
Manufacturing overhead account
Underapplied overhead
when the actual overhead costs incurred (debits) are in excess of the applied overhead costs (credits)
- Writeoff to COGS
Dr. Cogs
Cr. manufacturing overhead
Overapplied overhead
when the applied overhead costs (credits) are in excess of the actual overhead costs incurred (debits)
- Write-off to COGS
Dr. Manufacturing overhead
Cr. COGS