Cost of Production and Journal Entries Lighthouse Paper Company manufactures new
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Cost of Production and Journal Entries
Lighthouse Paper Company manufactures newsprint. The product is manufactured in two departments, Papermaking and Converting. Pulp is first placed into a vessel at the beginning of papermaking production. The following information concerns production in the Papermaking Department for March.
a1. Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the materials charged to production.
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a1. Remember there are three different types of inventory; materials, work in process, and finished goods.
a2. Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the conversion costs charged to production. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
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a2. What types of costs are included in conversion costs? By adding these conversion costs are the units complete and ready for transfer?
a3. Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the completed production transferred to the Converting Department. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest dollar.
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a3. Remember that each department has a work in process account. Are these units 100% complete and ready to be sold or are they still in process?
b. Determine the Work in Process—Papermaking Department March 31 balance. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest dollar.
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Explanation / Answer
Date Item Debit Credit Balance March 1 Bal., 8,000 units, 30% completed $15,680.00 31 Direct materials, 42,700 units $59,780.00 $75,460.00 31 Direct labor $17,860.00 $93,320.00 31 Factory overhead $10,040.00 $103,360.00 31 Goods transferred, 47,700 units $100,448.68 $100,448.68 31 Bal., 3,000 units, 40% completed $4,973.21 a) Debit Credit a1) Work in Process-Papermaking Department $59,780.00 Materials-Pulp $59,780.00 a2) Work in Process-Papermaking Department $27,900.00 Wages Payable $17,860.00 Factory Overhead-Papermaking Department $10,040.00 The costs are included in conversion costs are direct labour and factory overhead. By adding these conversion costs the units are complete and ready for transfer into finished goods a3) Work in Process-Converting Department $100,448.68 Work in Process-Papermaking Department $100,448.68 Cost of 47,700 transferred-out units: Inventory in process, March 1 $15,680.00 Cost to complete March 1 inventory:(8000 x (1-30%) x $.64per unit $3,608.31 Pounds started and completed in March (39700 x ($1.40+$.64) $81,160.37 Transferred to Converting Department $100,448.68 Equivalent unit and cost per equivalent unit calculations: Equivalent Units Whole Units Materials Conversion Inventory in process, March 1 30% completed (8000 x (1-30%)) 8000.00 $0.00 2400.00 Started and completed in March (42,700 - 3000) 39700.00 39700.00 39700.00 Transferred to Converting Department in march 47700.00 39700.00 42100.00 Inventory in process, March 31 (40% completed) 3000.00 3000.00 1200.00 Total 50,700.00 42,700.00 43,300.00 Cost per equivalent unit of materials = $59780/42,700 $1.40 Per unit Cost per equivalent unit of conversion = $27,900/ 43,300 $0.64 Per unit Only 60% of units are completed 40% units are work in process. b) Work in Process Direct materials (3,000 × $1.40) $4,200.00 Conversion (3,000 × 40% × $0.64) $773.21 Total $4,973.21