Inventory in the blending department

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Problem: Nature's Way, Inc., Keeps one of its production facilities busy making a perfume called Essence de la Vache. The perfume goes through two processing departments: Blending and Bottling.

The following incomplete Work in Process account is provided for the Blending Department for March:

Work in process-Blending

March 1 Balance               32,800

Completed and transferred to bottling

Materials                         147,600

(760,000 ounces)

Direct labor                     73,200

 

Overhead                       481,000

 

March 31 Balance         ?

 

The $32,800 beginning inventory in the Blending Department consisted of the following elements: materials, 8,000, direct labor, $4,000, and overhead applied, $20,800.

Costs incurred during March in the Bottling Department were: materials used, $45,000, direct labor, $17,000, and overhead cost applied to production, $108,000.

Required:

1. Prepare journal entries to record the costs incurred in both the Blending Department and Bottling Department during March. Key your entries to items (a) through (g) below:

a. Raw materials were issued for use in production.

b. Direct labor costs were incurred.

c. Manufacturing overhead costs for the entire factory was incurred, $596,000. (Credit Accounts Payable and use a single Manufacturing Overhead control account for the entire factory.)   

d. Manufacturing overhead was applied to production using a predetermined overhead rate.

e. Units that were complete with respect to processing in the Bottling Department were transferred to the Bottling Department, $920,000.

f. Units that were complete with respect to processing in the Bottling Department were transferred to Finished Goods, $920,000.

g. Completed units were sold on account for $1,400,000. The cost of goods was $890,000.  

Reference no: EM13843711

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