Reference no: EM132536584
Point 1: AgroWorld company manufacture a high-quality fertilizer, which is used primarily by commercial vegetable growers. Two departments are involved in the production process. In the Mixing Department, various chemicals are entered into production. After processing, the Mixing Department transfers chemical called Chemgro to the Finishing Department. There the product is completed, packaged, and shipped under the brand named Vegegro.
Point 2: In the Mixing Department, the raw material is added at the beginning of the process. Labour and overhead are applied continuously throughout the process. All departmental overhead is traced to the departments, and plant overhead is allocated to the departments on the basis of direct-labour. The plant overhead rate for 2019 is $.40 per direct-labour dollar.
The following information relates to production during November 2019 in the Mixing Department.
a. Work in process, November 1 (4, 000 pounds, 75 percent complete as to conversion):
Raw material $22, 800
Direct labour at $5.00 per hour 24, 650
Departmental overhead 12, 000
Allocated plant overhead 9, 860
b. Raw material:
Inventory, November 1, 2000 pounds $10, 000
Purchases, November 3, 10 000 pounds 51, 000
Purchases, November 18, 10 000 pounds 51, 500
Released to production during November, 16,000 pounds
c. Direct-labour cost, $103, 350
d. Direct departmental verhead costs, $ 52, 000
e. Transferred to Finishing Department, 15, 000 pounds
f. Work in process, November 30, 5000 pounds, 20 percent complete
The company uses FIFO method for both process costing (to accumulate product costs) and for valuing raw-material inventories.
Requird:
Question 1. Prepare production report for the Mixing Department for November 2019. The report should show:
a. Equivalent units of production by cost factor (i.e., direct material and conversion).
b. Cost per equivalent unit for each factor. (Round your answers to the nearest cent.)
c. Cost of Chemgro transferred to the Finishing Department.
d. Cost of the work-in-process inventory on November 30, 2019, in the Mixing Department.
Question 2. Prepare journal entries to record the following events:
a. Release of direct material to production during November.
b. Incurrence of direct-labour costs in November.
c. Application of overhead costs for the Mixing Department (direct departmental and allocated plant overhead costs.)
d. Transfer of Chemgro out of the Mixing Department