Reference no: EM132595528

Sweeten Company had no jobs in progress at the beginning of March and no beginning inventories. It started only two jobs during March-Job P and Job Q. Job P was completed and sold by the end of March and Job Q was incomplete at the end of March. The company uses a plantwide predetermined overhead rate based on direct labour-hours.

The following additional information is available for the company as a whole and for Jobs P and Q (all data and questions relate to the month of March):

Estimated total fixed manufacturing overhead $12,000

Estimated variable manufacturing overhead per direct labour-hour $1.40

Estimated total direct labour-hours to be worked 2,400

Total actual manufacturing overhead costs incurred $14,500

                                                                Job P                   Job Q

Direct materials                            $15,000               $8,400

Direct labour                                  $22,500                $10,500

Actual direct labour-hours worked       1,500                  700

Question 1: Assume the ending raw materials inventory is $1,400 and the company does not use any indirect materials. Prepare the journal entries to record raw materials purchases and the issuance of direct materials for use in production. (If no entry is required for a transaction/event, select "No journal entry required" in the first account field.)