Malcom Industries Manufactures a Silicone Paste Wax That Goes Through

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Essay

Malcom Industries manufactures a silicone paste wax that goes through three processing departments: cracking, blending, and packing. All raw materials are introduced at the start of work in the cracking department, with conversion costs being incurred uniformly in each department. The Work-in-Process inventory account for the cracking department for July contains the following information:
$\begin{array}{c}\text { Work-in-Process Inventory (Cracking Department) }\\\\\begin{array}{llr} \text {Balance, July 1 ( 35,000 lbs, \( 4 / 5 \) done) } &\$63,700\\ \text { Direct materials \( (280,0001 \mathrm{bs}) \) } &397,600\\ \text {Conversion costs } &189,700\\ \text { Balance, July 31 (45,000 lbs, 2/3 done) } &??\\ \text { Costs transferred to Blending Dept } &??\\\end{array}\end{array}$

The beginning balance inventory consists of $43,400 in materials cost. Malcom uses the weighted-average method to account for its operations.
Required:
(Use 4 decimal places for computations.)
(a) What would be the Cracking Department's inventory balance on July 31?
(b) What would be the cost transferred to the Blending Dept. in July?

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