A Firm Produces Its Products by a Continuous Process Involving

question 187

Essay

A firm produces its products by a continuous process involving three production departments, 1 through 3. Prepare journal entries to record the following selected transactions related to production during August:
(a)Materials purchased on account, $120,000.
(b)Material requisitioned for use in Department 1, $125,700, of which $124,200 entered directly into the product.
(c)Labor cost incurred in Department 1, $195,400, of which $174,000 was used directly in the manufacture of the product.
(d)Factory overhead costs for Department 1 incurred on account, $54,700.
(e)Depreciation on machinery in Department 1, $29,200.
(f)Expiration of prepaid insurance chargeable to Department 1, $7,000.
(g)Factory overhead applied to production in Department 1, $106,300.
(h)Output of Department 1 transferred to Department 2, $362,700.

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Definitions:

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