A Firm Produces Its Products by a Continuous Process Involving

question 177

Short Answer

A firm produces its products by a continuous process involving three production departments, 1 through 3. Present 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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