The Cost of Materials Transferred into the Bottling Department of Mountain

question 70

Essay

The cost of materials transferred into the Bottling Department of Mountain Springs Water Company is $32,400,with $26,000 from the Purifying Department,plus additional $6,400 from the materials storeroom.The conversion cost for the period in the Bottling Department is $8,750 ($3,750 factory applied and $5,000 direct labor).The total costs transferred to finished goods for the period was $31,980.The Bottling Department had a beginning inventory of $1,860.

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