Question

The following account appears in the ledger prior to recognizing the jobs completed in January:

Work in Process
Balance, January 1 $17,510
Direct materials 142,360
Direct labor 153,560
Factory overhead 80,720

Jobs finished during January are summarized as follows:

Job 210 $70,950
Job 224 $82,770
Job 216 43,360
Job 230 161,600

Required:
a. Journalize the entry to record the jobs completed.
b. Determine the cost of the unfinished jobs at January 31.

Answer 1

Following are the solution to this question:

Step-by-step explanation:

In point a:

Journal Entry :

Account Dr Cr.

Goods completed
`\$358,680`

Processing work
`\$358,680`

Complete total labour costs

`= \$70,950 + \$82,770 + \$ 43,360 + \$ 161,600 \\\\ = \$ 358680`

In point b:

Uncompleted jobs cost:

`\text{Balance, January 1} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$17,510\\\\\text{Direct materials} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$142,360\\\\ \text{Direct labor } \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$153,560\\\\\text{Factory overhead } \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$80,720\\\\\text{Cost of Finished Goods Transferred} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (\$ 358680)\\\\\text{Cost of Unfinished Jobs on Aug 31} \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \$ 35470\\\\`