Question

Sweeties, Inc., manufactures a sugar product by a continuous process, involving three production departments-Refining, Sifting, and Packing. Assume that records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for the first department, Refining, were $369,000, $146,000, and $97,600, respectively. Also, work in process in the Refining Department at the beginning of the period totaled $30,200, and work in process at the end of the period totaled $28,400.

Required:
A1) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for direct materials.
A2) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for direct labor.
A3) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for factory overhead.
B. On September 30, journalize the entry to record the transfer of production costs to the second department, Sifting.

Answer 1

A1) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for direct materials.

Dr Work-in process: Refining Department 369,000

Cr Materials inventory 369,000

A2) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for direct labor.

Dr Work-in process: Refining Department 146,000

Cr Wages payable 146,000

A3) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for factory overhead.

Dr Work-in process: Refining Department 97,600

Cr Manufacturing overhead: Refining Department 97,600

B. On September 30, journalize the entry to record the transfer of production costs to the second department, Sifting.

Dr Work-in process: Sifting Department 614,400

Cr Work-in process: Refining Department 614,400

$30,200 - $28,400 + $369,000 + $146,000 + $97,600 = $614,400