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Cost Accounting
Would a process cost accounting system be satisfactory for a petrochemical plant that produces plastic sheeting 24 hours per day? Explain.LO.1
Ace Company uses four separate manufacturing processes in producing its sole product. Each process is located in a separate producing department.There are also three nonproducing departments whose
Why is it possible under the process cost system to charge indirect labor and indirect materials in a production department to Work in Process instead of to Manufacturing Overhead?LO.1
In a process cost accounting system, which accounts are debited and which account is credited when materials are issued from the storeroom?LO.1
In what journal are requisitions for direct materials recorded? Indirect materials?LO.1
Explain how the materials requisition journal is organized to facilitate posting to the work in process accounts.LO.1
What is a cost of production report?LO.1
Is it always necessary to use an overhead application rate under the process cost system? Explain.LO.1
Postings from the payroll register of the Alberta Company to its Factory Payroll Clearing account totaled $184,000 for the month of September. However, a summary of the time tickets for September
Under what circumstances is the process cost accounting system appropriate?LO.1
Why is the job order cost ledger eliminated under the process cost accounting system?LO.1
In what journal are requisitions for indirect materials recorded if the process cost system is used?LO.1
Why is it sometimes possible under the process cost system to charge indirect materials issued to producing departments to the Work in Process accounts, rather than to Manufacturing Overhead?LO.1
Under the job order cost accounting system, the daily time ticket for each worker whose wages are classified as direct labor shows the number of the job worked on. What does the time ticket for such
A Work in Process account may be used for each producing department.What other arrangements for Work in Process accounts might be used?LO.1
Under what circumstances would it be reasonable under a process cost system not to use an overhead application rate?LO.1
A company has three Work in Process accounts reflecting the flow of products. To what account are costs transferred from the final Work in Process account?LO.1
Under what circumstances would a company having four producing departments and using a process cost system debit the cost of raw materials requisitioned to all four of its Work in Process
How does the procedure for allocating the costs of service departments to the producing departments differ under process costing and job order costing?LO.1
Under what conditions might management decide that a process cost system is appropriate?LO.1
The Brooks Company must decide whether to manufacture a variety of products to customer specifications or to manufacture a single, uniform product. What are the advantages of each alternative?LO.1
Your employer manufactures iron products. Most of the products are made on special order to meet customer specifications. Management has asked you whether a process cost accounting system could be
Flores Steel Products manufactures decorative wall paneling used in commercial buildings. Three basic processes are used in meinufacturing the panels. Almost all the paneling sold is finished to meet
Process cost accounting is sometimes described as a procedure for computing the average cost of products manufactured. Suppose that the management of the firm by which you are employed asks you
A company using the process cost system has a highly automated factory. Three times each year the factory is closed for one week to perform preventive maintenance on the factory equipment. The
Some companies using a process cost accounting system maintain a perpetual inventory for raw materials. Less frequently, some companies do not keep a perpetual inventory but instead rely on a
Make a journal entry to record materials requisitions. (Obj. 6).Atomizer Associates uses the process cost system. The details of three materials requisitions issued during January 19X9 follow. Give
Make a journal entry to charge labor costs to departments.(Obj. 6). A summary of the factory wages at Long Beach Chemical Products for the month of August shows the following costs. Give the entry in
Make a journal entry to charge labor costs to departments.(Obj. 6). The Mustafa Corporation uses a process cost system. During its first month of manufacturing operations, it had total labor costs of
Allocate service department costs (Obj. 5). The Imir Company allocates the cost of its Building Services Department to the producing departments on the basis of square feet of floor space
Prepare a worksheet to prorate service department costs; prepare a journal entry to charge service department costs to producing departments. (Objs. 5, 6). The balances of the departmental overhead
Record manufacturing overhead applied to specific jobs by making entries on job cost sheets and in the manufacturing overhead applied journal.LO.1
Charge manufacturing overhead to production by posting from the manufacturing overhead applied journal to the general ledger accounts.LO.1
Prepare and record the entries to close the departmental Manufacturing Overhead account balances to the general ledger Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead account.LO.1
Calculate the amount of overapplied or underapplied overhead.LO.1
Explain the income statement treatment and balance sheet presentation of overapplied and underapplied manufacturing overhead on interim statements.LO.1
Prepare the general journal entry to close the Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead account to the Cost of Goods Sold account.LO.1
Analyze overapplied and underapplied overhead and determine volume and spending variances.LO.1
To what account are the departmental manufacturing overhead accounts closed at the end of the month?LO.1
How is underapplied manufacturing overhead shown on an interim balance sheet? How is overapplied manufacturing overhead shown?LO.1
To what account is the Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead account closed at the end of the year?LO.1
At the end of the year, what effect would underapplied manufacturing overhead have on cost of goods sold? What effect would overapplied manufacturing overhead have?LO.1
When are manufacturing overhead costs recorded on the job cost sheet?LO.1
The job cost sheets are subsidiary records for what control account in the general ledger?LO.1
Explain the procedure for using a manufacturing overhead applied journal. What is an advantage of using this journal?LO.1
What does a debit posting to a departmental manufacturing overhead account represent? What does the credit posting at the end of the month represent?LO.1
After all the postings are recorded at the end of the month, the Manufacturing Overhead—Framing Department account has a debit balance. What does this balance represent?LO.1
What does a credit balance in a departmental manufacturing overhead account represent?LO.1
Is the Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead account closed at the end of the month? Explain.LO.1
How is the account Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead presented on interim monthly financial statements?LO.1
To what account is the Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead account closed? When?LO.1
What does a favorable variance represent? What does an unfavorable variance represent?LO.1
How does management benefit from having manufacturing overhead applied to jobs as the work is being done?LO.1
Assume that at the end of the month the manufacturing overhead was not applied to the job cost sheets for the jobs being worked on but not completed. What effect would this omission have on the
What suggestions would you make to management to correct a volume variance and a spending variance?LO.1
Describe the presentation of overapplied or underapplied overhead on the income statement at the end of the year.LO.1
Apply manufacturing overhead costs. (Obj. 1). Job 219 was completed on July 12, 19X9. The job cost sheet indicates that 128 direct labor hours were spent on Job 219 in the Cutting Department and 162
Journalize applied manufacturing overhead costs. (Obj. 2). For the month of September 19X9, the following manufacturing overhead costs were applied on the job cost sheets for the Calgary Supply
Journalize overapplied or underapplied overhead. (Obj. 6). At the end of May, after posting has been done, the following account balances appear in the general ledger of the Baldwin Plastic
Close Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead.(Obj. 6). Prepare the necessary general journal entry to close the Overapplied or Underapplied Manufacturing Overhead account under each of
Calculate the Cost of Goods Sold. (Obj. 5). Determine the amount of Cost of Goods Sold (Adjusted) to be shown on the income statement of the Gregory Company from the following data:LO.1
Identify the four steps in the typical operating cycle of a manufacturing business. LO.1
Prepare journal entries to record costs incurred in each of the four operating steps of a manufacturing firm. LO.1
Match the cost flow with the work flow in a manufacturing operation. LO.1
Explain departmentalization and the relationship between production and service departments. LO.1
Explain the meaning of underapplied and overapplied overhead. LO.1
Prepare a statement of cost of goods manufactured from general ledger accounts. LO.1
Prepare an income statement from general ledger accounts. LO.1
Name the four steps in the operating cycle of a typical manufacturing company. LO.1
What accounts are needed to record the purchase of materials, labor, and overhead? LO.1
If a firm had cash sales in addition to credit sales, what additional account would be necessary to record the sale of finished goods? LO.1
Explain the difference between a production department and a service department. LO.1
Is the total cost of raw materials used charged to Work in Process? if not, explain. LO.1
Identify several factory costs that would be charged to Manufacturing Overhead Control. LO.1
Is a credit balance in the Manufacturing Overhead Control account at the end of the accounting period identified as underapplied overhead or as overapplied overhead? LO.1
What is the entry to record the transfer of finished goods to the warehouse? LO.1
What does the balance in the Work in Process account at the end of the accounting period represent? LO.1
What are the four basic steps in a typical cycle of operations for a manufacturing firm? LO.1
What general ledger account! s) are used in recording costs during each of the following steps: (a) procurement, (b) production,(c) warehousing, and (d) selling? LO.1
The costs of materials, labor, and overhead transferred into production are debited to which account? LO.1
The total cost of finished goods is removed from Work in Process and transferred to which account? LO.1
Of the four steps in the production cycle, which step is usually the most complicated to account for and to control? Whjr? LO.1
How does a production department differ from a service department?Give an example of each type of department. LO.1
What does a debit balance in the Manufacturing Overhead Control account at the end of an accounting period represent? What does a credit balance represent? LO.1
What does the ending balance in the Work in Process account represent? LO.1
Which inventory account or accounts of a manufacturing company appear on the statement of cost of goods manufactured, and which appear on the income statement? LO.1
What does the beginning balance in the Finished Goods account represent? LO.1
How does departmentalization aid management in controlling costs? LO.1
Why is it important that cost accounting systems reflect the flow of costs? LO.1
Why is good organization important in cost control? LO.1
Describe how the three inventory accounts assist management in controlling manufacturing operations and production. LO.1
Analyze work in process. (Obj. 3). Work in Process for the Dallas Manufacturing Company is recorded on the T-account below.a. What are the manufacturing costs for the month?b. What is the cost of
Analyze manufacturing overhead. (Obj. 5). During May the Man- ufacturing Overhead Control account for Gray Manufacturers had var- ious debit postings that totaled $66,493 and a credit posting for
Identify work flow procedures. (Obj. 1). For each procedure identify the steps in the manufacturing cycle in which it occurs: procurement, production, warehousing, or selling.a. Materials are
Analyze manufacturing transactions. {Obj. 3). Eight transactions in the manufacturing process are recorded in the T accounts below.Each transaction is coded by a letter and may be spread over several
Calculate the missing amounts in the following three independent situations. (Obj. 6) LO.1 (A) (B) (C) Direct Materials Direct Labor Manufacturing Overhead Total Manufacturing Costs Beginning Work in
Describe the flow of costs for the Novelty Mug Company's manufacturing operations. LO.1
How does having an organization chart help control operations? LO.1
Prepare an organization chart for the Novelty Mug Company. LO.1
Describe the primary features of most materials control systems.LO.1
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