Papadopoulou SA manufactures electrical meters. For August, there were no opening stocks of direct (raw) materials and
Question:
Papadopoulou SA manufactures electrical meters. For August, there were no opening stocks of direct (raw) materials and no opening and closing work in progress. Papadopoulou uses a JIT production system and backflush costing with two trigger points for making entries in the accounting system:
a. Purchase of direct materials debited to Stock: Raw and In-Progress Control
b. Completion of good finished units of product debited to Finished Goods Control at standard costs.
Papadopoulou’s August standard costs per unit are direct materials, €25; conversion costs, €20. The following data apply to August manufacturing:
Direct (raw) materials purchased ....................................................................... €550,000
Conversion costs incurred ................................................................................... €440,000
Number of finished units manufactured ............................................................ 21,000
Number of finished units sold ................................................................................ 20,000
Required
1. Prepare summary journal entries for August (without disposing of under- or overallocated conversion costs). Assume no direct materials variances.
2. Post the entries in requirement 1 to the following T-accounts if applicable: Stock Control, Conversion Costs Control, Conversion Costs Allocated and Cost of Goods Sold.
Step by Step Answer:
Management And Cost Accounting
ISBN: 9781292232669
7th Edition
Authors: Alnoor Bhimani, Srikant M. Datar, Charles T. Horngren, Madhav V. Rajan