Refer to requirement 2 of Exercise 17-13. Required Prepare summary journal entries for the use of direct
Question:
Refer to requirement 2 of Exercise 17-13.
Required
Prepare summary journal entries for the use of direct materials and incurrence of conversion costs. Also prepare a journal entry to transfer out the cost of goods completed. Show the postings to the Work-in-Process account.
Data From Exercise 17-13:
A&A Inc. is a manufacturer of digital cameras. It has two departments: assembly and testing. In January 2015, the company incurred $750,000 on direct materials and $798,000 on conversion costs, for a total manufacturing cost of $1,548,000.
Requirement 2 From Exercise 17-13:
2. Assume that during February, 10,000 cameras were placed into production. Further assume the same total assembly costs for January are also incurred in February 2015, but only 9,000 cameras are fully completed at the end of February. All direct materials have been added to the remaining 1,000 cameras. However, on average, these remaining 1,000 cameras are only 50% complete as to conversion costs. (a) What are the equivalent units for direct materials and conversion costs and their respective costs per equivalent unit for February? (b) What is the unit cost of an assembled camera in February 2015?
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Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
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