1. Prepare a cost of production report for the Sifting Department for July. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your cost per unit answers to the nearest cent and final answers to the nearest dollar amount.?

White Diamond Flour Company manufactures flour by a series of three processes, beginning with wheat grain being introduced in the Milling Department. From the Milling Department, the materials pass through the Sifting and Packaging departments, emerging as packaged refined flour. The balance in the account Work in Process-Sifting Department was as follows on July 1: Work in Process-Sifting Department (1,000 units, 3/5 completed): Direct materials (1,000 * $2.25) $2,250 Conversion (1,000 3/5 * $0.40) 240 $2,490 The following costs were charged to Work in Process-Sifting Department during July: Direct materials transferred from Milling Department: 15,400 units at $2.35 a unit $36,190 Direct labor 4,420 Factory overhead 2,546 During July, 14,800 units of flour were completed. Work in Process-Sifting Department on July 31 was 1,600 units, 4/5 completed. Required: 1. Prepare a cost of production report for the Sifting Department for July. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your cost per unit answers to the nearest cent and final answers to the nearest dollar amount. 2. Journalize the entries for costs transferred from Milling to Sifting and the costs transferred from Sifting to Packaging. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for spaces or journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. Do not add explanations or skip a line between journal entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered. Use the date July 31 for all journal entries. 3. Determine the increase or decrease in the cost per equivalent unit from June to July for direct materials and conversion costs. Round your answers to the nearest cent. 4. Discuss the uses of the cost of production report and the results of part (3). WHITE DIAMOND FLOUR COMPANY Cost of Production Report-Sifting Department For the Month Ended July 31 Equivalent Units UNITS Whole Units Direct Materials Conversion Units charged to production: Inventory in process, July 1 1,000 Received from Milling Department 15,400 Total units accounted for by the Sifting Department 16,400 Units to be assigned costs: Inventory in process, July 1 (3/5 completed) 1,000 0 400 Started and completed in July 13,800 13,800 13,800 Transferred to Packaging Department in July 1,600 1,600 OX Inventory in process, July 31 (4/5 completed) Total units to be assigned costs 16,400 15,400 15,480 Costs COSTS Direct Materials Conversion Total Cost per equivalent unit: Total costs for July in Sifting Department $36,190 $6,966 Total equivalent units 15,400 V 15,480 Cost per equivalent unit $2.35 $0.45 V Costs assigned to production: Inventory in process, July 1 Costs incurred in July Total costs accounted for by the Sifting Department Costs allocated to completed and partially completed units: Inventory in process, July 1-balance To complete inventory in process, July 1 Cost of completed July 1 work in process $ Started and completed in July Transferred to Packaging Department in July Inventory in process, July 31 Total costs assigned by the Sifting Department $