Cost of Production and Journal Entries

Lighthouse Paper Company manufactures newsprint. The product is manufactured in two departments, Papermaking and Converting. Pulp is first placed into a vessel at the beginning of papermaking production. The following information concerns production in the Papermaking Department for March.

Account Work in ProcessPapermaking Department							Account No.
Date		Item	Debit		Credit		Balance
							Debit		Credit
Mar.	1	Bal., 9,000 units, 10% completed					21,060
	31	Direct materials, 48,000 units	62,400				83,460
	31	Direct labor	20,500				103,960
	31	Factory overhead	11,528				115,488
	31	Goods transferred, 53,600 units			?		?
	31	Bal., 3,400 units, 20% completed					?

a1. Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the materials charged to production.

	Work in Process-Papermaking Department
	Materials-Pulp

a2. Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the conversion costs charged to production. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

	Work in Process-Papermaking Department
	Wages Payable
	Factory Overhead-Papermaking Department

a3. Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the completed production transferred to the Converting Department. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest dollar.

	Work in Process-Converting Department
	Work in Process-Papermaking Department

b. Determine the Work in ProcessPapermaking Department March 31 balance. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest dollar. $