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
Jan.	1	Bal., 7,500 units, 20% completed					22,800
	31	Direct materials, 40,000 units	76,000				98,800
	31	Direct labor	22,550				121,350
	31	Factory overhead	12,682				134,032
	31	Goods transferred, 44,700 units			?		?
	31	Bal., 2,800 units, 30% completed					?

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

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.

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.

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. $