Problem 18.4A

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Problem 18.4A Sample Worked Problem: Problem 18.48 Toll House Part A (Summary of costs incurred in mixing 14,000 lbs. of cookie dough in May) Part B May 31 ( To record transfer of 14,000 lbs. of cookie dough to the baking dept. during May) Part C (Summary of costs incurred in baking department in baking 4,000 gross of cookies in May) Part D May 31 ( To record transfer cost of 4,000 gross of cookies sent to the packaging department in May) Part E ( To summarize packaging department's costs in packaging 48,000 boxes of cookies) Part F May 31 To record the completion of 48,000 boxes of cookies in May) Part G ExplanationProblem 18.4A Sample Worked Problem: Problem 18.48 Toll House Part A Direct labor Finished goods inventory gh in Part B Manufacturing overhead May 31 Materials inventory Part C Work in process inventory: Baking dept. Work in process inventory: Mixing dept. Work in process: Packaging dept. DO Part D May 31 ( To record transfer cost of 4,000 gross of cookies sent to the packaging department in May) Part E To summarize packaging department's costs in packaging 48,000 boxes of cookies) Part F May 31 (To record the completion of 48,000 boxes of cookies in May) Part G ExplanationPROBLEM 18.4A Process Costing with No Beginning or Ending Inventories Toll House makes chocolate chip cookies. The cookies pass through three production processes: mixing the cookie dough, baking, and packaging. Toll House uses process costing. The following are data concerning the costs incurred in each process during May, along with the number of units processed. Mixing Baking Packaging Direct materials $3,600 0 $1,020 Direct labor . . . 3,000 1,800 2,100 Manufacturing overhead 6.000 12,000 1,200 Output . . . 14,000 lbs. 4,000 gross* 48,000 boxes *A gross is 12 dozen. To ensure freshness, cookies are baked and packaged on the same day that the dough is mixed. Thus, the company has no inventory still in process at the end of a business day. Instructions a. Prepare a separate journal entry summarizing the costs incurred by the Mixing Department in preparing 14,000 pounds of cookie dough in May. In the explanation of your entry, indicate the department's unit cost. b. Prepare the month-end entry recording the transfer of cookie dough to the Baking Department during May. c. Prepare a journal entry summarizing the costs incurred by the Baking Department in May (excluding the costs transferred from the Mixing Department). In the explanation, indicate the cost per gross of the baking process d. Prepare the month-end entry recording the transfer of cookies from the Baking Department to the Packaging Department in May. e. Prepare a journal entry summarizing the costs incurred by the Packaging Department in May. In the explanation, indicate the packaging cost per box. f. Prepare the month-end entry to record the transfers in May of boxes of cookies from the Packaging Department to the finished goods warehouse. In the explanation, indicate the total cost per box transferred. g. Briefly explain how management will use the unit cost information appearing in entries a, c, e, and f