Road Travel manufactures auto roof racks in a two-stage process that includes shaping and plating. Steel alloy is the basic raw material of the shaping process. The steel is molded according to the design specifications of automobile manufacturers. The Plating Department then adds an anodized finish.

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March 31, before recording the transfer of cost from the Plating Department to Finished Goods Inventory, the Road Travel

general ledger included the following account: "Data Table"

1.	Fill in the time line for the Plating Department.
2.	Prepare the March production cost report for the Plating Department.
3.	Journalize all transactions affecting the Plating Department during March, including the entries that have already been posted. Assume the wages are unpaid.

Data Table Work in Process Inventory-Plating March 1 balance 35,350 Transferred-in from Shaping 43,200 Direct materials 25,200 Direct labor 22,000 Manufacturing overhead 35,500 The direct materials (rubber pads) are added at the end of the plating process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Work in process of the Plating Department on March 1 consisted of 1,200 racks. The $35,350 beginning balance of "Work in ProcessPlating" includes $21,600 of transferred-in cost and $13,750 of conversion cost. During March, 2,400 racks were transferred in from the Shaping Department. The Plating Department transferred 2,100 racks to Finished Goods Inventory in March, and 1,500 were still in process on March 31. This ending inventory was 50% of the way through the plating process. Print Done Data Table Work in Process Inventory-Plating March 1 balance 35,350 Transferred-in from Shaping 43,200 Direct materials 25,200 Direct labor 22,000 Manufacturing overhead 35,500 The direct materials (rubber pads) are added at the end of the plating process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Work in process of the Plating Department on March 1 consisted of 1,200 racks. The $35,350 beginning balance of "Work in ProcessPlating" includes $21,600 of transferred-in cost and $13,750 of conversion cost. During March, 2,400 racks were transferred in from the Shaping Department. The Plating Department transferred 2,100 racks to Finished Goods Inventory in March, and 1,500 were still in process on March 31. This ending inventory was 50% of the way through the plating process. Print Done