STONOWE wth Reference Data Table lons the dol Gallons four O gallons 9,500 gallons 6,000 gallons Paint by Number Production Cost Report - Blending Department (Partial) Month Ended May 31 Direct Conversion Total COSTS Materials Costs Costs Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory Started in production Completed and transferred out to Packaging in May Ending Work-in-Process Inventory (30% of the way through the blending process) Costs Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory Costs added during May: 3,500 gallons Costs to account for: $ 0 $ 0 0 $ 5,700 $ Beginning work-in-process Costs added during the period Total costs to account for 0 4,089 9,789 ent 4,089 9,789 5,700 9,500 Direct materials 5,700 7,050 Divided by: Total EUP Direct labor 2,085 $ 0.60 $ 0.58 Cost per equivalent unit 2,004 Manufacturing overhead allocated Costs accounted for: $ 9,789 Total costs added during May Completed and transferred out $ 7,080 3,600 $ 2,100 3,480 $ 609 Ending work-in-process 2,709 Print Done $ 5,700 $ 4,089 $ 9,789 jou Total costs accounted for appropriate descriptions as posting references. Denote the ending balance as "Bal." Print Done Work-in-Process Inventory-Blending ol Paint by Number prepares and packages paint products. Paint by Number has two departments: Blending and Packaging. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the blending process (dyes) and at the end of the packaging process (cans). Data from the month of May for the Blending Department are as follows: (Click the icon to view the data from May.) Paint by Number completed the following production cost report for its Blending Department for the month of May: (Click the icon to view the assignment of costs.) Conversion costs are added evenly throughout each process. The company uses the weighted average method. Read the requirements. Requirement 1. Prepare the journal entries to record the assignment of direct materials and direct labor and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the Blending Department. Also, prepare the journal entry to record the costs of the gallons completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid. (Record debits first, then credits. Exclude explanations from any journal entries.) Begin with the summary journal entry to record the assignment of direct materials and direct labor and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the Blending Department. Date Accounts Debit Credit May 31 Next, prepare the journal entry to record the costs of the gallons completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department. Date Accounts Debit Credit May 31 Requirement 2. Post the journal entries to the Work-in-Process InventoryBlending T-account. What is the ending balance? Post the entries using the appropriate descriptions as posting references. Denote the ending balance as "Bal." Work-in-Process Inventory-Blending Beg. Bal. Requirement 3. What is the average cost per gallon transferred out of the Blending Department into the Packaging Department? Why would the company managers want to know this cost? Determine the formula, then enter the amounts to calculate the average cost per gallon transferred out of the Blending Department. (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) Average cost per gallon Why would the company managers want to know this cost? O A. Managers use the cost per gallon for external financial reporting-specifically to calculate the cost of Goods Sold on the Income Statement. OB. Managers would compare the average cost per gallon against their budgeted costs to determine whether the costs of the blending process remain under control. If budgeted costs are higher than the actual average cost per gallon, then the managers have done a good job controlling costs. In contrast, if the budgeted costs are lower than the actual average cost per gallon, managers will investigate the reason for the higher-than-expected costs in an effort to regain control over costs. O C. Managers use the cost per gallon for external financial reporting-specifically to calculate the ending inventory balances on the Balance Sheet. OD. All of the above are reasons why management would be interested in this cost per unit for gallons completed and transferred out to Finished Goods Inventory