Walter manufactures a silicone paste wax that goes through three processing departments: cracking, blending, and packing. All raw materials are introduced at the start of work in the cracking department, with conversion costs being incurred uniformly in each department. The Work-in-Process T-account for the cracking department for July is: Work in process inventory (cracking department)

balance, july 1 (35,000 ilbs, 4/5 done) $63,700

Direct materials (280,000 lbs) $397,600 Conversion costs $189,700

balance, july 31 (45,000 lbs. 2/3 done) ???

costs transferred to blending Dept ??? The beginning balance inventory consists of $43,400 in materials cost. Brady uses the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method to account for its operations. Required: (use 4 decimal places for computations): (a) What would be the Cracking Department inventory balance on July 31? (b) What would be the cost transferred to the Blending Dept. in July?