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White Diamond Flour Company manufactures flour by a series of three processes, beginning with wheat grain being introduced in the Milling Department. From the Milling
White Diamond Flour Company manufactures flour by a series of three processes, beginning with wheat grain being introduced in the Milling Department. From the Milling Department, the materials pass through the Sifting and Packaging departments, emerging as packaged refined flour.
The balance in the account Work in Process-Sifting Department was as follows on July 1:
Work in Process-Sifting Department (900 units, 3/5 completed): | |
Direct materials (900 $2.05) | $1,845 |
Conversion (900 3/5 $0.40) | 216 |
$2,061 |
The following costs were charged to Work in Process-Sifting Department during July:
Direct materials transferred from Milling Department: | |
15,700 units at $2.15 a unit | $33,755 |
Direct labor | 4,420 |
Factory overhead | 2,708 |
During July, 15,500 units of flour were completed. Work in Process-Sifting Department on July 31 was 1,100 units, completed.
Required: | |
1. | Prepare a cost of production report for the Sifting Department for July. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your Cost per equivalent unit answers to two decimal places. |
2. | Journalize the entries for costs transferred from Milling to Sifting and the costs transferred from Sifting to Packaging. Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. CNOW journals will automatically indent a credit entry when a credit amount is entered. |
3. | Determine the increase or decrease in the cost per equivalent unit from June to July for direct materials and conversion costs. Enter all amounts as positive numbers. Round your answers to two decimal places. |
4. | Discuss the uses of the cost of production report and the results of part (3). |
1. Prepare a cost of production report for the Sifting Department for July. If an amount is zero, enter "0". Round your Cost per equivalent unit answers to two decimal places.
WHITE DIAMOND FLOUR COMPANY | |||
Cost of Production Report-Sifting Department | |||
For the Month Ended July 31 | |||
UNITS | Whole Units | Equivalent Units | |
Direct Materials | Conversion | ||
Units charged to production: | |||
Inventory in process, July 1 | |||
Received from Milling Department | |||
Total units accounted for by the Sifting Department | |||
Units to be assigned costs: | |||
Inventory in process, July 1 (3/5 completed) | |||
Started and completed in July | |||
Transferred to Packaging Department in July | |||
Inventory in process, July 31 (4/5 completed) | |||
Total units to be assigned costs |
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1. Calculate equivalent units for direct materials and conversion costs.
COSTS | Costs | ||
Direct Materials | Conversion | Total | |
Cost per equivalent unit: | |||
Total costs for July in Sifting Department | |||
Total equivalent units | |||
Cost per equivalent unit | |||
Costs assigned to production: | |||
Inventory in process, July 1 | |||
Costs incurred in July | |||
Total costs accounted for by the Sifting Department | |||
Cost allocated to completed and | |||
partially completed units: | |||
Inventory in process, July 1 balance | |||
To complete inventory in process, July 1 | |||
Cost of completed July 1 work in process | |||
Started and completed in July | |||
Transferred to Packaging Department in July | |||
Inventory in process, July 31 | |||
Total costs assigned by the Sifting Department |
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