The Acton Corporation manufactures electrical meters. For August, there were no beginning inventories of direct materials and
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The Acton Corporation manufactures electrical meters. For August, there were no beginning inventories of direct materials and no beginning or ending work in process. Acton uses a JIT production system and backflush costing with three trigger points for making entries in the accounting system:
• Purchase of direct materials
• Completion of good finished units of product
• Sale of finished goods
Acton's August standard cost per meter is direct materials, $24, and conversion cost, $18. Acton has no direct materials variances. The following data apply to August manufacturing:
Direct materials purchased ...........................................$540,000
Conversion costs incurred ............................................$425,000
Number of finished units manufactured ............................ 19,000
Number of finished units sold ........................................ 18,000
Required
1. Prepare summary journal entries for August (without disposing of under-or-overallocated conversion costs). Acton has no direct materials variances.
2. Post the entries in requirement 1 to T-accounts for Materials and In-Process Inventory Control, Finished Goods Control, Conversion Costs Control, Conversion Costs Allocated, and Cost of Goods Sold.
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Horngrens Cost Accounting A Managerial Emphasis
ISBN: 978-0134475585
16th edition
Authors: Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan