You are engaged in the audit of the December 31, 2010, financial statements of Epworth Products Corporation.
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You are engaged in the audit of the December 31, 2010, financial statements of Epworth Products Corporation. You are attempting to verify the costing of the work-in-process and finished goods ending inventories that were recorded on Epworth’s books as follows:
Units | Cost | ||||
Work-in-process inventory | 300,000 | $660,960 | |||
Materials | 100% | complete | |||
Labor & Overhead | 50% | complete | |||
Finished Goods | 100,000 | $504,900 |
Materials are added to production at the beginning of the manufacturing process, and overhead is applied to each product at the rate of 60 percent of direct labor costs. There was no finished goods inventory on January 1, 2010. Epworth uses the FIFO costing method. A review of Epworth’s 2010 inventory cost records disclosed the following information:
Units | Materials Cost | Labor Cost | ||||
Work-in-process inventory, January 1, 2007 | ||||||
Labor & Overhead | 80% | complete | 200,000 | $200,000 | $315,000 | |
Started | 1,000,000 | |||||
Completed | 900,000 | |||||
Current period costs | $1,300,000 | $1,995,000 | ||||
Ovh application rate (% of direct labor cost) | 60% |
Required
Prepare a production cost report to verify the inventory balances and prepare necessary journal entries to correctly state the inventory of finished goods and work-in-process, assuming that the books have not beenclosed.
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