Paulson Manufacturing Company uses the perpetual inventory system to account for its manufacturing inventories. The following are
Question:
Paulson Manufacturing Company uses the perpetual inventory system to account for its manufacturing inventories. The following are Paulson’s transactions during July 2019:
July 5 Received materials costing \($3,000\) from a supplier. The materials were purchased on account.
9 Requisitioned \($9,000\) of materials for use in the factory, consisting of \($7,500\) of direct materials and \($1,500\) of indirect materials.
11 Recorded the factory payroll: \($20,250\) of direct labor and \($2,250\) of indirect labor.
17 Incurred various overhead costs totaling \($21,000\). (Credit Accounts Payable.)
20 Applied \($30,000\) of manufacturing overhead to the products being manufactured.
23 Completed product costing \($20,000\) and moved it to the warehouse.
26 Sold goods with a product cost of \($4,500\) on account for $7,500.
Required
a. Set up T-accounts for the following four accounts and post the July 1, 2019, balances: Materials Inventory, $10,500; Work-in-Process Inventory, $37,500; Finished Goods Inventory, $15,000;
and Cost of Goods Sold, $45,000.
b. Record the transactions listed above in general journal form, post relevant portions to the four T-accounts, and balance the four accounts.
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Managerial Accounting For Undergraduates
ISBN: 9781618533098
2nd Edition
Authors: James Wallace, Scott Hobson, Theodore Christensen