Lathan's Wood Products Company manufactures custom wooden cabinets and furniture. During the current period, 80 table legs were incorrectly shaped on Job 5587 in the Lathe Department and had to be replaced. Although the defective table legs cannot be used on the job, they can be sold to a local lumber company for $1.50 each. The cost of the 80 defective table legs is:
Materials (80 legs x $2.00 each) ................................... $160
Labor (2 hours x $12.00 per hour) ................................... 24
Factory overhead (2 hours x $24.00 per hour) ..................... 48
Total cost of spoilage on Job 5587 ................................... $232
Required:
Give the general journal entry to record spoilage cost and the transfer of the spoiled goods to a separate inventory account.