Preparing a production cost report, two materials added at different points, no beginning WIP or costs transferred in; journal entries
Berts Exteriors produces exterior siding for homes. The Preparation Department begins with wood, which is chopped into small bits. At the end of the process, an adhesive is added. Then the wood/adhesive mixture goes on to the Compression Department, where the wood is compressed into sheets. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the preparation process. January data for the Preparation Department are as follows:
UNITS
Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory	0 sheets
Started in production	3,900 sheets
Completed and transferred out to Compression in January	2,700 sheets
Ending Work-in-Process Inventory	1,200 sheets
(25% of the way through the preparation process)
COSTS
Beginning Work-in-Process Inventory	$ 0
Costs added during January:
Wood	3.12
Adhesives	1.836
Direct labor	990
Manufacturing overhead	2.1
Total costs	$ 8,046
Requirements
1. Prepare a production cost report for the Preparation Department for January. (Hint: Each direct material added at a different point in the production process requires its own equivalent unit of production computation.)
2. Prepare the journal entry to record the cost of the sheets completed and transferred out to the Compression Department.
3. Post the journal entries to the Work-in-Process InventoryPreparation T-account. What is the ending balance?