Question: Work in Process Account Data for Two Months; Cost of Production Reports Hearty Soup Co. uses a process cost system to record the costs of

Work in Process Account Data for Two Months; Cost of Production Reports

Hearty Soup Co. uses a process cost system to record the costs of processing soup, which requires the cooking and filling processes. Materials are entered from the cooking process at the beginning of the filling process. The inventory of Work in ProcessFilling on April 1 and debits to the account during April were as follows:

Bal., 400 units, 20% completed:
Direct materials (400 x $6.20) $ 2,480
Conversion (400 x 20% x $2.60) 208
$ 2,688
From Cooking Department, 9,600 units $60,480
Direct labor 16,848
Factory overhead 9,072

During April, 400 units in process on April 1 were completed, and of the 9,600 units entering the department, all were completed except 800 units that were 60% completed. Charges to Work in ProcessFilling for May were as follows:

From Cooking Department, 11,000 units $71,500
Direct labor 20,510
Factory overhead 11,046

During May, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 11,000 units entering the department, all were completed except 500 units that were 90% completed.

Required:

1. Provide the for May by recording the May transactions in the four-column work in process account. Construct a cost of production report and present the May computations (a through d) listed in part (1). If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

ACCOUNT Work in Process-Filling Department ACCOUNT NO.
Balance
DATE ITEM POST. REF. DEBIT CREDIT DEBIT CREDIT
May 1 Balance
31 Cooking Dept., 11,000 units at $6.5
31 Direct labor
31 Factory overhead
31 Finished goods
31 Bal., 500 units, 90% completed

If an amount is zero, enter in a zero "0". Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Hearty Soup Co. Cost of Production Report-Filling Department For the Month Ended May 31
Whole Units Equivalent Units
Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a)
Units charged to production:
Inventory in process, May 1
Received from Cooking Department
Total units accounted for by the Filling Department
Units to be assigned costs:
Inventory in process, May 1
Started and completed in May
Transferred to finished goods in May
Inventory in process, May 31
Total units to be assigned costs

Costs
Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total
Costs per equivalent unit:
Total costs for May in Filling Department $ $
Total equivalent units
Cost per equivalent unit (b) $ $
Costs charged to production:
Inventory in process, May 1 $
Costs incurred in May
Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department $
Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units:
Inventory in process, May 1 balance (c) $
To complete inventory in process, May 1 (c) $ $
Cost of completed May 1 work in process $
Started and completed in May (c)
Transferred to finished goods in May (c) $
Inventory in process, May 31 (d)
Total costs assigned by the Filling Department $

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