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 $3.80) $ 1,520
Conversion (400 x 20% x $1.60) 128
$ 1,648
From Cooking Department, 8,840 units $34,476
Direct labor 9,591
Factory overhead 5,165

During April, 400 units in process on April 1 were completed, and of the 8,840 units entering the department, all were completed except 1,200 units that were 60% completed. Charges to Work in ProcessFilling for May were as follows:

From Cooking Department, 10,200 units $41,820
Direct labor 12,440
Factory overhead 6,694

During May, the units in process at the beginning of the month were completed, and of the 10,200 units entering the department, all were completed except 500 units that were 90% completed.

Required:

1. Enter the balance as of April 1 in a four-column account for Work in ProcessFilling. Record the debits and credits in the account for April. Construct a cost of production report and present computations for determining (a) equivalent units of production for materials and conversion; (b) cost per equivalent unit; (c) cost of goods finished, differentiating between units started in the prior period and units started and finished in April; and (d) work in process inventory. 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
Apr. 1 Bal., 400 units, 20% completed fill in the blank 1 fill in the blank 2 fill in the blank 3 fill in the blank 4
30 Cooking Dept., 8,840 units at $3.90 fill in the blank 5 fill in the blank 6 fill in the blank 7 fill in the blank 8
30 Direct labor fill in the blank 9 fill in the blank 10 fill in the blank 11 fill in the blank 12
30 Factory overhead fill in the blank 13 fill in the blank 14 fill in the blank 15 fill in the blank 16
30 Finished goods fill in the blank 17 fill in the blank 18 fill in the blank 19 fill in the blank 20
30 Bal., 1,200 units, 60% completed fill in the blank 21 fill in the blank 22 fill in the blank 23 fill in the blank 24

If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. Round cost per unit answers to the nearest cent.

Hearty Soup Co. Cost of Production Report-Filling Department For the Month Ended April 30
Whole Units Equivalent Units
Units Direct Materials (a) Conversion (a)
Units charged to production:
Inventory in process, April 1 fill in the blank 25
Received from Cooking Department fill in the blank 26
Total units accounted for by the Filling Department fill in the blank 27
Units to be assigned costs:
Inventory in process, April 1 fill in the blank 28 fill in the blank 29 fill in the blank 30
Started and completed in April fill in the blank 31 fill in the blank 32 fill in the blank 33
Transferred to finished goods in April fill in the blank 34 fill in the blank 35 fill in the blank 36
Inventory in process, April 30 fill in the blank 37 fill in the blank 38 fill in the blank 39
Total units to be assigned costs fill in the blank 40 fill in the blank 41 fill in the blank 42

Costs
Costs Direct Materials Conversion Total
Costs per equivalent unit:
Total costs for April in Filling Department $fill in the blank 43 $fill in the blank 44
Total equivalent units fill in the blank 45 fill in the blank 46
Cost per equivalent unit (b) $fill in the blank 47 $fill in the blank 48
Costs charged to production:
Inventory in process, April 1 $fill in the blank 49
Costs incurred in April fill in the blank 50
Total costs accounted for by the Filling Department $fill in the blank 51
Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units:
Inventory in process, April 1 balance (c) $fill in the blank 52
To complete inventory in process, April 1 (c) $fill in the blank 53 $fill in the blank 54 fill in the blank 55
Cost of completed April 1 work in process $fill in the blank 56
Started and completed in April (c) fill in the blank 57 fill in the blank 58 fill in the blank 59
Transferred to finished goods in April (c) $fill in the blank 60
Inventory in process, April 30 (d) fill in the blank 61 fill in the blank 62 fill in the blank 63
Total costs assigned by the Filling Department $fill in the blank 64

2. Provide the same information 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 fill in the blank 65 fill in the blank 66 fill in the blank 67 fill in the blank 68
31 Cooking Dept., 10,200 units at $4.1 fill in the blank 69 fill in the blank 70 fill in the blank 71 fill in the blank 72
31 Direct labor fill in the blank 73 fill in the blank 74 fill in the blank 75 fill in the blank 76
31 Factory overhead fill in the blank 77 fill in the blank 78 fill in the blank 79 fill in the blank 80
31 Finished goods fill in the blank 81 fill in the blank 82 fill in the blank 83 fill in the blank 84
31 Bal., 500 units, 90% completed fill in the blank 85 fill in the blank 86 fill in the blank 87 fill in the blank 88

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