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Weighted average: Journalizing in process costing; equivalent units and costs.

Elliott Company produces large quantities of standardized product. The following information is available for its production activities for March.

RAW MATERIALS

Beginning inventory………………………… $ 16,000

Raw materials purchased (on credit).. 250,000

Direct materials used………………………. (168,000)

Indirect materials used……………………. (70,000)

Ending inventory…………………………….. $ 28,000

FACTORY PAYROLL

Direct labor used…………………………….$199,850

Indirect labor used………………………….. 45,000

Total payroll cost(paid in cash)……… $244,850

FACTORY OVERHEAD INCURRED

Indirect materials used………………….$ 70,000

Indirect labor used ………………………. 45,000

Other overhead costs…………………… 164,790

Total factory overhead incurred…… $279,790

FACTORY OVERHEAD APPLIED (140% OF DIRECT LABOR COST)

Total factory overhead applied……..$279,790

Additional information about units and costs of production activities follows.

UNITS

Beginning goods in process inventory……………..2,000

Started…………………………………………………………..20,000

Ending goods in process inventory…………………. 5,000

Status of ending goods in process inventory

Materials-Percent complete…………………………… 100%

Labor and overhead-Percent complete………….. 35%

COSTS

Beginning goods in inventory

Direct materials ……………………….......................$2,500

Direct labor……………………………………………………. 2,650

Factory overhead…………………………………………… 3,710 $ 8,860

Direct materials added………………………………………. 168,000

Direct labor added…………………………………………….. 199,850

Overhead applied (140% of direct labor)……………. 279,790

Total costs………………………………………………………….. $656,500

Ending goods in process inventory……………………… $84,110

During March, 10,000 units of finished goods are sold for $120 cash each. Cost information regarding finished goods follows.

Beginning finished goods inventory………………..$150,000

Cost transferred in………………………………………….. 572,390

Cost of goods sold …………………………………………. (592,390)

Ending finished goods inventory……………………..$130,000

REQUIRED

1. Prepare journal entries dated March 31 to record the following March activities: (a) purchase of raw materials, (b) direct materials usage, (c) indirect materials usage, (d) factory payroll costs, (e) direct labor costs used in production, (f) indirect labor costs, (g) other overhead costs-credit Other Accounts, (h) overhead applied, (i) goods transferred to finished goods, and (j) sale of finished goods.

2. Prepare a process cost summary report for this company, showing costs charged to production, units cost information, equivalent units of production, cost per EUP, and its cost assignment and reconciliation.

ANALYSIS COMPONENT

3. The Company provides incentives to its department managers by paying monthly bonuses based on their success in controlling costs per equivalent unit of production. Assume that the production department underestimates the percentage of completion for units in ending inventory with the result that its equivalent units of production in ending inventory for March are understated. What impact, if any, does this error have on the March bonuses paid to the production managers? What impact, if any, does this error have on April bonuses?

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