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Venus Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins

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Question

Venus Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins by placing direct materials (raw chocolate, milk, and sugar) into the Blending Department. All materials are placed into production at the beginning of the blending process. After blending, the milk chocolate is then transferred to the Molding Department, where the milk chocolate is formed into candy bars. The following is a partial work in process account of the Blending Department at March 31, 2016:

Required:

1. Prepare a cost of production report, and identify the missing amounts for Work in Process—Blending Department. If an amount is zero, enter "0". When computing cost per equivalent units, round to two decimal places.

ACCOUNT Work in Process—Blending Department ACCOUNT NO. Date Item Debit Credit Balance Debit Credit Mar. 1 Bal., 7,600 units, 2/5 completed 23,712 31 Direct materials, 304,000 units 881,600 905,312 31 Direct labor 169,800 1,075,112 31 Factory overhead 42,496 1,117,608 31 Goods transferred, 305,000 units ? 31 Bal., ? units, 1/5 completed ?

Explanation / Answer

Solution:

Venus Chocolate Company

Cost of Production Report-Blending Department

For the Month Ended March 31, 2016

Unit Information

Units charged to production:

Inventory in process, March 1

7600

Received from materials storeroom

304000

Total units accounted for by the Blending Department

311600

Units to be assigned costs:

Equivalent Units

Whole Units

Direct Materials

Conversion

Inventory in process, March 1 (3/5 Completed during the period)

7600

0

4560

Started and completed in March

297400

297400

297400

Transferred to Molding Department in March

305000

Inventory in process, March 31 (100% completed for material & 1/5 completed for conversion)

6600

6600

1320

Total units to be assigned costs

311600

304000

303280

Cost Information

Costs per equivalent unit:

Direct Materials

Conversion

Total costs for March in Blending Department

$881,600

$212,296

Total equivalent units

304000

303280

Cost per equivalent unit

$2.90

$0.70

Costs charged to production:

Direct Materials

Conversion

Total

Inventory in process, March 1

$23,712

Costs incurred in March

$881,600

$212,296

$1,093,896

Total costs accounted for by the Blending Department

$1,117,608

Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units:

Inventory in process, March 1 balance

$23,712

To complete inventory in process, March 1

$3,192

$3,192

Cost of completed March 1 work in process

$26,904

Started and completed in March

$862,460

$208,180

$1,070,640

Transferred to Molding Department in March

$1,097,544

Inventory in process, March 31

$19,140

$924

$20,064

Total costs assigned by the Blending Department

$1,117,608

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Venus Chocolate Company

Cost of Production Report-Blending Department

For the Month Ended March 31, 2016

Unit Information

Units charged to production:

Inventory in process, March 1

7600

Received from materials storeroom

304000

Total units accounted for by the Blending Department

311600

Units to be assigned costs:

Equivalent Units

Whole Units

Direct Materials

Conversion

Inventory in process, March 1 (3/5 Completed during the period)

7600

0

4560

Started and completed in March

297400

297400

297400

Transferred to Molding Department in March

305000

Inventory in process, March 31 (100% completed for material & 1/5 completed for conversion)

6600

6600

1320

Total units to be assigned costs

311600

304000

303280

Cost Information

Costs per equivalent unit:

Direct Materials

Conversion

Total costs for March in Blending Department

$881,600

$212,296

Total equivalent units

304000

303280

Cost per equivalent unit

$2.90

$0.70

Costs charged to production:

Direct Materials

Conversion

Total

Inventory in process, March 1

$23,712

Costs incurred in March

$881,600

$212,296

$1,093,896

Total costs accounted for by the Blending Department

$1,117,608

Cost allocated to completed and partially completed units:

Inventory in process, March 1 balance

$23,712

To complete inventory in process, March 1

$3,192

$3,192

Cost of completed March 1 work in process

$26,904

Started and completed in March

$862,460

$208,180

$1,070,640

Transferred to Molding Department in March

$1,097,544

Inventory in process, March 31

$19,140

$924

$20,064

Total costs assigned by the Blending Department

$1,117,608