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JacksonJackson Vineyards in Nova Scotia has two? departments: Fermenting and Pac

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Question

JacksonJackson Vineyards in Nova Scotia has two? departments: Fermenting and Packaging. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the fermenting process? (grapes) and at the end of the packaging process? (bottles). Conversion costs are added evenly throughout each process. Data from the month of March for the Fermenting Department are as? fol   

Requirement 1. Present the journal entry to record the use of direct materials and direct labour and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the Fermenting Department.? Also, give the journal entry to record the cost of the litres completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department.

?Let's begin with recording the entry for the use of direct materials and direct labour and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the Fermenting Department. ?(Record debits? first, then credits. Explanations are not? required.)

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Journal Entry

Date

Accounts

Debit

Credit

Record the journal entry to record the cost of the litres completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department.

Journal Entry

Date

Accounts

Debit

Credit

Requirement 2. Post the journal entries to the Work in Process. Inventorylong dash—Fermenting ?T-account. What is the ending? balance? ?(Leave any unused cells? blank.)

Work in Process Inventory—Fermenting

Bal. March 1

Bal. March 31

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Data Table

Litres:

Beginning work in process inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,900

litres

Started production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,770

litres

Completed and transferred out to Packaging in March . . . . .

6,420

litres

Ending work in process inventory (80% of the way through

the fermenting process) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,250

litres

Costs:

Beginning work in process inventory ($2,100 of direct

materials and $1,409 of conversion cost) . . . . . . . . . .

$3,509

Costs added during March:

Direct materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,172

Direct labour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,000

Manufacturing overhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,301

Total costs added during March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$12,473

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Data Table

Jackson Vineyards

Fermenting Department

Assignment of Costs

Assign costs:

Direct Materials

Conversion Costs

Total

Completed and transferred out

6,420

x (

$1.60

+

$0.50

)

$13,482.00

Ending work in process inventory:

Direct materials

1,250

x

$1.60

2,000.00

Conversion costs

1,000

x

$0.50

500.00

Total ending work in process inventory, March 31

2,500.00

Total cost accounted for

$15,982.00

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Explanation / Answer

Solution 1:

Solution 2:

Computation of Equivalent unit of Production - Weighted Average (Fermenting Department) Particulars Physical Units Material Conversion (Labor + Overhead) Unit completed & Transferred out 6420 6420 6420 Closing WIP: 1250 Material (100%) 1250 Conversion (80%) 1000 Equivalent units of production 7670 7670 7420