Question

Entries for Flow of Factory Costs for Process Cost System Calculator Radford Inc, manufactures a sugar product by a continuous process, involving three production departments-Refining, Sifting, and Packing. Assume that records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for the first department, Refining, were $401,600, $140,600, and $92,400, respectively. Also, work in process in the Refining Department at the beginning of the period totaled $22,500, and work in process at the end of the period totaled $27,700. a. Journalize the entries to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for (1) direct materials, (2) direct labor, and (3) factory overhead. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank. b. Journalize the entry to record the transfer of production costs to the second department, Sitting. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank

Answer 1

a.	General Journal	Debit	Credit
1	Work in Process - Refining Department	$401,600
	Materials		$401,600
2	Work in Process - Refining Department	$140,600
	Wages payable		$140,600
3	Work in Process - Refining Department	$92,400
	Factory overhead - Refining department		$92,400
b.	General Journal	Debit	Credit
	Work in Process - Shifting Department	$629,400
	Work in Process - Refining Department		$629,400
	($401,600 + $140,600 + $92,400 + $22,500 - $27,700)