Process Costing

Collins Company has the following data for the Assembly Department for August:

Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. The company uses the weighted-average method. Compute the equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion costs for each independent scenario:

1. Units in process at the end of August are 20% complete; materials are added at the beginning of the process.

2. Units in process at the end of August are 80% complete; materials are added at the beginning of the process.

3. Units in process at the end of August are 20% complete; materials are added at the end of the process.

4. Units in process at the end of August are 80% complete; materials are added at the halfway point.

Color Explosion prepares and packages paint products. Color Explosion has two departments: Blending and Packaging. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the blending process (dyes) and at the end of the packaging process (cans). Conversion costs are added evenly throughout each process. The company uses the weighted- average method. Data from the month of May for the Blending Department are as follows:

Requirements

1. Compute the Blending Department’s equivalent units of production for direct

materials and for conversion costs.

2. Compute the total costs of the units (gallons)

a. completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department.

b. in the Blending Department ending Work-in-Process Inventory.

Refer to your answers from Exercise E18-21.

Requirements

1. Prepare the journal entries to record the assignment of direct materials and direct labor and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the Blending Department. Also, prepare the journal entry to record the costs of the gallons completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.

2. Post the journal entries to the Work-in-Process Inventory—Blending T-account.

What is the ending balance?

3. What is the average cost per gallon transferred out of the Blending Department

into the Packaging Department? Why would the company managers want to

know this cost?

Shea Winery in Pleasant Valley, New York, 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. The company uses the weighted-average method. Data from the month of March for the Fermenting Department are as follows:

Requirements

1. Compute the Fermenting Department’s equivalent units of production for direct

materials and for conversion costs.

2. Compute the total costs of the units (gallons)

a. completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department.

b. in the Fermenting Department ending Work-in-Process Inventory.

Refer to the data and your answers from Exercise E18-23.

Requirements

1. Prepare the journal entries to record the assignment of direct materials and direct labor and the allocation of manufacturing overhead to the Fermenting Department. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid. Also prepare the journal entry to record the cost of the gallons completed and transferred out to the Packaging Department.

2. Post the journal entries to the Work-in-Process Inventory—Fermenting T-account. What is the ending balance?

3. What is the average cost per gallon transferred out of the Fermenting Department into the Packaging Department? Why would Shea Winery’s managers want to know this cost?

Complete the missing amounts in the following production report. Materials are added at the beginning of the process; conversion costs are incurred evenly; the ending inventory is 60% complete. The company uses the weighted-average method.

Selected production and cost data of Laura’s Caliper Co. follow for May 2018:

On May 31, the Mixing Department ending Work-in-Process Inventory was 80%

complete for materials and 45% complete for conversion costs. The Heating Department ending Work-in-Process Inventory was 60% complete for materials and 35% complete for conversion costs. The company uses the weighted-average method. Requirements

1. Compute the equivalent units of production for direct materials and for conversion costs for the Mixing Department.

2. Compute the equivalent units of production for transferred in costs, direct materials, and conversion costs for the Heating Department.

Refreshing Water Company produces premium bottled water. In the second department, the Bottling Department, conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the bottling process, but packaging materials are not added until the end of the process. Costs in beginning Work-in-Process Inventory include transferred in costs of \(1,400, direct labor of \)700, and manufacturing overhead of \(330. March data for the Bottling Department follow:

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Bottling Department for the month of

March. The company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Prepare the journal entry to record the cost of units completed and transferred out.

3. Post all transactions to the Work-in-Process Inventory—Bottling T-account. What is the ending balance?

Oxford Company had the following transactions in October:

1. Purchased raw materials on account, \(70,000

2. Used materials in production: \)26,000 in the Mixing Department; \(14,000 in the

Packaging Department; \)1,000 in indirect materials

3. Incurred labor costs: \(8,000 in the Mixing Department; \)7,200 in the Packaging

Department; \(2,200 in indirect labor

4. Incurred manufacturing overhead costs: \)3,500 in machinery depreciation; paid

\(2,300 for rent and \)1,590 for utilities

Prepare the journal entries for Oxford Company.

Hartley Company has a production process that involves three processes. Units move through the processes in this order: cutting, stamping, and then polishing. The company had the following transactions in November:

1. Cost of units completed in the Cutting Department, \(17,000

2. Cost of units completed in the Stamping Department, \)30,000

3. Cost of units completed in the Polishing Department, \(35,000

4. Sales on account, \)50,000

5. Cost of goods sold is 80% of sales

Prepare the journal entries for Hartley Company.

Blue Ridge Mountain Manufacturing had the following transactions related to manufacturing overhead for the year:

1. Incurred manufacturing overhead costs

a. \(5,000 in indirect materials

b. \)12,500 in indirect labor (credit Wages Payable)

c. \(30,600 in machinery depreciation

d. \)20,400 in other indirect costs that were paid in cash

2. Allocated manufacturing overhead (use a compound entry)

a. \(30,000 to the Mixing Department

b. \)37,000 to the Packaging Department

Requirements

1. Prepare the journal entries for Blue Ridge Mountain Manufacturing.

2. Determine the amount of overallocated or underallocated manufacturing overhead by posting the transactions to the Manufacturing Overhead account. Assume the balance in Manufacturing Overhead on January 1 is $0. Prepare the adjusting entry.

Brian’s Frozen Pizzas uses FIFO process costing. Selected production and cost data follow for April 2018.

Requirements

1. Calculate the following:

a. On March 31, the Prepping Department beginning Work-in-Process Inventory was 75% complete for materials and 55% complete for conversion costs. This means that for the beginning inventory % of the materials and % of the conversion costs were added during April.

b. On April 30, the Prepping Department ending Work-in-Process Inventory was 60% complete for materials and 85% complete for conversion costs. This means that for the ending inventory % of the materials and % of the conversion costs were added during April.

2. Use the information in the table and the information in Requirement 1 to compute the equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion costs for the Prepping Department.

Dee Electronics makes game consoles in three processes: assembly, programming, and packaging. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the assembly process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The Assembly Department had no Work-in-Process Inventory on October 31. In mid-November, Dee Electronics started production on 100,000 game consoles. Of this number, 90,000 game consoles were assembled during November and transferred out to the Programming Department. The November 30 Work-in-Process Inventory in the Assembly Department was 35% of the way through the assembly process. Direct materials costing \(399,000 were placed in production in Assembly during November, direct labor of \)139,000 was assigned, and manufacturing overhead of $130,280 was allocated to that department.

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Assembly Department for November.

The company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Prepare a T-account for Work-in-Process Inventory—Assembly to show its activity during November, including the November 30 balance.

Roan Paper Co. produces the paper used by wallpaper manufacturers. Roan’s four-stage process includes mixing, cooking, rolling, and cutting. On March 1, the Mixing Department had 300 rolls of paper in process. During March, the Mixing Department completed the mixing process for those 300 rolls and also started and completed the mixing process for an additional 4,200 rolls of paper. The department started but did not finish the mixing process for an additional 500 rolls, which were 20% complete with respect to both direct materials and conversion work at the end of March. Direct materials and conversion costs are

incurred evenly throughout the mixing process. 

The Mixing Department compiled the following data for March:

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Mixing Department for March. The company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Journalize all transactions affecting the company’s mixing process during March. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.

The comparative financial statements of Norfolk Cosmetic Supply for 2018, 2017, and

2016 include the data shown here:

2018 2017 2016

Balance sheet—partial

Current Assets:

Cash

Short-term investments

Accounts Receivable, Net

Merchandise Inventory

Prepaid Expenses

Total Current Assets

Total Current Liabilities

Income statement—partial

Net Sales (all on account)

\( 70,000

140,000

280,000

355,000

70,000

915,000

560,000

5,890,000

\) 60,000

170,000

240,000

330,000

35,000

835,000

630,000

5,130,000

$ 50,000

120,000

260,000

310,000

35,000

775,000

640,000

4,210,000

Requirements

1. Compute these ratios for 2018 and 2017:

a. Acid-test ratio (Round to two decimals.)

b. Accounts receivable turnover (Round to two decimals.)

c. Days’ sales in receivables (Round to the nearest whole day.)

2. Considering each ratio individually, which ratios improved from 2017 to 2018 and 

which ratios deteriorated? Is the trend favorable or unfavorable for the company?

Bert’s Exteriors produces exterior siding for homes. The Preparation Department begins with wood, which is chopped into small bits. At the end of the process, an adhesive is added. Then the wood/adhesive mixture goes on to the Compression Department, where the wood is compressed into sheets. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the preparation process. January data for the Preparation Department are as follows:

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Preparation Department for January. The company uses the weighted-average method. (Hint: Each direct material added at a different point in the production process requires its own equivalent units of production computation.)

2. Prepare the journal entry to record the cost of the sheets completed and transferred out to the Compression Department.

3. Post the journal entries to the Work-in-Process Inventory—Preparation T-account. What is the ending balance?

Carla Carpet manufactures broadloom carpet in seven processes: spinning, dyeing, plying, spooling, tufting, latexing, and shearing. In the Dyeing Department, direct materials (dye) are added at the beginning of the process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Information for November 2018 follows:

Requirements

1. Prepare the November production cost report for Carla’s Dyeing Department.

The company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Journalize all transactions affecting Carla’s Dyeing Department during November, including the entries that have already been posted. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.

Ocean Worthy uses three processes to manufacture lifts for personal watercraft: forming a lift’s parts from galvanized steel, assembling the lift, and testing the completed lift. The lifts are transferred to Finished Goods Inventory before shipment to marinas across the country.

Ocean Worthy’s Testing Department requires no direct materials. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the testing process. Other information follows for the month of August:

The cost transferred into Finished Goods Inventory is the cost of the lifts transferred out of the Testing Department. Ocean Worthy uses weighted-average

process costing. 

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Testing Department.

2. What is the cost per unit for lifts completed and transferred out to Finished Goods Inventory? Why would management be interested in this cost?

Cheerful Colors manufactures crayons in a three-step process: mixing, molding, and packaging. The Mixing Department combines the direct materials of paraffin wax and pigments. The heated mixture is pumped to the Molding Department, where it is poured into molds. After the molds cool, the crayons are removed from the molds and are transferred to the Packaging Department, where paper wrappers are added and the crayons are boxed.

In the Mixing Department, the direct materials are added at the beginning of the

process and the conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Work in process of the Mixing Department on March 1, 2018, consisted of 800 batches of crayons that were 10% of the way through the production process. The beginning balance in Work-in-Process Inventory—Mixing was \(32,800, which consisted of \)14,000 in direct materials costs and $18,800 in conversion costs. During March, 5,200 batches were started in production. The Mixing Department transferred 3,000 batches to the Molding Department in March, and 3,000 were still in process on March 31. This ending inventory was 80% of the way through the mixing process. Cheerful Colors uses FIFO process costing.

At March 31, before recording the transfer of costs from the Mixing Department

to the Molding Department, the Cheerful Colors general ledger included the following account:

Work-in-process inventory – Mixing 

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Mixing Department for March. Round

equivalent unit of production costs to four decimal places. Round all other costs to the nearest whole dollar.

2. Journalize all transactions affecting the Mixing Department during March, including the entries that have already been posted. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.

Work Problem P18-33A using the FIFO method. The Mixing Department beginning work in process of 300 units is 40% complete as to both direct materials and conversion costs. Round equivalent unit of production costs to four decimal places. Round all other costs to the nearest whole dollar.

Mayhem Electronics makes game consoles in three processes: assembly, programming, and packaging. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the assembly process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The Assembly Department had no Work-in-Process Inventory on March 31. In mid-April, Mayhem Electronics started production on 99,000 game consoles. Of this number, 95,000 game consoles were assembled during April and transferred out to the Programming Department. The April 30 Work-in-Process Inventory in the Assembly Department was 45% of the way through the assembly process. Direct materials costing \(301,950 were placed in production in Assembly during April, direct labor of \)100,960 was assigned, and manufacturing overhead of $136,200 was allocated to that department.

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Assembly Department for April. The

company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Prepare a T-account for Work-in-Process Inventory—Assembly to show its activity during April, including the April 30 balance.

Question: Mayhem Electronics makes game consoles in three processes: assembly, programming, and packaging. Direct materials are added at the beginning of the assembly process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. The Assembly Department had no Work-in-Process Inventory on March 31. In mid-April, Mayhem Electronics started production on 99,000 game consoles. Of this number, 95,000 game consoles were assembled during April and transferred out to the Programming Department. The April 30 Work-in-Process Inventory in the Assembly Department was 45% of the way through the assembly process. Direct materials costing \(301,950 were placed in production in Assembly during April, direct labor of \)100,960 was assigned, and manufacturing overhead of $136,200 was allocated to that department.

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Assembly Department for April. The

company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Prepare a T-account for Work-in-Process Inventory—Assembly to show its activity during April, including the April 30 balance.

Smith Paper Co. produces the paper used by wallpaper manufacturers. Smith’s four-stage process includes mixing, cooking, rolling, and cutting. On March 1, the Mixing Department had 400 rolls in process. During March, the Mixing Department completed the mixing process for those 400 rolls and also started and completed the mixing process for an additional 4,100 rolls of paper. The department started but did not finish the mixing process for an additional 500 rolls, which were 20% complete with respect to both direct materials and conversion work at the end of March. Direct materials and conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the mixing process. The Mixing Department compiled the following data for March:

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Mixing Department for March. The company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Journalize all transactions affecting the company’s mixing process during March. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.

Bergeron’s Exteriors produces exterior siding for homes. The Preparation Department begins with wood, which is chopped into small bits. At the end of the process, an adhesive is added. Then the wood/adhesive mixture goes on to the Compression Department, where the wood is compressed into sheets. Conversion costs are added evenly throughout the preparation process. January data for the Preparation Department are as follows:

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Preparation Department for January. The company uses the weighted-average method. (Hint: Each direct material added at a different point in the production process requires its own equivalent unit of production computation.)

2. Prepare the journal entry to record the cost of the sheets completed and

transferred out to the Compression Department.

3. Post the journal entries to the Work-in-Process Inventory—Preparation T-account. What is the ending balance?

Casey Carpet manufactures broadloom carpet in seven processes: spinning, dyeing, plying, spooling, tufting, latexing, and shearing. In the Dyeing Department, direct materials (dye) are added at the beginning of the process. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Information for July 2018 follows:

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for Casey’s Dyeing Department for July. The

company uses the weighted-average method.

2. Journalize all transactions affecting Casey’s Dyeing Department during July, including the entries that have already been posted. Assume labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.

Sea Worthy uses three processes to manufacture lifts for personal watercrafts: forming a lift’s parts from galvanized steel, assembling the lift, and testing the completed lift. The lifts are transferred to finished goods before shipment to marinas across the country. Sea Worthy’s Testing Department requires no direct materials. Conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the testing process. Other information follows for October 2018:

The cost transferred into Finished Goods Inventory is the cost of the lifts transferred out of the Testing Department. Sea Worthy uses weighted-average process costing.

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Testing Department.

2. What is the cost per unit for lifts completed and transferred out to Finished Goods Inventory? Why would management be interested in this cost?

Happy Colors manufactures crayons in a three-step process: mixing, molding, and packaging. The Mixing Department combines the direct materials of paraffin wax and pigments. The heated mixture is pumped to the Molding Department, where it is poured into molds. After the molds cool, the crayons are removed from the molds and are transferred to the Packaging Department, where paper wrappers are added and the crayons are boxed.

In the Mixing Department, the direct materials are added at the beginning of the

process and the conversion costs are incurred evenly throughout the process. Work in process of the Mixing Department on April 1, 2018, consisted of 300 batches of crayons that were 30% of the way through the production process. The beginning balance in Work-in-Process Inventory—Mixing was \(27,800, which consisted of \)10,700 in direct materials costs and $17,100 in conversion costs. During April, 3,200 batches were started in production. The Mixing Department transferred 2,800 batches to the Molding Department in April, and 700 were still in process on April 30. This ending inventory was 80% of the way through the mixing process. Happy Colors uses FIFO process costing.

At April 30, before recording the transfer of costs from the Mixing Department

to the Molding Department, the Happy Colors general ledger included the following account:

                           Work-in-process inventory – Mixing 

Requirements

1. Prepare a production cost report for the Mixing Department for April. Round

equivalent unit costs to four decimal places. Round all other costs to the nearest

dollar.

2. Journalize all transactions affecting the Mixing Department during April, including the entries that have already been posted. Assume the labor costs are accrued and not yet paid.

Preparing a production cost report, second department, with beginning WIP and transferred in costs; journal entries; FIFO method Work Problem P18-40B using the FIFO method. The Mixing Department beginning work in process of 400 units is 80% complete as to both direct materials and conversion costs. Round equivalent unit costs to four decimal places. Round all other costs to the nearest dollar.

PepsiCo, Inc. is a global food and beverage company that manufactures brands such as Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker, and Tropicana. One of the products PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures is Mountain Dew. The first process in manufacturing Mountain Dew consists of clarifying the water to remove impurities such as organic materials and bacteria. The clarification process involves mixing the water with aluminum sulfate (an indirect material) to remove the impurities. 

Assume PepsiCo uses the weightedaverage method of process costing. 

Requirements

1. During the month of June, the Clarification Department incurred the following costs in processing 100,000 liters:

PepsiCo had no beginning Work-In-Process Inventory in the Clarification Department in June. Compute the June conversion costs in the Clarification Department.

2. Assume that water is added at the beginning of the clarification process and conversion costs are added evenly throughout the process. The Clarification Department completed and transferred out 60,000 liters during June. The 40,000 liters remaining in Clarification’s ending Work-in-Process Inventory were 100% complete for direct materials and 60% complete for conversion costs. Compute the equivalent units of production for direct materials and conversion costs for the Clarification Department.

3. Compute the cost per equivalent unit for direct materials and conversion costs for the Clarification Department.

Salish Craft Beers provides the following information for the Malting Department for the month of August 2018:

Requirements

Complete a production cost report for the Malting Department for the month of August 2018 to determine the cost of the units completed and transferred out, and the cost of the ending Work-in-Process Inventory. Assume Salish Craft Beers uses the weighted average method.

Billy Davidson operates Billy’s Worm Farm in Mississippi. Davidson raises worms for fishing. He sells a box of 20 worms for \(12.60. Davidson has invested \)400,000 in the worm farm. He had hoped to earn a 24% annual rate of return (net income divided by total assets), which works out to a 2% monthly return on his investment. After looking at the farm’s bank balance, Davidson fears he is not achieving this return. To evaluate the farm’s performance, he prepared the following production cost report. The Finished Goods Inventory is zero because the worms ship out as soon as they reach the required size. Monthly operating expenses total \(2,000 (in addition to the costs below).

Requirements

Billy Davidson has the following questions about the farm’s performance during June.

1. What is the cost per box of worms sold? (Hint: This is the unit cost of the boxes completed and shipped out of brooding.)

2. What is the gross profit per box?

3. How much operating income did Billy’s Worm Farm make in June?

4. What is the return on Davidson’s investment of \(400,000 for the month of

June? (Compute this as June’s operating income divided by Davidson’s \)400,000

investment, expressed as a percentage.)

5. What monthly operating income would provide a 2% monthly rate of return?

What sales price per box would Billy’s Worm Farm have had to charge in June to

achieve a 2% monthly rate of return?

Rick Pines and Joe Lopez are the plant managers for High Mountain Lumber’s particle board division. High Mountain Lumber has adopted a just-in-time management philosophy. Each plant combines wood chips with chemical adhesives to produce particle board to order, and all product is sold as soon as it is completed. Laura Green is High Mountain Lumber’s regional controller. All of High Mountain Lumber’s plants and divisions send Green their production and cost information. While reviewing the numbers of the two particle board plants, she is surprised to find that both plants estimate their ending Work-in-Process Inventories at 75% complete, which is higher than usual. Green calls Lopez, whom she has known for some time. He admits that to ensure their division would meet its profit goal and that both he and Pines would make their bonus (which is based on division profit), they agreed to inflate the percentage completion. Lopez explains, “Determining the percent complete always requires judgment. 

 Whatever the percent complete, we’ll finish the Work-in-Process Inventory first thing next year.”

Requirements 

1. How would inflating the percentage completion of ending Work-in-Process Inventory help Pines and Lopez get their bonus? 
2. The particle board division is the largest of High Mountain Lumber’s divisions. If Green does not correct the percentage completion of this year’s ending Work-in-Process Inventory, how will the misstatement affect High Mountain Lumber’s financial statements? 
3. Evaluate Lopez’s justification, including the effect, if any, on next year’s financial statements.
4. Address the following: What is the ethical issue? What are the options? What are the potential consequences? What should Green do?