a. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information. b. Determine the February ending balance in WIP Inventory. How much of this bal- ance relates to Job #218?
Process Costing
Process costing is a sort of operation costing which is employed to determine the value of a product at each process or stage of producing process, applicable where goods produced from a series of continuous operations or procedure.
Job Costing
Job costing is adhesive costs of each and every job involved in the production processes. It is an accounting measure. It is a method which determines the cost of specific jobs, which are performed according to the consumer’s specifications. Job costing is possible only in businesses where the production is done as per the customer’s requirement. For example, some customers order to manufacture furniture as per their needs.
ABC Costing
Cost Accounting is a form of managerial accounting that helps the company in assessing the total variable cost so as to compute the cost of production. Cost accounting is generally used by the management so as to ensure better decision-making. In comparison to financial accounting, cost accounting has to follow a set standard ad can be used flexibly by the management as per their needs. The types of Cost Accounting include – Lean Accounting, Standard Costing, Marginal Costing and Activity Based Costing.
![C. What was the total cost of jobs completed in May?
16. LO.4 (Journal entries; cost accumulation) The following costs were incurred in
February 2010 by Container Corp., which produces customized steel storage bins:
Direct material purchased on account
$ 76,000
Direct material used for jobs:
Job #217
$44,800
Job #218
7,200
Other jobs
53,600
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![Direct labor costs for month:
Job #217
$10,400
Job #218
14,000
Other jobs
19,600
44,000
220,000
Actual overhead costs for February
The balance in Work in Process Inventory on February 1 was $16,800, which consisted
of $11,200 for Job # 217 and $5,600 for Job # 218. The February beginning balance in
Direct Material Inventory was $44,600. Actual overhead is applied to jobs at a rate of
$4.95 per dollar of direct labor cost. Job #217 was completed and transferred to Fin-
ished Goods Inventory during February. Job #217 was delivered to the customer at the
agreed-upon price of cost plus 35 percent.
a. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.
b. Determine the February ending balance in WIP Inventory. How much of this bal-
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