Better Choice Foods makes a single pocket using two processes. Quality control check takes place during the process, at which point rejected units are separated from good units. The following details relate to production for the month of April 2019, for process 2. Work in process, beginning inventory Transfer from process 1 , 15,000 units valued at $51.40 each Other Manufacturing costs incurred during April:                Direct Material added                                 $513,000               Direct Labour                                                $365,000              Manufacturing overhead                            $211,000    1v.     Normal losses were estimated to be 5% of input during the period. Losses from process 2 are    deemed to be scrap, and sold at $40 per unit. At inspection ,1,750 units were rejected as scrap. These units had reached the following degree of completion:       Input material                        100%      Direct Material added            50%     Conversion costs                     30% V1. 12,000 units were completed and transferred to finished goods Inventory. V11. Work in process at the end of April had reached the following degree of completion.   Input Material                             100% Direct Material added                   80% Conversion costs                            40% Required:    (a) State the journal entries necessary to record the assignment of direct materials, direct manufacturing wages and manufacturing overhead applied to Process 2. Also give the journal entries to record the cost of goods completed and transferred to finished goods. (b) Given that 20% of the unexpected losses were as a result of pilferage, prepare the abnormal spoilage statement, clearly showing Better Choice’s true loss

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Better Choice Foods makes a single pocket using two processes. Quality control check takes place during the process, at which point rejected units are separated from good units.

The following details relate to production for the month of April 2019, for process 2.

  1. Work in process, beginning inventory
  2. Transfer from process 1 , 15,000 units valued at $51.40 each
  3. Other Manufacturing costs incurred during April:

               Direct Material added                                 $513,000

              Direct Labour                                                $365,000

             Manufacturing overhead                            $211,000

   1v.     Normal losses were estimated to be 5% of input during the period. Losses from process 2 are    deemed to be scrap, and sold at $40 per unit.

  1. At inspection ,1,750 units were rejected as scrap. These units had reached the following degree of completion:

      Input material                        100%

     Direct Material added            50%

    Conversion costs                     30%

V1. 12,000 units were completed and transferred to finished goods Inventory.

V11. Work in process at the end of April had reached the following degree of completion.

  Input Material                             100%

Direct Material added                   80%

Conversion costs                            40%

Required:

 

 (a) State the journal entries necessary to record the assignment of direct materials, direct manufacturing wages and manufacturing overhead applied to Process 2. Also give the journal entries to record the cost of goods completed and transferred to finished goods.

(b) Given that 20% of the unexpected losses were as a result of pilferage, prepare the abnormal spoilage statement, clearly showing Better Choice’s true loss.

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