Cost of Production and Journal Entries Lighthouse Paper Company manufactures newsprint. The product is manufactured in two departments, Papermaking and Converting. Pulp is first placed into a vessel at the beginning of papermaking production. The following information concerns production in the Papermaking Department for March. Account Work in Process—Papermaking Department Account No. Date Item Debit Credit Balance Debit Credit Mar. 1 Bal., 4,900 units, 40% completed     10,584       31 Direct materials, 26,100 units 46,980     57,564       31 Direct labor 14,380     71,944       31 Factory overhead 8,092     80,036       31 Goods transferred, 29,100 units     ?   ?       31 Bal., 1,900 units, 50% completed       ?     a1.  Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the materials charged to production.                 a2.  Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the conversion costs charged to production. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.                         a3.  Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the completed production transferred to the Converting Department. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest dollar.                 b.  Determine the Work in Process—Papermaking Department March 31 balance.

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    Lighthouse Paper Company manufactures newsprint. The product is manufactured in two departments, Papermaking and Converting. Pulp is first placed into a vessel at the beginning of papermaking production. The following information concerns production in the Papermaking Department for March.

    Account Work in Process—Papermaking Department Account No.
    Date Item Debit Credit Balance
    Debit Credit
    Mar. 1 Bal., 4,900 units, 40% completed     10,584    
      31 Direct materials, 26,100 units 46,980     57,564    
      31 Direct labor 14,380     71,944    
      31 Factory overhead 8,092     80,036    
      31 Goods transferred, 29,100 units     ?   ?    
      31 Bal., 1,900 units, 50% completed       ?    

    a1.  Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the materials charged to production.

           
           

    a2.  Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the conversion costs charged to production. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.

           
           
           

    a3.  Prepare the March journal entry for the Papermaking Department for the completed production transferred to the Converting Department. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest dollar.

           
           

    b.  Determine the Work in Process—Papermaking Department March 31 balance. If required, round your interim calculations to two decimal places and your final answer to the nearest dollar.
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