Vaasa Chemicals makes a product by way of two processes – Mixing & Refining. Its process costing system in the Mixing Department has two direct cost categories (Chemical P & Chemical Q) and one conversion costs pool. Chemical P is introduced at the start of the operations in the Mixing Department and Chemical Q is added when the product is three- fourths (75%) completed in the Mixing Department. The following information pertains to the Mixing department for July Units Work in process inventory, July 1                                                      0   Started production                                                                           50,000   Completed and transferred to refining department                         35,000   Ending work in process inventory [two – thirds (66 2/3 %)         15,000 of the way through the Mixing process)   Costs   Beginning WIP Inventory                                       $0   Costs added during July: Chemical P                                                                250,000   Chemical Q                                                               70,000   Direct Labour                                                           32,000   Manufacturing overhead                                      103,000   Required: iii) Prepare the journal entry to record the cost of the units completed and transferred out to the Refining Department. iv) Post the journal entries to the Work in Process Inventory – Mixing T-account. What is the ending balance?

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Vaasa Chemicals makes a product by way of two processes – Mixing & Refining. Its process costing system in the Mixing Department has two direct cost categories (Chemical P & Chemical Q) and one conversion costs pool. Chemical P is introduced at the start of the operations in the Mixing Department and Chemical Q is added when the product is three- fourths (75%) completed in the Mixing Department. The following information pertains to the Mixing department for July

Units

Work in process inventory, July 1                                                      0

 

Started production                                                                           50,000

 

Completed and transferred to refining department                         35,000

 

Ending work in process inventory [two – thirds (66 2/3 %)         15,000

of the way through the Mixing process)

 

Costs

 

Beginning WIP Inventory                                       $0

 

Costs added during July:

Chemical P                                                                250,000

 

Chemical Q                                                               70,000

 

Direct Labour                                                           32,000

 

Manufacturing overhead                                      103,000

 

Required:

iii) Prepare the journal entry to record the cost of the units completed and transferred out to the Refining Department.

iv) Post the journal entries to the Work in Process Inventory – Mixing T-account. What is the ending balance?

 

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