Chapter 10, Problem 48P

Springsteen Company manufactures guitars. The company uses a standard, job-order cost-accounting system in two production departments. In the Construction Department, the wooden guitars are built by highly skilled craftsmen and coated with several layers of lacquer. Then the units are transferred to the Finishing Department, where the bridge of the guitar is attached and the strings are installed. The guitars also are tuned and inspected in the Finishing Department. The diagram below depicts the production process.

Each finished guitar contains seven pounds of veneered wood. In addition, one pound of wood is typically wasted in the production process. The veneered wood used in the guitars has a standard price of $12 per pound. The other parts needed to complete each guitar, such as the bridge and strings, cost $15 per guitar. The labor standards for Springsteen’s two production departments are as follows:

Construction Department: 6 hours of direct labor at $20 per hour

Finishing Department: 3 hours of direct labor at $15 per hour

The following pertains to the month of July.

1. 1. There were no beginning or ending work-in-process inventories in either production department.
2. 2. There was no beginning finished-goods inventory.
3. 3. Actual production was 500 guitars, and 300 guitars were sold on account for $400 each.
4. 4. The company purchased 6,000 pounds of veneered wood at a price of $12.50 per pound.
5. 5. Actual usage of veneered wood was 4,500 pounds of the wood purchased during July.
6. 6. Enough parts (bridges and strings) to finish 600 guitars were purchased at a cost of $9,000.
7. 7. The Construction Department used 2,850 direct-labor hours. The total direct-labor cost in the Construction Department was $54,150.
8. 8. The Finishing Department used 1,570 direct-labor hours. The total direct-labor cost in that department was $25,120.
9. 9. There were no direct-material variances in the Finishing Department.

Required:

1. 1. Prepare journal entries to record all of the events listed for Springsteen Company during July. Specifically, these journal entries should reflect the following events.
   1. a.      Purchase of direct material.
   2. b.      Use of direct material.
   3. c.       Incurrence of direct-labor costs.
   4. d.      Addition of production costs to the Work-in-Process Inventory account for each department.
   5. e.       Incurrence of all variances.
   6. f.        Completion of 500 guitars.
   7. g.      Sale of 300 guitars.
   8. h.      Closing of all variance accounts into Cost of Goods Sold.
2. 2. Draw T-accounts, and post the journal entries prepared in requirement (1). Assume the beginning balance in all accounts is zero.