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ISBN: 9781337119207

Author: Carl Warren, James M. Reeve, Jonathan Duchac

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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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.

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Chapter 17, Problem 17.1EX

Entries for materials cost flows in a process cost system

The Hershey Company manufactures chocolate confectionery products. The three largest raw materials are cocoa, sugar, and dehydrated milk. These raw materials first go into the Blending Department. The blended product is then sent to the Molding Department, where the bars of candy are formed. The candy is then sent to die Packing Department, where the bars are wrapped and boxed. The boxed candy is then sent to the distribution center, where it b eventually sold to food brokers and retailers.

Show the accounts debited and credited for each of the following business events:

A. Materials used by the Blending Department

B. Transfer of blended product to the Molding Department

C. Transfer of chocolate to the Packing Department

D. transfer of boxed chocolate to the distribution center

E. Sale of boxed chocolate

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Solution Summary: The author explains that process costs are a method of cost accounting, used to ascertain the cost of the product at each process or stage of production.

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