State the documents that must be reconciled with the receiving report before inventory purchases are recorded.
Expert Solution & Answer
Answer to Problem 1DQ
The receiving report must be reconciled with the initial purchase order and vendor’s invoice before inventory purchases are recorded and paid.
Explanation of Solution
Inventory: Inventory refers to the raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods that are held by the business unit for the purpose of selling or making it ready for sale, in the future date.
This procedure of reconciliation verifies that the inventory matches with the type and quantity of ordered inventory. Moreover, it also validates the vendor’s invoice is charging for the actual quantity of inventory received as agreed upon price.
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Louisa Pharmaceutical Company is a maker of drugs for high blood pressure and uses a process costing system. The following information pertains to the final department of Goodheart's blockbuster drug called Mintia.
Beginning work-in-process (40% completed)
1,025
units
Transferred-in
4,900
units
Normal spoilage
445
units
Abnormal spoilage
245
units
Good units transferred out
4,500
units
Ending work-in-process (1/3 completed)
735
units
Conversion costs in beginning inventory
$ 3,250
Current conversion costs
$ 7,800
Louisa calculates separate costs of spoilage by computing both normal and abnormal spoiled units. Normal spoilage costs are reallocated to good units and abnormal spoilage costs are charged as a loss. The units of Mintia that are spoiled are the result of defects not discovered before inspection of finished units. Materials are added at the beginning of the process. Using the weighted-average method, answer the following question:
What are the…
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