Question

Radford Inc. manufactures a sugar product by a continuous process, involving three production departments-Refining, Sifting, and Packing. Assume that records indicate that direct materials, direct labor, and applied factory overhead for the first department, Refining, were $385,000, $143,000, and $99,000, respectively. Also, work in process in the Refining Department at the beginning of the period totaled $29,600, and work in process at the end of the period totaled $29,800.
Required:
a.
(1) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for direct materials.*
(2) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for direct labor.*
(3) On September 30, journalize the entry to record the flow of costs into the Refining Department during the period for factory overhead.*
b. On September 30, journalize the entry to record the transfer of production costs to the second department, Sifting.*
*Refer to the chart of accounts for the exact wording of the account titles. CNOW journals do not use lines for spaces or journal explanations. Every line on a journal page is used for debit or credit entries. Do not add explanations or skip a line between journal entries.
CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Radford Inc.
General Ledger
ASSETS
110 Cash
121 Accounts Receivable
125 Notes Receivable
126 Interest Receivable
131 Materials
141 Work in Process-Refining Department
142 Work in Process-Sifting Department
143 Work in Process-Packing Department
151 Factory Overhead-Refining Department
152 Factory Overhead-Sifting Department
153 Factory Overhead-Packing Department
161 Finished Goods
171 Supplies
172 Prepaid Insurance
173 Prepaid Expenses
181 Land
191 Factory
192 Accumulated Depreciation-Factory
LIABILITIES
210 Accounts Payable
221 Utilities Payable
231 Notes Payable
236 Interest Payable
251 Wages Payable
EQUITY
311 Common Stock
340 Retained Earnings
351 Dividends
390 Income Summary

Answer 1

Answer: Please find answers in explanation column

Explanation:

To record flow of cost of raw materials

     Account                                               Debit           Credit  

1) Work in process-Refining department $385,000  

            Raw           Materials                                            $385,000

To record flow of  labour cost

Account                                                         Debit           Credit  

2) Work in process-Refining department    $143,000  

          Wages payable                                $143,000

To record applied factory overhead

Account                                                           Debit           Credit  

3) Work in process-Refining department    $99,000  

factory overhead-refining department                             $99,000  

Entry to record the transfer of production costs to the second department, Sifting.

Account                                                    Debit           Credit  

4) Work in process-Sifting department $626,800  

Work in process-Refining department                           $626,800

calculation

Beginning work in process +   raw material + wages payable + factory overhead - ending work in process

$29,600 + $385,000+ $143,000 +$99,000 - $29,800   =$626,800