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Cost of Materials Issuances Under the FIFO Method
An incomplete subsidiary ledger of materials inventory for May is as follows:
a. Complete the materials issuances and balances for the materials subsidiary ledger under FIFO.
Received | Issued | Balance | |||||||||
Receiving Report Number |
Quantity | Unit Price |
Materials Requisition Number |
Quantity | Amount | Date | Quantity | Unit price |
Amount | ||
May 1 | 210 | $6 | $1,260 | ||||||||
21 | 150 | $8 | May 4 | ||||||||
105 | 240 | $ | May 10 | ||||||||
27 | 100 | 10 | May 21 | ||||||||
118 | 140 | May 27 |
b. Determine the materials inventory balance at
the end of May.
$
c. Journalize the summary entry to transfer materials to work in process. If an amount box does not require an entry, leave it blank.
d. Comparing as reported in the materials ledger with predetermined order points would enable management to order materials before a(n) causes idle time.
a)
Received | Issued | Balance | |||||||||
Receiving | Quantity | Unit | Materials | Quantity | Amount | Date | Quantity | Unit | Amount | ||
Report | Price | Requisition | price | ||||||||
Number | Number | ||||||||||
May-01 | 210 | 6 | 1260 | ||||||||
21 | 150 | 8 | May-04 | 210 | 6 | 1260 | |||||
150 | 8 | 1200 | |||||||||
360 | 2460 | ||||||||||
105 | 210.00 | 6.00 | 1,260.00 | May-10 | 120 | 8 | 960 | ||||
30.00 | 8.00 | 240.00 | |||||||||
240.00 | 1,500.00 | ||||||||||
27 | 100 | 10 | May-21 | 120 | 8 | 960 | |||||
100 | 10 | 1000 | |||||||||
118 | 120.00 | 8.00 | 960.00 | May-27 | 80 | 10 | 800 | ||||
20.00 | 10.00 | 200.00 |
b. 80 Units , Amount - 800
c.
Work in Process | 2,660.00 | |
Materials | 2,660.00 |
d.Managers should know the balance of inventory so that they know when to order more inventory to avoid stockouts