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The following costs were incurred in February by Container Corp., which produces customized steel storage bins:...

The following costs were incurred in February by Container Corp., which produces customized steel storage bins:

Direct material purchased on account $136,800
Direct material used for jobs:
Job #217 $80,640
Job #218 12,960
Other jobs 96,480 190,080
Direct labor costs for month:
Job #217 $18,720
Job #218 25,200
Other jobs 35,280 79,200
Actual overhead costs for February 396,000

The balance in Work in Process Inventory on February 1 was $30,240, which consisted of $20,160 for Job #217 and $10,080 for Job #218. The February beginning balance in Direct Material Inventory was $80,280. Actual overhead is applied to jobs at a rate of $4.95 per dollar of direct labor cost. Job #217 was completed and transferred to Finished Goods Inventory during February. Job #217 was delivered to the customer at the agreed-upon price of cost plus 35 percenta. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.

a. Prepare journal entries to record the preceding information.

b.Determine the February ending balance in WIP Inventory. $Answer
c. How much of the balance determined in part (b) relates to Job #218? $Answer

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Expert Solution

a.

No. General Journal Debit Credit
1 Raw materials inventory 136800
Accounts payable 136800
(To record raw materials purchased on account)
2 WIP-Job #217 80640
WIP-Job #218 12960
WIP-Other jobs 96480
Direct material inventory 190080
(To record the direct materials issued)
3 WIP-Job #217 18720
WIP-Job #218 25200
WIP-Other jobs 35280
Cash/Accounts payable 79200
(To record the labor costs)
4 Manufacturing overhead 396000
Various accounts 396000
(To record the actual overhead cost)
5 WIP-Job #217 ($4.95 x $18720) 92664
WIP-Job #218 ($4.95 x $25200) 124740
WIP-Other jobs ($4.95 x $35280) 174636
Manufacturing overhead 392040
(To record OH applied)
6 Finished goods inventory ($20160 + 80640 + 18720 + 92664) 212184
WIP-Job #217 212184
(To record the completion of Job 217)
7 Cash/Accounts receivable 286448
Sales revenue (1.35 x $212184) 286448
(To record sales)
8 Cost of goods sold 212184
Finished goods inventory 212184
(To record the cost of sales)

b.  February ending balance in WIP inventory: $479,376

c. Balance relating to Job #218: $172,980

Working:

Job #218 172980
Other jobs 306396
Total WIP $ 479376

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