In: Accounting
Explain and provide an example for the following job order cost system entries: initial purchase of raw materials, the requisition of materials from the warehouse to the production floor, and factory labor used in production. For each journal entry, identify if the cost being recorded is a product cost or a period cost.
Example:
a. Initial purchase of raw materials on credit, $ 80,000.
b. Raw materials issued from warehouse to production : $ 50,000 ( 80 % being direct materials)
c. Factory labor used in production : $ 40,000 ( 70% being direct labor)
For direct materials and direct labor, Work in Process will be debited, while for indirect materials and indirect labor, Manufacturing Overhead will be debited.
Journal entries:
Transaction / Event | Account Titles | Debit | Credit |
$ | $ | ||
a. | Raw Materials Inventory | 80,000 | |
Accounts Payable | 80,000 | ||
To record purchase of raw materials | |||
b. | Work in Process Inventory | 40,000 | |
Manufacturing Overhead | 10,000 | ||
Raw Materials Inventory | 50,000 | ||
To record issue of raw materials to production floor | |||
c. | Work in Process Inventory | 28,000 | |
Manufacturing Overhead | 12,000 | ||
Factory Wages Payable | 40,000 | ||
To record factory labor costs incurred. |
Cost of Materials consumed in production and factory labor used in production are both product cost. Manufacturing overhead is also product cost.