Fast-Flow Paints produces mixer base paint through a two–stage process, Mixing and Packaging. The following events...

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Fast-Flow Paints produces mixer base paint through a two–stageprocess, Mixing and Packaging. The following events depict themovement of value into and out of production. Journalize each eventif appropriate; if not, provide a short narrative reason as to whyyou chose not to journalize the action. Nelson, the productionmanager, accepts an order to continue processing the current run ofmixer base paint.

(a)Materials worth $27,000.00 are withdrawn from raw materialsinventory. Of this amount, $25,500.00 will be issued to the MixingDepartment, and the balance will be issued to the MaintenanceDepartment to be used on production line machines.
(b)Nelson calculates that labor for the period is $12,500.00. Ofthis amount, $1,750.00 is for maintenance and indirect labor. Theremainder is directly associated with mixing.
(c)Nelson, who is paid a salary but earns about $35.00 per hour,spends one hour inspecting the production line.
(d)The manufacturing overhead drivers for mixing are hours ofmixer time at $575.00 per hour, and material movements frommaterials at $125.00 per movement. An inspection of the machinetimers reveals that a total of eight hours has been consumed inmaking this product. An inspection of "stocking orders" indicatesthat only one material movement was utilized to load the rawmaterials. (Note: All values have been journalized to FactoryOverhead. You need only apply them to the production run.)
(e)Within Fast-Flow, items are transferred between departments ata standard cost. This production run has created 4,015 gallons ofmixer base paint. This paint is transferred to Packaging at astandard cost of $10.05 per gallon. (Round calculation to thenearest whole dollar.)
(f)Packaging draws $755.00 of materials for packaging of thisproduction run.
(g)Packaging documents that 12 hours of direct labor at $10.25 perhour were consumed in the packaging of this production run.
(h)Packaging uses a cost driver of direct labor hours to allocatemanufacturing overhead at the rate of $25.00 per hour.
(i)

Packaging transfers 4,015 gallons of packaged goods to FinishedGoods Inventory at a standard cost of $10.34 per gallon. (Roundcalculation to the nearest whole dollar.)

CHART OF ACCOUNTS
General Ledger
ASSETS
110Cash
121Accounts Receivable
122Supplies
123Prepaid Insurance
130Materials
132Work in Process-Mixing
133Work in Process-Packaging
134Factory Overhead - Mixing
135Factory Overhead - Packaging
136Finished Goods Inventory
181Land
191Machinery
LIABILITIES
210Accounts Payable
231Notes Payable
232Interest Payable
251Wages Payable
EQUITY
311Common Stock
340Retained Earnings
351Dividends
390Income Summary
REVENUE
410Sales
EXPENSES
510Cost of Goods Sold
520Wages Expense
531Insurance Expense
532Utilities Expense
533Supplies Expense
560Depreciation Expense-Machinery
590Miscellaneous Expense
710

Interest Expense

Prepare the journal entries for each event depict the movementof value into and out of production on December 31. Refer to theChart of Accounts for exact wording of account titles. Roundanswers to the nearest dollar.

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c. Nelson, who is paid a salary but earns about $35.00 per hour,spends one hour inspecting the production line.

Nelson's inspection of the assembly line is    chargeable to production. Since he is the manager of aproduction unit, it will be incorporated in the cost of productionthrough the allocation of overhead.

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Journal Entries
Particulars Amount in $ Amount in $
1 Work in Progress Mixing 25500
Work in Progress Packaging 1500
To Materials 27000
( Raw material assigned to each department)
2b and c. Wages expense 1750
Work in Progress Mixing 10750
To Wages Payable 12500
( Labour hours charged to Mixing and maintenance)
3 Work in Progress Mixing 4725
To Factory Overheads-mixing 4725
( Factory Overhead charged to Work in progess)
4 Work in Progress Packaging 40351
To Factory overheads- Packaging 40351
( Paint costs charged to packaging)
5 Work in Progress Packaging 755
To Materials 755
(Being materials drwan for packaging)
6 Work in Progress Packaging 123
To Wages Payable 123
(Labour charges paid to packaging)
7 Work in Progress Packaging 300
To Factory overheads- Packaging 300
(Manufacuring overhead allocated to packaging)
8 Finished Goods Inventory 41515
To Work in Progress Packaging 41515
(Transfer from packaging to finished goods inventory)
9 Work in Progress Mixing 35
To Factory overheads Mixing 35
(Being Salary paid to Nelson)

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