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Lubricants, Inc.,produces a special kind of grease that is widely used by race cardrivers. The grease is produced in two processing departments:Refining and Blending. Raw materials are introduced at variouspoints in the Refining Department.

      The following incomplete Workin Process account is available for the Refining Department forMarch:

Work in Process—Refining Department

  March 1 balance33,300    Completed and transferred
       to Blending
?      
  Materials146,600    
  Direct labor80,200    
  Overhead484,000  

  March 31 balance?      

The March 1 work inprocess inventory in the Refining Department consists of thefollowing elements: materials, $9,000; direct labor, $4,200; andoverhead, $20,100.

     Costs incurred during March in theBlending Department were: materials used, $46,000; direct labor,$17,100; and overhead cost applied to production, $114,000.

Required:
1.

Prepare journalentries to record the costs incurred in both the RefiningDepartment and Blending Department during March.(If no entry is required for a transaction/event,select "No journal entry required" in the first accountfield.)

a.Raw materialswere issued for use in production.
b.Direct laborcosts were incurred.
c.

Manufacturing overheadcosts for the entire factory were incurred, $656,000. (CreditAccounts Payable.)

d.Manufacturingoverhead cost was applied to production using a predeterminedoverhead rate.
e.

Units that werecomplete with respect to processing in the Refining Department weretransferred to the Blending Department, $622,000.

f.

Units that werecomplete with respect to processing in the Blending Department weretransferred to Finished Goods, $710,000.

g.

Completed units were sold on account, $1,360,000. The Cost ofGoods Sold was $670,000.

2.

Post the journalentries from (1) above to T-accounts. The following accountbalances existed at the beginning of March. (The beginning balancein the Refining Department’s Work in Process account is given inthe above question data.)

  Rawmaterials$205,600
  Workin process—Blending Department$42,000
  Finished goods$23,000

After posting theentries to the T-accounts, find the ending balance in the inventoryaccounts and the manufacturing overhead account.

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1a Work in Process Refining Department 146600 Work in Process Blending Department 46000 To Raw Materials 192600 Being raw materials used for production b Work in Process Refining Department 80200 Work in Process Blending Department 17100 To Labor costs 97300 Being Labor costs incurred c    See Answer
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Lubricants, Inc.,produces a special kind of grease that is widely used by race cardrivers. The grease is produced in two processing departments:Refining and Blending. Raw materials are introduced at variouspoints in the Refining Department.      The following incomplete Workin Process account is available for the Refining Department forMarch:Work in Process—Refining Department  March 1 balance33,300    Completed and transferred       to Blending?        Materials146,600      Direct labor80,200      Overhead484,000    March 31 balance?      The March 1 work inprocess inventory in the Refining Department consists of thefollowing elements: materials, $9,000; direct labor, $4,200; andoverhead, $20,100.     Costs incurred during March in theBlending Department were: materials used, $46,000; direct labor,$17,100; and overhead cost applied to production, $114,000.Required:1.Prepare journalentries to record the costs incurred in both the RefiningDepartment and Blending Department during March.(If no entry is required for a transaction/event,select "No journal entry required" in the first accountfield.)a.Raw materialswere issued for use in production.b.Direct laborcosts were incurred.c.Manufacturing overheadcosts for the entire factory were incurred, $656,000. (CreditAccounts Payable.)d.Manufacturingoverhead cost was applied to production using a predeterminedoverhead rate.e.Units that werecomplete with respect to processing in the Refining Department weretransferred to the Blending Department, $622,000.f.Units that werecomplete with respect to processing in the Blending Department weretransferred to Finished Goods, $710,000.g.Completed units were sold on account, $1,360,000. The Cost ofGoods Sold was $670,000.2.Post the journalentries from (1) above to T-accounts. The following accountbalances existed at the beginning of March. (The beginning balancein the Refining Department’s Work in Process account is given inthe above question data.)  Rawmaterials$205,600  Workin process—Blending Department$42,000  Finished goods$23,000After posting theentries to the T-accounts, find the ending balance in the inventoryaccounts and the manufacturing overhead account.

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